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Business/Professional Corporations Committee

The Business/Professional Corporations Committee works closely with the Section’s Legislative Coordinator and the Secretary of State’s Office to monitor, react to, and testify regarding any proposed changes to the Business Corporation Act and/or the Professional Corporation Act.

The committee periodically sponsors working groups to study and recommend changes to the Business Corporation Act and the Professional Corporation Act. The committee also sponsors periodic noontime seminars.

Chair: Michael Stanchfield
Vice-Chair: Stephen Quinlivan

Committee Members

Below is a list of Business Corporations Committee members. If you are interested in joining the Business Corporations Committee, please contact Elyse Farnsworth at efarnsworth@mnbar.org or 612-278-6336. To find a committee member's current contact information, click here.

Z. Jill Barclift

Bert Black

Christopher Carlisle

Ken Engel

Philip Garon

Jerome Geis

Avron Gordon

Lloyd Grooms

K. Holter

Ryan Johnson

Richard Kelber

Lloyd Kepple

William Klein

Daniel Kleinberger

Dennis Knoer

Elizabeth Lambrecht

Brianne Lawson

Vince Louwagie

Kimberly Lowe

John Matheson

Jonathan Nygren

Joseph Olson

Stephen Quinlivan

Robert Ranum

Robert Rosenbaum

Steven Rubin

Pat Shriver

Rhona Shwaid

Michael Stanchfield

Chad Stewart

Michael Sullivan

Carol Swanson

Maggie Tatton

Dale Thompson

Claire Topp

Bryn Vaaler

David Vander Haar

Francis Vargas

Thuy Vo

Neil Weikart

Mark Williamson

Upcoming Meetings

All members of the MSBA Business Law Section who have an interest in business corporations are welcome and encouraged to attend the Business Corporations Committee meetings.  The Committee generally has a series of meetings every other year to focus on proposed legislative changes.  The Committee will next meet in late summer 2011.

The Committee meets at the offices of Faegre & Benson LLP in Minneapolis.  Teleconferencing is also available upon request.

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- Last Updated 03/03/2011 -

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