Georgia Johnson
Associate, Attorney at Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt, LLP
About
Georgia Johnson, an Associate at Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt, LLP, led the negotiation and closing for a specialty and general engineering contractor that sold a division's assets to a publicly traded company. She advises on mergers and acquisitions, purchase and sale agreements, business formations, and reorganizations. She also works on shareholder agreements, stock incentive plans, and corporate governance questions. Before her legal career she was features editor at a weekly newspaper, reporting on technology, agriculture, and the environment. She earned her J.D. from Loyola School of Law and a B.A. in Modern English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Best Lawyers in America named her to its Ones to Watch list for 2025 and 2026. Her practice leans toward real estate and construction clients and takes in real estate and finance transactions. She helps startups with early-stage structuring and guides established businesses through their deals.
Who is a good fit for Georgia Johnson
- Companies that need purchase and sale agreements for a business transaction.
- Owners who need a shareholder agreement for the company.
- Established businesses that need support on a reorganization.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Loyola School of Law, J.D.
- University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A. in Modern English Literature
- Bar admissions
- California
Recognition
- Recognized In Best Lawyers In America® Ones to Watch, 2025, 2026
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Led the deal team representing the borrower, a civil construction and general engineering contractor, in closing an approximately $25 million credit facility consisting of a $6 million revolving line of credit, a $5 million term loan, and the novation and replacement of a $13.8 million SOFR-based real estate loan. ($25,000,000)
- Served as lead counsel to a specialty and general engineering contractor in the negotiation and closing of an $11.5 million sale of a division’s assets to a publicly traded company. ($11,500,000)
- Represented the borrower in the defeasance and refinancing of a $25 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan secured by environmentally complex real property, including covenant remediation and loan document modifications to accommodate estate planning transfers. ($25,000,000)
- Represented a master materials distributor as buyer and tenant in multimillion-dollar real estate acquisitions and commercial leases across the country. (buyer side)
- Represented a subsidiary of a publicly traded transportation systems designer and manufacturer in negotiating a multiyear lease of commercial office and testing space at a base rent of approximately $75,000 per month.
- Represented a regional general contractor in asserting mechanics lien rights against the fee and leasehold interests in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and related foreclosure action involving a large commercial property, including negotiating lien releases and payments in excess of $4 million.
- Served as corporate counsel to multiple clients in employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions, preparing the corporate documents and agreements required to implement each ESOP.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional