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Neil I. Sell 
Partner

p 612.672.8337
f612.642.8337
neil.sell@maslon.com

3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Neil Sell is a member of Maslon's Business & Securities Group. He represents public and privately held companies, concentrating his practice in the areas of general corporate representation and business counseling, complex acquisitions and mergers. He led the business team in a hostile buyout of more than a quarter billion dollars. A significant part of his corporate practice is dedicated to the daily representation of large to small companies, including corporate governance, public reports and disclosures, stock matters, securities compliance and insider trading. He also represents clients in estate planning and related trust matters where he uses his financial and investment expertise. Neil has more than 30 years of experience, has represented many of his clients for more than 25 years, and holds positions as an officer and director of several companies, as well as trustee monitoring and providing financial guidance for many larger trusts.

Areas of Practice
  • Business & Securities
  • Business Counseling
  • Closely Held Businesses
  • Independent Director Services
  • Management and Leveraged Buyouts
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Public Company Securities Compliance
  • Estate Planning
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Estate and Gift Tax Planning
  • Wills and Trusts
  • Trusts
  • Wills
Education
  • William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1968
    J.D.
    Honors: Cum Laude
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1963
    B.S.Ec.
    Honors: With Distinction
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota, 1968
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1975
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
  • Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Member
  • Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Board of Directors
Honors and 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)
Experience
  • Led the business team in a hostile buy-out of more than a quarter billion dollars.
  • Represented a publicly-held gaming company in a $1.2 billion divestiture.
  • Represented a national, publicly-held company in many large acquisitions and mergers.
  • Represented corporations and individuals in the acquisition of assets of privately-held companies.
  • Represented an international, publicly-held company in several large mergers
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