Sumsion Business Law

What Sumsion Business Law does

Sumsion Business Law, LLC is a Utah-based business law firm founded in 1995 by Steve Sumsion and headquartered at 1800 Novell Place in Provo, Utah. The firm delivers legal representation and counsel to Utah-based businesses and individuals, with a particular emphasis on SMB clients across industries. Its practice spans business litigation, business transactions and formations, construction law, real property law, estate planning, mediation, trademark registration, and a dedicated China-U.S. cross-border practice. It also operates a Spanish-language practice ("Derecho Español") targeted at Hispanic-owned businesses and Spanish-speaking clients. The firm maintains an affiliation with Dentons, the world's largest law firm and the largest in China, which extends its effective reach into multinational and cross-border matters. The firm is a privately held LLC, founder-owned by Managing Partner Steve Sumsion, with no disclosed institutional ownership, external funding, or parent company.

The firm is staffed by Managing Partner Steve Sumsion (BYU Law 1986; former IBM in-house counsel; Mandarin Chinese fluency; admitted in Utah, New York, Pennsylvania, and before the U.S. Supreme Court), four additional attorneys (Chase Olsen, Jace Knuteson, Quinton Lister, Tyson Wilson), and a law clerk (Kyle Andrews). Its revenue model is professional-services based, charging hourly legal fees for most matters with fixed-fee packages — including seasonal discounts — for estate planning. Customer acquisition is direct: website contact forms, phone inquiries (801-375-2830), in-person consultations at the Provo office, and the Dentons referral channel. Marketing activities include a practice-area blog, social media presence across Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter, email newsletter subscription, video client testimonials, and an annual $2,000 student scholarship program branded "Live Like Alex."

Underlying technology is limited to a professional website, standard productivity and document tools, and no proprietary platforms or products. Compliance footprint includes GDPR and CCPA privacy disclosures. There are no disclosed patents, trademarks, regulatory actions, mergers, acquisitions, or funding events. The firm's competitive positioning rests on attorney experience, the Dentons affiliation, Mandarin and Spanish language capabilities, a 30-year operating history, and the breadth of practice areas offered from a single location.

Name

Sumsion Business Law

Legal name

Sumsion Business Law, LLC

Website

https://businesslawutah.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sumsion Business Law is a Provo, Utah-based business law firm founded in 1995 that provides litigation, transactions, real estate, estate planning, and cross-border legal services to Utah businesses, individuals, and Chinese-American clients through its affiliation with Dentons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Business litigation
• Business transactions
• Estate planning
• Construction law
• China business law

Headquarters

HQ city

Provo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Sumsion Business Law generates revenue through billing for legal services including consultations, contract drafting, litigation representation, transaction facilitation, and ongoing legal counsel. They employ fixed-fee pricing for estate planning packages and likely bill hourly for other legal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sumsion Business Law is a Utah-based law firm providing legal representation and counsel to businesses and individuals across practice areas including business litigation, business transactions, China-US cross-border matters, construction law, estate planning, trademarks, mediation, real property law, cybersecurity, ESG compliance, and Spanish-language legal services. Legal services are delivered directly by the firm's attorneys on a fee-for-service basis, with fixed-fee packages available for estate planning.

