Business & Corporate Law

Business & Corporate Law

Gislason & Hunter offers a broad variety of legal services to emerging and established companies doing business in Minnesota, on a national level, and on an international level. We provide startup assistance and general counsel to many companies, boasting numerous longtime clients represented since their inception. At the same time, we provide sophisticated expertise to established companies looking for guidance in various phases of operation. Our business lawyers are known throughout the Midwest for their ability to negotiate and troubleshoot major corporate transactions and disputes.

We strive to deliver value to all of our clients, from entrepreneurs and employers based in surrounding communities to regional companies with large projects or ongoing interests.

We offer industry-specific insights in the areas of farming and agribusinesses, construction, banking, food and beverage production, processing and distribution, high-tech manufacturing, professional practices, healthcare, and other niche businesses. Whether you operate in online or brick-and-mortar environments, we can help your enterprise get off the ground, stay in business, and address the inevitable legal conflicts.

In addition to sophisticated transactional work, we are known as aggressive and effective trial lawyers. We provide results-oriented representation in business and commercial litigation, including contract and employment disputes, shareholder derivative actions, shareholder disputes, directors and officers liability, partnership dissolution actions, and franchise and distributor litigation.

Areas of Expertise

  • Business & Succession Planning
  • Business Entity Law & Formation
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Contracts
  • Corporate & Business Tax
  • Corporate Governance and Boards
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Data Privacy & Security
  • Distribution & Sales
  • Employment & Human Resources
  • Franchise & Distribution Law
  • Healthcare
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investment Management
  • Licensing
  • Manufacturing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Partner & Shareholder Agreements
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Public Benefit Corporations/Non-Profits
  • Purchase or Sale of Business
  • Start-ups
  • Trade Secrets & Non Competes
  • Trademarks

Insights

  • July 23, 2024Business & Corporate Law

    Avoiding Liability in Job Postings and Solicitations

    When you think about potential sources of employment liability, your job posting and solicitation practices might not be front of mind. But with new legislation in Minnesota requiring disclosure of pay in postings beginning on January 1, 2025, and recent high profile discrimination cases related to job postings, it is an important time to review...


  • July 18, 2024Business & Corporate Law

    Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Thoughtfully Crafting a Company AI Use Policy

    When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, a wave of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) innovation followed—and it looks like it is here to stay.1 Other popular generative AI tools you may be familiar with include DALL-E, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft’s Copilot.2 AI presents a number of concerns for businesses, including data privacy and security, accuracy and...


  • July 17, 2024Business & Corporate Law

    The End of Chevron: The end of democracy or the rebirth of the rule of law?

    “Chevron deference” and the end of Chevron deference has been all over the news since the United States Supreme Court published its June 28, 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimaondo, Secretary of Commerce.  As with most media coverage of the law, most of the reporting I’ve seen has been overly simplistic at best,...


  • April 26, 2024Employment & Human Resources

    Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program

    Statutory Title: Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program ActStatutory Citation: Minnesota Statutes section 187.01-.08.Bill Number: House File 782Issuing Body: State of MinnesotaDate Enacted: May 19, 2023Effective Date: The statute is immediately effective, but the obligations of employers will not be operative until the program is fully established, which looks to be January 1, 2025.In Brief: The...


  • November 26, 2023Employment & Human Resources

    Minnesota Law Changes in 2023 that All Employers Should Know

    Legislation impacting all workplaces throughout the state and beyond was passed during Minnesota’s 2023 legislative session. This article highlights three employment law changes with widespread impact that all employers should know but may not have seen in the 279-page Minnesota labor omnibus bill Governor Tim Walz signed on May 16, 2023. Minnesota Noncompete Ban The...