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O'Brien, Jeffrey
Husch Blackwell, LLP
Husch Blackwell, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Office Phone: 612-852-2723
Areas of Practice:
Corporate, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Securities, Liquor Law, Hemp and Cannabis Law, Class Action Litigation
Biography:
Primarily a business attorney with a focus on corporate transactions, Jeffrey regularly oversees mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and private securities offerings. He also frequently handles ancillary real estate deals, including commercial leasing, land acquisition, loan documentation, purchase and sale of residential and commercial property, and resolution of title matters. While Jeffrey supports clients in a variety of industries, he has built a strong niche practice in the hospitality realm, often representing restaurants, bars, and breweries. After cannabis was legalized in Minnesota in 2023, he began representing businesses in the burgeoning industrial hemp and cannabis industries as well and has become a leading attorney in the Minnesota cannabis world.
Jeffrey works with clients who have branches, offices, and restaurants across the country, and he joined Husch Blackwell in 2024 to ensure nationwide coverage for the organizations he represents. He's now the leader of the firm's Alcohol Beverage practice group. Jeffrey handles deals with values in the low millions up to hundreds of millions—but he treats every deal like a major deal, because he knows no transaction is small or insignificant to the client. Jeffrey is known for going beyond an individual transaction and thinking holistically about the client’s business and its future: he structures deals and gives advice with an eye to the organization’s long-term goals, often all the way to an eventual exit strategy. His ability to serve as a business partner draws clients back again and again, and Jeffrey has served many of the same clients for nearly 20 years.
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Practice Area
Business and Corporate
Commercial
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord-tenant
Non-Profit
Real Property
Securities
Trademark
Business and Corporate
Commercial
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord-tenant
Non-Profit
Real Property
Securities
Trademark