Barry A. Gersick
Of Counsel, Attorney at Maslon LLP
About
Barry A. Gersick assists business owners in acquisitions and divestitures. He includes tax planning for privately held businesses and their owners in that purchase and sale work. He also represents those owners in audits and contested tax matters, and in estate planning and estate and gift taxation. Gersick earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1971, after a B.A. and a B.S. from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1967. Minnesota Monthly recognized him as a Top Lawyer in 2025, and the Minnesota State Bar Association recognized him as a North Star Lawyer in 2016. Martindale-Hubbell rates him AV Preeminent. He keeps the tax planning inside the acquisition or the divestiture for those business owners.
Who is a good fit for Barry A. Gersick
- Business owners who want tax planning handled inside an acquisition of a privately held company.
- Business owners who want tax planning handled inside a divestiture of a privately held company.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1971
- Washington University, St. Louis, B.A., 1967
- Washington University, St. Louis, B.S., 1967
- Bar admissions
- Minnesota
Recognition
- Recognized as a Top Lawyer, Minnesota Monthly, 2025
- North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2016
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell®
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Negotiated and drafted merger and acquisition documents for private transactions with values of over $200 million.
- Represented New York Stock Exchange Companies in connection with the acquisition and disposition of subsidiaries.
- With respect to tax matters, has represented individuals, partnerships, trusts, and limited liability companies in contested tax disputes involving income tax, gift tax, estate tax, and sales tax. The tax disputes have involved matters with proposed adjustments of up to $25 million.
- Has been involved in estate planning for clients with estates of over $100 million.
- Has handled contested probate and trust matters with values of assets at issue of $10 million to $15 million.
- Provided general counsel services for various private corporations with annual sales up to $1 billion.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional