Terri Krivosha
Partner
f612.642.8340
terri.krivosha@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Terri Krivosha works with a vibrant network of entrepreneurial and dynamic businesses and those who fund them. She uses her broad strategic thinking skills together with her years of experience to help her clients achieve success in all phases of their development and growth. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financing, contract negotiation, strategic partnerships, distribution agreements, joint ventures, governance issues, exit strategies, sales and recapitalizations. Terri also serves as general counsel to many companies, providing advice as a valued business partner. She works with clients in many industries including social enterprise, healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing and technology. Terri served as chair of Maslon's Governance Committee from May 2003 through May 2007 and currently serves as the Chair of the firm's Business & Securities Group. In her capacity as Chair of the firm and Chair of the firm's Business & Securities Group, Terri has learned many valuable lessons about operation of a business which she applies to help her clients every day.
- Business & Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Growth Businesses
- Closely Held Businesses
- Business Counseling
- Business Succession Planning
- Management and Leveraged Buyouts
- Private Equity
- Exit Strategies, Sales and Recapitalizations
- Sustainable Business & Social Enterprise
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York,
1983
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Cardozo Law Review, Member, 1981-1983; Research and Book Review Editor, 1982 - 1983 - Columbia University, New York, New York,
1980
B.A.
Major: Ancient Studies - Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York, New York,
1980
B.A.
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Goldstein Prize in Talmud
Major: Talmud
- New York, 1984
- Nebraska, 1984
- Minnesota, 1985
- Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation - Foundation Associate
- Minnesota Instant Impact Team for Women Impacting Public Policy - Co-Chair
- International Institute of Women Entrepreneurs, College of St. Catherine, Advisory Board - Member
- Affina Design, Board of Advisors - Member
- Enterprising Women, National Advisory Board - Member
- Young Audiences - Board of Directors, 2008
- Women in the Legal Profession Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association - Chair, 2006-Present
- Jewish Community Foundation, Board of Trustees; Grant Approval Subcommittee - Member, 2006
- Honorary Committee for the Dean's Dinner, Hamline University School of Law - Member, 2006
- Meritas, Planning and Development Committee, 2005 - Member
- Meritas, Leadership Institute, 2005 - Faculty
- Women Presidents' Organization, Minnesota Chapter, 2005 - Present - Founding Member
- American Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, 1990 - 1992 - Co-Chair, Professional Parents Committee
- Jewish Community Foundation, Board of Trustees, Member; Grant Approval Subcommittee, Member
- Women for Kelley, 2005
- Akiva High School, Co-President, 1999 - 2000
- Community Housing Development Corporation, 1993 - Present
- Darchei Noam synagogue, Board Member, 2006-
- Zen and the Art of Financial Projections, Equity Matters: The Route to NASDAQ, Columbia Business School, Springboard Enterprises and Columbia Women in Business, 2009
- Growing a Sustainable Business with an Exit in Mind, Enterprising Women Magazine, 7th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration, 2009
- Guest Panelist, Women on Boards, Twin Cities 2008, December 2008
- Leaving Your Legacy, BankCherokee's 5th Annual Women Business Owner Event, November 7, 2008
- Using Power and Influence Within the Firm, Hastings Leadership Academy for Women, University of California Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, July 2008
- Be Ready to Sell Your Business When the Time is Right, NAWBO 2008 Women's Business Conference, 2008
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Four Factors Every Owner Should Consider to Prepare a Business for Sale, The Maslon Counsel for Women and Anchor Bank National Association Seminar, May 2008
- Selling Your Business When the Time is Right, Womens Presidents' Organization, Minnesota, February 2008
- Strategic Marketing: How to Make the Most of Your Marketing Dollars, ACI's Regional and Mid-Size Law Firm Forum, June 2007
- Going, Going, Gone! Exit Strategies: Preparing Your Company For Top Dollar Sale. What matters. A Maslon speaker series. May 2007
- Guest Panelist, Women and Law, Invest in Yourself, Seminars for Women in Business, The Goff Group/Merrill Lynch, May 2007
- Attorney to Student Mentoring Spring 2007 Event (Speaker), Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Guest Lecture, Visions of Women's Leadership, St. Thomas University School of Law, January, 2007
- So Founders Don't Flounder: How to Plan a Business Transfer, 2006 RBC Dain Correspondent Services Client Conference, May 18, 2006
- Debunking the Myth of Life Balance: Creating Your Own Success panel discussion, Best Practices for Women Lawyers Seminar by the National Association of Women Lawyers and Minnesota Women Lawyers, April 25, 2006
- Women in the Legal Profession: Round Table on Gender Equity Best Practices, Minnesota State Bar Association, February 16, 2006
- Guest Lecture, Ethical Leadership in Corporate Practice: Counseling and Problem-Solving, University of St. Thomas, School of Law, November, 2004 - 2006
- Women's Business Minnesota Power Session, Speaker, September 21, 2005
