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Constance R. Barnhart

Barnhart Law PLC

48 years of experience
Business Law, Intellectual Property, International Law
Florida, Minnesota, New York, Texas

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Biography

Constance R. (Connie) Barnhart, Attorney At Law and Managing Member, founded Barnhart Law PLC in March, 2009, after practicing law for more than 30 years at large law firms, including most recently 12 and one-half years as a Partner at the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP.

Barnhart Law PLC is a niche law firm that concentrates its practice in business law matters, with an industry focus that frequently involves technology and internet law matters and renewable energy transactions. The firm currently represents Scandinavian, European and U.S. corporate clients in industries including information & communications technology, renewable energy (wind and solar), SMS/ MMS text messaging, internet businesses, and medical and safety technology, among others, in both cross-border and U.S. transactions and contractual matters.

In more than 30 years of practice, Ms. Barnhart has handled, as lead attorney, many substantial international and domestic mergers & acquisitions, wind energy project financings, solar energy development and supply agreements, joint ventures, securities offerings, venture capital investments, corporate reorganizations, distributorships, licensing, internet and technology law matters, and other commercial, securities, and financial transactions for U.S., Scandinavian, European and Latin American corporate clients.

Ms. Barnhart is fluent in English, Spanish and Norwegian, and conversant in Swedish and Danish. She is licensed to practice law in the States of Florida, New York, Texas and Minnesota.

She founded Barnhart Law PLC in order to continue providing her U.S. and international clients the same service they were receiving at a large law firm, but at the lower billing rate and greater flexibility for individualized service and personal attention permitted by a niche law firm with lower overhead.

Practice Areas

Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Intellectual Property

International Law: Human Rights, Imports & Exports

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida
Since 1995

Minnesota
Since 1977

New York
Since 1987

Texas
Since 1983

Languages

Danish: Spoken
English: Spoken, Written
Norwegian: Spoken, Written
Spanish: Spoken, Written
Swedish: Spoken

Professional Experience

Attorney At Law, Managing Member: Barnhart Law PLC; 2009 - Current

Partner: Holland & Knight LLP; 1996 - 2009

Attorney: Coudert Brothers and private practice, New York, New York and Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX and London, England; 1983 - 1996

Associate Attorney: Leonard, Street & Deinard and Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Association; 1978 - 1983

Judicial Law Clerk to The Hon. Walter Rogosheske, Justice: Minnesota Supreme Court; 1977 - 1978

Education

University of Minnesota Law School: J.D. | Law; 1974 - 1977; Honors: J.D. Cum Laude; Top 10% of Class; Order of The Coif.; Activities: Minnesota Law Review; Instructor of Legal Writing & Research.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: B.A. (1974) | Political Science & Spanish; 1970 - 1974; Honors: B.A. Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Silver Medal of The Royal Society For Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce, London, England.; Activities: Elected Student Senator & Vice President For Legislative Affairs, Universiy Student Government.

Awards

Silver Medal Recipient and Fellow 1974 to date.: Royal Society For The Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, London England.

Professional Associations

The Florida Bar: Member; 1995 - Current

New York State Bar # 2150670: Member; 1987 - Current

Association of The Bar of The City of New York (New York City Bar Association): Member; 1987 - Current; Activities: Member and Officer, Committees on Corporation Law, Securities Law, Inter-American Affairs, and Lectures and Continuing Education.