Taft partners Chris Carlisle, Alyssa Hirschfeld, and David Melloh have been named among Minnesota Lawyer’s POWER 30: Mergers & Acquisitions Attorneys for Minnesota in 2025. This edition highlights those whose mere presence on a deal signifies the stakes, who have influenced the direction of the law, whose leadership in the community is pervasive, and whose respect within the bar is undeniable.

The Power List selections result from interviews with respected attorneys and others around the state and a review of the outcomes of successful cases handled by the honorees. Read the full article and attorney profiles here (subscription required).

Carlisle is a leading corporate finance attorney who focuses on mergers and acquisitions and emerging company/venture finance. He offers legal guidance to a diverse range of clients, including founders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity funds, spanning from startups to established publicly held enterprises.

Hirschfeld focuses her practice on general corporate law transactions and mergers and acquisitions. She represents public and private companies and private equity firms in a variety of industries in mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and other general corporate and commercial matters.

Melloh is a partner and co-chair of the Health Care and Life Sciences practice group. He represents health care enterprises across the U.S. His practice focuses on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings/recapitalizations, and regulatory counseling, including Stark and Anti-Kickback compliance, CMS enrollment, billing and CHOW matters, tax-exemption principles, False Claims Act matters, and corporate practice of medicine and dentistry.