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About
Provided by Jesse D Lyon
Practice Areas
Jesse Lyon helps food, beverage, alcohol, and agriculture companies find and realize business opportunities and solve complex challenges. With firsthand experience on his family's farm, advanced degrees in agricultural economics, and a deeply focused legal career spanning over 20 years, his exceptional knowledge helps food, beverage, and agriculture clients thrive. He helps alcohol beverage businesses grow through strategic and practical counsel, particularly with regard to multi-state distribution and tied house laws.
Jesse has guided food & bev companies of all sizes, and their investors, as they navigate this industry. Jesse spends most of his days advising emerging companies, middle market and family-owned businesses, and established global brands about strategically important decisions and transformational transactions including crop production and ingredient sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain relationships, wholesale and consumer products branding and distribution models, brand and plant variety intellectual property strategies, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic agreements.
Professional Memberships
Executive Committee, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Founder and Host, Farm to Label, Davis Wright Tremaine event, 2013-present
Davis Wright Tremaine Executive Committee, 2016-present
Davis Wright Tremaine Share Committee, 2013-2016
Adjunct Instructor, Washington State University Carson College of Business, Wine Business Certificate, "Wine Business Law and Compliance" course, 2018-2019.
Board of Directors, Zenger Farm, 2012-2018
Principal Outside Counsel, Oregon Winegrowers Association
Advisory Committee, School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington State University
National Board of Advisors, College of Business, Washington State University
Steering Committee, Northwest Agribusiness Executive Seminar
Past President, Agricultural Law Section, Oregon State Bar
Chambers Review
USA
Jesse Lyon is renowned in the market for his ability to handle a wide spectrum of matters involving clients in the alcoholic beverages industry, including regulatory concerns, M&A and real estate.
Jesse Lyon is well regarded for his nationwide corporate practice, which includes experience in the food and beverage, real estate and manufacturing sectors. He has significant expertise in M&A, financing and restructuring matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He brings a breadth of perspective and really understands industry concerns from a broad perspective. He isn't just narrowly focused on the legal but is a helpful general adviser on all business concerns."
"Jesse has a broad practice."
"We lean on Jesse for strategic guidance on big-picture issues."
"Jesse is a pleasure to work with. He's highly regarded by clients and a team player who is knowledgeable on the subject matter and very responsive."
"He brings a breadth of perspective and really understands industry concerns from a broad perspective. He isn't just narrowly focused on the legal but is a helpful general adviser on all business concerns."
"Jesse has a broad practice."
"We lean on Jesse for strategic guidance on big-picture issues."
"Jesse is a pleasure to work with. He's highly regarded by clients and a team player who is knowledgeable on the subject matter and very responsive."
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