Experience

• Advised public company on the acquisition of approximately 300 solar projects and 1650 residential solar projects.
• Advise global aircraft engine manufacturer in the acquisition of various U.S. and international manufacturing companies.
• Represent Fortune 500 medical technology company in private equity financing arrangements with various medical device start-up entities throughout the United States.
• Advise 501(c)(6) organizations with sports and entertainment marketing events within the Twin Cities.
• Represented an assisted living and home care caregiver training company in the sale of equity interests to a leading technology-based personal learning company.
• Represented family-owned auto body company in the sale of assets to a national auto body company.
• Advised a Minnesota technology company in the acquisition of a printed circuit board manufacturer.
• Advised a national archery manufacturing company in stock sale to a national manufacturing company.
• Advised closely held archery and crossbow company in a company reorganization.
• Advised founding shareholder in the redemption of membership interests of an international marketing company.
• Advised national oil company in a trademark ownership dispute.
• Advised U.S. technology company in the formations of a DISC corporation.
• Advised food and agribusiness processing company on co-packing and tolling agreements.
• Advised nonprofit in the negotiation of beverage and food sponsorship agreements.
• Represented the majority shareholder of a worldwide insecticide and crop protection manufacturer in the sale of stock to a Japanese corporation.
• Advised national health care and fitness company in the acquisition of an international online race results company.
• Advised a privately held Minnesota office furniture company in the redemption of membership interests held by a 50% owner.
• Negotiated and settled a shareholder dispute of a national counseling services company.
• Represented Global 500 consulting company in the negotiation of master services agreements with health care providers.
• Represented a Florida holding company in the acquisition of three Midwestern home health care agencies from a national network of human services providers.
• Represented a national health care and fitness company in the acquisition of a California-based race management company.
• Advised a privately held furniture company in a shareholder cross-purchase transaction.
• Represented a large Minneapolis-based publishing company in the sale of assets to an international information services company.
• Represented Fortune 50 health insurance company in the acquisition of an East Coast health insurance company.
• Represented a subsidiary of a Fortune 50 health insurance company in the acquisition of a prominent public policy research group from a global biopharmaceutical company.
• Represented a North Carolina-based spinal products company in a merger with a major orthopedic company.
• Developed in-store health care clinic model for a Fortune 50 retail company.
• Advised various privately held medical device start-up companies in private equity financings. 

Representative Financings and  Loan Transactions Experience

• Advised various technology clients, as borrowers, in loan and security agreement transactions with their respective lenders, which had various tranches of financing.
• Advised circuit company, as borrower and buyer, in negotiating a loan and security agreement to fund the acquisition of an Arizona manufacturing company.
• Represented clean ethanol company, as borrower, in credit agreement with lender for construction purposes.
• Advised a global medical technology company, as lender, on loan and security agreements provided to various technology companies.
• Advised international industrial mineral company, as borrower, in a credit agreement with its lender.
• Supervised team performing diligence for rating agency review for solar bank loan transaction.
• Negotiated 60 guaranties and 20 letters of credit in solar acquisition transaction.
• Represented a life sciences technology company in a loan agreement with Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
• Represent various clients in REPO financing structures and unwinding of the same.
• Represent various technology companies in convertible loan transactions with investors.
• Serve as local counsel to various clients involved in bank loan transactions.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

• Listed among Rising Stars (Corporate), Minnesota Super Lawyers^®, 2010  

Civic Activities

• Volunteer Attorney, Minnetonka Baseball Association
• Volunteer Attorney, Children's Law Center 

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