State of Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota v. Big Tobacco: Represented the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota against Big Tobacco. The case settled after a four month trial, when the tobacco defendants agreed to pay the State and Blue Cross Blue Shield more than $6.6 billion. Prior to this case, Big Tobacco had never paid a penny in damages in nearly fifty years of litigation.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc./Mondelez International, Inc. v. Starbucks Coffee Company: Represented 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.

Honeywell v. Minolta: Represented Honeywell in a patent infringement matter against Minolta involving Honeywell’s patent on an SLR autofocus camera. After a six month trial in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, the jury awarded Honeywell $96.3 million.

Pitney Bowes v. Hewlett Packard: Represented Pitney Bowes in a successful patent infringement matter involving HP’s laser jet printer. Case settled for $400 million.

Hubbard Broadcasting v. DirecTV: Represented Hubbard Broadcasting in a dispute over renewal of one of its broadcast stations on DirecTV’s satellite platform. Won a significant ruling in favor of the client in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, which led to renewal.

Hubbard Broadcasting v. ERI: Successfully represented Hubbard Broadcasting in a lawsuit to recover damages for engineering defects.

Successfully represented two professors in a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Homeland Security to obtain documents regarding human trafficking.

Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Represented four Minnesota non-profits in an action against Wells Fargo. The clients participated in a securities lending program run by Wells Fargo. The jury found that Wells Fargo breached its fiduciary duty and violated the Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act. The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Wells Fargo's petition for review. The final judgment, plus additional post-trial attorneys’ fees paid by Wells Fargo, totaled more than $57 million.

BMO Litigation Trust v. BMO Harris Bank, NA: Currently representing a group of investors who suffered significant losses in the third largest Ponzi scheme in American history.

Reached a multimillion dollar settlement with Bayer Corp. on behalf of an individual inventor in a patent infringement case involving medical instrumentation for measuring precise quantities of sample and reagent; assisted in steering the patent through a lengthy reexamination in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Represented ABC affiliate in first amendment, copyright and media disputes.

Represented clients in a wide range of intellectual property litigation matters, including biotech, chemistry, security software and medical devices.

Accredited to represent veterans before the Department of Veterans Affairs.