CONCENTRATION
Frank is a senior shareholder in the Davis Brown Law Firm Business Division. He has a general practice in, but not limited to, business organizations and transactions, mergers & acquisitions and tax.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS
• AV Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell. An AV certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV rating.
• Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, Iowa Ranked Band 1, 2010
• Iowa Super Lawyers 2007, Business/Corporate
• Great Plains Super Lawyers 2009 & 2011, Business/Corporate
• The Best Lawyers in America 2012 in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Tax Law. Frank has been designated as a Best Lawyer since 1983.
• Named Best Lawyers' 2009 & 2010 "Des Moines Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year"
• Named Best Lawyers' 2012 "Des Moines Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year"
SUMMARY
Frank’s broad corporate experience includes negotiating acquisitions, joint venture relationships and investments made by venture capital firms. He drafts, reviews and analyzes contracts for businesses in various industries and of various sizes. His practice also includes planning tax consequences for taxable and tax-free acquisitions and other numerous and varied business transactions.
REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
• Represented the second largest crop underwriter in North America, in the sale of more than $1 billion in stock to a subsidiary of a global publicly traded insurance company.
• Represented a leading developer and manager of continuing care, assisted living retirement communities in the acquisition of substantially all assets of a privately-held company with expertise in continuing care retirement communities.
• Represented a national seed producer in the sale of its equity interests.
• Represented a leading RV manufacturer of Class A and Class C motor homes in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a manufacturer of towable recreational vehicles.
• Represented a Midwestern supplier of construction materials in the sale of its stock to a privately held company.
• Represented a manufacturer and marketer of soybean seeds and products in the sale of some of its assets to a subsidiary of a large chemical company.
• Represented a privately-held hybrid seed company in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a subsidiary of a large chemical company.
• Represented a developer of nutritional products in the sale of some of its assets and intellectual property to a pharmaceutical company.
• Represented a frozen food servicing company in the sale of its assets to a subsidiary of Marzetti Foods.
• Represented senior health care facility in the sale of its assets to Foundation Properties.
• Represented a seed company in the sale of its various divisions to separate purchasers.
MEMBERSHIPS
• Member of the American Bar Association in the Business Law and Taxation Sections
• Iowa State Bar Association, Immediate Past-President
• Iowa State Bar Association, Board of Governors
• Past chair the Iowa State Bar Association Business Law Section and the Corporate Counsel Section. He was highly involved in the Limited Liability Company Committee in 1993 wherein the Iowa Limited Liability Company Act was drafted.
• For Profit Corporation Committee which reviewed amendments to the Iowa Business Corporation Act (2001-2002)
OF NOTE
Between undergrad and law school, Frank was a C.P.A. with Arthur Young. He is an Adjunct Professor at Drake University College of Law, Business Planning. He also taught in the Masters of Tax Program at Drake University College of Law for six years.
PERSONAL
Frank and his wife, Marilyn, have three adult daughters. He was a member of the St. Louis University Golf team and still enjoys golf and tennis.
Resources
Frank Carroll Takes Reins as President of State Bar Association
06/17/2010 - Frank Carroll became The Iowa State Bar Association’s 124th president at a special ...Frank Carroll Named “Iowa Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year 2010"
11/16/2009 - Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has ...Frank Carroll Named “Iowa Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year 2009”
04/23/2009 - CARROLL NAMED “IOWA BEST LAWYERS CORPORATE LAWYER OF THE YEAR 2009” Des Moines, IA ...Frank J. Carroll Presenting at New Iowa LLC Seminar
11/10/2008 - Frank J. Carroll will be presenting at the New Iowa Limited Liability Company Act Seminar on ...The Davis Brown Law Firm Congratulates Frank J. Carroll for 35 Years of Service
09/23/2008 - Frank Carroll was recognized by members of the firm Board of Directors and Staff. Frank is ...Frank Carroll Elected Vice President of Iowa State Bar
09/04/2008 - Frank J. Carroll has been elected Vice President of the Iowa State Bar Association effective July ...Frank Carroll Featured in August Iowa Lawyer Magazine
09/04/2008 - Attorney Frank Carroll was interviewed by Steve Boeckman, Editor, for The Iowa Lawyer. As ...
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