Bio

Tana Materi joined the firm in 1999. Prior to entering the practice of law, Ms. Materi was a finance officer and Captain in the Canadian Air Force. She served as the Squadron Logistics Officer for the Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Team, The Snowbirds, prior to her retirement from the Canadian Forces in 1996. Ms. Materi has extensive experience in the areas of corporate/commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, limited liability companies, and joint ventures. She works with family-owned and closely-held businesses of all sizes on wide-ranging legal issues, including contract negotiation and drafting, corporate governance issues, business counseling and shareholder disputes. She serves as outside general counsel to a number of private companies. Her merger and acquisition work includes representing buyers and sellers of businesses across a broad spectrum of industries, including retail, manufacturing, service, food and beverage, construction, consumer products and aerospace. Education: JD, magna cum laude, Seattle University School of Law, 1999, Business Management., University of Lethbridge,1988.