Tonn Petersen joined Ball Ventures Ahlquist as VP of Development in January 2019. Tonn directs the entitlement process for all new projects and serves as BVA’s designated government liaison responsible for interfacing and working with city officials through the annexation, zoning and platting processes. Before joining BVA, Tonn enjoyed a successful career as an attorney working for both a regional and a national law firm. During that time Tonn specialized in complex commercial litigation and represented a number of Fortune 500 Companies in high stakes, multi-million dollar litigation, including Wal Mart, Walgreens, Hilton Hotels and Daimler Chrysler Corporation. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Economics from Utah State University in 2001, and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2005. The combination of Tonn’s extensive legal and business background uniquely qualifies him to oversee the entitlement of commercial real estate and to drive BVA’s projects efficiently across the finish line, thereby maximizing overall profitability for investors, partners and tenants.