Bryan C. Keane

Bryan has extensive experience with, and regularly represents clients in, matters litigated in state and federal courts and various arbitration forums, including the AAA or FINRA. He guides clients from case inception to conclusion, providing strategic advice to his clients.

He represents owners, developers, contractors, and subcontractors in construction and design-related disputes, whether before the AAA or courts, or in pre-dispute resolution proceedings. He is co-author of the Minnesota and South Dakota chapters of the State-by-State Guide to Design and Construction Contracts and Claims (Third Edition, 2023, and 2024 and 2025 annual supplements). His construction expertise and focus includes construction and property-related insurance matters, whether related to review, analysis, and evaluation of, or prosecuting claims under, builders’ risk insurance, property insurance, general liability insurance (including OCIP, CCIP, and other “wrap” insurance), and other applicable insurance. He is the co-author of Chapter 8: Builder’s Risk Insurance of the American Bar Association’s Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals (2nd Ed. 2026).

In addition to his construction-related advice and litigation practices, he regularly represents insurance broker and reinsurance broker clients, and their affiliates, in a variety of matters, whether representing brokers in connection with and against reinsurance broker-related claims and providing subject matter expertise and assistance.

Bryan also provides insurance coverage analysis and advice.  His work for policyholder clients addresses numerous types of insurance lines, and ranges from assisting clients with assessing which policies may respond to a claim, tendering claims to insurers, reviewing and responding to insurer positions, negotiating with insurers over defense/reimbursement obligations and choice of counsel, coordinating coverage between different polices, and litigating coverage disputes. His work for insureds has included reviewing and evaluating coverage under a series of insurance lines (including general liability, property [and associated coverage for business income loss], builders’ risk, umbrella and excess liability, directors and officers liability, errors and omissions [and other professional liability], and employment practices liability policies). He also has represented primary and excess insurers in coverage disputes with policyholders and other insurers.

Aside from his construction, (re)insurance broker, and insurance practices, he represents clients in a wide variety of other commercial litigation matters, whether related to the financial services and securities industries, data breaches, commercial contracts, or other matters.

In addition to his construction and insurance-related publications, he is an author of the Cyber Insurance chapter of the 2023 Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook. He also is a frequent contributor to and presenter for Minnesota CLE’s In-House Counsel program.

Bryan also is committed to providing pro bono legal services. His pro bono legal work includes participating in Volunteer Lawyer Network’s criminal expungement program, frequently representing clients seeking expungement of criminal offenses; representing non-profit organizations in litigation and construction matters, and providing advice to non-profit organizations regarding transaction and governance issues.