Amy Seidel joined Faegre & Benson in 1998 in the firm's corporate group. She is a co-head of the firm's public companies and securities practice area. Amy also heads the firm's initiatives on Sarbanes-Oxley, corporate governance and securities reform. She has experience in many areas of corporate representation, including securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate counseling.

Amy has authored several articles on a variety of securities law and corporate governance matters. She also speaks regularly at CLEs, bar association seminars and other community events. Amy is on the Advisory Board of thecorporatecounsel.net. Amy was previously named as one of the ten Up and Coming Attorneys in Minnesota by the editors of Minnesota Lawyer and has been named in Chambers USA among America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/M&A) each year since 2006.

Securities and Corporate Counseling Experience. A significant portion of Amy's practice involves advising public companies on SEC reporting requirements, stock exchange listing standards, executive compensation issues, disclosure issues and general corporate governance matters. Amy has also represented public and private companies in connection with securities offerings of both equity and debt. In public offerings, Amy has represented both issuers and underwriters.

Amy has represented emerging private companies and venture capitalists in general corporate counseling, including entity selection and formation, contract preparation, venture capital financings and stock compensation plan preparation. Her representation of several private companies has given her experience with many general corporate matters.

Representing both buyers and sellers, Amy has experience in merger and acquisition transactions, including leveraged buy-outs. These transactions have involved various forms of consideration including cash, equity and debt and have involved both public and private companies.

Representative Clients

Representative Transactions

• Representation of Target Corporation in its successful defense of a proxy contest waged by Pershing Square Capital
• Representation of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in public offering of debt securities
• Representation of Bemis Company in 144A offering of debt securities and exchange offer
• Representation of Life Time Fitness, Inc. in its initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange
• Representation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. as underwriters in a 144A offering of debt securities by United HealthCare Corporation
• Public offering of debt securities by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company from a universal shelf registration statement
• Representation of Jasc Software, Inc. in sale of company to Corel Corporation
• Representation of American Express in sale of American Express Business Finance Corporation to KeyBank National Association
• Representation of NextNet Wireless, Inc. in sale to Clearwire Corporation
• Representation of Archer-Daniels-Midland in acquisition of Minnesota Corn Processors
• Representation of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. in matters related to the merger with Travelers Property Casualty Corporation

A native of Minnesota, Amy received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1998 and was admitted to the Minnesota Bar that same year. She was a Managing Editor of the Minnesota Journal of Global Trade. Amy graduated magna cum laude from Gustavus Adolphus College, where she received a B.A. in finance and a minor in political science. Amy is also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society.

Professional Recognition

• Up and Coming Lawyer, Minnesota Lawyer
• 40 Under Forty, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2006–2010
• Super Lawyers, Securities & Corporate Finance, 2007–2009
• Listed Among the Top 100 Women Minnesota Super Lawyers, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2008