Blaine R. Renfert is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and is a member of the firm’s Transactional & Securities and Real Estate Practices. He is vice chair of the firm’s Business Law Department, in charge of the Madison business law practice, and is a former member of the firm’s Partner Selection Committee.
Mr. Renfert counsels individuals, partnerships, businesses and national companies on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, finance, real estate and securities law matters. Mr. Renfert’s approach is to combine practical business sense with vigorous negotiation and precise legal craftsmanship. He prides himself on his understanding of client needs and his ability to address a wide range of legal issues.
A good deal of Mr. Renfert’s practice involves corporate and commercial law matters. Mr. Renfert has represented buyers and sellers in more than 450 purchases and sales of businesses over the past 24 years.
Mr. Renfert was named one of Madison’s top lawyers in the categories of business law and contract law by Madison Magazine and has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. He was selected for inclusion in the 2006 - 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® lists. Mr. Renfert is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005 - 2013) in the fields of corporate, mergers & acquisitions and real estate law and was named 2012 Madison Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America.
A Madison native, Mr. Renfert is active in civic and community affairs. He coached youth soccer, officiates at swim meets and served as a Boy Scout leader. He also serves as a volunteer for United Way of Dane County in various leadership positions. He is on the board of directors of Sub-Zero Group, Inc. and the Center for Advanced Studies in Business. He is on the board of governors of the Madison Community Foundation. Mr. Renfert is a graduate of Leadership Greater Madison.
Mr. Renfert graduated, with honors, in 1987 from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was associate editor of the Michigan Law Review. He received his bachelor's degree, with distinction, in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1984, and studied at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England.