Leah Jensen Bennion

Of counsel

Leah is a seasoned corporate and transactional lawyer, passionate about advising businesses from start-up phases through pre-IPO.  Leah began her legal career representing bio-tech startups, and has since represented individuals and companies across industries through a host of transactional matters ranging from: corporate and capital structure issues, mergers and acquisitions, venture funding, licensing, employment contracts, entity formation and conversion, development

Leah has served as a board member of Reach Out and Read Utah, and with the Tennessee based non-profit, Jonathan's Path, which provides wrap-around services for teens in Tennessee's foster care system. agreements, and corporate taxation. Leah has participated in numerous panels concerning corporate governance, startup management and valuation. When not practicing law, Leah enjoys running, hiking and traveling.

Leah obtained her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and maintains active licenses in the Tennessee State Bar and the Utah State Bar.

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Activities & Affiliations

  • Johathan’s Path

    -Board Member

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee

  • Colorado

  • Utah

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, JD

University of Utah, BA

Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland (2002); Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan (2004), Study abroad

Publications and presentations

  • Breaking Up the Shell Game: The Corporate Transparency Act and its Implications for Small Businesses, 60 (6), TN Bar Journal. November/December 2024.

  • Bennion, Leah “Starting a Company 101” Franklin Lifestyle, Lifestyle Publications, Feb. 2020, pp. 56-57

  • Bennion, Leah. “Limited Liability Companies: The LLC Basics” Utah Business Law for Entrepreneurs and Managers, edited by Read, David W., Utah State Bar Association, 2016, pp. 328-337

  • Guest Lecturer for University of Utah Entrepreneurship course on entity formation legal considerations, including equity ownership, tax implications, compensation and fiduciary duties (2015)

  • Co-panelist at 11th Annual Green River Conference on Corporate Governance* —Salt Lake City 2014 “Using Part-Time Help to Build a Full Time Company” Growth Management Panel: How to Find, Engage, Change Leaders, Workers, Professionals and Other Team Members with Bryan Ritchie (former director of University of Utah Technology Commercialization Office), and Todd Stevens (Founder and manager of over six venture funds)

  • Co-Panelist at 9th Annual Green River Conference on Corporate Governance* —Salt Lake City 2012 “How to Improve Diversity on Board of Directors”, How Can Our Directors Learn Best Practices Panel: with Bryan Ritchie (former director of University of Utah Technology Commercialization Office), Mary Talboys (Service Director, University of Utah Health Care), and John Knab (CEO, Americas Housing Alliance)

  • *The Green River Conference on Corporate Governance was co-sponsored by the University of Utah Technology Commercialization Office