Overview
Jon provides practical guidance to assist public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate issues. He has advised on hundreds of transactions across a variety of industries, including significant experience representing financial services, food and agribusiness, and technology clients in mergers and acquisitions.
Jon has represented major clients such as Life Time Fitness, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Seagate Technology, JDS Uniphase, 3M Company and CoLucid Pharmaceuticals. He provides a consistent approach to getting deals done efficiently, while being responsive to each client’s unique needs and business goals.
Personal Interests
Jon enjoys skiing, historical nonfiction books, University of Minnesota athletics and spending time with his family.Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
District of Columbia
New York
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Hon. James B. Loken, 2002-2003
Education
Yale Law School
J.D. Yale Law Journal (Editor) (2002)
University of Minnesota
B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude (1999)
Experience
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January 2020 1 min readAnthem Acquires Additional Medicaid PlansFinancial Services Insurance Corporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance Services
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January 2020 1 min readC.H. Robinson Acquires Prime Distribution Services for $225MCorporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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December 2018 1 min readEndocyte Enters Into $2.1B Agreement to Be Acquired by NovartisPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Antitrust Mergers and Acquisitions
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March 2017 1 min readCoLucid Acquired by Eli Lilly for $960MPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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January 2017 1 min readDatalink Corporation Acquired by Insight EnterprisesCorporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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June 2015 1 min readLife Time Fitness Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners and TPGHealth and Life Sciences Corporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity
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January 2015 1 min readC.H. Robinson Worldwide Acquires Freightquote.com for $365MCorporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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October 2014 1 min readGeneral Mills Acquires Annie's, Inc. for $820MFood and Agribusiness Food and Beverage Natural and Organic Products Corporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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Honors
- Chambers USA — Minnesota, Corporate/M&A, "Up and Coming" Lawyer, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2014
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2013, 2015-18