Publications
Co-author, "SEC Adopts Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses," Ballard Spahr alert, June 3, 2020
"Top 10 Things You Need to Know about Rule 506 Amendments," Securities Law360 – Expert Analysis, July 19, 2013
"Private Capital Formation," Chapter 8, Minnesota Business Law Deskbook: Corporations and LLCs, January 1, 2010 (updated in 2012, 2013, and 2014)
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, securities and capital markets law, 2021
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, "Qualified Opportunity Zones," Ballard Spahr webinar, Philadelphia, May 22, 2019
"Decisions in Distress: How Directors and Officers of Minnesota and Delaware Corporations Can Navigate Their Duties in Challenging Times," 6th Annual Association of Corporate Counsel Minnesota In-House Counsel Conference, June, 2017
"Whistle While You Work: Whistleblower Protections under SOX and the Dodd-Frank Act," Lindquist & Vennum Seminar, June, 2015
"Securities Law Update," Business Law Institute, May, 2015
"Private Capital Formation," Business Law Series: Corporations & LLCs Deskbook, February, 2015
"Understanding the Power of the Crowd," Business Law Institute, May, 2014
"Capital Raising Update – JOBS Act, Crowdfunding and More," Business Law Institute, May, 2014
"Essentials of Securities Law for Closely Held Businesses," Business Law Institute, October, 2013
"Capital Raising Under the JOBS Act: One Year Later," 27th Annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference, October, 2013
Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions, October, 2013
Webcasts
"Eliminating the Prohibition on General Solicitation and General Advertising in Exempt Offerings," Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 2013
Co-chair, moderator/panelist, "Comments on Comments: Review of SEC Comment Letters," RR Donnelley SEC Hot Topics Institute, May 2013
"Securities Law and Business Act Update," Business Law Institute, May, 2013
"How the Federal JOBS Act Affects Closely Held Businesses," Minnesota Closely Held Business Conference, January, 2013
"Due Diligence: A Must for Financing & More," The Collaborative Innovation Series, January, 2012
"Current Issues for the Corporate Secretary," Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, November, 2010
"Private Capital Formation," Minnesota Business Law Deskbook Seminar, July, 2010
Co-chair, moderator/panelist, "Proxy Disclosure and Governance Update," Bowne SEC Accounting, Compliance & Legal Issues Update, May, 2010
"Preparing for Your 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders," Association of Corporate Counsel, January, 2010
"Review of Private Placement Principles in Capital Raising and M&A," Lindquist & Vennum Business Law Webinar Series, January, 2010
"The N&B (Nuts and Bolts) of M&A," Lindquist & Vennum Business Law Webinar Series, January, 2010
Professional Activities
Pro Bono Mediator, Conciliation Court Appeals to Hennepin County District Court
Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), Writing & Representation: Advice and Persuasion, 2005-2010