Paul’s legal and executive experience informs his practical and strategic advice to cooperatives on governance, contracting and compliance; to business owners on development and implementation of ownership and management succession plans and transactions; and to ongoing businesses on successful operations and growth.
Paul, a member of Husch Blackwell’s Food & Agribusiness industry team, has led legal project teams in transactions creating and winding up research and marketing joint ventures and in sales of seed and other agricultural input companies.
His recent cooperative and agribusiness projects have included:
- Handled sale of mycorrhizal applications to Valent BioSciences Corp., a Sumitomo Chemical company.
- Negotiated supply agreements for the 3,000 members of an independent pharmacy cooperative.
- Advised members and board on the winding down and dissolution of a research and development cooperative.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- American Bar Association
- Dane County Bar Association
- American Seed Trade Association
- Independent Professional Seed Association
- Employee-Owned S Corporations of America
- The ESOP Association
Civic Involvement
- Community Work Services, Inc., Board of Directors, 2009-present
- United Way of Dane County, Team Member of Growing Up/Getting Ready Community Service Team, 2010-present, Co-Chair of Partner for Change Committee, 2012-2013
- Community Work Services, Board of Directors, 2014-present
- Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ, Board of Directors, 2015-present
- Dup15q Alliance, Board of Directors, 2011-2015, Chair, 2012-2015
- 211 Wisconsin, Inc., Board of Directors, 2012-present
- Easter Seals Wisconsin, Inc., Board of Directors, 2000-2014, Chair, 2006-2008
- Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors, 2008-2013, Chair, 2009-2010
- ThedaCare, Inc., Board of Directors, 2001-2006, Chair, 2004-2006
- Appleton Education Foundation, Board of Directors, 1996-2002, President, 1999-2001