Jack Huerter

Jack is a Partner is Dorsey’s Securities and Financial Services Litigation Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Cooperative Law Practice. In his practice, Jack represents clients in fiduciary duty disputes, securities litigation, government investigations, governance disputes, advisor fee litigation, director and fiduciary liability cases, and commercial contract disputes. A significant portion of Jack’s work focuses on serving clients in the food, agriculture, energy, and financial services industries. Through this work, Jack manages all aspects of litigation, from the pleadings stage to trial, and has extensive experience with civil motion practice and complex discovery.

Jack also has substantial experience counseling clients on governance matters, antitrust issues, and regulatory compliance, with a particular emphasis on advising cooperatives in the food and agriculture industry. In his counseling practice, Jack draws upon his experience in each of the three branches of government to craft creative solutions for his clients.

Before joining Dorsey, Jack worked on Capitol Hill where he advised members of Congress in both the Senate and House on agriculture, environmental, transportation, and trade legislative and regulatory issues. Jack also worked in the executive branch at the United States Department of Agriculture, where he served on the staff of the Under Secretary for Rural Development. Immediately prior to starting his practice at Dorsey, Jack served as a judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Jack maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented tribal members in disputes pertaining to the taxation of land on tribal reservations and low-income clients before state housing court. Jack is also a member of Dorsey’s Lower Sioux Indian Child Welfare Team, which represents the interests of native children in child protection cases in Minnesota state courts.