Amy Seidel's practice involves advising public companies on SEC reporting requirements, stock exchange listing standards, executive compensation issues, disclosure issues and general corporate governance matters. She also has experience in many areas of corporate representation, including public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate counseling.

Amy has authored several articles on a variety of securities law and corporate governance matters. She also speaks regularly at CLEs, bar association seminars and other community events. Amy is on the Advisory Board of thecorporatecounsel.net. Amy has been named in Chambers USA among America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/M&A) each year since 2006.

Representative Clients and Transactions

• Representation of public companies, such as Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Bemis Company, Capella Education Company, Digi International Inc., Graco Inc., Life Time Fitness, Inc., Polaris Industries Inc., Regis Corporation, StarTek, Inc., Target Corporation, Tennant Company, Travelers Companies, Inc., United Stationers, Inc. and Xcel Energy, Inc. in general corporate matters, SEC reporting and compliance and executive compensation
• Representation of Target Corporation in its successful defense of a proxy contest waged by Pershing Square Capital
• Representation of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in public offering of debt securities
• Representation of Bemis Company in 144A offering of debt securities and exchange offer
• Representation of Life Time Fitness, Inc. in its initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange
• Representation of private companies, including CVRx, Inc., Jasc Software, Inc. and NextNet Wireless, Inc. in general corporate matters and private financings
• Representation of Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific Corporation, Cargill, Incorporated and General Mills, Inc. in strategic investment transactions

Amy regularly provides pro bono legal assistance to Milestone Growth Fund, Inc., a venture capital firm that invests in minority-owned businesses.  Amy has also served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Amy received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1998 and was admitted to the Minnesota Bar that same year. She was a Managing Editor of the Minnesota Journal of Global Trade. Amy graduated magna cum laude from Gustavus Adolphus College, where she received a B.A. in finance and a minor in political science. Amy is also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society.

Honors

• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2006–11
• Top Woman in Finance, Finance & Commerce, 2010
• Super Lawyers, Securities & Corporate Finance, 2007–11
• Listed Among the Top 100 Women Minnesota Super Lawyers, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2008
• 40 Under Forty, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 2008 
• Up and Coming Lawyer, Minnesota Lawyer, 2003