Overview » Former General Counsel for Fiserv Health-the nation's largest independent processor of health claims » Experienced CPA with unique perspective on complex financial transactions » Represents a variety of clients in acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures and advises public clients on securities and corporate governance matters Representative Experience » Sale of ev3 Inc. through a tender offer by Covidien plc ($2.6BB) » Acquisition of Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc. by ev3 Inc. ($150MM) » Ecolab Inc. formation of a joint venture with Texas-based private company » Toro Corporation acquisition of numerous private companies Recognition Minnesota Law & Politics » "Rising Star" Associations & Pro Bono Hennepin County Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association Memorial Blood Centers » Board of Directors » Vice-Chair Publications Co-Author » "Key Issues in Private and Public M&A Transactions", chapter from Inside the Minds: M&A Negotiations, Aspatore Books, September 2010 |