Experience

Corporate Experience

Negotiation of Cooperative Turnover Agreement
Larkin Hoffman negotiates a cooperative turnover agreement between a franchisor and its lender.

Negotiation of New Agreements with Master Franchisees
Larkin Hoffman negotiates agreements to repurchase master franchisees. 

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Government Relations Experience

Legislative Amendment to Protect Private Property from Arbitrary Taking by Government Body
Larkin Hoffman's Government Relations team leads a coalition of private companies and landowners seeking a change in state law.

Representation of a Private Company in Resisting a State Agency Regulatory Complaint
Larkin Hoffman's Government Relations and Real Estate teams provide legal representation to a private company in challenging a state agency's legal and factual basis for pursuing a complaint.

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Intellectual Property, Technology and Internet Experience

Technology Acquisition Transactions
Larkin Hoffman represents a national furniture retailer in its acquisition and licensing of SAP enterprise-wide technology.

ASP-Based Systems
Larkin Hoffman represents a multi-state automobile dealership company with showrooms, warehouses, and parts facilities in an enterprise-wide move from a centralized computer system to an ADP-based ASP model.

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Litigation Experience

Mortgage Foreclosure Priority Dispute
When three large commercial lenders initiated a mortgage foreclosure priority dispute, the defendant turned to Larkin Hoffman.

Computer Hacking
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) turned to Larkin Hoffman after the ISP had been the target of a penetration by a computer hacker who had gained access to the ISP’s internal domain structure and shared the information by posting it on the Internet and providing the information to a competing ISP.

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Real Estate Experience

Wetland and Storm Water Permits for Residential Development
A large national residential developer selected Larkin Hoffman for representation in obtaining Clean Water Act and Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Rice Creek Watershed District to fill and excavate wetlands for a 123-unit residential development.

Environmental Review and Wetland Permits for Large Mixed-Use Development
When a local developer needed representation in the Alternative Urban Areawide Environmental Review (AUAR) process, the developer turned to Larkin Hoffman.

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Tax, Trusts and Estates Experience

Significant Tax Savings from Innovative Estate Planning
The owner of a successful closely-held business with international operations turns to Larkin Hoffman to develop sophisticated estate plan.

Families and Charities Benefit from Planning
Families seeking to assist charities by diverting taxable assets to tax exempt organizations without reducing the family’s share rely on the planning services of Larkin Hoffman.

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