Robins Kaplan LLP is pleased to announce that partners Patrick Arenz, Ronald Schutz, and Tara Sutton have once again been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide, recognizing the nation’s top attorneys.
Patrick Arenz, a member of the firm’s Executive Board, specializes in handling high-stakes disputes for a broad range of clients, including small inventor-led companies, individuals, and Fortune 100 companies. His practice focuses on plaintiff-side cases involving patent and copyright infringement, rights of publicity, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, defamation, and business and individual tort matters. In 2024, Arenz secured a remarkable $42.4 million jury verdict in Willis Electric v. Polygroup, a competitor-v-competitor patent infringement case. This verdict is reported to be the largest patent jury verdict ever in the District of Minnesota and resulted in a $71.4 million final judgment. This victory also earned him his fifth recognition as “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer.
Ronald Schutz, a former member of the firm’s Executive Board and immediate past Chair of the Board, holds the prestigious title of Fellow at the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor limited to just 1% of trial lawyers in North America. Schutz has secured a nine-figure and multiple eight-figure jury verdicts, triumphing over industry giants like Apple, General Electric, Clear Channel, Sony, and Canon. Notable jury verdicts include $110 million in Fonar v. GE and $89 million in Grantley v. Clear Channel. His exceptional track record has earned him recognition on many top lawyer lists, including Forbes’ Top 200 Lawyers in the United States and the IAM Strategy 300: Global Leaders Guide.
Tara Sutton former chair of the firm’s Mass Tort Group.
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