Introduction

Simon is a business lawyer and advisor with a breadth of experience in corporate matters having completed over 100 mergers, acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, and other business  transactions for clients, including both traditional and complex transactions. Simon’s business experience before he became a lawyer, as well as his graduate and undergraduate degrees in business, help him focus on understanding client needs and achieving his client’s business goals efficiently and effectively. Simon also advises business clients on commercial matters.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1985, magna cum laude
• University of Lyon III, Lyon, France, studies in international law and economics, 1983
• University of Minnesota, M.B.A., Finance, 1982
• University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., Marketing, 1979, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1985
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1985

Practice Areas

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate
• Securities
• Renewable Energy
• Energy
• Emerging Business
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts
• Agribusiness & Cooperatives
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Clean Technology

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Wind Power Purchase Agreements: Five Key Issues,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Midwest Community-Wind Conference, January 31, 2008

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law and Energy Sections
• Financial and Computer Analyst, Butler Research and Engineering Co., 1982-1983
• Administrative Fellow, University of Minnesota, 1981, 1982
• Marketing Representative, Burroughs Corporation, 1979, 1981

Honors & Distinctions

• Martindale Hubbell AV rated
• Multiple time recipient of Super Lawyer award
• Order of the Coif
• Beta Gamma Sigma