$18,400,000
Family business sale
Guided a third-generation manufacturer through the sale of its operating company to a regional buyer, with a two-year transition plan for staff and key customers.
Halvorsen Bell, business law for Minneapolis, MN
Practical counsel for owners, founders and boards across the Twin Cities. We help you plan ahead, stay compliant and settle disagreements before they grow.
Recognitions
A Firm Built
for Owners
Founded in 2004, we advise closely held companies on the everyday legal work that keeps a business steady, from first leases to new hires.
Where We
Can Help
Six practice groups share one intake team, so a question that crosses two areas of law still gets a single, coordinated answer from one partner.
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Tell us what is happening and what you would like to happen next. A first call usually takes thirty minutes, and you leave knowing your realistic options.
Recent Matters
A few representative engagements from recent years, across several practices. Illustrative examples only; past results do not predict future outcomes.
$6,750,000
Route acquisition
Represented a growing freight company buying a competitor's routes, trucks and contracts, with staged payments tied to customer retention over two years.
$2,300,000
Brand licence
Negotiated a multi-year licence for a regional food brand's recipes and trademark, keeping quality control, approval of new products and audit rights with our client.
Why Owners Stay
You get a partner who returns calls the same day, advice written in plain language, and a written fee estimate before any of the work starts.
Ingrid Halvorsen
Founding Partner
Kind Words
Owners tell us they value knowing where things stand at every step of a matter. A few agreed to share a line or two; the quotes here are illustrative.
“We came in worried about a partner leaving the company. We left with a buyout plan everyone could live with, a clear timeline and a calendar we actually kept to.”
Daniel Reyes
Owner, Reyes Millwork
“They read our franchise agreement line by line and explained every risk in plain English. The two questions they raised in that first meeting saved us months later.”
Kevin Tran
Founder, Northloop Coffee
“Our acquisition had a lot of moving parts. They kept one checklist, sent short weekly updates, and not a single deadline caught our finance team off guard.”
Mark Feldman
CFO, Lakeline Freight
“When a state notice arrived, we had a clear answer within a week, along with a practical plan to stop the same issue from coming back again next year.”
Carol Lindqvist
President, Birch Street Clinics
“Registering our trademark felt overwhelming until they walked us through each step. Friendly, careful, and always quick to answer an email, even the small ones.”
Amara Okafor
Director, Stone Arch Studio
The Attorneys
Four lawyers, one support team, and a shared habit of writing things down so nothing is lost between handoffs.
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