- Affirmative Recovery
- American Indian Law and Policy
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Appellate Advocacy and Guidance
- Business Litigation
- Civil Rights and Police Misconduct
- Class Action Litigation
- Commercial/Project Finance and Real Estate
- Corporate Governance and Special Situations
- Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy
- Domestic and International Arbitration
- Ediscovery
- Health Care Litigation
- Insurance and Catastrophic Loss
- Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation
- Litigation Support Services
- Mass Tort Attorneys
- Medical Malpractice Attorneys
- Personal Injury Attorneys
- Telecommunications Litigation and Arbitration
- Wealth Planning, Administration, and Disputes
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March 1, 2021Amy Churan Named an Insurance Trailblazer by National Law Journal
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March 1, 2021Firm, Partner Recognized by Managing IP
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3/1/2021Robins Kaplan Recognized in 2021 World Trademark Review 1000
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March 6, 2021With Our Voices 2021 Arc Gala
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March 6, 20211st Annual Tee It Up for the Troops Winter Outing
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March, 9, 2021The New Frontier of Software License Disputes
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Winter 2021Pro Bono Publico–For The Public Good
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Winter 2021The Case for Charitable Giving
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Winter 2021The Fictional Wealth Disputes That We Took In and Learned From in 2020
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March 3, 2021Financial Daily Dose 3.3.2021 | Top Story: Rare Merck-J&J Partnership to Boost U.S. Vaccine Production
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March 2, 2021Financial Daily Dose 3.2.2021 | Top Story: U.S. Markets Bounce Back as Bonds Settle
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March 1, 2021Financial Daily Dose 3.1.2021 | Top Story: Walmart Poaches Goldman Bankers in Bid to Bolster Fintech Venture
William Bornstein
William Bornstein
Partner
Experience
Will is a litigator who focuses his practice on a wide range of complex disputes between businesses. Will has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants from a variety of industries (including healthcare, telecommunications, internet technology, and food and beverage) in high-stakes breach of contract, patent, and antitrust cases. Will currently represents various healthcare plans in multi-million-dollar litigation with providers involving claims improper billing, breach of contract, and fraud.
Will also leads the firm’s pro bono efforts on veterans’ issues, and has started a program designed to help veterans who have been unjustly discharged from the armed services correct their records and gain access to the benefits they have earned.
Kraft Foods Group, Inc./Mondelez International, Inc. v. Starbucks Coffee Company: Counsel representing Kraft in a three-year arbitration regarding a breach of contract after Starbucks unilaterally terminated its agreement, cutting off Kraft’s exclusive rights to sell, market and distribute Starbucks roast and ground coffee in grocery and other retail outlets. The arbitration resulted in a $2.7 billion cash award to Kraft.
Hubbard Broadcasting v. DIRECTV: Counsel representing Hubbard Broadcasting in a breach of contract dispute regarding Hubbard’s direct broadcast satellite rights on DIRECTV. Efforts obtain injunctive relief resulted in decision granting partial summary judgment to Hubbard that upheld Hubbard’s contract rights and preserved the Hubbard family’s ability to continue broadcasting its networks.
- Named a “Minnesota Rising Star,” Super Lawyers (2016-2020)
- Named a “North Star Lawyer” by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services (2014-2016)
- Named “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer (2013)
- Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- Yale Law School, J.D. (2011)
- University of Michigan, B.A. in Political Science, with honors (2007)
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