Professional Overview
Alaura Valley advises clients on corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on real estate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and complex transactions. Her practice spans industries and geographies, including cross-border deals and multi-state financings.
Alaura has represented borrowers obtaining permanent, construction, and bridge financing, often including mezzanine debt and preferred equity. She regularly represents closely held businesses and investment funds in acquisitions and reorganizations.
Clients value Alaura’s ability to make complex transactions feel manageable. Growing up in a family business, Alaura understands the challenges entrepreneurs face during growth, transition, or sale—and brings that insight to every deal. Alaura brings clarity, responsiveness, and a collaborative spirit to every engagement.
Representative Matters
- Represented insurance agency in connection with asset purchase by global insurance brokerage and financial services firm.
- Represented an international aerospace manufacturer in its acquisition of a manufacturing facility through a bankruptcy distressed asset sale.
- Represented a search fund in the sale of a primary care provider to a strategic buyer.
- Represented multiple northwest private equity funds in add-on acquisitions.
- Represented a family-owned manufacturing business in the sale of its two operating businesses to a publicly traded corporation.
- Represented an agribusiness investment firm in the acquisition of a Washington farming and manufacturing business.
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Volunteer, University of Washington Low Income Tax Clinic, 2019 – present
- Member, King County Bar Association
Honors / Awards / Prior Experience
- Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Washington Super Lawyers, 2025.
- Associate, Karr Tuttle Campbell, Corporate Law and Finance Department, 2019 - 2021
- Extern, Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research, 2018 – 2019
Education
J.D., with honors, University of Washington School of Law, 2020
- Technology & Arts Editor-in-Chief, Washington Journal of Law, 2019 – 2020
B.A., cum laude, Political Science, minor in German, University of Washington, 2016
Personal
I’m a Seattle native and double dawg. When not at work, you can find me at a Lagree fitness class, hunting for the best bagel in the city, or at home with my cats, Angus and Wagyu. I try to make it over to Chelan as often as possible to spend time with family and visit the local wineries.
Bar/Court Admissions
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