Attorney Mercedes Jackson Elected to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Mercedes McFarland Jackson has been elected to a three-year term as a member of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The newly-elected board members formally began their terms on November 15, 2018.

Jackson is an officer in Fredrikson & Byron’s Private Equity and Bank & Finance Groups, where she specializes in debt finance transactions and advises clients on compliance matters under financing and corporate governance documents. Jackson has represented corporate borrowers, private equity groups and financial institutions in connection with secured and unsecured commercial lending transactions, including acquisition financings, senior, second-lien and mezzanine financings, secured bond offerings, debt restructurings and debtor-in-possession financings.

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is a volunteer board that represents all types and sizes of businesses across Minnesota. The board is comprised of business leaders who dedicate their time and talent to developing public policy agenda, and shaping workforce efforts and business assistance programs to help advance the priorities of the statewide business community.

Fredrikson & Byron is a 275-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, St. Paul, Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Fredrikson & Byron has a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet”. Our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients, and operate as business advisors and strategic partners, as well as legal counselors. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and on Twitter @FredriksonLaw.