Jean Langlais concentrates her practice in a wide range of business matters, including entity selection and organization, entity expansions, reorganizations, mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and sales, ownerdisputes, dissolutions, estate and business succession planning, and general contract negotiations. Jean’s real-life business experiences and over 20 years of practicing law in these areas help her identify creative ways to resolve issues. In doing so, she helps her clients obtain their objectives by completing transactions efficiently and as cost-effectively as possible with solutions that make business and legal sense.

Practice Areas:
Corporate, Partnership and Business Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Succession Planning

Education:
Bachelor of Arts Degree, College of St. Catherine, 1980
Law Degree, William Mitchell College of Law, 1984
L.L.M. Taxation, William Mitchell College of Law
(magnum cum laude), 1989

Designations:
“Super Lawyer” by Minnesota Law & Politics,
Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business
Monthly, 2000 – 2003

Professional & Civic Activities:
Member, American Bar and Minnesota State Bar Associations
Board Member and Officer, Hastings Public Schools Foundation, 1997-present
Past Member Finance Committee, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and Board member New Foundations, supportive housing for women and children in recovery.
jean@stlawfirm.com