- Adjunct Professor, Mentor Externship, University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2005 - 2007
- Working With Advisors: A Guide to Keeping Value High and Costs Low, The Collaborative, 2005
- Doing Business in Israel, Minnesota Trade Association, 2005
- Women in the Private Practice of Law, William Mitchell College of Law, Res Ipsa Loquitor Luncheon, 2004
- Executive Level Leadership, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Panel Discussion, 2004
- Three Become One: Developing a Balance Between Personal, Professional and Community Lives, ABA Eighth Circuit Law School Division, 2004
- Attorneys Representing Multiple Parties: Ethics Questions and Answers, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Best Practices Panel Discussion, 2004
- Strategic Partnering, The Collaborative, Venture Capital Conference, 2003
- The Difference Gender Makes in the Legal Profession, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2003
- Business Financing (Chair), Minnesota State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 2000
- Doing Well by Doing Good, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 10, Number 5, 2009
- Have Intellectual Property? Now What?, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 1, Number 4, 2009
- Why All Owners Need to Sign a Buy/Sell Contract, Upsize Minnesota, June/July, 2009
- Calling All Entrepreneurs: Now is the Time to Plan, Minnesota Business, June, 2009
- Overcoming the Anxiety of Developing Projections, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 10, Number 2, 2009
- Protecting Your Family-Owned Business with a Buy-Sell Agreement, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, 2009
- Counseling Clients Regarding M&A in Today's Economy?, Minnesota Lawyer, October 6, 2008
- Exit Planning in Down Economy: Go from 'I' to 'We,' Focus on Ops, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, August 29, 2008
- End Games, The Savvy Business Owner's Guide to Leaving your Business Wisely, Major Contributing Source, Major Contributing Source, Andrew Tellijohn author/interviewer, Upsize Minnesota, April, 2008
- Preparing Your Business for Sale, Minnesota Business, January, 2008
- Considerations When Selling to a Private Equity Buyer, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, ACG Minnesota Upper Midwest Capital Connection Supplement, September, 2007
- Exit Strategies: Follow these steps to sell a business, when you're ready, Upsize Minnesota, February, 2007
- Earn-Outs Are Not the Best Way for Buyers and Sellers to Bridge the Value Gap, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, December 29th, 2006
- Best Practices, Women's Business Minnesota, December, 2005
- Have Intellectual Property, Now What?, Women's Business Minnesota, September, 2005
- Guidebook to Success: Advice to New Lawyers from Amercia's Leading Managing Partners, Contributing Author, to be published by Clarion Legal, 2005
- The ABC's of Buying a Business, Part II, Women's Business Minnesota, March, 2005
- The ABC's of Buying a Business, Women's Business Minnesota, December, 2004
- Moving From Strategic Thinking to Strategic Action, Women's Business Minnesota, September, 2004
- Moving From Strategic Thinking to Strategic Action, Minnesota Lawyer, July, 2004
- Venture Financing: A Primer, Women's Business Minnesota, June, 2004
- Strategic Partnering, Women's Business Minnesota, March, 2004
- Restricted Stock or Options, Women's Business Minnesota, December, 2003
- Make Your Lawyer an Integral Part of Your Business Strategy, Women's Business Minnesota, September, 2003
- Negotiating Your Compensation Package, Women's Business Minnesota, June, 2003
- Leadership Posts Are the Key, The American Lawyer, 2003
- Child Care Leave and Part-Time Employment - A Necessity For The 90's, Hennepin Lawyer, Hennepin Lawyer, Nov/Dec, 1990
- Administering the Tort of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: A Synthesis, Cited in Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Jan Buel, 55 LW 4362 (United States Supreme Court), 4 Cardozo Law Review 487-518, Cardozo Law Review, 1983
- Featured in: Barrier Breakers: More and more, Women Lawyers are taking leadership roles; Yeshiva Bucher(ess), Minnesota Law and Politics, October/November, 2007
- Featured in: Terri Krivosha Lives Her Dream, Women's Business Minnesota, February, 2005
- Quoted in: Earnouts do not earn a place on this year's Top 50 M&A list, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, February 16, 2007
- Featured in: Talking the Talk, Global Business Quarterly, January, 2004
- Featured in: The Force Behind the Firm, Twin Cities Business Monthly, December, 2004
- Featured in: Terri Krivosha Heads a Large Minneapolis Law Firm, Minnesota Lawyer, July 21, 2003
- Featured in: Lawyer Runs Law Firm, Part-time, So As Not to Neglect Family, The American Jewish World, July 11, 2003
- Featured in: Krivosha Heading up Maslon Law Firm, The Business Journal, July 4, 2003
- Featured in: Today's Spotlight: Terri Krivosha, Star Tribune, July 22, 2003
- Featured in: It's Still Buying Time, Twin Cities Business Monthly, April, 2003
- Featured in: Member Spotlight: Terri Krivosha, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Spring, 2003
- Featured in: Lawyers at Small Firms Find Power in Networks, New York Times, June 8, 2001
- 2008 Woman of Vision, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
- 2006 Women Industry Leader, Twin Cities Business Journal's 9th Annual "Women in Business Awards"
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV, BV, and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)
