Michael A. Lindsay
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Michael A. Lindsay

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lindsay.michael@dorsey.com

Overview

MICHAEL HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD GUIDING PUBLICLY HELD, PRIVATE, AND COOPERATIVELY OWNED BUSINESSES IN NAVIGATING ANTITRUST ISSUES AND DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL DISTRIBUTION MODELS. HE HAS DEMONSTRATED LITIGATION SKILLS TO REPRESENT COMPANIES IN DISPUTES AND PROVIDE PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR MINIMIZING FUTURE LEGAL PROBLEMS.

Michael is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Antitrust practice group and previously Co-Chair of the Commercial Litigation practice group. He practices in the area of commercial litigation, with a strong emphasis on antitrust (litigation and counseling).

Education & Admissions

University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1983), cum laude, Order of the Coif
Managing and Book Review Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review, 1982-1983

London School of Economics (General Studies, 1980)

Marquette University (B.A., History, 1980), summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Eighth, and Federal Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Clerkships

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, IL, Honorable Richard A. Posner, 1983-1984

Experience

Representative Experience

  • Manara Minerals in a deal to acquire 10% of Vale Base Metals Limited, the holding entity of Vale SA’s energy transition metals business
  • Michael won dismissal of an antitrust suit that had been brought against the country’s largest supplier of bankruptcy software to bankruptcy trustees in McGarry & McGarry, LLP v. Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93133 (N.D. Ill. June 16, 2017).
  • Michael represented IEEE in securing a favorable Business Review Letter from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2015.
  • Michael won dismissal of an antitrust suit that had been brought against several defendants in Techreserves Inc. v. Delta Controls Inc., 2014 WL 1325914, S.D.N.Y., (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2014), appeal dismissed
  • Michael represented Robert Bosch GmbH before the Federal Trade Commission in securing clearance of its proposed acquisition of the Services Solutions business of SPX Corporation. In the Matter of Robert Bosch GmbH, Docket No. C-4377 (April 2013).
  • Michael won dismissal of antitrust claims against the defendant in In2 Networks, Inc. v. Honeywell International Inc., 2011 WL 4842557 (D. Utah 2011).
  • Earlier in his career, Michael participated in several years of discovery and then co-chaired the trial of ITA v. Northwest Airlines, an action involving claims under the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. He represented Ajinomoto Co. in In re MSG Antitrust Litigation. He served as lead counsel for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in multi-state litigation involving a national competitor’s alleged Lanham Act violations and “bait and switch” sales tactics. He represented multiple defendants in In Re: Minnesota L-tryptophan Proceedings, a mass-tort proceeding that involved over ninety individual cases. He has tried numerous public-customer securities arbitrations, and he has served as a chairman or panel member in securities arbitrations.

News & Resources

Articles

FTC Prohibits Noncompete Agreements; Business Groups Sue
FTC Updates Mergers & Acquisitions Guidelines
Increase in HSR Reporting Thresholds and Filing Fees; Other HSR Developments
Back to the Future: 2023 Merger Guidelines Reach into History to Support Enlarged Antitrust Enforcement Agenda
FTC and DOJ Propose New Merger Guidelines
FTC and DOJ Propose Overhaul of U.S. Merger Review Process
Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments
FTC Takes First Step to Make Good on Promise to Curtail Non-Compete Agreements
Year-End Omnibus Bill Includes First HSR Filing Fee Increases in More Than Twenty Years, Larger Agency Budgets, and New Foreign Subsidy Reporting Requirements
American Bar Association: Editor's Note: Courting Antitrust
Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments
New FTC Position on Debt and HSR Valuation
Recent Hart-Scott Rodino Developments
Decrease in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments
Tax chapter in Michael Droke et al, Cooperative Business Law: A Practical Guide to the Special Laws Governing Cooperatives: Third Edition
Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments
Chemical Industry Update - January 2020
"American Needle" Ten Years Later, Antitrust, Vol. 34, No. 1
Newly Announced Antitrust Division Policy Rewards Effective Compliance Programs
Employers Beware: Recent Developments in Employee No-Poaching Agreements
McDonald’s and Medicine: Developments in the Law of No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements, Antitrust, Vol. 33, No. 2
Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments
HSR Reminder and Sporting News Update
Chemical Industry Update - December 2018
Antitrust and Intellectual Property in a Neo-Populist Age

