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GEOFFREY W. MANGUM
Shareholder
BIOGRAPHY
Geoffrey W. Mangum is a shareholder at Parsons Behle & Latimer
and is past chair of the firm’s Corporate, Securities and Tax
practice group, where he concentrates his practice on corporate
and commercial matters, with an emphasis on negotiating and
structuring complex business transactions.
Prior to joining Parsons, Mr. Mangum was an executive with
American Stores Company, a Fortune 400 Company, and was
responsible for business unit acquisitions and dispositions. As legal
counsel of the company's treasury department, Mr. Mangum was
also involved in negotiating and documenting complex financing
arrangements. Prior to joining American Stores Company, he was a
shareholder in the law firm of Prince Yeates & Geldzahler.
Mr. Mangum also led the successful conclusion of 13 years of
litigation on behalf of his client, Christensen, Inc., against the Islamic
Republic of Iran, arising out of Iran's seizure of Christensen's Iranian
subsidiary following the Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power.
Mr. Mangum is recognized in Best Lawyers in America and
maintains a top ranking in Chambers & Partners Client Guide.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Academic
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1979
University of Utah, B.A., 1976
Magna Cum Laude
Professional
Listed as a "Top Lawyer Named by Their Peers" and in Mountain
States Super Lawyers
Recognized by Utah Business magazine as one of Utah's
"Legal Elite"
Ranked as one of the Best Lawyers in America, published
by Woodward/White Inc.
Maintains a top ranking by Chambers & Partners Client Guide
Maintains Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating, an AV® Preeminent™
201 South Main Street, Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Main
801.532.1234
Direct 801.536.6940
gmangum@parsonsbehle.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Transactions & Securities
Real Estate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Complex Commercial Transactions
Private Capital Formation & Transactions
Entity Formation & Governance
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Cross Border Practice
LICENSED/ADMITTED
Utah
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ASSOCIATIONS
Professional
American Bar Association, Member
Utah Bar Association, Member
Community
University of Utah World Leaders Forum Advisory Cabinet, Member (2011 - Present)
Kingsbury Hall Presents Board of Trustees, Member (2011 - Present)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy Board of Trustees, Member (2011 - Present)
PRESENTATIONS
"Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Briefing" (2011)
"Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," The Doe Run Company, St. Louis, MO (March 13, 2008)
"Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence," Association for Corporate Growth, Utah Chapter, 2008 Capital
Connection Conference (February 12, 2008)
"The Business Judgment Rule and The Role of Board Minutes," Association for Corporate Growth, Utah 2007
Capital Connection Conference (February 01, 2007)
"Preparing Your Company For Sale," Association for Corporate Growth, Utah 2005 Capital Connection
Conference (June 16, 2005)
"The Role of In-House Counsel," Utah Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section (November 02, 2004)
"Transactional Negotiations and Problem Solving Seminar," Sundance, Utah (October 25, 2002)
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
• Represented Albertson's in its sale of two California bakery facilities to Interstate Brands Corporation
• Represented Idaho Fresh-Pak, Inc. in the purchase of various potato processing facilities, agricultural real
estate and equipment from Magic Valley Foods, Inc., Magic West Inc. and R.J.T. Farming
• Represented DFG, Inc. in the sale of its Smith Sport Optics manufacturing division to Smith Sports Optics
• Represented the shareholders of DFG Inc. in the sale of the company to Scott U.S.A.
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in its acquisition of MagicBox, Inc.
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in the sale of its conferencing services division
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in the sale of ClearOne Communications of Canada, Inc.
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in connection with its acquisition, through a reverse triangular
merger, of Netstream, Inc.
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in its acquisition of the assets of VCON Video Conferencing
Ltd. (Cross-border transaction)
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in its acquisition of Sabine, Inc.
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in its acquisition of Spontania (Cross-border transaction)
• Represented ClearOne Communications, Inc. in the sale of its telemarketing division to American
Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
• Represented American Stores Company in the conversion of the company into a Delaware limited liability
company involving loan covenant negotiations with over 9 major national and international
lenders
• Represented American Stores Company in its acquisition of a California home health care
chain, including underlying real estate
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• Represented American Stores Company in its sale of photo finishing operations, including underlying real
estate to Qualex, Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak. This also involved transferring 600 employees to
Qualex in order to provide continued service to the company’s 1,700 stores
• Represented American Stores Company in its sale of five milk processing and ice cream plants, including
underlying real estate to Dean Foods Company, including entering into a long-term cost-based milk and ice
cream supply contract for American Stores Company
• Represented American Stores Company in its sale of bakery facilities, including underlying real estate, to
Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc. and Lewis Baking Company, including entering into long-term costbased supply contracts with the purchasers
• Represented American Stores Company in its purchase of 11 Snyder Drug stores, including underlying
real estate
• Represented American Stores Company in its creation of a $1.5 billion credit facility and numerous other
$200 million plus facilities
• Represented American Stores Company in its $1 billion issuance of commercial paper
• Represented Hemasource in connection with its acquisition by a private equity search fund
• Represented West Coast Energy Inc. in the sale of a major U.S. compressed natural gas service company
• Represented LeGrand Johnson Construction Company and its majority shareholders in connection with the
sale of the company to Summit Materials