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Our corporate, securities, tax, public and corporate finance, and M&A attorneys serve as trusted legal advisers on your most important and strategic transactions and business decisions. We support the finance and governance needs of public and private companies, government entities, venture capital funds, financial institutions, and institutional and individual investors around the country and the world. Our teams work alongside you to vet opportunities and challenges. We execute mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other key strategic business transactions consistent with your goals, supporting compliance with domestic and international law. Our experienced capital markets and finance attorneys can assist you with the legal knowledge necessary to secure funding to support growth strategies, from billion-dollar debt and equity financings to recapitalizations and restructurings. We counsel public companies on fiduciary and governance issues and support the business needs of public entities and nonprofits so you can focus on your mission. And we help market-leading franchisors evolve by advising on strategic growth opportunities and international expansion.
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Work Highlights
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Faegre Drinker advised Black Hills Corporation on its all-stock merger with NorthWestern Energy creating a combined enterprise value of USD15.4 billion.
Strengths
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Faegre Drinker provides M&A expertise that matches large coastal firms, including negotiation skills and deep subject matter teams. The firm has established itself as a trusted partner.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAFaegre Drinker provides a high level of client service and is practical and knowledgeable.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAFaegre Drinker has top notch senior talent that is always very business oriented.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAI wouldn't have any hesitation putting Faegre on a billion dollar transaction.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAFaegre Drinker provides high partner engagement, readily available expertise across various disciplines and the ability to be commercial.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
Notable Practitioners
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Michael A Stanchfield
Michael Stanchfield has a well-regarded practice with a focus on representing public and private companies in M&A. He also assists clients with corporate governance matters. Band 2 
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Amy C Seidel
Amy Seidel is widely recognized by peers as a market leader in securities work. She also handles M&A, corporate governance matters and capital markets transactions. Band 2 
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Steven C Kennedy
Steven Kennedy maintains an extensive corporate practice which encompasses the representation of buyers and sellers in M&A, as well as corporate governance and takeover defense matters. Band 2 
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W. Morgan Burns
Morgan Burns represents a variety of large companies and private equity firms in their buyer and seller capacities in corporate transactions, as well as advising on IPOs and follow-on equity offerings. Morgan Burns has such deep experience and volume. He has so much experience that he can see the strategy but also get into details. He is remarkably responsive and his judgement is what I value most.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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Band 3 
Jonathan Nygren
Jonathan Nygren is adept at handling high-value transactions including M&A, and represents clients from sectors such as technology and financial services. Jonathan Nygren is very seasoned and aware of the players.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAJonathan Nygren understands our business extremely well and is able to anticipate our needs. Jon is our go-to person on every deal.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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Band 3 
Kate Sherburne
Kate Sherburne advises on an array of corporate matters and is experienced in representing public and private companies in the software, retail and financial services industries. Kate is a super star with an extremely high level of client service. She is the unusual mix of being a sophisticated and intelligent lawyer, while being humble and down-to-earth. Kate is who you want in the trenches with you.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAWe trust Kate with our most complex, challenging matters. She builds and manages teams that deliver results time and time again and I have complete confidence that Kate will understand our needs and surpass our expectations.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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Band 4 
Brandon Mason
Brandon Mason has a wide-ranging corporate practice which sees him advise clients on both M&A transactions, capital markets matters, and broader corporate governance and securities compliance concerns. Band 4 
Band 4 
Jonathan Zimmerman
Jonathan Zimmerman focuses his practice on securities offerings and M&A, and regularly represents issuers, venture capital funds and emerging companies. I trust Jonathan Zimmerman with anything, he's my first call.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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Keith Radtke
Keith Radtke's practice involves representing private equity firms in acquisitions and dispositions. Band 4 
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Ryan R Miske
Ryan Miske leads the firm's worldwide private equity practice andmaintains an enviable reputation for financing and M&A.
Ranked Individuals at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (10)
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Brandon Mason
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Kate Sherburne
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Michael A Stanchfield
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Amy C Seidel
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Keith Radtke
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Ryan R Miske
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W. Morgan Burns
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Steven C Kennedy
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Jonathan Zimmerman
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Jonathan Nygren
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