Barbara Rummel is a member of Ballard Spahr's Elected Board. For more than 25 years, she has counseled boards of directors, executive officers, and owners of public and privately held businesses in making critical business decisions involving strategic objectives, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, governance, initial public offerings, and securities issues.
Barb has completed numerous M&A transactions involving public and privately held businesses, with deals ranging in size from under $10 million to more than $1 billion. Her experience covers a range of industries, with a particular emphasis on the life sciences, including medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies. She has recently completed acquisition transactions in the water solutions and financial services industries.
Barb's community involvement includes assisting FINNEGANS for more than a decade to advance its social enterprise, including the recent development and financing to construct the FINNEGANS House project in Downtown East Minneapolis.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented leader in water purification technology in acquisition of innovative water solution technology
- Represented Greystone in acquisition of special loan servicing portfolio of C-III Asset Management
- Led M&A team in acquisition of general partner of a publicly traded partnership that provides financing for multifamily residential properties
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
American Bar Association, Member
Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, mergers and acquisitions law, corporate law, 2019-2020
Named "Notable Practitioner" by IFLR 1000 for banking/financial services, 2018-2020
Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2003, 2004, 2006-2008, 2015, 2016; Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota, 2016; Rising Star, 2004
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal – Top Woman in Business, 2014; "Forty Under 40," 2004
Finance & Commerce – Top Woman in Finance, 2013
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "Best Law Firms for Women - Policies, Practices, and Initiatives that Work," Minnesota CLE (also 2013), January, 2014
Panelist, "Capital Raising Under the JOBS Act: One Year Later," 27th Annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference, January, 2013
Moderator, "Alternative Funding Options in a Challenging Market," LifeScience Alley 12th Annual Conference & Expo, January, 2013
Moderator, "Views From Serial Entrepreneurs: The Landscape Today vs. 5-10 Years Ago," MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum, January 1, 2012
Board Memberships & Community Service
FINNEGANS Community Fund, Volunteer Attorney
Publications
Co-author, "Ballard Spahr Gears Up for a Busy 2019," M&A Magazine, January 2019
Credentials
Education
Drake University Law School (J.D. 1990, with honors)
Winona State University (B.S., cum laude, 1986)
Admissions
Minnesota