L a u r i e W . H u o t a r i
Experience
Laurie Huotari has extensive experience representing clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, company reorganizations, private equity financing, corporate governance, commercial transactions and joint venture and strategic alliances. She also acts as general counsel to a variety of clients and advises entrepreneurs on choice of entity and start-up matters. Laurie serves clients in a variety of industries including retail, entertainment, health, technology and e-commerce, life science devices, food and agribusiness, manufacturing and consulting.
Prior to joining the firm Laurie was a shareholder and corporate practice group chair at Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A. and an attorney at Gray Plant Mooty.
Representative Work
 Represent Fortune 500 medical technology company in private equity financing arrangements with various medical device start-up entities throughout the United
States.
 Advise 501(c)(6) organizations with sports and entertainment marketing events within the Twin Cities.
 Advised a national archery manufacturing company in stock sale to a national manufacturing company.
 Advised closely held archery and crossbow company in a company reorganization.
 Advised founding shareholder in the redemption of membership interests of an international marketing company.
 Advised national oil company in a trademark ownership dispute.
 Advised U.S. technology company in the formations of a DISC corporation.
 Advised food and agribusiness processing company on co-packing and tolling agreements.
 Advised nonprofit in the negotiation of beverage and food sponsorship agreements.
 Represented the majority shareholder of a worldwide insecticide and crop protection manufacturer in the sale of stock to a Japanese corporation.
 Advised national health care and fitness company in the acquisition of an international online race results company.
Of Counsel
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 373-8847 direct
(612) 373-8881 fax laurie.huotari@stoel.com
Education
 William Mitchell College of Law, J.D.,
2001, cum laude
Editor, William Mitchell Law Review
 College of St. Benedict, B.A., 1993
Admissions
 Minnesota

L a u r i e W . H u o t a r i
 Advised a privately held Minnesota office furniture company in the redemption of membership interests held by a 50% owner.
 Negotiated and settled a shareholder dispute of a national counseling services company.
 Represented Global 500 consulting company in the negotiation of master services agreements with health care providers.
 Represented a Florida holding company in the acquisition of three Midwestern home health care agencies from a national network of human services providers.
 Represented a national health care and fitness company in the acquisition of a California-based race management company.
 Advised a privately held furniture company in a shareholder cross-purchase transaction.
 Represented a large Minneapolis-based publishing company in the sale of assets to an international information services company.
 Represented Fortune 50 health insurance company in the acquisition of an East Coast health insurance company.
 Represented a subsidiary of a Fortune 50 health insurance company in the acquisition of a prominent public policy research group from a global biopharmaceutical company.
 Represented a North Carolina-based spinal products company in a merger with a major orthopedic company.
 Developed in-store health care clinic model for a Fortune 50 retail company.
 Advised various privately held medical device start-up companies in private equity financings.
Professional Honors and Activities
 Listed among Rising Stars (Corporate), Minnesota Super Lawyers®, 2010
Presentations
 "Doing Deals and Making Money: Healthcare Transactions and Financing," 8th Annual Get Connected Conference, St. Paul,
Minnesota, 2008
Civic Activities
 Volunteer Attorney, Minnetonka Baseball Association
 Volunteer Attorney, Children's Law Center