Justin J. Seitz

Experience

• Closes multi-million-dollar merger and acquisition transactions involving complex deal and legal issues;
• Drafts and negotiates multi-million-dollar mission critical commercial agreements on behalf of clients, including manufacturing agreements, supply agreements, services agreements and distribution agreements;
• Structures and drafts complex shareholder and succession planning agreements while navigating difficult family dynamics and challenging estate planning issues;
• Serves as outside counsel and first call when legal issues arise for a number of Minnesota's most recognizable private and family businesses, providing guidance in areas including contracting, financing, distribution, employment and regulatory issues.

Representative Experience:

General Counsel and Commercial Representation

• Represents one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components in all aspects of their business, including negotiation of vendor and distribution relationships, contract review and control, corporate structuring and entrance into foreign markets.
• Serves as counsel to the board and manages corporate governance for several closely held corporate clients across a variety of industries.
• Serves as outside counsel to multiple professional services firms, including representation from early formation through sale of the business.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Negotiates and closes several M&A transactions each year across diverse industries, including professional services, personnel staffing, technology, manufacturing, distribution and auto and truck.
• Guided a management buyout of a successful financial services firm from the estate of the unexpectedly deceased owner.
• Advised on the restructuring of multiple nationally recognized nonprofit organizations.

Succession and Exit Planning

• Successfully represented a large and disparate family ownership group in restructuring the corporate governance and ownership agreements governing a series of multi-family housing projects.
• Represented a large privately held construction contractor through a complex exit strategy built around selling equity to existing management group.
• Regularly advises on the negotiation and documentation of complex shareholder and ownership agreements.
• Regularly represents business owners (both controlling and minority) in navigating partnership/shareholder relations and disputes.

Auto and Truck

• Successfully closed one of the largest dollar value automotive sales and services dealership M&A transactions in Minnesota history.
• Represents a diverse portfolio of auto and truck clients in manufacturer relations and dealership franchise law.

Recognitions

Professional & Civic Activities