Imants F. Holmquist

Power in legal disputes and negotiations means having strong knowledge of the law and understanding of the issues to take effective action at every opportunity. A key reason clients hire me is that I keep my eye on their business goals. In other words, I get deals done. I’m enthusiastic about cooperating with my clients to build and develop their projects and aspirations.

All transactions have risk. What’s important is moving forward in as protected a manner as possible — understanding which of those risks are worth losing sleep over and require protective measures, and which should be understood, but ultimately not kill a deal. Balancing this dichotomy is an art as much as a skill.

I strongly care about the outcomes I obtain for our clients. I understand that when a client has a favorable outcome, he or she will be a client for life. To develop this relationship, I start from the position that responsiveness is essential: where possible I try to respond to all communications within 24 hours.

I was born and raised in the Seattle area. I grew up speaking Latvian and gained proficiency in Swedish while studying in Sweden. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my wife and three children, playing golf, skiing, and attending Husky football games

- J.D., Seattle University, 2006
- B.S., University of Washington, International Studies – Int. Economics focus and Scandinavian Studies, 2002
- Washington State Bar Association, 2006
- Honorary Consul to the State of Washington from the Republic of Latvia (2022-Present)
- Brighton Apartments – Board of Directors (2016 - Present) Home | thebrightonapts
- Sigma Tau Educational Foundation – Board of Directors (2014-Present)
- Pacific Northwest Research Institute - Board of Trustees (2018-2020)
- Ongoing general counsel and outside counsel for numerous regional property ownership and development companies.
- Represented landlord in multi-floor office lease in downtown Seattle, Washington.
- Represented tenant in multi-floor office lease in downtown Seattle, Washington.
- Represented lender in $14M construction loan in Seattle, Washington.
- Represented Buyer of downtown Seattle office/retail building with purchase price of $40M.
- Represented buyer of development property in Seattle, WA with purchase price of $8M.
- Represented seller of industrial business with lease back with sale price of $5M.
- Represented borrower in loan exceeding $250M secured by commercial office building in downtown Seattle, Washington, including review of loan documents and enforceability opinion letter.
- Represented borrower in $97M loan secured by commercial property in downtown Seattle, Washington, including review of loan documents and enforceability opinion letter.
- Represented developer in negotiation of LLC Operating Agreement for development of 40+ unit multi-family property on Capitol Hill.
- Represented tenant in negotiation and drafting of a lease of office and warehouse space encompassing an entire building located in the SODO district of Seattle, Washington.
- Represented landlord in negotiation of lease for entire mixed use high rise building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
- Represented buyer of two casinos in South King County.
- Represented owner in negotiation of development agreement relating to commercial property in Columbia City valued at $8.5M.
- Represented property owner in eminent domain case in Seattle adverse to Sound Transit.