Mark L. Wilson Joins Henson & Efron, P.A.: News & Events: Press Releases: Minneapolis Law Firm: Henson & Efron

January 10, 2007, Minneapolis, MN – The Minneapolis law firm of Henson & Efron is pleased to announce attorney Mark L. Wilson has joined the firm. Wilson practices in the areas of business, tax and succession planning for closely-held business enterprises; mergers and acquisitions; business finance; commercial real estate; organization of and planning for business enterprises; and general business law.

Before joining Henson & Efron, Wilson served as President of Weisman Enterprises, Inc., which manages more than $400 million in vending sales for clients such as The Home Depot, Target Corporation, Best Buy Company and others. Over the span of his career, Wilson has served as general counsel and business advisor to three generations of ownership and management of a national retailer; represented more than a dozen Coca-Cola soft drink bottlers over a twenty-year period in a rapidly changing and consolidating industry; served as primary real estate counsel and advisor to a national real estate owner, operator and developer; organized, financed and structured the business format for a vending management business, including the organization of a national licensing and distribution network, as well as the design and implementation of a multi-tiered estate and tax plan for the shareholder's family; and acted as counsel to the selling shareholders of a regional graphic arts supply distributor and then organized and led a leveraged management buy-out and ultimate re-divestiture of the business.

Wilson serves on the Board of Directors of Winmark Corporation, a company that provides financial services and develops franchises for retail stores that buy, sell, trade and consign used and new merchandise. He also serves as chair for the Minnesota Center for Photography, a non-profit arts organization, and vice-chair for the Minnesota Community Foundation, which has provided charitable giving services to donors throughout the state since 1949.

Henson & Efron, P.A., a mid-sized law firm with more than 30 attorneys, is located in Minneapolis. The firm is known for its excellence in delivering a full range of legal services to individuals and to businesses of all sizes. Henson & Efron is a member of Legal Netlink Alliance, an international consortium of law firms providing integrated, cost-effective, high-quality legal services to clients around the world. More information can be found at: www.hensonefron.com.