Jamie Tract is a corporate transactional attorney who focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, complex contract drafting and negotiation, start-ups and business formation, and corporate governance. Jamie is a member of the corporate practice group as well as the energy, environmental and natural resources practice group at Parsons Behle & Latimer.

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Biography

Jamie K. Tract is a shareholder at Parsons Behle & Latimer and a transactional attorney who advises companies on complex business transactions, with a particular focus on the mining and natural resources industry. As a member of the firm's corporate practice group, and the energy, environmental and natural resources practice group, she represents public and private companies in structuring, negotiating, and executing strategic transactions that support growth, investment, and long-term business objectives. She regularly coordinates with co-counsel at national and international law firms and with in-house legal teams to efficiently manage cross-border transactions, multi-jurisdictional matters, and global business initiatives.

Jamie's practice centers on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, commercial contracts, corporate governance, and sophisticated transaction structuring. She is experienced in negotiating and drafting joint venture agreements, earn-in agreements, strategic alliances, exploration and development agreements, option agreements, purchase and sale agreements, royalty agreements, deeds of trust, and other commercial arrangements that are fundamental to the exploration, development, operation, and financing of mining projects.

Jamie serves as outside corporate counsel to domestic and international mining and refining companies on matters involving mineral rights, mining property acquisitions and dispositions, precious metals transactions, due diligence, title issues, procurement, operational agreements, regulatory compliance, financing transactions, and ongoing corporate governance. Her experience spans the full lifecycle of mining projects, from early-stage exploration and investment through development, operations, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.

In addition to her mining industry practice, Jamie advises clients across a range of industries on mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, governance, procurement, complex contract negotiation, and business growth strategies. She has represented clients in De-SPAC transactions, corporate reorganizations, private company acquisitions, real estate development transactions, and the purchase and sale of closely held businesses.

Experience

Corporate Counsel to Companies within the Mining Industry

Act as counsel to mining and refining companies with respect to corporate governance, due diligence, title reports, acquisition of properties and precious metals, operations, transactions, procurement, regulatory matters, mining, mineral rights, safekeeping, and refining.

Nevada Counsel in De-SPAC Transaction

Advised on Nevada related aspects of corporate governance and merger in De-SPAC transaction between private company and publicly traded company. Currently providing ongoing transactional and corporate governance support to the surviving company.

Corporate Counsel to Start-Ups

Advisor to a variety of start-up business as a member of Parsons Lift.

Accomplishments

Academic

University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2013

Juris Doctor

Southern California Law Review, Board Member & Editor

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

University of Oregon, 2010

B.S. in Psychology, Minor in Business

Summa Cum Laude

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 

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Licensed

Nevada
California
Montana
Colorado (Inactive Status)
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of California

Education

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law