Practice Areas ■ Closely Held Businesses and their Principals ■ Mergers and Acquisitions ■ Business and Tax Planning ■ Employee Benefits ■ Tax-related Litigation Significant or Representative Transactions Acquisitions, sales and mergers of closely held corporations Corporate restructurings and recapitalizations Corporate financing and loan transactions Transition planning for corporations and shareholders Employee compensation plans Professional Organizations and Achievements Member, Minnesota State Bar Association Member, Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants Minnesota “Super Lawyer” (2010-2014) Other Information Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) since 1984 Education ■ J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude, 1988 ■ B.S., University of Minnesota, (Major: Business; Emphasis: Accounting) 1983  Admissions ■ United States District Court, Minnesota