Ronald J. Schutz Named 2018 Minnesota ICON

Robins Kaplan LLP is pleased to announce that Ronald J. Schutz has been named a 2018 Minnesota ICON by Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer. The award recognizes attorneys or business leaders who have demonstrated leadership in their chosen career and in the community and possess a keen ability to inspire others. This is the inaugural year for this award.

Mr. Schutz is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office and a member of firm’s executive board. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been recognized by many legal organizations and publications as one of the top lawyers in the country, including The National Law Journal, which named him one of the “Top 10 Winning Litigators in the United States.” He has won a nine-figure and multiple eight-figure jury verdicts, and has secured victories against behemoths such as GE, Apple, Clear Channel, Sony, and Canon.

Schutz currently serves on several non-profit boards, including the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, the Guthrie Theater, and Tee It Up for the Troops, an organization that raises funds for wounded veterans.  He is also the most recent past Chair of the Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission.