Jean Shieh Wong

Partner | Corporate

jean.wong@pierferd.com
+1.512.996.3501 office
Austin | Houston
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About
Credentials
Experience

About

Jean has a broad scope of trial skills and complex transactional experience. As a young litigator, she took court appointments in family law before she went to work as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas in the Law Enforcement Defense Division, where she handled a substantial docket in state and federal courts, including civil rights actions, employment litigation, tort litigation involving law enforcement, and constitutional challenges.

  • Jean later transitioned into a general business and corporate transactional practice with Selman, Munson & Lerner, P.C. (Austin), where she worked on various mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, general contracts, and business formation matters involving corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. Jean continued her corporate transactional practice and incorporated work in banking and finance while serving of counsel at Daniels & Tredennick, PLLC (Houston) and G. Ortega Law, PLLC (Houston) prior to joining Pierson Ferdinand LLP.

Practices

  • Banking and Financial Services

  • Commercial Transactions

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Admissions

  • Texas

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1996

  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. Government with High Honors, 1993

Honors and Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa

Professional and Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Texas

  • Lakeview Bible Church - Austin, Texas

    • Connections Team, Hospitality Ministry, and Small Groups co-leader

  • Hill Country Bible Church - Austin, Texas

    • Connections Team, Hospitality Ministry, Small Groups Co-leader

    • Pastor Search Screening Committee Member

  • National Charity League - North Austin Chapter

    • Former board member

  • Steiner Ranch Elementary - Austin, Texas

    • Former PTA President and board member

  • Four Points Traffic Committee

    • Member and community representative

Languages

  • Taiwanese

Experience

  • G. Ortega Law, PLLC

  • Daniels & Tredennick, PLLC

  • Selman, Munson & Lerner, P.C.

  • Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas - Law Enforcement Defense Division

Representative Matters

  • Worked on the sale of the only national provider of testing and environmental compliances for underground petroleum storage tanks to a prominent private equity firm for over $40 million. The matter involved a competitive auction process, heavy diligence, and use of representation and warranty insurance.

  • Worked on the sale of a West Texas service company involved in the business of construction, installation and maintenance of oil and gas pipelines along with the fabrication of modular components to support production facilities and compressor stations for over $20 million.

  • Worked on the acquisition of a regional competitor, by a leading national provider of durable medical equipment. The transaction involved a rollover equity arrangement for the selling owner, earnout structuring, and post-closing employment agreements in the various jurisdictions wherein the target operated.

  • Worked on the sale of 32 Senior Nursing Facilities to a REIT and related operating entities, where the firm represented the Sellers for a purchase price in excess of $500 million. The transaction also included pharmacy, rehabilitation, and construction assets.

  • Worked on securing a $100 million private lender credit facility for accounts receivables in support of a Houston-based hospital system.