Experience

Ron McFall is a partner of the firm practicing in the Corporate group. Ron provides securities and corporate advice to a variety of producer-owned organizations in the renewable fuels, food processing, and agribusiness sectors. In particular, Ron has extensive experience in securities offerings seeking equity investment for ethanol production facilities; Ron's involvement in such efforts has spanned more than 20 years of his legal career. Ron has also been a leader in the value-added cooperative movement, advising such organizations with respect to securities offerings and with respect to subsequent restructurings. He has represented clients both in offerings exempt from registration under federal and state securities laws and in registered offerings.

Ron has also represented various businesses in a wide range of restructuring and merger and acquisition transactions. Ron also provides guidance regarding ongoing federal and state securities law compliance.

Representative Work

• Represented Midwest Grain Processors LLC's sale of a 60 percent interest in its ethanol business to Global Ethanol, LLC for $100 million.
• Represented U.S. Premium Beef, LLC's acquisition of a majority ownership interest in National Beef Packing Company, LLC.
• Represented Dakota Growers Pasta Company's restructuring to convert from a cooperative to a North Dakota corporation.
• Represented Golden Oval Eggs' conversion from a cooperative to a Delaware limited liability company.
• Represented Several registered securities offerings by Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc., as well as private placements of shares by Dakota Growers to institutional investors.
• Represented U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd.'s restructuring to convert from a cooperative to a Delaware limited liability company.

Education

• University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1983
• University of Iowa, B.A., 1979

Admissions

• Minnesota

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