Dual-qualified as American trial lawyer and Solicitor of England and Wales. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London branch). Co-Chair, Dorsey & Whitney International Arbitration and Litigation Practice Group. Lead counsel in many lawsuits and arbitrations worldwide.
Representative Cases- American Network v. InteCom (D. Or.) (lead trial counsel to plaintiff purchaser of defective telecommunications and computer equipment; $37.5 million jury verdict)
- [French electronics manufacturer] v. [American airline] (ICC Int'l Ct. of Arbitration, Paris) (lead respondent's counsel for airline pilot training company in dispute with manufacturer of aircraft simulator; favorable award)
- CyberOptics v. Yamaha Motor Company (D. Minn, Fed. Cir., Tokyo Dist. Ct.) (lead plaintiff's counsel to optical sensor manufacturer alleging "patent flooding" and theft of technology; favorably settled)
- [Individual plaintiffs] v. Mayo Clinic (D. Minn., 8th Cir., Minn. Dist. Cts., Minn. App., Minn.) (lead counsel to Mayo in medical malpractice lawsuits; 30+ jury verdicts, all for Mayo)
- [Australian coal mining company] v. [Indian steel manufacturer] (LCIA, London) (sole arbitrator of $80 million contract claim; award issued)
- Smith v. Dain Bosworth, et al. (D. Colo.) (lead defense counsel for securities dealer and U.S. congressman accused of fraudulent sales of oil and gas partnerships; favorably settled)
- Medeva Pharma v. American Home Products, American Cyanamid (D. Del., S.D.N.Y.) (lead trial counsel to British pharmaceutical manufacturer enforcing patent concerning pertussis vaccine; stipulated permanent injunction)
- [American inventor] v. [Israeli manufacturer] (ICC Int'l Ct. of Arbitration, Paris) (lead claimant's counsel in dispute concerning patent and trademark rights to pistol; favorable interim award after first phase of hearings precipitated favorable settlement)
- First Bank v. First Bank System (S.D. Iowa, 8th Cir.) (lead trial counsel defending bank holding company accused of trademark infringement; permanent injunction denied by district court after trial, affirmed by circuit court; then plaintiff's entire claim summarily dismissed, without appeal)
- International Travel Arrangers v. Northwest Airlines (D. Minn., 8th Cir.) (lead trial counsel defending airline from claims of monopolization and predatory pricing; jury rejected most claims, appellate court dismissed the rest)
- [German chemical company] v. [American chemical company] (Zurich Chamber of Commerce arbitration) (lead respondent's counsel in trade secrets/licensing dispute concerning chemical coatings for containers; favorably settled)
- Arnold v. Cargill (D.Minn.) (lead counsel defending alleged race discrimination class action; motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel for unethical behavior granted; motion for class certification denied)
- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan v. The Mosaic Company [Queen's Bench, Saskatchewan] (lead US counsel to Mosaic in multi-billion dollar contract/declaratory relief lawsuit; pending)
- [J, J & J] v. Jamaica (Privy Council, UK) (lead solicitor in pro bono appeal of murder convictions of three Jamaican prisoners; convictions quashed; two clients ordered released outright after 9 years in prison, third client released, but murdered pending re-trial)