Jon Oakley is a corporate transactional attorney based in Dickinson Wright’s Detroit office. He focuses his practice on a variety of business matters, including business formation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and finance transactions. Jon advises clients across a range of industries, offering strategic, practical, and creative solutions to help them achieve their goals.
Education & Credentials
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School
J.D., 2021- Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
- Articles Editor
- Articles Editor
- Dean’s List
- Chancellor’s Law Scholar
Michigan State University
M.M., Music Performance (Voice), 2017Michigan State University
B.M., Music Performance (Voice), 2015- Graduated with High Honor
Bar Admission
Prominent Assignments
- Counsel to both buyers and sellers in a variety of asset and equity acquisitions in numerous industries, performing the negotiation, drafting, analysis, and due diligence review of transactional documentation.
- Counsel to privately held businesses in a variety of general corporate business matters throughout the life cycle of the business.
- Counsel to lenders and borrowers in commercial finance matters in transactions involving real property and various types of personal property collateral.
- Represented multiple private equity clients and their portfolio companies in acquisitions and acquisition finance matters.
- Represented a privately held company in the logistics industry in a successful asset-sale business exit.
- Provided support to facilitate the delivery of third-party opinions, including as local counsel for borrowers and out-of-state lenders.
Professional Involvement
- State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section