Practice Areas:

• Business and Corporate
• Securities
• Banking and Finance
• Merger and Acquisition

Education:

• J.D., University of Idaho, 2001
• B.A., Cornell University, 1992

Boards & Memberships:

• United States District Court, Idaho
• Spokane Club, Membership Committee Chair
• Spokane Society of Young Professionals, Board of Directors
• Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, Regional Committee Chair

Richard A. Repp, Principal

Spokane

P: 509.624.5265

F: 509.458.2717

rar@witherspoonkelley.com

Legal Assistant: Renee Smith

Richard Repp represents business clients ranging from start-ups to public companies. A business lawyer with a business background prior to practicing law, Richard previously owned and operated a consulting practice providing inventory management services to domestic and international clients.  He also has a background in restaurant management, food processing and agriculture production. A native of the Inland Northwest, Richard lived and worked in Boston, New York, New Jersey and Copenhagen, Denmark before returning to Spokane to begin his law practice.

Richard assists both public and private clients with raising capital by issuing debt and equity to investors, including private offerings for start-up businesses. He also negotiates mergers, acquisitions and sales of public and private businesses, and prepares asset purchase and stock purchase agreements. Richard registers public company securities with the SEC and prepares public company periodic reports, including proxy statements, quarterly and annual reports, and other shareholder communications. He handles regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters, including entity formation for corporations and limited liability companies, and advises clients with regard to shareholder, officer and board fiduciary duties. Richard also prepares and negotiates complex procurement and service agreements.

• Licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho.
• Joined Witherspoon Kelley in 2001.

• Spokane Business Catalyst, 20 Under 40 “Rising Star,” 2007

Works Authored:

• Idaho Law Review, article entitled “Biotech Pollution: Assessing Liability for Genetically Modified Crop Production and Genetic Drift,” 2000.

Representative Cases/Transactions/Deals:

• Sterling Financial Corporation’s acquisition of Klamath First Bancorp, Inc.
• Sterling Financial Corporation’s acquisition of Golf Savings Bank.
• Sterling Financial Corporation’s acquisition of FirstBank Northwest.
• Sterling Financial Corporation’s acquisition of Sonoma National Bank.
• Intervest Mortgage Company acquisition of Mason-McDuffie Financial Corporation.
• Empire Health Services’ acquisition by Community Health Systems.
• RiverBank Holding Company's initial private equity placement to fund startup of a new commercial bank.
• Metalline Mining Company's private equity placement to fund feasibility study for proposed mining operations.
• The Point at Post Falls, LLC's private equity placement for construction of a residential/commercial/marina development.
• Sprague Avenue Partners, LLC's private equity placement for construction of upscale restaurant.