Terri Krivosha
Partner
Chair of Maslon's Business & Securities Group
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 skills together with extensive 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, and sales and recapitalizations. Terri also provides creative entity formation advice to clients who are seeking to restructure and align their legal structures with their business goals. Terri serves as general counsel to many companies, providing advice as a valued business partner. She works with clients in many industries including service industries, healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing, technology and social enterprise. 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 the operation of a business which she applies to help her clients every day.
- Business & Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Exit Strategies, Sales and Recapitalizations
- Growth Businesses
- General Corporate
- 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
- Minnesota, 1985
- Nebraska, 1984
- New York, 1984
- American Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member; Women in the Legal Profession Committee, Chair since 2006
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- 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
- Enterprising Women, National Advisory Board - Member
- Women Presidents' Organization - Member; Minnesota Chapter, Founding Member, since 2005
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Professional Parents Committee - past Co-Chair
- Jewish Community Relations Council, 2010
- Jewish Community Foundation, Board of Trustees, Member; Grant Approval Subcommittee, Member, 2006 - 2009
- Akiva High School, Co-President, 1999 - 2000
- Community Housing Development Corporation, 1993 - 1996
- Darchei Noam Synagogue, Board Member, 2006 - present
- "Costs, Responsibilities & Commitment Necessary in Today's Board—And How to Run a Great Board Meeting", panel member, The Collaborative Innovation Series, 2013
- “The Start-Up Business Enterprise,” Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, 2012
- “Choices for Change: For-Profit/For-Benefit, Nonprofit, and Hybrids,” Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship, University of St. Thomas, 2011
- “Exit Strategies,” Law & Business: The Business Enterprise, Guest Speaker, William Mitchell College of Law, 2011
- “Early Stages Companies: Legal Considerations to Make You Pound-Wise, not Penny-Foolish,” Rochester Entrepreneur Network, 2011
- “Corporate Lawyers and Litigators: Working Together to Avoid and Resolve Partnership Disputes,” Minnesota CLE, 2011
- “Zen and the Art of Financial Projections," Equity Matters: The Route to NASDAQ,” Springboard Enterprises, Kansas City, Missouri, 2010
- “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
- “Women on Boards,” guest panelist, Twin Cities, December 2008
- “Leaving Your Legacy,” BankCherokee’s 5th Annual Women Business Owner Event, 2008
- “Using Power and Influence Within the Firm,” Hastings Leadership Academy for Women, University of California Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 2008
- “Be Ready to Sell Your Business When the Time is Right,” National Association of Women Business Owners, 2008 Women’s Business Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 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, 2008
- “Selling Your Business When the Time is Right,” Women Presidents’ Organization, Minnesota, 2008
- “Strategic Marketing: How to Make the Most of Your Marketing Dollars,” ACI’s Regional and Mid-Size Law Firm Forum, 2007
- “Going, Going, Gone! Exit Strategies: Preparing Your Company for Top Dollar Sale,” panelist, Maslon Speaker Series, 2007
- “Women and Law,” guest panelist, Invest in Yourself, Seminars for Women in Business, The Goff Group/Merrill Lynch, 2007
- “Making Connections Successful,” Minnesota Women Lawyers Attorney to Student Mentoring Spring 2007 Event, 2007
- “Visions of Women’s Leadership,” guest lecturer, University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2007
- “So Founders Don’t Flounder: How to Plan a Business Transfer,” 2006 RBC Dain Correspondent Services Client Conference, 2006
- “Take Charge of Your Career: Best Practices for Women Attorneys, Debunking the Myth of Life Balance: Creating Your Own Success,” National Association of Women Lawyers & Minnesota Women Lawyers, 2006
- “Women in the Legal Profession Round Table on Gender Equity Best Practices,” Minnesota State Bar Association, 2006
- “Ethical Leadership in Corporate Practice: Counseling and Problem-Solving,” guest lecturer, University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Women’s Business Minnesota Power Session, speaker, 2005
- “Mentor Externship,” Adjunct Professor, 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
- “Executive Level Leadership,” panel discussion, Minnesota Women Lawyers, 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,” Best Practices Panel Discussion, Minnesota CLE, 2004
- “Strategic Partnering,” The Collaborative’s Venture Capital Conference, 2003
- “The Difference Gender Makes in the Legal Profession,” Hennepin County Bar Association, 2003
- “Business Financing,” (chair), Minnesota CLE, 2000
- “Setting Realistic Goals for Growing a Law Firm,” Inside the Minds: Strategies for Growing a Law Firm, Aspatore, (2012 ed.)
- Starting at the End: Have an Endgame in Mind When Scaling Your Business, Minnesota Business, April 2012
- "Growing Your Law Firm in Challenging Times," Inside the Minds: Strategies for Growing a Law Firm, Aspatore, (2011 ed.)
- Doing Well by Doing Good, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 10, No. 5, 2009
- Have Intellectual Property? Now What?, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 10, No. 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, No. 2, 2009
- Protecting Your Family-Owned Business with a Buy-Sell Agreement, Enterprising Women Magazine, Volume 1, No. 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, 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, August 10, 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, Strategies Column, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, December 29, 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 America's Leading Managing Partners, Contributing Author, 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, 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
- Peer Power, Minnesota Business, June 2009
- A place at the [board] table, Minnesota Women’s Press, January 2009
- Women in the Law, Minnesota Law & Politics, October/November 2007
- Terri Krivosha Lives Her Dream, Women's Business Minnesota, February 2005
- The Force Behind the Firm, Twin Cities Business Monthly, December 2004
- Talking the Talk, Global Business Quarterly, January 2004
- Terri Krivosha Heads a Large Minneapolis Law Firm, Minnesota Lawyer, 2003
- Krivosha Heading up Maslon Law Firm, The Business Journal, July 21, 2003
- Today's Spotlight: Terri Krivosha, Star Tribune, July 22, 2003
- It’s Still Buying Time, Twin Cities Business Monthly, April 2003
- Member Spotlight: Terri Krivosha, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Spring 2003
- 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 Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell® (AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies.)
