Jason is a shareholder and a member of the firm’s Business Practice Group and Banking & Jason R. Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. He advises and represents individuals, businesses, and banks on a variety of corporate, banking, and business-related issues, including mergers Scoby and acquisitions, commercial loan transactions, corporate issues, contract negotiation and preparation, and business entity selection and formation.
Shareholder Jason Assists Clients With • Mergers and acquisitions • Complex commercial loan transactions for lenders and borrowers Practice Group • Corporate matters, including business entity selection and formation, • Business shareholder agreements, and operating agreements • Banking & Creditors’ • General business issues, including complex contract negotiation and Rights preparation
Examples of Jason’s Recent Work • Represented numerous clients in the purchase and sale of businesses, including in the plastics, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, retail, healthcare, and business services industries • Represented multiple bank and borrower clients in their commercial loan transactions • Drafted, negotiated, and finalized numerous business agreements on a variety of transactions, including terms and conditions, independent contractor agreements, non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements, leases, distribution agreements, supply agreements, and licensing agreements • Represented numerous clients on the formation of their businesses and the preparation of their organizational documents, including operating and shareholder agreements
Awards/Distinctions • Selected for inclusion in 2013–2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine • Selected for inclusion in 2011 and 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine • Marquette Law Review, Associate Editor
Professional Associations • Member, Milwaukee Young Lawyer Association (MYLA) • Inaugural Member, Young Association for Corporate Growth (YACG) • Past Chair, Milwaukee Bar Association’s Corporate, Banking & Business Section (4 consecutive terms) • Milwaukee Bar Association • State Bar of Wisconsin • American Bar Association
111 E. Wisconsin Avenue | Suite 1400 | Milwaukee, WI 53202-4870 | PHONE 414.276.5000 | FAX 414.276.6581 | wilaw.com Community Service • Vice Chair of Board of Directors, Family Sharing of Ozaukee County • Development Committee, Discovery World • Volunteer, Milwaukee Justice Center • Mentor to student teams in Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cup, a mock investment banking competition
Admissions • State Bar of Wisconsin Jason R. Scoby Education • University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with Distinction) • Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude)
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