= Business Law

Tony’s experience includes all aspects of business and corporate law, from advising start-up ventures to publicly held companies. He advises clients on corporate structure and governance, shareholder and ownership arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, and executive employment and compensation issues. He also represents foundations and wealthy families and has significant experience with related estate planning and wealth management, as well as inter-generational family business and transition issues. Tony has been featured numerous times in the media as an expert on these topics. In addition to serving as a Corporate Secretary for various clients, Tony has served as an investor, officer, director or board member for a number of organizations. He has closed thousands of varied commercial transactions.  For example, Tony served as lead counsel in a merger of two large regional accounting firms, which merger created CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), one of the 10 largest accounting firms in the nation. 

Tony has also been active in the community throughout his career. For more than ten years, Tony served on the Planning Commission for the City of Maple Grove, one of the fastest growing suburbs of Minneapolis. He previously served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota Law School's Center for Business Law and Entrepreneurship. Tony also played a key role in the development and opening of an enterprise center serving as a business incubator for start-up businesses and providing training and support for businesses and individuals.

Tony is a NADCO certified closing counsel and is a member of the State Bar of both Minnesota and Wisconsin.  He is admitted to the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Tony is a graduate with honors from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan Law School. 

Tony’s direct contact information:

Phone: 1.612.255.9933

Email: amm@maricklaw.com