Agriculture Law & Agribusiness

Daniel J. Schwartz

Attorney

Email / dschwartz@gislason.com

Phone / (507) 354-3111

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University of Minnesota Law SchoolJuris Doctor, magna cum laude, 2008
University of St. ThomasBachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 2005

State of Minnesota

Dan Schwartz has focused expertise as a business attorney. He began his career with a large Minneapolis-based law firm, representing financial institutions, cooperatives and other businesses in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private placements, bankruptcy and creditors’ remedies, secured transactions, business formation, corporate governance and commercial litigation.

Dan left the city for the opportunity and privilege to work as corporate counsel for his family’s local agribusiness. He represented the company in connection with real estate and asset acquisitions, contract negotiation and drafting, local and state permitting, regulatory audits and internal compliance.

Drawing on his broad and diverse experience, Dan understands and appreciates the risks and choices businesses face during the course of a transaction or lawsuit. He is just as comfortable in the board room as he is in the courtroom protecting and advancing his clients’ interests.

Dan received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas in 2005 and a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2008. Dan was named a Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2015 and 2016.

Practice Areas

Main Practices

Other Practice Areas

Experience

Agricultural Law & Agribusiness
- Negotiate and draft long-term livestock procurement contracts.
- Packers & Stockyards Act compliance.
- Grain buyer licensure compliance.
- Provide advice and counsel to livestock producers regarding animal welfare policies, protocols, and procedures.
- Federal, state, and local livestock-facility permitting and regulatory compliance.
- State corporate farm law compliance.
Business & Corporate Law
- Formation of various business entities, including LLCs, partnerships, and corporations.
- Draft operating agreements, partnership agreements, and shareholder agreements for small to mid-size closely held companies.
- Routinely negotiate and draft commercial real estate and asset purchase agreements and ancillary documents.
- Routinely negotiate and draft commercial real estate agreements, with a particular emphasis on the lease of agricultural real estate.
- Advice and counsel regarding corporate governance for small to mid-size closely held companies.
- Avice and counsel regarding federal and state securities law compliance in connection with capital-raising efforts.
Finance & Banking
- Draft and negotiate credit agreements, security agreements, mortgages, and other loan documents for borrowers and lenders in connection with agricultural lending and syndicated loan transactions.
- Provide advice and counsel to lenders regarding security interest and mortgage perfection and priority issues.
Commercial Litigation
- Represent shareholders, members, and partners in ownership disputes and dissolution actions.
- Represent landowners in property and land-use disputes with federal, state, and local governmental authorities.
- Draft and negotiate complex, multi-party settlement and release agreements.

Honors & Awards

Rising Star2015-2016

Associations

New Ulm Turner Hall - Board of Directors, Treasurer
Church of St. Mary - Chair of Fall Festival Planning Committee