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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Capabilities
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
Insights
Articles
Take Note: Boilerplate Clauses Matter More Than You Think
Doing Business in Nevada
Scholarly Paper: Remining, Reprocessing, and the Demand for Critical Minerals in the United States – CERCLA Liability and Strategies for Managing Legacy Site Risks
The Corporate Transparency Act: How will it affect you?
Overview of U.S. Land & Mineral Ownership and Mining Laws
New Entity Registration Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act
Presentations
Overview of U.S. Land & Mineral Ownership and Mining Laws
Parsons Behle & Latimer Shareholder Jamie Tract Participates as Panelist in Nevada Minerals Forum
Remining, Reprocessing, and the Demand for Critical Minerals in the United States – CERCLA Liability and Strategies for Managing Legacy Site Risks
Hazardous Waste, Brownfields, and Legacy Issues
Corporate Entity Selection and Joint Ventures
Mineral Exploration
Financing the Project & Ancillary Concepts
U.S. Mining Law 2023 Short Course
Acquisition of Mineral Tenures and Due Diligence Concerns
Corporate Governance Hot Topics: Corporate Transparency Act, Entity Selection, and the Inflation Reduction Act

