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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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  • Trial Lawyers. Dorsey is known as a litigation powerhouse in Minnesota. Unlike many of Dorsey’s competitors, our litigators mainly practice in federal courts, most often for Fortune 500 companies in high stakes cases. But we are not only litigators, we are trial lawyers. 
  • Shareholder derivative litigation. Dorsey handles the biggest and most notable shareholder derivative lawsuits in Minnesota. Whether the case arises out of a planned M&A transaction (e.g., we represent St. Jude Medical in its acquisition by Abbott Labs) or allegations of fraud or fiduciary breaches (Medtronic Infuse lawsuit ), our lawyers are often called upon to help large public companies deal with disputes with shareholders. With over 15 of the Fortune 500 based in Minnesota, this particular part of our practice is a robust one. 
  • Healthcare. Our group is particularly known for our work in the health care industry.   
  • Appellate work. Dorsey’s Minnesota trial group is also known for its appellate work around the country.  Dorsey’s litigators are also often hired to handle appeals after other firms lose at trial. 
  • Banking. Finally, we are known for our exceptional results in financial services and banking litigation. Our clients like U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Ameriprise Financial, and Thrivent Financial rely on our group for disputes of all types.

Clients (10)

  • Ecolab, Inc.
  • Cirrus INdustries
  • Thrivent Financial for Luterhines
  • St. Jude Medical
  • Robinson Outdoor Products
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • Honeywell International
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Mayo Clinic
  • U.S. Bank, N.A.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Minnesota

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What the Team is Known For

Dorsey & Whitney LLP has a market-leading practice with an enviable client following, frequently representing eminent healthcare organisations and other major corporate clients in significant litigation and arbitration matters. It possesses wide-ranging business litigation expertise, covering everything from business torts to breach-of-contract disputes, class actions, IP and securities litigation. The firm is noted for its capabilities in shareholder derivative lawsuits arising either from M&A or allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. It is also adept at handling complex white-collar criminal cases.

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Work Highlights

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  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP represented Orient and two other plaintiffs in an action against an issuer, its underwriter and related officers and directors, alleging violations of various federal securities laws.

Strengths

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  • Dorsey & Whitney has a great group of former government officials who are extremely responsive and provide actionable, business-focused advice.

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  • Dorsey & Whitney is super responsive and provides wise counsel to us in difficult situations.

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  • The Dorsey & Whitney team is efficient, gets to the root of the issue very quickly and does an outstanding job.

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  • Dorsey & Whitney's strengths are efficiency, legal intelligence and business savvy. Its lawyers are level-headed and do not get overwhelmed.

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  • Dorsey & Whitney is really practical, very smart and understands what is relevant.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Edward Magarian
    Edward Magarian

    Edward Magarian

    Edward Magarian is highly experienced at defending clients against allegations of white-collar criminal activity. He also has success prosecuting and defending claims of misappropriation of assets and the theft of trade secrets.

    • Edward gets good results. He is an efficient lawyer, runs a lean team and is a subject matter expert.

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  • Beth Forsythe
    Beth Forsythe

    Beth Forsythe

    Beth Forsythe is a highly experienced white-collar criminal defense attorney who offers wide-ranging expertise in regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.

    • Beth has a high level of competence and manages the process extremely well.

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  • James Langdon
    James Langdon

    James Langdon

    James Langdon offers extensive experience representing publicly traded and privately held companies. He litigates before the federal and state courts.

    • James is spot on with his work.

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    • James is a very experienced trial lawyer.

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    • James is a phenomenal lawyer who is a great strategic adviser, a commercial thinker and a real trial lawyer.

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  • RJ Zayed
    RJ Zayed

    RJ Zayed

    RJ Zayed regularly acts as lead trial counsel, defending against allegations of trade secret misappropriation, public corruption and environmental violations.
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  • Theresa Bevilacqua
    Theresa Bevilacqua

    Theresa Bevilacqua

    Theresa Bevilacqua represents energy companies, hospitals and foreign governments in litigation and international arbitrations.

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  • Surya Saxena
    Surya Saxena

    Surya Saxena

    Surya Saxena leverages his experience as a former Assistant US Attorney to assist clients facing a broad range of regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.

    • Surya was a criminal prosecutor so has tremendous trial experience. When I know I'm going to need trial experience, I go to him.

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    • Surya is a former federal prosecutor and in-house counsel. His unique pedigree allows him to empathise with in house counsel, and manage matters efficiently and toward the best result as quickly as possible.

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  • Michelle Grant
    Michelle Grant

    Michelle Grant

    Michelle Grant gains plaudits for her wide litigation practice. She often works in healthcare-related matters and litigation involving allegations of fraud.
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Ranked Individuals at Dorsey & Whitney LLP (7)

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    Edward Magarian

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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    Beth Forsythe

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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    RJ Zayed

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    Surya Saxena

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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