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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March 2020 1 min readC.H. Robinson Acquires Prime Distribution Services for $225MCorporate Antitrust Mergers & Acquisitions
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January 2020 1 min readAnthem Acquires Additional Medicaid PlansInsurance Financial Services Managed Care & Health Insurance Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance M&A and Transactions Insurance Services
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December 2018 1 min readEndocyte Acquired by Novartis in $2.1B AgreementPharmaceuticals & Biologics Health & Life Sciences Corporate Antitrust Mergers & Acquisitions
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March 2017 1 min readCoLucid Acquired by Eli Lilly for $960MPharmaceuticals & Biologics Health & Life Sciences Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
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January 2017 1 min readDatalink Corporation Acquired by Insight EnterprisesCorporate Mergers & Acquisitions
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June 2015 1 min readLife Time Fitness Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners and TPGHealth & Life Sciences Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
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January 2015 1 min readC.H. Robinson Worldwide Acquires Freightquote.com for $365MCorporate Mergers & Acquisitions
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October 2014 1 min readGeneral Mills Acquires Annie's, Inc. for $820MFood & Agribusiness Food & Beverage Natural & Organic Products Corporate Mergers & 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