George H. Singer

George focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law, including:

• Asset-based lending
• Bankruptcy
• Business reorganizations
• Commercial transactions
• Corporate finance
• Creditors' rights
• Distressed sales
• Equipment leasing
• General corporate
• Licensing
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Project finance
• Secured transactions
• Securities
• Securitizations
• Workouts

George's commercial practice includes negotiating senior and subordinated financing arrangements, structuring and restructuring debt and credit facilities, and analyzing legal issues arising under the Uniform Commercial Code and the United States Bankruptcy Code. He advises financial institutions and other financing companies on all aspects of structuring, documenting, and enforcing secured transactions. In addition, George regularly represents lenders, lessors, funds, committees, and business debtors, guarantors, and creditors in all aspects of credit extension, financial workouts, restructurings and distressed-sale transactions, preferential and fraudulent transfer litigation, and other various bankruptcy proceedings.

George's corporate practice includes advising publicly and privately held companies on matters of corporate governance, debt and equity financings, and intellectual-property licensing transactions. He regularly serves as corporate counsel for businesses in a variety of industries. In addition, he has significant experience representing buyers, sellers, and venture capitalists in various complex merger, acquisition, divestiture, and joint-venture transactions.

George's securities practice includes advising emerging and growth-oriented companies in a broad range of industries in the private offering of debt and equity.

A significant component of his corporate and commercial practice is related to development and construction financing for ethanol and biodiesel plants across the nation. George also restructures loans relating to these projects and various real estate developments.

Before joining Lindquist & Vennum, George served as a staff attorney for the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, which reported to the President, Congress, and U.S. Supreme Court and made recommendations for reform that were considered in connection with the adoption of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.

George also served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Nancy C. Dreher, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Minnesota, and for the Hon. William A. Hill, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of North Dakota. In addition, he worked as a business analyst for Dun & Bradstreet in Los Angeles, California.

George serves as an adjunct professor of law at the Hamline University School of Law and the William Mitchell School of Law. He is a frequent lecturer on corporate and commercial law subjects and has provided professional commentary for a number of media outlets and periodicals, including Fox News, WCCO Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Community Involvement
Eastview Athletic Association, basketball and soccer coach, Board of Directors Member
Cedar Isle Homeowners Association, Board of Directors Member, President