Areas of Expertise:

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Law and Governance
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Background & Experience:

Mr. Deere assists mid-stage and mature companies with financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and other commercial transactions and agreements. He also assists early stage companies with formation, structure, strategic relationships and venture capital and other financings.

Education:

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 1991, summa cum laude)

• Lead Articles Editor, BYU Law Review
• J. Reuben Clark Award Recipient

Brigham Young University (M.Acc., B.S. Accounting, 1991, magna cum laude)

Personal:

Foreign language: Spanish
Married, 4 children
Interests include running, biking, history

Professional Experience:

• Clerk to the Honorable Deanell Reece Tacha, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1991-1992
• Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, Texas, 1992-1995
• R.G. Management Company, Orem, Utah, 1995-1997
• Adjunct Law Professor, Accounting and Finance for Lawyers, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, 2008-2012