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Catherine (“Trina”) Sjoberg, a shareholder with Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A., practices in the areas of real estate and business law. She has substantial experience in negotiating and documenting commercial loan transactions and represents national lenders, community banks and borrowers in construction and real estate financing, secured and unsecured revolving credit and term financing, SBA financing, other secured and unsecured financings and, when the need arises, workouts and foreclosures. Trina is also an experienced leasing attorney, proficient in office, retail, industrial and stadium lease matters, as well as communications site lease and license agreements. She serves as counsel for developer clients in acquiring property for development and in structuring, financing, development and operation of single and multi-family residential developments, commercial developments, mixed-use developments and master plan communities. She also represents residential and commercial owner associations in operational and collections matters. She routinely negotiates and drafts a wide variety of commercial contracts based upon the unique needs of clients. She also assists clients with entity formations and corporate governance matters.
Trina joined Felhaber after practicing law in Denver, Colorado, where she gained substantial experience in commercial real estate, including sports facilities and stadium development.
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Finance Law
- Real Estate Development Law
- Commercial Real Estate Leasing
- Multi-Family Housing Developments
- Mixed-Use Developments
- Complex Master Plan Communities
- Commercial and Homeowner Association Law
- Distressed Real Estate
- Business Organizations and Transactional
- Commercial Lending
- Commercial Contracts
- Business Entity Formations
- Corporate Governance
Representative Work
- Represented lender in restructuring of $12 million credit facility for luxury condominium development
- Represented lender in restructuring of $6 million revolving credit facility
- Represented lender in $15 million commercial real estate and revolving credit facility, and related restructurings
- Represented developer in construction and permanent financing, and related workouts, for office/retail project consisting of over 230,000 square feet
Education
- J.D., University of Denver College of Law, Order of St. Ives, 1999
- B.A., Business Administration, University of St. Thomas, cum laude, 1993
Bar Admission
- Minnesota, 2002
- Colorado, 1999 (inactive)
Professional Activities and Memberships
- CCIM, Minnesota – Dakotas Chapter, Member
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Real Property Section, Member and Vice Chair
- Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women (MNCREW), Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law and Real Property Sections, Member
- Small Business Policy Committee, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Member
Legal Publications
- Editor, Real Estate Report, published by Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A.
- “Five Key Questions in Addressing Maintenance and Operational Issues in Mixed Use Projects”, October 2007
- “Minnesota Adopts Uniform Environmental Covenants Act”, Fall 2007
- “Homeland Security and Building Protection: Issues for Building Owners”, Summer 2005
- “Rights of First Refusal: Avoid the ‘You Snooze, You Lose’ Result”, Spring 2004
- “A Mold Checklist for Commercial Tenants”, February 2003
- General Editor, Denver University Law Review (1998-1999)
Speaking Engagements
- “Leasing in Troubled Times: Negotiating and Enforcing Leases in a Distressed Market”, January 2010
- “Hot Topics Facing Homeowners Associations”, April 2009
- “Mechanics’ Liens 101”, December 2008
- “Critical Mixed Use & Retail Development Legal Issues”, October 2007
Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A.
220 South Sixth Street • Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4504
www.felhaber.com