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Corporate Experience Timely Security Services Company Reorganization When the Internal Revenue Service threatened to shut the doors of a local security services company two weeks prior to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, the company contacted Larkin Hoffman. Creation of National Dealer Network A direct selling organization contacted Larkin Hoffman for assistance in establishing a national distribution network. See more Corporate experience Employment, Labor and Benefits Experience School District Prevails in Summary Judgment Motion When a school district was accused by one of its teachers of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the school district contacted Larkin Hoffman. Arbitrator Refuses to Conditionally Certify Class in Resort Client Wage Case A client facing collective action in a Fair Labor Standards Act case contacted Larkin Hoffman for representation. See more Employment, Labor and Benefits experience Franchise and Distribution Experience Negotiation of New Financing Arrangements One of three owners of a franchise system Larkin Hoffman represented wanted to “cash out.” Larkin Hoffman first assisted in negotiating an agreement with one owner to sell his interest, then negotiated the venture capital financing that redeemed that shareholder. Two years later, the team assisted the franchisor in simultaneously closing three transactions to refinance the venture capital financing with bank financing and equity. Franchisor Saves Market, Protects Customer List From Competitor A franchisor client contacted Larkin Hoffman after it received a letter from one of its largest multi-unit franchisees, indicating they were closing all their stores, and demanding a six figure payment to protect from having more than 10,000 customer names and information delivered to a competitor. On one day’s notice, we obtained an injunction, prohibiting disclosure of the confidential information. That injunction led to the client taking over the entire business. See more Franchise and Distribution experience Government Relations and Administrative Law Experience Inclusion of Roadway Improvement Funding in State Bonding Bill The need for road improvements near the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, prompted a group of Bloomington officials, landowners and legislators to contact Larkin Hoffman for support. Steel Maker Enlists Regulatory and Policy Advice to Pursue Mine Expansion When the largest steel maker in the country and largest taconite producer in Minnesota wanted to expand, the company engaged Larkin Hoffman’s regulatory and government relations team. See more Government Relations and Administrative Law experience Health Care Industry Experience Healthcare Client Wins Defense Verdict Faced with claims of sexual harassment, assault and battery, and vicarious liability, a client in the healthcare industry contacted Larkin Hoffman. Chapter 11 Reorganization -- Health Care Larkin Hoffman's Bankruptcy Law team members lead reorganization of a health care facility after Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Intellectual Property, Technology and Internet Experience Cloud Computing Larkin Hoffman provided primary legal advice to a newly-formed cloud service provider, and drafted all business agreements for use by the provider in rollout of its new offering. Technology Acquisition Transactions Larkin Hoffman represents a national furniture retailer in its acquisition and licensing of SAP enterprise-wide technology. See more Intellectual Property, Technology and Internet experience Litigation Experience Court Issues Decision Favorable to Tenant Facing eviction, a tenant retained Larkin Hoffman attorney Julie Nagorski for representation. Ms. Nagorski presented evidence and arguments showing that the landlord improperly attempted to raise the rent and that the landlord could not evict the tenant on the basis of other claims, which were not included in the eviction complaint and did not amount to material breaches of the lease. Following a trial, the Court accepted the evidence and arguments and issued a decision favorable to the client. Protecting Small Business Owners’ Confidential Information The owners of small businesses located in four Midwestern states contacted Larkin Hoffman for support in protecting confidential information pertaining to their businesses, which operate under licenses for trademarked names and marks. See more Litigation experience Personal Legal Services Experience Increasing Father’s Parenting Time in Shared Custody Case When the father of a nine year-old girl needed help to secure his rights to parenting time, he contacted Larkin Hoffman. The father and mother had been separated for several years and the mother refused to let the father have more than six hours of parenting time with the child every other weekend. After the mother refused to change her position in mediation, Larkin Hoffman attorney Rob Hill prevailed in district court so that the father received the statutorily presumptive 25 percent of parenting time. For the first time, the daughter now spends overnights at her dad's apartment. Long Distance Mediation Avoids Court Hearing in Custody Case When a father’s young children were taken from the United States to Europe by his wife, the father contacted Larkin Hoffman for support. See more Personal Legal Services experience Real Estate, Land Use and Resources Experience Inclusion of Roadway Improvement Funding in State Bonding Bill The need for road improvements near the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, prompted a group of Bloomington officials, landowners and legislators to contact Larkin Hoffman for support. Drive-Thru Lane Approvals A national retail food chain seeking to add drive-thru lanes turned to Larkin Hoffman for support. The Larkin Hoffman team, including Julie Perrus and Bill Griffith, led by Tom Alexander, represented the retailer in obtaining land use approvals from cities and landowners for adding drive-thru lane improvements at locations in Minnesota, New York and Texas. See more Real Estate, Land Use and Resources experience |