Pamela A. Curran

Attorney

Minneapolis

612-672-3765

pcurran@messerlikramer.com

Assistant: Shawna Spindler

612-672-3721

Profile

Pamela Curran is a member of Messerli Kramer’s Corporate group and focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property & technology. With over 30 years of experience, Pam has the background needed to guide companies through major transactions such as purchasing or selling a business, providing general business advice on everyday issues, and negotiating and preparing a wide variety of business agreements.

Pam has extensive experience. Before joining the firm, she spent six years at a large New York law firm, where she worked on mergers and acquisitions matters; she also interned with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Today, she represents companies in a variety of industries on matters ranging from commercial contracting, technology agreements and acquisitions and divestitures.

Pam also advises on intellectual property and information technology. She assists business owners in securing and protecting trademarks and other IP. She represents software and technology companies in the commercialization of their products and services through software/hardware licensing agreements, software as a service (SaaS) agreements, statements of work, service level and support agreements, end user license agreements, reseller agreements and related agreements.

Representative Experience
  • Represented a manufacturer and developer of RF powered delivery equipment in the sale of its business to a strategic foreign buyer including CFIUS approval.
  • Represented a food manufacturer in the sale of its business and related facilities for over $40 million to a strategic buyer.
  • Represented a water treatment solutions company in the sale of its business for over $40 million to a strategic foreign buyer.
  • Represented a publicly-held software provider (including SaaS software as a service company) in acquiring for $18 million another software provider.
  • Represented a retailer in the sale of its business for $20 million to a strategic buyer.
  • Represented an advertising and media company in the sale of its business for over $80 million to a private equity firm.
  • Represented a waste management company in the sale of its business for over $60 million to a publicly traded company.
  • Represented a publicly-held information storage company in acquiring a division of another information storage company valued at $12 million.
Publications & Presentations

Publications

Presentations

Professional & Community

Admissions

  • Minnesota

Associations

  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Member

  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Member

Honors & Distinctions
  • Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2001

  • Former Member, United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Honors Program