Professionals

Larry A. Koch 
Partner

Phone: 612.672.8322
Fax: 612.642.8322
email: larry.koch@maslon.com

Larry Koch has over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of legal and business issues.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, intellectual property, employee benefit and retirement plans, executive compensation and stock options, as well as the taxation of acquisitions, partnerships, estates and gifts. Larry represents a wide variety of clients, ranging from one person sales representatives to multinational corporations. His clients include individuals, professional service organizations, computer software and other high tech companies, manufacturing and testing companies, restaurants and real estate developers, both public and private corporations, and others. In addition to acting as general counsel to clients, Larry negotiates and closes acquisitions. He has represented many of his clients for more than 10 years.

Areas of Practice
  • Business & Securities
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Business Formation
  • Intellectual Property Counseling
  • Trademark and Brand Management
  • Copyright Services
  • Licensing
  • E-Commerce Services
  • Closely Held Businesses
  • Employment Law and Agreements
  • Management and Leveraged Buyouts
  • Tax
  • Federal and State Income Taxes
  • State and Federal Employment Taxes
  • Federal Excise Taxes
  • Agreements
  • Business Counseling
  • Trusts & Estate Planning
  • Estate and Gift Tax Planning
  • Estate and Gift Tax Controversies
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Asset Protection Planning
  • Tax Exempt and Charitable Entities
  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
  • Retirement Benefit Planning
  • Charitable Trusts and Foundations
  • Employee Benefits
  • Executive Compensation
  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Venture Financing
  • Emerging Business Program
  • Counseling
  • Emerging Business and Venture Finance
  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
  • Antenuptual and Post Nuptual Agreements
  • Probate and Trust Administration
  • Probate and Trust Litigation
  • Wills & Trusts
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
Education
  • New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1982, LL.M.
    Major: Taxation
  • University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1977, J.D.
    Honors: With Distinction
    Honors: West Publishers Award for Highest Grade in Business Planning
  • North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 1974, B.S.
    Honors: Sigma Pi Sigma
    Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
    Major: Physics
Representative Clients
  • Individuals
  • Professional Service Organizations
  • Computer Software Companies
  • Other High Tech Companies
  • Telecommunications Companies
  • Manufacturing and Testing Companies
  • Restaurants
  • Real Estate Developers
  • Private Corporations
  • Public Corporations
Larry Koch Experience
  • Mr. Koch represented Osmonics, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange company, in connection with its acquisition by General Electric Company for more than $270 million.
  • Mr. Koch represented management in connection with the acquisition of PaR Systems by outside investors.
  • Mr. Koch also represented one of his clients in acquiring the pasta division of Hershey Foods Corporation for more than $450 million.

Extended Bio

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