John Wiest

John Wiest

Attorney at Law

Salt Lake City
Utah
Licensed in
UT
Harvard Law School
About
John is a corporate attorney specializing in helping business owners buy and sell businesses, organize or reorganize their business entities, obtain financing, bring on investors, contract with suppliers and customers, and navigate any other transactions. John began his career as finance and restructuring associate at two international law firms where his practice consisted of a mix of litigation and transactional work related to corporate bankruptcy. In 2022, John partnered with a law school classmate to form Olson Wiest Law, PLLC, a corporate and tax law firm.

Representative matters
Assisted numerous business owners with purchase or sale
… read more small and mid-size companies
Drafted dozens of client service agreements, referral agreements, and vendor agreements for multimillion dollar company providing payroll-related services
Negotiated multimillion dollar commercial lease with national retail chain
Represented hard money lender in multiple real estate financing deals
8
Years
experience
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Work History

Olson Wiest Law, PLLC

Partner

Mar 2022 - Present

I am a corporate attorney specializing in helping business owners buy and sell businesses, organize or reorganize their business entities, obtain financing, bring on investors, contract with suppliers and customers, and navigate any other transactions.

Mar 2022 - Present

Greenberg Traurig

Associate

May 2020 - Jun 2021

Finance and restructuring associate. Representative matters include amending $30 million secured credit facility for one of the nation’s largest banks; leading international team of attorneys assisting the court-appointed receiver of an internet Ponzi scheme with $50 million in assets and 20,000 victims worldwide; representing commercial landlords in Covid-related bankruptcies in multiple states.

May 2020 - Jun 2021

Dorsey & Whitney

Associate

Sep 2015 - May 2020

Finance and restructuring associate. Representative matters include

Sep 2015 - May 2020

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