In early March, the firm assisted a long-time client in acquiring substantially all of the assets of a multi-line powersports dealership located in Reno, Nevada. Our client – an auto group with decades in the retail automotive dealer industry – is headquartered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and consists of seven auto dealerships and five powersports dealerships.
This acquisition marked the eighth transaction handled for this Arizona-based auto group.
Retail auto dealer counsel John Norling led the transaction with the assistance of Bridget Cano, Yolanda Baca, and Tyler Thorne.
ABOUT THE TEAM
For over three decades, John Norling has advised businesses, business owners, and individuals on all aspects of their operations, from day-to-day operations to strategic planning. He is known nationally as one of the leading retail automotive dealer lawyers in Arizona, and advises dealer clients on all legal and practical aspects of their operations, including acquisitions or selling of a dealership, the commencement of dealership operations through an add-point or newly acquired dealership, manufacturer and lending relationships, operational and consumer issues, ownership succession, and state and federal law compliance with regards to advertising regulations, franchise statutes, the Red Flags Rule, Safeguards Rule, Privacy Rule, and other state and federal regulatory and statutory schemes.
In addition to representing dealerships and owners, John often serves as outside general counsel to dealership groups and trade associations. He is actively involved in the National Association of Dealer Counsel, an organization designed to educate its membership on the legal issues affecting motor vehicle dealers while facilitating a forum for dealer attorneys to share best practices from across the country.
Tyler Thorne is a corporate transactional attorney at Gallagher & Kennedy, where he helps business owners, young entrepreneurs, startups, eCommerce companies, and athletes-turned-business owners and investors through the legal process of starting and operating a business.
Yolanda Baca is a paralegal in the firm’s corporate and business transactions, securities law, and environmental and natural resources groups. She provides invaluable assistance in preparing state and federal corporation filings and assists with due diligence for buying and selling companies and mergers and acquisitions.
Bridget Cano is a veteran legal assistant and paralegal assisting in all areas of John Norling’s legal practice.