- Affirmative Recovery
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- American Indian Law and Policy
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Appellate Advocacy and Guidance
- Business Litigation
- Childhood Sexual Abuse Litigation
- Civil Rights and Police Misconduct
- Class Action Litigation
- Commercial/Project Finance and Real Estate
- Corporate Governance and Special Situations
- Domestic and International Arbitration
- Ediscovery
- Health Care Litigation
- Insurance and Catastrophic Loss
- Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation
- Litigation Support Services
- Mass Tort Attorneys
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- Restructuring and Business Bankruptcy
- Wealth Planning, Administration, and Disputes
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March 24, 2020Attorneys, Firm Recognized by Managing Intellectual Property
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March 3, 2020Kellie Lerner Named Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group Co-Chair
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March 2, 2020Robins Kaplan LLP Announces 2020 Executive Board
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Postponed10th Annual Disability Justice Seminar
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PostponedRewriting the Odds: The $20M Settlement that Changed the Legal Landscape
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September 17, 202018th Annual Golf Tournament for the Benefit of Special Olympics Massachusetts
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Spring 2020Estate Planning for Settlements or Favorable Verdicts
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March 27, 2020Navigating the USPTO During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Spring 2020Picking Your Team: Getting the Right Trustee or Personal Representative Appointed in a Wrongful Death Case
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 (2016-2019)
- 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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