Mergers and Acquisitions Law Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Venture Capital Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Cedar Rapids.
Brian D. Bergstrom
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Brian D. Bergstrom is a corporate attorney with Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, president of the firm, and chair of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice group. Brian is listed in the Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law and is listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer in 2009 and 2011 for Securities & Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions. Brian serves as a member of the board of directors of Tanager Place, Tanager Place Foundation, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association.
Overview
- Harvard University, AB, graduated 1985
- Iowa, The Iowa State Bar Association
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Entrepreneurial Development Center, Inc - Board of Directors
- YouthPort - Board of Directors
- American Bar Association - Member of Business Law Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, Private Equity & Venture Capital Committee and Federal Regulations of Securities Committee
- Cedar Rapids Country Club - Past Member of Board of Directors
- Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra - Past Member of Board of Directors
- Cedar River Soccer Association - Past Member of Board of Directors
- Iowa State Bar Association - Member of Business Law and Corporate Counsel Sections
- Linn County Bar Board of Governors - Past Member
- Tanager Place - Board of Directors, Past President
- Tanager Place Foundation - Board of Directors
- Iowa, The Iowa State Bar Association
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Entrepreneurial Development Center, Inc - Board of Directors
- YouthPort - Board of Directors
- American Bar Association - Member of Business Law Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, Private Equity & Venture Capital Committee and Federal Regulations of Securities Committee
- Cedar Rapids Country Club - Past Member of Board of Directors
- Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra - Past Member of Board of Directors
- Cedar River Soccer Association - Past Member of Board of Directors
- Iowa State Bar Association - Member of Business Law and Corporate Counsel Sections
- Linn County Bar Board of Governors - Past Member
- Tanager Place - Board of Directors, Past President
- Tanager Place Foundation - Board of Directors
- Harvard University, AB, graduated 1985
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Cedar Rapids (2026)
- Corporate Law, Cedar Rapids (2025)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Cedar Rapids (2024)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Cedar Rapids (2022)
- Corporate Law, Cedar Rapids (2021)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Cedar Rapids (2020)
- Corporate Law, Cedar Rapids (2018)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Cedar Rapids (2015)
- Corporate Law, Cedar Rapids (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Venture Capital Law
Special Focus:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Private Placements
- Securities
- Transactions
- Venture Capital
Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. Rating “AV”
- Listed in Chambers USA®, America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions.
- Listed as a Great Plains Super Lawyer®--2009 and 2011-- Securities & Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions.
- Named Cedar Rapids “Lawyer of the Year” Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2015) and Corporate Law (2011, 2018, and 2020) by Best Lawyers in America®
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