Introduction

Clint is a shareholder and Chair of Fredrikson & Byron’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts Group, practicing primarily in the areas of debtor/creditor law, bankruptcy, and complex commercial litigation. Clint specializes in representing companies reorganizing or liquidating under the Bankruptcy Code or in out of court workouts and liquidations. Clint is certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Board of Certification. Clint also represents debtors and creditors in all aspects of state law proceedings of debtor creditor law such as garnishment, attachment, and claim and delivery. He works with banks and other lenders on UCC issues and lender liability matters.

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1984, magna cum laude
• Iowa State University, B.S., 1981, summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1984
• U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1996

Practice Areas

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts, Chair
• Bank & Finance
• Banking & Financial Services Litigation
• Litigation
• Private Equity & Venture Capital

Representative Experience

• Lead attorney representing home health care provider with annual revenues of $156 million through Chapter 11 reorganization
• Represented third generation family-owned $50 million business in section 363 sale
• Represented $100 million manufacturing company in reorganization under Chapter 11
• Represented $75 million manufacturing enterprise in tax section 363 sale and liquidation
• Represented bidders for acquisitions of $10 million to $500 million
• Industries:

  Healthcare services
  Financial Services
  Manufacturing
  Transportation
  Agri-business
  Computer software development
  Real Estate
  Non-profits

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Co-presenter, “Tools for Tough Times: Negotiating Improved Bank Relationships,” sponsored by Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP and Platinum Group, January 14, 2009
• Panelist, “‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ – Workouts, Restructuring and Deeds in Lieu,” 2009 Real Estate Institute, November 13, 2009
• Featured panelist, Upper Midwest Turnaround Management Association’s Education Event, Employment Law Issues in a Recession, June 11, 2009
• “Bankruptcy Strategies and Options,” Fredrikson & Byron Real Estate Conference: Troubled Real Estate Loans in a Down Market, April 30, 2008
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Revisited,” March 2002
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Revisited,” September 2001
• “Consumer Foreclosure Under Revised Article 9,” March 2001
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Revisited,” September 2000
• “Foreclosure and Repossession in Minnesota,” co-author, a Continuing Legal Education publication
• “Loan Workout and Collateral Liquidation in Minnesota,” co-author, a Continuing Legal Education publication
• “Selected Topics on Lender Liability for Mortgage Lenders,” co-Author, a Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Publication
• Frequent lecturer on debtor/creditor issues to trade groups, attorneys and other insolvency professionals

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Turnaround Management Association (Upper Midwest Chapter)
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Chair, Minnesota State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Debtor/Creditor Committee
• Volunteer Attorney for Hennepin County Legal Advice Clinics, Inc.
• Co-instructor, Bankruptcy Clinic, University of Minnesota Law School
• Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Board of Directors, Executive Vice President

Certifications

• Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification

Honors & Distinctions

• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 2012
• Raeder Larson Public Service Award, 2010
• Distinguished Service Award, Hennepin County Bar Association
• Syracuse Law Review, Executive Editor, 1983-84
• Order of the Coif
• Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification
• Minnesota Super Lawyer, Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine (Top 100 vote getter)
• The Best Lawyers in America (nominated by peers)