Summary

Brad provides legal representation to public and private businesses, representing manufacturers, contractors, technology companies, entertainment businesses, and retail enterprises in navigating a range of legal issues. Brad offers expertise in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and general corporate matters. With a diverse client base, Brad finds fulfillment in collaborating with businesses at different stages of their life cycles. He collaborates with entrepreneurs and dynamic startups, aiding them in the creation of scalable business models and corporate structures to facilitate growth and capital acquisition. Additionally, he supports established businesses in raising capital through private and public offerings, driving organic growth, pursuing strategic acquisitions, and achieving successful exit events.

Awards

  • Diversity and Inclusion Honoree, Minnesota Lawyer (2022)

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers® “Ones To Watch,” Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses; Mergers and Acquisitions (2022)

  • Honoree, Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2014-2017, 2019-2022)

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Education

  • Hamline University School of Law

    J.D., magna cum laude

  • University of Minnesota, Duluth

    B.A. Political Science and Sociology, cum laude

Admissions

  • State - Minnesota

Notable Matters

  • Represented a publicly traded agricultural technology company in its strategic acquisitions, including the acquisitions of an engineering film company, an autonomous technology company, and a logistics software company
  • Represented a growing major American manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems in all matters, including nine strategic acquisitions to expand its product base, brand offerings, and footprint in North America.
  • Represented a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company in its sale to a Fortune 50 company of rights to our client’s drug candidate in North America in exchange for cash, plus earnout and milestone payments.
  • Represented a publicly traded technology company in its acquisitions of two competitors via public mergers and contemporaneous exempt and registered SEC financings.
  • Represented issuers or underwriters in connection with six public follow-on equity offerings, multiple registered direct offerings (RDOs), and at-the-market offerings (ATMs).
  • Represented Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREX) in its acquisitions of two competitors via public mergers and contemporaneous exempt and registered SEC financings.
  • Represented Allied Esports International, Inc. and the World Poker Tour in a de-SPAC transaction with Black Ridge Acquisition Corp., now known as Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE).
  • Represented Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) in its sale of the World Poker Tour to Element Partners and its evaluation of an unsolicited sale proposal from Bally’s Corporation.

Professional Affiliations

  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

    2023 Fellow

  • Achieve Twin Cities

    Director (2016-Present)
    Governance Committee Chair and Executive Committee Member (2017-2022)

  • LegalCORPS

    Volunteer (2008-Present)