Melodie serves as outside general corporate and securities counsel to public and private companies at all stages of development.
Melodie is chair of Fredrikson & Byron’s Public Companies Group and co-chair of its Corporate Governance Group. She has over 27 years of experience advising senior management and boards in many areas of corporate representation, including securities regulation, corporate governance, equity and debt capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and business planning. Melodie advises Fortune 500, mid-cap, small-cap and start-up companies in a broad range of industries as well as underwriters, placement agents, and venture firms. She is also active in the management at Fredrikson & Byron, having served on many firm committees, including her current service as a member of its elected Compensation Committee and chair of its Corporate Division.
How has the SEC helped facilitate smaller companies’ access to capital?
What exemptions are available in order to avoid registration of securities?
What constitutes public disclosure and does social media fall under this definition?
What are some key SEC issues that are currently facing public company boards?
What are the common types of securities that newly formed companies sell to raise capital?
Represented public companies as outside counsel in their general corporate, securities and governance needs and coordination of all legal services.
Represented Boards of Directors and its committees on a variety of corporate and governance matters including risk assessment, sustainability, investigations, evaluations, regulatory compliance, and the legal implications of business strategies and decisions.
Represented companies and underwriters in all aspects of capital formation, including public and private securities offerings for issuers and underwriters in equity and debt offerings.
Represented buyers and sellers in investments and mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses.
Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel for Medtronic, Inc. in its public offering of $250 million principal amount of its 0.875% Senior Notes due 2017, $250 million principal amount of its floating rate Senior Notes due 2017, $850 million principal amount of its 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024, and $650 million principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2044.
