Ashley R. Hollen

Experience

• Mergers and Acquisitions: Advises and guides clients through every stage of buying and selling their businesses. Ashley works with sellers to prepare their companies for market helping to identify potential deal obstacles early in the process and assisting in implementing strategies to maximize enterprise value. For purchasers, she oversees legal due diligence to assist her clients in making informed decisions. Her transactional work spans asset deals, equity acquisitions, and merger structures where she helps her clients negotiate the terms and conditions of the purchase and sale documents while keeping in mind each client’s priorities.
• Business: Represents clients in the negotiation, review, and drafting of business contracts of all types, including independent contractor agreements, and non-competition and confidentiality agreements. Ashley also assists clients with organizing their businesses which can include the negotiation and drafting of company organizational documents (articles of incorporation, articles of organization, by-laws, and operating agreements), stock restriction agreements, and shareholder buy-sell agreements.
• Real Estate Transactions: Represents clients in both commercial and residential real estate transactions, including the purchase and sale of real estate and the negotiation and drafting of lease agreements and construction agreements.
• Trademarks and Copyrights: Assists clients with the registration, assignment and renewal of trademarks and copyrights.
• Environmental Law and Environmental Cost Recovery: Assists clients with environmental assessment and remediation, cost recovery and compliance. Aids owners and operators in the recovery of funds from prior owners and operators and insurance to address environmental fees and expenses typically associated with the investigation and clean-up of historical manufacturing, dry cleaning and underground storage tank operations.

Representative Transactions

Ashley has been involved in transactions which range from smaller transactions to transactions in the range of $10M to $40M+, including the following:

• Multiple merger & acquisition transactions across various industries.
• Deaconess Sports Park Development
• Sale of 104.1 FM – WIKY
• Sale of 96.1FM – WSTO
• Sale of 107.5 FM – WABX
• Sale of 93.5 FM – WLFW
• Sale of 92.9 FM – WJXA
• Sale of 96.3 FM – WCJK
• Sale of 97.5 FM- WJXB
• Sale of 95.7 FM – WVRX
• Sale of 103.5 FM – WIMZ

Publications

• “Important Changes to IRS Audit Rules Requiring Immediate Action For Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (“LLC”),” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (February 2018)
• “Who Owns the Tree that Sits on Your Property Line?,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (November 2017)
• “New Leader, New Rules: The President Trump White House and impactful environmental and commercial real estate law developments,”  Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Seminar, Presenter (May 2017)
• “Get the Dirt on Soil, Air and Water: Recent Developments in Environmental Law,”  Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Seminar, Presenter (May 2016)
• “Corporate Filings Vital When Expanding Business Across State Lines,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (December 2015)
• “Protect Your Investment: Methods for Unmarried Couples to Buy a Home,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (September 2015)
• “Want to Build a Fence or Retaining Wall on Your Evansville Property? Not So Fast!” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (April 2015)
• “Appeals Courts Issue Conflicting Rulings on Affordable Care Act Subsidies,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (July 2014)
• “New Requirements for Forming and Organizing Businesses in Indiana,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (July 2014)
• “Ruling Permits Credit Card Swipe Fees,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (January 2014)
• “Prepare for Impact: Bracing Your Business for Health Care Reform Impacts in 2014 and Beyond,” Jasper Chamber of Commerce Seminar, Presenter (October 2013)
• “General Solicitation and General Advertising Allowed Under Rule 506(c) Beginning September 23, 2013,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (September 2013)
• “Large Employers Receive Additional Year to Implement Employer Mandate Provisions of Affordable Care Act,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (July 2013)
• “Healthcare Reform in Indiana: A Reality Check as Deadlines Approach,” WorkOne Southwest Indiana Seminar, Presenter (June 2013)
• “FCRA Form Changes for Employers Seeking Background Checks,” Article posted on KDDK.com, Author (February 2013)