Corporate

Overview

Our 235 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.

Corporate

Overview

Corporate Segments

Insights & Events

Latest

2027 M&A Conference — Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN

2026 M&A Conference — Des Moines - Des Moines, IA

Gwen Williamson Offers Insight on Family Offices Managing Outside Investments in Crain Currency

Companies House Identity Verification: First Prosecutions Highlight Director Liability

Minnesota Federal Court Holds Franchisor May Recover Actual Lost-Profit Damages under Minnesota Law

Understanding the 2016 ISDA Credit Support Annex For VM

Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Lake Street Capital Markets in $53M PIPE Financing for NN, Inc.

Lica Tomizuka Elected to American Law Institute

The European Innovation Act: How the Law Could Change IP Investment in the EU

Insights

Gwen Williamson Offers Insight on Family Offices Managing Outside Investments in Crain Currency

Companies House Identity Verification: First Prosecutions Highlight Director Liability

Minnesota Federal Court Holds Franchisor May Recover Actual Lost-Profit Damages under Minnesota Law

The European Innovation Act: How the Law Could Change IP Investment in the EU

California Appellate Court Holds Post-Term Noncompete Not Enforceable against Franchisee Following Franchise Transfer

Ryan Miske Speaks With Law360 About AI’s Impact on Private Equity Investment Strategies

Caryn Glawe Discusses Technology, AI and Career Development for New Attorneys in Indiana Lawyer

Scott Kosnoff Discusses NAIC’s Expanded AI Risk Evaluation Supplement With Law360 Insurance Authority

Student Housing Public-Private Partnerships (P3s): Key Risks and Considerations

IRS Proposes Regulations Ending Tax-Exempt Status for Private Schools with Race-Based Policies

Events

Upcoming Events

2026 M&A Conference — Des Moines - Des Moines, IA

2027 M&A Conference — Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN

Past Events

Understanding the 2016 ISDA Credit Support Annex For VM

Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

Selling a Privately Held Business

The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

Taking Private Funds Retail, RIC Qualification, and Dual Share Class Structures – Regulatory and Tax Issues - Webinar

News

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Lake Street Capital Markets in $53M PIPE Financing for NN, Inc.

Lica Tomizuka Elected to American Law Institute

Faegre Drinker Advises First Internet Bancorp in Private Placement of $20.5 Million of 8.0% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes

Faegre Drinker Advises Randa in Acquisition of UNTUCKit

Faegre Drinker Team Represents Watkins, LLC in its Acquisition of Sauer Brands’ Spice Business

Faegre Drinker Advises Graebel Companies in Business Combination with Reside Worldwide

Faegre Drinker Advises All Star Financial on Acquisition by Sequoia Financial Group

Faegre Drinker Represents Everidge in Strategic Partnership With KPS Global

Faegre Drinker Advises Radian in Sale of its Real Estate Services and Agreement to Sell its Title Businesses

Faegre Drinker Advises Pentair in $1.4 Billion Acquisition of Taco Group Holdings

Experience

Our Experience

Northland Capital Markets and Roth Capital Act as Underwriters for $6.9M Cross-Border Offering by Anfield Energy, Inc.

Pentair Acquires Taco Group Holdings

WSB LLC Acquires Poly Inc., Expanding Southeastern Footprint

Everidge Completes Combination with KPS Global

WSB LLC Acquires Civil Infrastructure Associates, LLC

Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC Acts as Sole Bookrunner for $12.2M Offering of AEON Biopharma, Inc.

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Corporate Team

John R. Marcil

Michael B. Abbott

Abyen Aden

Noemi Aguirre

Andrew Anderson

Sheremy R. Anderson

Joseph B. Andolina

Shazell N. Archer

Sarah F. Armstrong

April Risk Arnett

Kinsey L. Arnett

Rupert HW Barnes

David W. Barrett

Michael N. Baxter

Trevor J. Belden

Tessa W. Bell

Richard H. Bennett

Federico Benvenutto

Jim Birge

Janelle Blankenship

Bryan Bloom

Jeffrey R. Blumberg

Erik H. Breitenbach