Credentials

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

  • Wisconsin

  • Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2003-Present
  • Best Lawyers®, Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law, 1989-Present
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law, 2021
  • “Lawyer of the Year” (Madison Area), Corporate Law, 2011
  • Selected to Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance, Business & Corporate Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®, 2005-2008
  • VIP of Madison area civic-minded executives, In Business magazine, 2006-2008

Engagement

  • Member/Secretary/General Counsel, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, 2002-Present
  • Member/Past Chairman, Board of Directors, The Wisconsin Technology Council, Inc., 2001-2013
  • Member/President, Wisconsin Life Sciences Conference and Venture Fair, 1997-2013
  • Member, Governor Scott McCallum’s Biotech Roundtable, 2000-2002
  • Member/Secretary, Board of Directors, Governor Thompson’s Science and Technology Council, 1992-1995

  • Member, Board of Directors, Madison Chamber of Commerce, 1996-2007
  • Member/President, Board of Directors, The Madison Repertory Theatre, 1992-1998
  • Member, Board of Directors, University of Wisconsin School of Business; Wisconsin Business Alumni, 1991-1995

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