Jon S. Liland - White River Junction, VT
Attorney at Sheehan Phinney
Business Formation & Succession Planning Lawyers in White River Junction, VT
35 Railroad Row 4th Floor White River Junction, VT 05001
White River Junction Business Formation & Succession Planning Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business Formation & Succession Planning
- Communication & Broadcasting
- Corporate
- Environment & Energy Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Companies
- Securities & Venture Capital
Attorney Information
Overview
Jon has a broad commercial practice that draws upon his experience in corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and securities. He has represented clients in acquisitions and divestitures, in the creation of new business entities, and in complex contractual negotiations. Some of his recent experience includes the representation of the shareholders of a Portland, Maine-based proprietary college in the sale of their business, the representation of an alternative energy project developer in negotiations with potential strategic partners, the representation of a wood pellet manufacturer with project structuring issues, the representation of a publicly traded company in the negotiation of the acquisition of power generation assets, and the representation of a consumer goods wholesaler in the sale of securities in a public offering. Jon also has significant experience with commercial matters, including the negotiation of complex electric power and natural gas supply agreements and financial derivative agreements.
Before joining Sheehan Phinney, Jon was an associate attorney in the corporate department of Pierce Atwood LLP. Prior to that, Jon was an associate in the corporate department of Ropes & Gray in Boston, where his experience included negotiating agreements for the provider of complex fulfillment services to the retail customers of major Internet companies such as Yahoo! Inc, Lycos, and Expedia.
Jon is fluent in Norwegian and speaks some German.
Education
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Legal Education
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Boston College Law School,
Boston,
Massachusetts
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Review: Boston College Law Review, Member
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Boston College Law School,
Boston,
Massachusetts
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Non Legal Education
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Cornell University
B.A.
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Cornell University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Shareholder
Past Positions
- Pierce Atwood LLP, Attorney
- Ropes & Gray, Associate
Published Works
Articles
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Get With the Program: Protecting Your Trade Secrets With a Trade Secret Protection Program
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Use of Unregistered 'Finders' in Securities Transactions
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Co-author of “The Revised Maine Securities Act”, Maine Corporation Law and Practice, 2d Ed, 2005
Bar Admissions
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
Other Affiliations
- Hanover Chamber of Commerce (Board Member)
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Contact
35 Railroad Row
4th Floor
White River Junction, VT 05001
Phone: 603-945-9922
Fax: 603-627-8121
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.sheehan.com/
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