Bio

Eric Mikkelson effectively and efficiently implements his clients' business transaction goals. Eric applies his deep knowledge of his clients’ business to create tailored transactional legal advice from small startups to multibillion-dollar deals. He guides clients in the arenas of mergers, acquisitions, and private equity and serves as outside general counsel to companies in diverse industries, drawing on the experience of firm colleagues to serve all their legal business needs. He also serves as the co-chair for the firm's Investment Management practice group, leading teams representing investment advisers and broker-dealers in transactions and compliance matters. Eric's clients include corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, registered investment advisers, registered broker-dealers, private equity funds, banks, family offices, governments, individuals, and other entities. Eric's clients rely on him to counsel them on all aspects of transactions and corporate finance, including choice of entity, formation, offerings, securities, contracts, licensing, compliance, restructurings, redemptions, buy-sell/shareholder agreements, acquisitions, sales, mergers, exchanges, joint ventures, compliance, board and other governance, audits, disputes, controversy, liquidations, fund formations, venture capital, dissolutions, and similar matters. Eric also provides compliance, transactional, exam, disclosure, and other advice to investment advisers and broker-dealers regarding SEC, FINRA, and state law.