Christine E. Nicholas

Christine E. Nicholas is a shareholder at Kirton McConkie and a member of the firm’s Corporate section in Boise. She is a business, real estate, and finance lawyer with law firm and in-house experience in domestic and international transactions. Her listed practice areas include Corporate, Lending and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Purchase and Sale Transactions, Real Estate, and Real Estate Financing.

Nicholas earned a JD from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1985, where she participated in the law review and served as symposium coordinator. Her legal education provided a foundation for a transactional practice involving corporate governance, contracts, finance, acquisitions, and real estate. She has also written and presented on business-law subjects, including finance transactions, corporate governance, leasing, contracting, and third-party legal opinions.

Her experience includes counseling on business sales and acquisitions, structuring transactions, negotiating and documenting asset and stock purchases, and assisting with post-closing integration. Nicholas also advises on term and revolving credit agreements, equipment leases, secured and unsecured lending, hedging documentation, problem-loan restructures, private placements, and real estate matters. Earlier in her career, she served in senior in-house legal roles with the J.R. Simplot Company, supporting corporate affairs, finance, governance, and major transactions.

Christine E. Nicholas combines law firm and in-house experience to advise businesses on transactions that involve financing, ownership changes, real estate, and corporate governance. Her practical background includes working directly with business leaders and boards as well as negotiating complex agreements. She has also been recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers for Real Estate, reflecting a long-standing practice at the intersection of corporate, finance, and real estate law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Kirton McConkie PC
• Member, Idaho State Bar
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Opinions Committee Co-Chair and State Committee Chair, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• Governing Council Member, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section
• Past Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Governing Council Member, Idaho State Bar Business and Corporate Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association Business Law & Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Sections

Licensed State

• Idaho
• Oregon
• Washington

Education

• University of Idaho College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Massachusetts School of Business Administration
  BBA (management) Cum Laude

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