Parr Brown Gee & Loveless (www.parrbrown.com) today announced the appointment of two of its associates, Gregory Nelson and Austin Riter, to the position of shareholder.
Nelson works in the firm’s corporate transactions group with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings and business structuring and formation. In addition to his responsibilities at the firm he is a co-founder of GenX Capital, a networking group for investors and entrepreneurs, and teaches as an adjunct professor in Weber State University’s MBA program.
“It’s rewarding to be part of a firm that heavily values each attorney’s voice in the company and to work with one of the most experienced corporate transactions teams in the Intermountain Region,” said Nelson. “We offer amazing legal expertise for a firm of our size and geographic location.”
Riter is part of the commercial litigation group at Parr Brown, focusing principally on First Amendment and media law. He started with Parr Brown in 2005 and spent two years completing federal district and appellate court clerkships beginning in 2007. He returned to the firm with a stronger understanding of how winning arguments are prepared and presented to judges and now teaches a class on federal courts as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law.
“Parr Brown invests heavily in training its younger lawyers, and I have been the grateful beneficiary of that investment,” said Riter. “It is a privilege to work with and learn from dynamic, experienced lawyers who treat people well and are committed to doing the highest quality work for our clients.”
President of Parr Brown, Heidi Leithead, added, “We are delighted to have both Greg and Austin advance as shareholders in the firm. They have demonstrated the initiative, hard work, creativity, and skills to gain the confidence of their colleagues. But most of all they have demonstrated the ability to achieve and maintain a trusted relationship with their clients.”