News & Press Mentions

201 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
18 Dorsey Attorneys Named Thomson Reuters “Stand-Out Lawyers”
200 Dorsey Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Dorsey Partner Michael Lindsay on the FTC and the Black Knight Deal
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 30 Dorsey Lawyers and 10 Practices in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Super Lawyers Recognizes 29 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Dorsey Partner Michael Lindsay Comments on Cleveland Indians Name Change
Five Dorsey Partners Named to BTI 2020 Client Service All-Stars
Dorsey Partner Michael Lindsay Discusses Capping College Coaching Salaries
Super Lawyers Recognizes 38 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Dorsey Partner Michael Lindsay Discusses Washington Redskins Dropping Name
Dorsey Partner Michael Lindsay Discusses Antitrust Bill
Super Lawyers Recognizes 41 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2019 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Dorsey Partners Sandra Edelman and Michael Lindsay Named BTI 2019 Client Service All-Stars
Dorsey Partner Michael Lindsay Named Chair of the NCFC Legal, Tax & Accounting Committee
54 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 and 2019 Lawyers of the Year
Super Lawyers Recognizes 36 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2018 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices in Minnesota
51 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 and 2018 Lawyers of the Year
Dorsey Attorneys Contribute Chapter in Proving Antitrust Damages: Legal and Economic Issue
Super Lawyers Recognizes 36 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2017 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices

Select Presentations

  • "Hart-Scott-Rodino and Premerger Notification," 2013 Business Law Institute (Minnesota CLE May 7, 2013)
  • Critical Legal Issues for Cooperatives,” Presentation to National Cooperative Business Association Conference on Purchasing Cooperatives (2009-2012)
  • "Business Considerations for Participating in Standards Development," Presentation to the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade IPR Working Group (Oct. 15, 2009)
  • "Critical Legal Issues for Cooperatives," Presentation to National Cooperative Business Association Conference on Purchasing Cooperatives (Sept. 2009)
  • "Do You Want to Play 'Ex Ante'? Negotiating Royalty or Other License Terms Before the Standard is Set," Presentation to American Intellectual Property Law Association (May 13, 2009)
  • "Standard Setting and ‘Patent Ambush’: Lessons from the Federal Circuit's Recent Qualcomm v. Broadcom Decision," Telebriefing for Practising Law Institute (Mar. 10, 2009)

Industries & Practices

  • Antitrust & Competition Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Electric Power
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
  • Franchise & Distribution Law
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Hospitality
  • Oil & Gas

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Member, Minnesota State Bar Association (Antitrust Section, Chair, 2005-2006; Vice Chair, 2004-2005; Council Member, 2006-2015)
  • Member, American Bar Association (Antitrust Section; Vice Chair, Trial Practice Committee, 2004-2008)
  • Editorial Co-Chair, Antitrust, 2019-Present; Articles Editor, 2018-2019; Associate Editor 2008-2018
  • Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Adjunct Professor, Antitrust, University of Minnesota Law School, 2014
  • Adjunct Professor, Antitrust, University of St. Thomas Law School, 2002-2013
  • Adjunct Professor, Antitrust, Hamline University Law School, 1988-1999

Community Involvement

  • Member, Minnesota Orchestra Board of Directors, 2016-present
  • Advisory Director, Classical Actors Ensemble, 2019-present
  • President, Prevention Alliance, a non-profit corporation providing chemical-abuse prevention and counseling programs to Twin Cities youth, 1991-1997

Accolades

Chambers USA 2024 Dorsey LogoChambers USA 2023Chambers 2022Chambers USA 2021  Ranked in Chambers USA 2020  Ranked in Chambers USA 2019 Leading Individual  

 Chambers USA 2018 Leading Individual  Ranked in USA Chambers 2017 Leading Individual  Top Ranked - USA Chambers and Partners 2016 - Leading Individual   Top Ranked - Chambers USA 2015 - Leading Individual

 BTI Client Service All-Stars MVP 2020  BTI Client Service All-Stars 2020  BTI Client Service All Stars 2019 logo   Michael A. Lindsay - Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year 2014 - Litigation, Antitrust, Minneapolis

  • Named one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” (Band 1) by Chambers USA (Antitrust), 2015-2024
  • Named to BTI Client Service All-Star Attorneys, 2019-2020
  • Named to BTI Client Service All-Star MVP Attorneys, 2020
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America©, 2008-2025
  • Named "Minneapolis Litigation - Antitrust Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers©, 2018 and 2020
  • Recognized as a "Stand-Out Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters, 2024
  • Listed as a Minnesota Super Lawyer, 2002-2021
Michael A. Lindsay