Professionals

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Experience

Healthcare

• DestinationRx - For this Los Angeles-based healthcare/technology company, Doug worked extensively on the company's Series A Preferred Stock offering led by a healthcare venture capital firm. Doug currently provides support to the Board, serves as corporate counsel and works on general corporate matters.
• Patient Choice Healthcare - Doug worked raising common and preferred stock for this venture-backed Minneapolis-based healthcare company. In addition to undertaking ongoing contract work, Doug worked with the company on its asset sale to Medica. 
• Hennepin Life Sciences - Doug worked with this Minneapolis-based pharmaceutical development and licensing company on its initial capital raise.
• Labyrinth Healthcare - Doug assists this Milwaukee-based healthcare company on its preferred stock raise and subsequent redemption and currently serves as outside corporate counsel to the company.
• First Circle Medical - Doug worked with this Minneapolis-based business through its several preferred stock offerings with both venture capital firms and corporate strategic investors

Technology

• Cima Nanotech - Doug has worked extensively with this international developer of nanotechnology conductive coatings for use in manufacturing sectors. In addition to helping with several rounds of private placements, including joint ventures/investments with Japanese/Korean/Singaporean investment companies, Doug has helped negotiate various complex agreements with some of the company's business partners.
• Acuo Technologies, Inc. - For this medical services technology company, Doug has assisted in private placements, contracts, and ongoing corporate counseling. 
• ZoneTrader.com - ZoneTrader.com provides an illustrative example of Doug's services throughout a business life cycle. Doug worked with ZoneTrader early on as it completed several "friends and family" fundraising rounds, then through later efforts raising over $65 million in financing from national venture capital firms. Doug also counseled the company through its subsequent sale.

Restaurant

• Rainforest Cafe - Doug's first task at Maslon was working with an entrepreneur to raise capital for a restaurant concept that would include live birds and animals. That concept became the popular Rainforest Cafe. Doug worked closely with the company through its private placements, successful initial public offering and two follow-on public offerings. Doug has also provided corporate and securities counsel and worked with Rainforest Cafe through its proposed mergers and subsequent sale via tender offer to Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
• T-Rex Cafe - Another "big box"/themed restaurant company, Doug worked with the formation and expansion of this company which included a substantial capital investment. 
• Kona Grill - Doug serves as outside corporate counsel to this publicly traded chain of sushi/grill restaurants based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Schussler Creative/Creative Attractions - Doug works with Steve Schussler, a creative restaurant developer, with many new concepts.
• Williston Brewing Company - Doug is working with this North Dakota company organizing its initial capital raise.

Other

• Juut Salonspa - Doug works extensively with this Minneapolis-based upscale salon business (7 units), assisting in contract negotiations and general corporate counseling.
• BRS - Doug has worked extensively with this manufacturer of aircraft parachute recovery systems for over 10 years. For BRS, Doug has helped in the raising of new equity, acquiring other companies, securities and corporate counseling, and negotiating agreements. 
• Hy-Capacity - Doug assists this Iowa-based privately held manufacturer of agricultural parts by working on acquisitions, contracts with the company's distributors, and providing general corporate counseling..