Teddy empowers businesses to achieve their full potential by navigating complex legal and financial terrain. With extensive experience in M&A, private equity, corporate finance and governance, he has advised companies across industries through transformative transactions – from billion-dollar acquisitions to nuanced family business transitions. Teddy excels at delivering strategic, tailored solutions that drive client success.

Trusted by public and private companies, family-owned enterprises, private equity firms and their leadership, Teddy advises on high-stakes matters, including mergers and acquisitions, portfolio company transactions, recapitalizations, private securities offerings, joint ventures, capital markets deals and corporate governance.

Before his legal career, Teddy was a bilingual social worker advocating for Chicago’s gang-involved youth, where he honed his skills in communication, collaboration and action-driven problem-solving. He now applies those strengths to craft client-centric strategies that turn complex challenges into opportunities. Each business tells a unique story, and Teddy thrives on immersing himself in those narratives to deliver results.

Outside the office, Teddy is a dedicated father of four, an outdoor enthusiast, a fan of small-town baseball and an active member of his community.

Areas of Focus

Services

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Counsel to a private investment firm in multiple acquisitions for its portfolio companies, structuring and negotiating transactions to enhance strategic growth across diverse industries.
  • Counsel to wholesale supplier of restaurant and catering products in the redemption and sale of a minority equity interest via equity redemption and sale agreements in the aggregate amount of $1.4 billion.
  • Counsel to software development company specializing in data analytics for healthcare and emergency response services in the sale of 100% of its outstanding equity via equity purchase agreement in the aggregate amount of $425 million.
  • Counsel to infrastructure construction services company in its spin-off transaction valuing $140 million.
  • Counsel to global supplier of carbon and graphite products in the sale of 100% of its outstanding equity via equity purchase agreement in the aggregate amount of $125 million.
  • Counsel to wholesale insulation distributor in the sale of substantially all its assets via asset purchase agreement in the amount of $125 million.
  • Counsel to industry leader in the trading and shipping of animal and grain by-products in the sale of 100% of its outstanding equity via unit purchase agreement in the aggregate amount of $115 million.

Securities & Corporate Finance

  • Counsel to clients on the formation of private equity investment funds, structuring and executing complex private securities offerings, and managing ongoing fund operations across diverse industries.
  • Counsel to visual artificial intelligence company specializing in predictive information technologies in its de-SPAC transaction and 1933 Act reporting.
  • Counsel to commercial-stage medical device company in its $150 million at-the-market shelf offering and 1933 Act reporting.
  • Counsel to senior housing and healthcare company in its $42.5 million Rule 506 (Regulation D) offering and blue sky state securities law compliance.
  • Counsel to visual artificial intelligence company specializing in predictive information technologies in its convertible note offering in the amount of $20 million.
  • Counsel to subsidiary loan parties in connection with their parent entity’s senior secured asset-based credit facility and term loan facility transactions in the aggregate amount of $950 million.
  • Counsel to regional healthcare network in a tax-exempt bond financing transaction in the aggregate amount of $165 million.
  • Counsel to strategic healthcare investor in a note purchase loan and senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility transaction in the aggregate amount of $100 million.
  • Counsel to publicly traded furniture manufacturer in senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility transaction in the aggregate amount of $100 million.

General Corporate

  • Counsel to international youth and amateur hockey development company in domestic acquisitions and expansion, corporate governance and reorganization strategy.
  • Counsel to international propane company in domestic acquisitions and expansion in the fuel oil and LP gas dealers' industry.
  • Counsel to international cloud-based software company on reorganization strategy, alignment, and restructuring.
  • Counsel to private equity-held window and door manufacturer and distributor on corporate governance and general business matters.
  • Counsel to family-owned hops farm on market entry, expansion, equity financing, and commercialization strategy.
  • Counsel to privately held brewery on contract negotiation, general business matters and intellectual property protection.
  • Counsel to online used car retailer startup on equity financing, expansion strategy and intellectual property protection.
  • Counsel to custom baseball bat manufacturer on general business matters, contract negotiation and intellectual property protection.
  • Counsel to family-owned and -operated auto dealership group on general business matters and succession planning.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School (J.D.)
    • Minnesota Law Review, Managing Editor
  • University of Iowa
  • Boston College (M.S.W., 2010)
  • St. Norbert College (B.A., Psychology; Sociology; Spanish, 2007)

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota

Recognitions

  • Minnesota Lawyer, "Up & Coming Attorney," 2025
  • Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, "Ones to Watch," 2022-2024
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, "North Star Lawyers," 2020, 2025

Presentations

  • Co-presenter, "Selling Your Company – Understanding the Process & Legal Considerations in Transitioning Your Business," True North's M&A Summit, September 4, 2024
  • Co-presenter, "Legal Compliance Basics for Social Entrepreneurs," Initiative Foundation, April 14, 2021

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Stearns-Benton Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • City of Sartell, Parks Commission, Board Member, 2024-present
  • Central Minnesota Montessori School, Board Chair, 2024-present
  • Great River Children's Museum, Fundraising Committee Member, 2023-present
  • Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Board Member, 2022-present
  • United Way of Central Minnesota, Community Health Committee Member, 2021-present
  • Sartell Baseball Association, Board Member, 2021-2024
  • Sartell Area Youth Football Association, Board Member, 2021-2024
  • Central Minnesota Habitat For Humanity, Volunteer Attorney
  • LegalCORPS, Volunteer Attorney
  • The Advocates for Human Rights, Volunteer Attorney