The Business Law Department of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. is comprised of Roger Stageberg, Bob Abdo, Glenn Kessel, Keith Broady, Ken Abdo, Dan Satorius, John Giblin, Bob Donnelly, Sherri Ulland, Scott Nelson, Brent Johnson, Tim Matson, Brad Lehrman, Jennifer O'Neill, Paul Bezilla, Tom Dougherty, Lee Hutton and Bryan Feldhaus. Members of this team have been on the Super Lawyers® list, “Leading American Attorneys,” on the Super CPA list, and the top mergers and acquisitions attorney in Minnesota. One member is a certified real estate specialist. The business operations team provides a full range of legal services to businesses, large and small.
Areas of expertise include:
- Formation of entities
- Buy/sell agreements
- Tax planning, tax policy and tax disputes
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate financing and venture capital
- Securities
- Commercial contracts
- Dissolution, bankruptcy and workouts
- Commercial and residential real estate
- Estate and business susccession planning
- Compensation and employee benefits
- Regulatory compliance assistance
- Personnel and human resource counseling
- Employment and non-compete agreements
- Advice on workers' compensation-related matters
In today’s fast-paced business environment, entrepreneurs and companies need competent, cost-effective legal advice and representation from lawyers who know and understand their industry. Lommen Abdo is committed to providing that kind of representation. Lommen Abdo provides advice and representation in forming and implementing new business entities. Our clients range from individuals and small or start-up businesses to large private and publicly-held corporations. Lommen Abdo also works with the International Lawyers Network to provide a platform for clients to access quality legal professionals worldwide, with the cost-effectiveness and personalized service only independent, regional law firms can provide. For more information about ILN, visit www.iln.com.
Lommen Abdo’s business operations attorneys assist clients in determining whether they should operate as a closely held business, limited liability company, partnership or corporation. We then provide proper and timely formation of the chosen entity, preparation of contracts and agreements, obtain financing and assist with employee issues. Much of Lommen Abdo’s business operations practice consists of transactional work on mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs and the purchase and sale of business interests. Our goal is to provide timely, cost-efficient services regardless of the size of the transaction. We negotiate and document transactions of all types.
For example, recently Glenn Kessel and Sherri Ulland represented a Minnesota company in a $50 million transaction in which our client sold its assets to a Fortune 500 east coast corporation. The assets of three other facilities of our client were also sold in separate transactions to buyers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The transactions involved the complicated completion of purchase agreement schedules, assignment of contracts, intellectual property rights and real estate leases from our client to the buying corporations, as well as negotiation of agreements for management and employees continuing on in their jobs as employees of the acquiring corporations. Our corporate attorneys assure the successful resolution of such transactions by combining excellent skills and the passion to help each of our clients reach their goals.
We can also continue to provide general business assistance as the business grows. We can provide counsel with respect to governance issues, management and shareholder issues, tax planning and real estate matters.
As a result of the “Sarbanes-Oxley” legislation, and other recent corporate governance reforms, it is important that both private and public companies review and make changes in their corporate governance structure and practices, their system of internal controls, their approach to financial reporting and their corporate culture. Lommen Abdo can provide advice and assistance in all these areas.
For more information about our Wisconsin practice, review our flyer for a recent Why Wisconsin conference.
Representative clients of the firm’s Business Law Department include: ADT Security Services, Inc.; ANXON; Associated Bank; Astrocom Corporation; Aveda; The Bergquist Company; Broadview Media, Inc.; Burns International Security Services, Inc.; Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.; Hydrametrics, Inc.; In Radio, Inc.; Industrial Supply, Inc.; Log House Foods, Inc.; The Lutheran Home Association; Metro Electric Construction Company, Inc.; Minnesota Elevator, Inc.; Pioneer Packaging & Printing, Inc.; Pipeline Supply, Inc.; Ray N. Welter Heating Company; Q Midwest, Inc.; 6 Quebec; Skiff Craft Boat; Specialty Financial, LLC; Switchgate International LLC; Tonka Bay Marina; The Vertin Company; Waste Management, Inc.; Waters Edge Restaurant, LLC; WELY (Radio); West Photo; Wilkes Industries, Inc.; and ZipSort, Inc.
We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the services of our Corporate Law attorneys. Any questions may be directed to:
In Minnesota:
Roger Stageberg at 612-336-9335 or roger@lommen.com, Robert Abdo at 612-336-9334 or rabdo@lommen.com or Sherri Ulland at 612-336-9337 or sherri@lommen.com.
In Wisconsin:
Brent Johnson at 715-381-7104 or brent@lommen.com or Jennifer O’Neill at 715-381-7113 or joneill@lommen.com.
In New York (entertainment-related matters):
Bob Donnelly at 212-683-8775 or bobdonnelly@lommen.com.
Additional Information:
Economic Stimulus Act Q&A: The AICPA has prepared a Q&A sheet on individual and business tax-related provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. CPAs, especially tax practitioners, will find the Q&A helpful in addressing client or employer inquiries. Among the subjects covered for individuals are the first-time home-buyer credit, college-funding tax credit, unemployment benefits, benefit for use of public transit and the alternative minimum tax exemption. For businesses, the Q&A highlights depreciation, expensing, capital gains, work opportunity credit and penalty relief from underestimating taxes.
Listen to the podcast of an interview with Sherri Ulland focusing on forming a board of directors.
A list of key contacts is provided for Minnesota state agencies coordinating the federal stimulus money.