Robert J. Tunheim

Robert's Bio

Rob Tunheim is a corporate, business, and aviation attorney at FMJ. He works with clients throughout Minnesota and across the country, and he advises a wide variety of businesses, aircraft owners, aircraft operators, entrepreneurs, and investors on corporate matters, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and related commercial legal issues.

In the aviation space, Rob advises clients on aircraft purchase and sale transactions, aviation tax planning and structuring, aviation contracts (including leasing, management, and maintenance agreements), and mergers and acquisitions involving aviation businesses and assets. This practice draws on deep familiarity with FAA regulatory requirements, aircraft registration and title issues, and the tax considerations unique to aviation ownership and operation.  Rob’s aviation work includes:

– Aviation-Related M&A
– Aircraft Sales, Leasing, and Other Transactions
– Ownership Structuring
– Aviation Industry Contracts
– Usage and Tax Planning
– Regulatory Compliance

On the corporate side, Rob’s practice covers the full lifecycle of a privately held business: from entity formation and contract drafting and review to buy-side and sell-side M&A representation, corporate structuring, and governance work for closely held companies, startups, and growing enterprises. Rob’s corporate work includes:

– Buying and Selling Businesses in Minnesota and Around the Country
– Due Diligence
– Tax Structuring
– Asset Purchase vs. Stock/Equity Purchase
– Contract Negotiations
– Buy-Sell Agreements
– Business Succession
– Corporate Governance

Clients turn to Rob for practical, transaction-ready advice, whether closing an aircraft purchase, negotiating a corporate acquisition, or structuring a new entity, backed by hands-on experience across both specialized aviation matters and mainstream corporate deal work.

Prior to joining FMJ, Rob was an international tax consultant at a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services. His prior consulting experience gives him additional perspective when evaluating business transactions and advising clients on the business and tax considerations that can affect corporate decisions. Rob earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Law, with a concentration in business law, and his B.A. in Political Science and Economics from St. Olaf College.