Frank Vargas

Senior Attorney
Gray Plant Mooty

Frank Vargas is a Senior Attorney with Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennet. Mr. Vargas began his career in Palo Alto, California with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, one of the country’s premier high technology law firms. Moving to Minnesota, Mr. Vargas started his own law firm, Vargas and Associates, representing a number of successful companies in the twin cities. After merging his firm into a larger firm, Mr. Vargas helped co-found Aethlon Capital, a Minneapolis investment banking boutique. Mr. Vargas then served as Executive Vice President, Director of Corporate Finance for Dougherty Securities, a Minneapolis Investment Bank. He also has served as interim Head of Corporate Finance for Oak Ridge Financial Services Group. Mr. Vargas is the co-founder of fifteen companies and serves as a Managing Principal of Remergenz Management, Inc, a business consulting company and Pelegrin Services, L.L.C. a venture incubator. Mr. Vargas is a frequent lecturer on a variety of business and business law subjects including, valuing business, writing business plans, mergers and acquisitions, private financing and creating incentive plans for employees. Mr. Vargas is an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas and the University of St. Mary’s in the business and ethics areas.

Mr Vargas graduated with an AB, with Honors, from Harvard University and a JD/MBA from the University of California Berkeley. Mr. Vargas is a member of the California and Minnesota Bar.

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