Brandi Lawler is a corporate attorney who brings a strategic, multidisciplinary perspective to complex business transactions. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance and general corporate law.

Brandi works closely with family-owned businesses, closely held companies and health care organizations, offering tailored advice that supports both immediate operational needs and long-term goals. She is a trusted advisor to a diverse range of clients, providing day-to-day counsel for small businesses, strategic transactions guidance for large corporations, and investment terms analysis and negotiation for investor groups.

Brandi serves clients across various industries, with significant experience in health care, medical technology, manufacturing and energy. Her experience includes:

  • Corporate & Business Law: Advising on entity formation, corporate governance and commercial agreements.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Guiding buyers and sellers through complex transactions, including asset acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Private Equity & Venture Finance: Supporting funds and emerging companies with capital raises, fund formation and investment management.
  • Health Care Transactions: Addressing the regulatory and operational complexities of health care mergers, joint ventures and partnerships.

Before joining Lathrop GPM, Brandi practiced at a boutique Minnesota-based firm where she focused on corporate law and energy and in the international corporate group of a multinational firm. While earning her J.D., Brandi was a federal judicial extern for the Honorable Donovan W. Frank of the Federal District Court – District of Minnesota. In addition to her legal experience, Brandi worked for a multinational consumer electronic retailer as a statistical demand forecast analyst and has an in-depth knowledge of the minerals exploration and mining industry gained through her on-going pursuit of a Ph.D. in Economic Geology.

Areas of Focus

Services

Sectors

Experience

Health Care & Medical Technology

  • Aided a health care system with the creation of a rural cancer center joint venture.
  • Guided a multi-member medical technology company through conversion from LLC to a Delaware corporation.
  • Negotiated manufacturing agreements for a medical device company.
  • Advised on strategic partnership agreements for a medical technology company.

Private Funds

  • Advised the general partner of an international impact fund with fund governance, side letter negotiations and investment management agreement amendments.
  • Represented an investment fund through minority investment transactions.
  • Advised private equity funds on administration of portfolio company equity plans.
  • Assisted a family office with the investment in an education company.
  • Guided a technology company through multiple angel investments and preparation for VC funding.

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented a medical technology company with sale of FDA regulated assets.
  • Advised a logistics company on add-on asset acquisition and assumption of site leases.
  • Represented an egg producer in the acquisition of multiple egg production sites.
  • Advised the owners of a closely held brewery on the sale of brewery stock and associated real estate.
  • Counseled a large performing arts organization on the acquisition of a management company and theatre real estate.
  • Advised on the sale of a rural pharmacy.
  • Advised a large, multi-hospital health care system on divestitures of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

Corporate Advising

  • Represent clients across multiple industries on corporate governance issues, negotiation of commercial agreements and succession planning.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Wyoming (Ph.D., Economic Geology, Geochemistry and Magmatic Processes, in progress)
  • University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., 2014)
    • Journal of Law & Public Policy, Associate Editor
  • University of Montana (M.B.A., 2011)
  • University of Minnesota (B.S., Finance, 2008)

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota

Languages

  • French (Conversational)
  • Italian (Beginner)
  • Spanish (Conversational)

Professional Activities

  • Private Directors Association – Minnesota Chapter, Member

Community Involvement

  • Carlson Women Global Connect at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management
    • Board Member
    • Co-Chair of Membership
  • Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Member
  • University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentor Program, Mentor