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Matthew D. "Matt"
Johnson

  • Partner
mjohnson@wnj.com
Grand Rapids
T 616.752.2529
F 616.752.2500

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I provide practical advice to help clients meet their commercial goals while understanding the dynamics of their business. I draw on my experience as executive and from the fire services to be an advisor and team member with my client in their business decisions. It’s important that I help clients develop solutions that minimize legal risks and protect their interests while also understanding the nonecomonic factors that may affect those solutions.

Attorney Reel: The Real Matt Johnson

Representing closely held and family-owned businesses with corporate and transactional needs, Matthew Johnson forms strong relationships with clients to better further their objectives. Matt provides sound, useable advice on a spectrum of subjects, from long-term planning to simple day-to-day operational issues and agreements to sales or purchases of businesses. As an experienced general counsel and a skilled decision-maker with a deep well of knowledge in both the legal and business arenas, Matt is an excellent resource for clients making critical and potentially dramatic changes to their organizations. He’s always happy to weigh in on key issues to impart his unique perspective. 

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  • Represents buyers and sellers in asset, equity and bankruptcy sales and purchase transactions valued from $2,000 to $200,000,000.
  • Serves as general counsel for several family offices with a variety of operations and ownership issues.
  • Serves as general counsel, on a retainer basis, for an organization specializing in tax forms and manages day-to-day operational legal issues.
  • Specializes in addressing issues over shareholder or buy and sell agreements for closely held companies, including transfers to succeeding generations.
  • Work with companies forming an ESOP and trustees representing that ESOP as well as ESOP organizations that are exploring a potential sale transaction.
  • Assists organizations with capital raising
  • Represents buyers and sellers in asset, equity and bankruptcy sales and purchase transactions valued from $2,000 to $200,000,000.
  • Serves as general counsel for several family offices with a variety of operations and ownership issues.
  • Serves as general counsel, on a retainer basis, for an organization specializing in tax forms and manages day-to-day operational legal issues.
  • Specializes in addressing issues over shareholder or buy and sell agreements for closely held companies, including transfers to succeeding generations.
  • Work with companies forming an ESOP and trustees representing that ESOP as well as ESOP organizations that are exploring a potential sale transaction.
  • Assists organizations with capital raising efforts through convertible debt and other securities offerings.
  • Represents nonprofit organizations, including Chambers of Commerce and start-up organizations.
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    Matthew D. "Matt"
    Johnson

    • Partner
    mjohnson@wnj.com
    Grand Rapids
    T 616.752.2529
    F 616.752.2500

    My admin

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    I provide practical advice to help clients meet their commercial goals while understanding the dynamics of their business. I draw on my experience as executive and from the fire services to be an advisor and team member with my client in their business decisions. It’s important that I help clients develop solutions that minimize legal risks and protect their interests while also understanding the nonecomonic factors that may affect those solutions.

    Attorney Reel: The Real Matt Johnson

    Representing closely held and family-owned businesses with corporate and transactional needs, Matthew Johnson forms strong relationships with clients to better further their objectives. Matt provides sound, useable advice on a spectrum of subjects, from long-term planning to simple day-to-day operational issues and agreements to sales or purchases of businesses. As an experienced general counsel and a skilled decision-maker with a deep well of knowledge in both the legal and business arenas, Matt is an excellent resource for clients making critical and potentially dramatic changes to their organizations. He’s always happy to weigh in on key issues to impart his unique perspective. 

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    practices