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HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.13.1/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<form action="/Address/AddAddress" id="frmAddress" method="post" name="frmAddress">
    <input name="CompanyName" class="SPE-Formcontrol" id="CompanyName" type="text" value="" />
    <br/> <a href="#" class="btn btn-success">Find Company</a>
</form>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {

    $("#frmAddress").validate({
        rules: {
            CompanyName: {
                required: true
            }
        },
        messages: {
            CompanyName: {
                required: "Required"
            }
        },
        errorClass: "validationError",
        submitHandler: function (form) {
            // your ajax function here,
            alert('valid form: ajax called');
            return false;
        }
    });

    $('#frmAddress a').on('click', function () {
        $('#frmAddress').submit();
    });

});