Product overview

Sumsion Business Law is a Utah-based law firm providing comprehensive business legal services through a portfolio of specialized practice areas. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice offering core services in Business Litigation and Business Transactions, complemented by specialty practices including China Business Law, Construction Law, Estate Planning, Trademark Services, Mediation/Dispute Resolution, Real Property Law, Cybersecurity Law, ESG Compliance, and Spanish-language legal services. The practice areas work together to provide holistic legal support for businesses and individuals navigating complex legal matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Litigation Legal representation for Utah businesses in disputes involving contracts, partnerships, fraud, and other commercial matters, including breach of contract, shareholder disputes, and business fraud cases.
• Business Transactions Legal guidance for business purchases, sales, acquisitions, and complex negotiations, including stock and asset purchase agreements, employment agreements, and business formation.
• China Business Law Cross-border legal services for international transactions and disputes between US and Chinese entities, including EB-5 legal services, foreign investments, and cross-border contract negotiation.
• Construction Law Legal representation for construction-related matters including change orders, liquidated damages, liens, Utah State Construction Registry compliance, and construction defect claims.
• Estate Planning Asset protection, will drafting, trust formation, guardianship planning, living wills, and durable power of attorney services for individuals and families.
• Trademark Services Trademark registration, search, filing, and enforcement services including USPTO trademark applications, trademark infringement protection, and brand protection strategies.
• Mediation and Dispute Resolution Alternative dispute resolution services including neutral third-party mediation, settlement agreement drafting, and representation in mediation proceedings.
• Real Property Law Real estate legal services including property acquisitions, lease negotiations, boundary and zoning disputes, debt restructuring, landlord-tenant disputes, and foreclosure matters.
• Cybersecurity Law Data privacy and compliance services including Written Information Security Program (WISP) development, cybersecurity assessments, and regulatory compliance for Utah businesses.
• ESG Compliance Environmental, Social, and Governance legal services including sustainability compliance, risk assessment, ESG training, and governance structuring.
• Derecho Español (Spanish Legal Services) Spanish-speaking legal services including business transactions, international contract negotiation, immigration services, foreign investments, and business entity formation for Spanish-speaking clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Client recovered ALL attorney fees paid within six months of filing federal lawsuit against multi-billion-dollar corporations

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DentonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSumsion Business Law maintains an affiliation with Dentons, the largest law firm in the world and in China. This partnership provides access to elite legal professionals across all practice areas and global jurisdictions, enabling the firm to serve clients with international legal needs and access to top global and local talent.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kirton McConkie: Full-service Utah business law firm based in Salt Lake City serving businesses and individuals across the same core practice areas as Sumsion — business litigation, transactions, real estate, and estate planning — making it the most direct comparable in geography and service mix.
• Ray Quinney & Nebeker: Salt Lake City-based Utah business law firm offering business litigation, corporate transactions, real property, construction law, and estate planning — a near-mirror practice mix to Sumsion serving a similar Utah SMB and mid-market client base.
• Parr Brown Gee & Loveless: Long-standing Utah-based business law firm with a comparable mix of business litigation, corporate transactions, real estate, and construction law practices, serving similar SMB and mid-market clients across the state.
• Holland & Hart: Major Mountain West business law firm with a Salt Lake City office offering business litigation, transactions, real estate, and IP services to a regional client base; overlaps directly with Sumsion's Utah-focused business law practice but at significantly larger scale.
• Workman Nydegger: Utah-based intellectual property and business law firm specializing in trademarks, patents, and IP transactions; directly overlaps with Sumsion's Trademark Services and broader business transactions practice for brand-protection clients.
• Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough: Utah-based full-service business law firm with comparable practice areas including business litigation, transactions, real estate, and estate planning, serving businesses and individuals across the state.
• Strong & Hanni: Long-established Salt Lake City business law firm with overlapping practice areas in business litigation, corporate transactions, real estate, construction law, and estate planning for Utah-based businesses.
• Cohne Taylor (formerly Cohne Kinghorn): Salt Lake City-based Utah business and litigation law firm with comparable service offerings across commercial litigation, business transactions, real estate, and estate planning for SMB clients.

Broad incumbents

• Dentons: World's largest global law firm and Sumsion's strategic affiliate; provides a referral pipeline into Sumsion for Utah and China-US matters while offering the full-service global platform that competes for the largest Utah clients.
• Snell & Wilmer: National full-service law firm with a Salt Lake City office providing business litigation, transactions, real estate, and IP services; competes for the same Utah business clients as Sumsion but as part of a much broader multi-office platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BusinessLawUT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1k1E6XljBDpm352NFLCx3A
• Facebookfacebook.com/BusinessLawUtah
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sumsion-business-law-llc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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