Jennifer L. Johnson
Experience
Jennifer Johnson counsels clients on corporate and business law matters. She has
experience working on a wide variety of commercial transactions and commercial
contracts, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisition work and advises clients
regarding pre-merger notification to the Federal Trade Commission and the
Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) for large value
acquisitions. As a former corporate counsel and legal compliance manager for
Cosentino, N.A., a leading global manufacturer of natural stone surfaces, Jennifer has
a particular appreciation for the business needs of in-house legal departments and
company executives.
Recent examples of her client work follow below.
Associate
Representative Work
Minneapolis, MN
Corporate:
(612) 373-8878 direct
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Represented clients in corporate restructuring matters involving mergers, stock
exchanges, entity conversions and liquidations.
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Represented a client and strategized with the Spanish partner in the strategy,
due diligence, drafting, negotiation and execution of a long-term corporate
entity reorganization involving over 70 entities in inter-company mergers,
membership interest buy-outs and dilutions, entity dissolutions, entity
conversions and a membership interest exchange acquisition.
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(612) 373-8881 fax
jennifer.johnson@stoel.com
Education
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William Mitchell College of Law, J.D.,
2009
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University of Minnesota, B.A.,
European Studies and French, 2001
Served as Assistant Corporate Secretary for a national client and all of its U.S.
subsidiaries, and oversaw the corporate secretary function.
Admissions
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Minnesota
Commercial Transactions:
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Represented AltaGas in the acquisition of GWF Energy Holdings LLC, which holds
a portfolio of three natural gas-fired electrical generation facilities in northern
California totaling 523 MW, including the 330 MW Tracy facility, the 97 MW
Hanford facility and the 96 MW Henrietta facility, for a purchase price of
approximately US $642 million.
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Represented PICO Holdings, Inc. in the sale of substantially all of the assets of its
majority owned canola processing subsidiary, PICO Northstar Hallock, LLC to CHS
Inc.
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Represented a national archery manufacturing company in a stock sale to a
national manufacturing company.
Languages
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French
Jennifer L. Johnson
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Represented AltaGas in the purchase of three natural gas power plants from Veresen, Inc. located in Ripon, CA (49.5 MW),
Pomona, CA (44 MW) and Brush, CO (70 MW).
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Represented solar development clients in the acquisition, development and sale of solar energy projects.
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Represented a client in a $10 million debt and $13 million tax equity financing of a residential solar fund in Hawaii.
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Represented a Minnesota base orthopedics company in private equity financings.
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Represented a client in several equity investments and stock purchase transactions in an India based healthcare company.
Contracts and General Transactions:
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Represented clients in drafting and negotiating product and equipment purchase and sale agreements, consignment agreements
and leasing agreements.
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Represented a stone distribution company in negotiating and drafting numerous national account supply agreements (i.e., Home
Depot, Lowe's), customer contracts in distribution, fabrication and purchase money security interests, marketing and trade-out
agreements, licensing agreements, builder contracts, commercial contracts and vendor agreements.
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Represented a national stone distribution company in developing its companywide agreement structure, contract administration
protocol and form contracts including customer fabrication agreements, national account programs, subcontractor agreements
and a purchase money security interest policy and procedure and form documents.
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Represented a client in developing its manufacturer's product warranties for North America.
Civic Activities
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Member, Environmental Commission, City of Mahtomedi, Minnesota, 2013-present