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Beau Hurtig

Of Counsel
Minneapolis

Beau Hurtig is a Minneapolis financial services attorney with extensive experience in bank mergers and acquisitions and bank regulatory matters. Beau serves clients in the bank, financial institution, and Fintech sectors. His primary goal is to achieve his clients' business objectives through open communication, solid work ethic, and a practical approach.

Beau has experience handling mergers, acquisitions, and securities offerings in the heavily regulated bank and financial institutions sector resulting from 13 years of private practice before joining Ballard Spahr, during which time he facilitated dozens of bank mergers and acquisitions and advised on regulatory matters. In addition to serving as outside counsel, Beau has also been a consumer of legal services while holding senior in-house positions, which provided Beau with unique insight on client perspective, needs, operations, and implementing actionable solutions. Whether clients are seeking assistance with a complex transaction, examination findings, or something in between, Beau has likely navigated a similar matter while in private practice, as in-house counsel overseeing the sale of a $425 million Bell Bank subsidiary, or as in-house counsel establishing a de novo national trust bank and overseeing Fintech legal operations for Dayforce, Inc. Beau also enjoys the variety associated with serving clients ranging in size from smaller community banks—i.e., $50 million in assets—to larger publicly traded, global entities such as Dayforce.

Professional Highlights

Recognition & Accomplishments

The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2016, 2017

Speaking Engagements

“A Look at the Community Bank M&A Landscape,” Bank Holding Company Association Seminar at Honey Creek Resort in Iowa, March 15, 2016

“Introduction to Legal Issues Affecting Bank Directors and Leadership,” Siouxland Bankers Association Meeting, January 19, 2016

“What Banks Need to Know about the M&A Market,” EideBailly Annual Bankers’ Seminar, October 29, 2015

Publications

“The 2002 Farm Bill: One Small Step for Family Farmers, One Giant Leap Towards Corporate Production in Iowa,” 29 J. Corp. L. 199 (2003)

September 2007 Contributing Author, Legal Link, Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota (2006-2009)

“Bank Secrecy Actions: Confidentiality Issues in the M&A Process,” BankBeat, March 1, 2016

Credentials 

Education

University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2004)
Iowa Journal of Corporate Law, Articles Editor

Grinnell College (B.A. 2001)

Admissions

Minnesota

Iowa