Introduction

Paul is a member of Fredrikson & Byron’s Corporate & Commercial Group working primarily in corporate mergers and acquisitions, representing buyers and sellers of businesses. He also handles commercial foreclosures, corporate and real estate receiverships, cash collateral stipulations, loan workouts, documentation incidental to loan workouts and other matters involving secured creditors and distressed businesses.

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1983, cum laude
• University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, B.A., 1978, cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1983
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1985
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1987

Practice Areas

• Bank & Finance
• Banking & Financial Services Litigation
• Corporate
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts
• Real Estate Litigation

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “How Much Effort Does ‘Best Efforts’ Entail?”, co-authored by Carrie L. Seele, Fredrikson & Byron’s Business Law Focus Newsletter, February 2004
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Revisited,” March 2002
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Revisited,” September 2001
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Revisited,” September 2000
• “Full-Payment Checks: To Cash or Not to Cash?” August 2000

Professional Activities

• Minnesota State Bar Association, Bankruptcy, Business Law and Committee studying the effects of the uniform Marital Property Act Sections
• Hennepin County Bar Association