Terri Krivosha
Senior Counsel, Attorney at Maslon LLP
Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice, Minnesota Supreme CourtTrained Mediator, American Arbitration AssociationMinnesota State Bar Association: ADR Section, Governing Council Member, 2022-presentGlobal Rights for Women: Founding MemberMinnesota State Bar Association: Women in the Legal Profession Committee, Chair 2006-2008Hennepin County Bar AssociationMitchell Hamline School of Law: Adjunct Professor, The Start-up Business Enterprise 2012-2016National Transactional LawMeet: Regional Judge 2014-2015Works with buyers & sellers
About
Terri Krivosha, Senior Counsel at Maslon LLP in Minneapolis, helps companies, shareholders, and family business owners buy or sell a business. She guides shareholders through a split of their company. She represents manufacturers, technology firms, and healthcare groups in acquisitions. Consumer products companies and professional services firms engage her on a sale. She earned her J.D. from Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She chaired Maslon's Corporate & Securities Group from 2009 through 2013. She served as the firm's first female head from 2003 to 2007. Partners rely on her when they sell a business they have owned for years.
Who is a good fit for Terri Krivosha
- Family business owners planning a sale of a company they have long owned.
- Buyers who want counsel on a merger or an acquisition.
- Owners of manufacturing companies preparing to sell the business.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
- Columbia University, B.A. in Ancient Studies
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America, B.A. in Talmud
- Bar admissions
- Minnesota
Recognition
- Sidney Barrows Lifetime Commitment Award, Twin Cities Cardozo Society, 2024
- 2021 Minnesota Icon Award, Finance & Commerce
- Recognized on Minnesota Super Lawyers® list, 2015-2026
- Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota® list, 2016-2025
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ®, 2024-2027
- 2008 Woman of Vision, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
- 2006 Women Industry Leader, Twin Cities Business Journal’s 9th Annual "Women in Business Awards"
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell®
- Anna Petosky and Terri Krivosha Recognized Among the Top Women in Law by Minnesota Lawyer for 2026
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationRollover equity and recapitalizationsSeller notes and earnouts
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a conference business in the oil and gas industry in connection with its sale to a private equity fund.
- Represented a public company in the acquisition and divestiture of more than 15 privately held companies over a three-year period.
- Represented multiple start-up businesses in a wide variety of industries assisting in their entity formation, raising funds, negotiation of licensing arrangements and development of growth strategies.
- Represented a value-added reseller of information technology products and services in its acquisition of a strategic privately held company.
- Represented a national diversity consulting firm in connection with the sale of its stock to a national competitor.
- Represented a manufacturing company of automatic parking lot equipment in connection with its sale to a strategic buyer.
- Represented a personal care company in connection with its sale to a private equity firm and subsequent recapitalization.
- Represented a publisher in connection with its purchase, and later sale, of an audio publishing company.
- Represented a healthcare IT consulting company in connection with its sale to a large multinational corporation.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional