David Hallett is in his 26th year of merger and acquisition transaction execution. He has experience in transportation and logistics, energy, energy services and equipment, industrial products, building products, equipment rental, consumer products, packaging, plastics, food, and business services.

Mr. Hallett serves on the Advisory Boards of Marquette Capital Partners, a provider of mezzanine financing, and Solar Plastics, Inc., a rotational molder of a wide range of plastic products. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of American Automobile Association Minneapolis and serves on its Finance & Investment and Audit Committees. Mr. Hallett is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee of the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association Section. He is a frequent speaker on mergers and acquisitions topics throughout the country.

Prior to joining Lazard Middle Market, Mr. Hallett was a partner at Lindquist & Vennum, a major Minneapolis-based law firm. He provided clients with legal counsel in the areas of corporate and tax law in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Before graduating from law school, he worked as a tax specialist at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co. and at Touche Ross & Co.