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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

San Luis Obispo, Ca

Served as growth partner and legal strategist to Scoular’s board of directors, C-suite, and senior management team—advised on corporate governance and compliance across Scoular and its subsidiaries and affiliates.Experience spanned commercial transactions and M&A maneuvers; legal department restructuring and management; domestic / international commercial and regulatory matters; and privacy, data, and cybersecurity.Highlights included serving as lead negotiator, advisor, and due diligence strategist on 50+ M&A projects and significant commercial transactions and agreements; helping architect diversification through technology and manufacturing subsidiary start-ups; negotiating several funding rounds, internal facilities acquisitions, and capital purchases; and restructuring / overseeing the company’s commercial transactions team.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Recruited to augment Husch’s M&A expertise, securities capabilities, and relationship management as the firm expanded its agriculture, food, beverage, manufacturing, and renewables practices.Client engagements included negotiation and leadership on 30+ acquisitions, divestitures, and recapitalizations (e.g., stock sales, private equity recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, asset sales to PE firms), as well as 150+ commercial transactions ranging from joint venture agreements, strategic partnerships, and credit facilities, to real estate contracts, procurement and marketing contracts, co-packing agreements, and commodity sales contracts. Served as outside GC and advisor to 100+ private companies, their boards, and C-suites—helping pre-revenue to billion-dollar agriculture, food, beverage, manufacturing, and renewable companies on matters such as executive compensation, enterprise risk management, fiduciary responsibilities, procurement and marketing strategy, strategic partnerships, and corporate policies.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Managed teams of up to 10 attorneys in negotiating and advising on $1M to $50M deals (e.g., acquisition, spin-offs, reorganizations, cross-border land asset ownership) for matters including retail grocery, farming operations, and wine / specialty beverages production and distribution.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Representative work included outside counsel to 10+ domestic ethanol and biodiesel projects in their development, private and public equity financing of $500M+, Federal and State securities compliance and filings, feedstock procurement, and construction / operational matters, as well as product marketing contracts.Led 10-member team in SunOpta Inc.’s $44M acquisition of Dahlgren & Company, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Advised 15+ domestic ethanol and biodiesel companies on development, public and private capitalization of $1B+, securities compliance and filings, procurement and sales contracts, including two 100 MGPY / $200M+ projects.

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Journal of Corporation Law

Agricultural Business