Brad Merrill’s practice is concentrated in corporate, banking, business and finance with extensive experience with corporate governance matters, bank regulatory, private placements and other capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, aviation transactions, asset-based lending financing transactions and general corporate law. In addition, Brad advises producers, wholesalers and retailers in state and federal alcohol law compliance.
Advised state and national banks in navigating compliance with and expansion opportunities under Gramm-Leach-Biley Act (GLBA), including acting as general counsel for two banks during the passage and implementation of GLBA
Counsel for multi-national seller in several M&A transactions including $90 million asset acquisition and $85 million international sale of holding in Caribbean Public Utility Company, both in 2011
Counsel to various businesses with respect to capital and debt raising including several equity capital raises for charter school development company, energy companies and community banks
Counsel to national bank and affiliated industrial bank in numerous assets sales, acquisitions and business combination transactions
Counsel to large regional auto finance company for several capital raising transactions
Counsel to bank investors and directors in regulatory compliance and related matters
Counsel to local bank in acquisition of neighboring state bank charter and branch
Advised banks and corporate clients on impacts of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Counsel to large national bank on multi-state Community Reinvestment Act practices and related credit facilities
Advised regional Federal Thrift on establishing multi-state internet banking operations
Counsel to large national bank to establish SBA 504 loan program pooled loan facility
Counsel to numerous companies in connection with general corporate governance, general contracting and compliance
Counsel to large diversified holding company for sell of international telecommunications operations
Counsel to Caribbean based telecommunications operator in its sell to a large international telecommunications provider
Counsel to a pre-paid phone card company in connection with several acquisitions of phone card companies and divisions
Counsel to joint venture in acquisition of 12 automobile dealerships in four different states
Counsel to various financial services companies in connection with asset acquisitions, financings and regulatory matters
Counsel to corporate and individual buyers of private aircraft and related structuring and aircraft leasing agreements
University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1994)
William H. Leary Scholar
University of Utah David Eccles School of Business (B.S., Business Finance, cum laude, 1991)
"Dealing With Internal Investigations," Presenter, ACC – Mountain West Chapter Last Chance CLE (June 28, 2012)
Regular speaker on banking regulatory and related matters
Speaker to several industry and banking groups on impacts and analysis of Dodd-Frank Act
The Best Lawyers in America®, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2019-2021), Corporate Law (2019-2022), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2022)
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (2014-2016, 2019-2021)
Utah's Legal Elite: Corporate Law and Transactions (2004-2010, 2015-2017), Mergers and Acquisitions (2018-2020), Utah Business Magazine
Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Banking (2019-2020)
Utah Symphony/Utah Opera Board of Trustees (2011-present)
Leucadia National Corporation, Asset Management Group (1999-2008)
American Investment Bank, N.A., and American Investment Financial, a Utah Industrial Bank, Executive Vice President and General Counsel (1999-2003)
