Mindy K. Mahn
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Biography
Mindy K. Mahn is a corporate transactional attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising business clients of various sizes on commercial transactions, general business matters and contracts, real estate development, construction, business acquisitions and sales, the formation of new companies, and corporate governance.
Mindy represents clients who operate in a diverse range of industries including real estate development, real estate investment, construction, engineering, manufacturing. health care, publishing, marketing and branding, and printing.
Her representation and counsel of business clients includes all stages of development and corporate life cycle, including advising on formation, corporate governance and general business matters, succession planning, acquisitions and sales of businesses, and drafting and negotiation of strategic agreements; negotiation of business acquisitions and sales, and drafting associated asset purchase and stock purchase agreements, due diligence, letters of intent, and confidentiality agreements, real estate sale agreements, and financing agreements, and managing banking relationships for financing of acquisitions; and negotiation and drafting of operating agreements, joint venture agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, intellectual property agreements, construction agreements, land exchange agreements, various types of commercial and residential lease agreements, and agreements with contractors, customers and suppliers, including, independent contractor and employee agreements, and confidentiality and non-competition agreements.
Mindy’s representation of real estate developers and investors includes representing real estate developers in commercial, residential, and mixed-used projects, including real estate acquisitions and sales of underlying real estate, land exchanges, due diligence, environmental reviews, zoning, tax credit financing, loan closings, loan refinancing, loan restructuring and negotiation of workouts; negotiation and drafting of corporate and joint venture agreements, real estate purchase agreements, land exchange agreements, construction agreements, lender agreements, and various types of commercial and residential lease agreements; managing relationships with developers, lenders, investors, contractors, subcontractors, condominium associations, and governmental entities; advising business and professional clients on outside business and real estate investments, by assessing opportunities, acquiring additional investors, negotiating and documenting transactions, and managing owner/shareholder disputes.
Representative Projects
- Represented clients in numerous purchases or sales of multiple business operations in various fields, including, printing, real estate, marketing and branding, health care, accounting, and construction.
- Manage legal matters for medical device company producing and distributing product that improves wound healing and prevents surgical site infections in both humans and animals. Negotiate and draft all agreements, including, operating agreements, letters of intent, confidentiality, distribution, collaboration, joint venture, and manufacturing. Manage corporate relationships with manufacturers and distributors in U.S., Europe, Middle East, China, and Africa.
- Represented clients in identifying and acquiring financing and tax credits, investors and acquiring property on projects totaling more than $750 million dollars.
- Assisted physician in completing clinic and surgery center which was to benefit a low-income area. Original contractor embezzled funds and abandoned the project at 60% completion and lender threatened foreclosure after contractor disappeared. Utilized contacts to identify and negotiate deals with a new contractor and a new lender who were able to complete physician’s clinic and surgery center within the remaining budget.
Professional Associations
- The Missouri Bar
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- USLAW Network, Inc.
Practice Areas
- Business and Corporate
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Commercial Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, Juris Doctorate, August 1995
- Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, Bachelor of Arts, May 1991
Employment History
- Lashly & Baer, P.C.
Attorney, 2023 – Present - Central Plank LLC
Partner, 2015 – 2023 - SmithAmundsen LLC
Partner, 2012 – 2016 - Hesse Martone, P.C.
Principal, 2002 – 2012
Contract Attorney, 1999 – 2002 - Northrop Grumman Corporation
Attorney, 1996 – 1999
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