Tanya Cox
Senior Attorney, Attorney at Peterson Russell Kelly Livengood
About
Tanya Cox, Senior Attorney at Peterson Russell Kelly Livengood, advises buyers and sellers on acquisitions. She handles middle-market and founder-led deals, including asset sales and equity transactions. Her acquisition experience also includes franchise transfers. She assists with transaction structuring, due diligence, and negotiation, continuing through closing and post-closing matters. Before joining the firm, she advised corporate clients at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc. She also served as Associate General Counsel for a real estate investment company. Earlier, she practiced corporate transaction law at a boutique firm in San Jose, CA. She draws on private practice and in-house experience when advising clients on complex commercial deals.
Who is a good fit for Tanya Cox
- Business owners preparing for a sale that also requires corporate restructuring advice.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D., 2012
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2008
- Bar admissions
- California, Washington
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented clients in mergers and acquisitions transactions on both the buy and sell sides
- Advised startups from formation through growth and exit, including corporate structuring and financing
- Assisted in complex commercial real estate acquisitions and portfolio transactions
- Facilitated franchise acquisition transactions by identifying alternative deal structures and opportunities when initial transactions fell through
- Drafted and negotiated a wide range of commercial agreements, including operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, and licensing agreements
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional