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Richard G. Wilson 
Partner

p 612.672.8362
f612.642.8362
rich.wilson@maslon.com

3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Rich Wilson is a partner and trial lawyer in Maslon's Litigation Group. His practice consists of representing plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes, including litigation arising from the purchase and sale of businesses, financial transactions, the purchase and sale of securities, trade secret misappropriation, protection of intellectual property, commercial contracts, change of corporate control, minority shareholder claims, and claims against directors, officers, attorneys and accountants. Rich has extensive experience in expedited proceedings, including injunction actions, and in trials and arbitrations. Before joining Maslon, Rich practiced law for four years in New York City.

Areas of Practice
  • Litigation
  • Corporate, Securities and Commercial Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Competitive Practices/Unfair Competition
  • Business Litigation
Education
  • Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1980
    J.D.
    Honors:  Order of the Coif
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1977
    B.G.S.
    Honors:  Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota, 1985
  • New York, 1981
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1981
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1987
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
  • Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
  • Kenwood Elementary School - Site Based Council, Member, since 2000
Classes Taught
  • “Shifting Fiduciary Duties in Troubled Economic Times”, Maslon Speaker Series, 2009
  • "Trading talent without trading secrets: How to protect your company's intellectual property rights when an employee leaves to join a competitor", Maslon Speaker Series, 2006
  • "Trading talent without trading secrets: How to manage the risks involved in hiring while protecting intellectual property rights", Maslon Speaker Series, 2006
  • "Duty of Care: Current Issues in the Application of the Business Judgment Rule", Director and Officer Liability, Minnesota CLE, 1994, 1994
  • “Advising Special Committees of Boards of Directors”, Corporate Practice Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1990, 1993
  • “Protecting the Corporation’s Attorney-Client Privilege”, Corporate Practice Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1991 - 1992
  • “Discovery Strategies and Tactics in Shareholder Actions”, Resolving Shareholder Disputes, 1991
  • “Settlement Problems and Solutions”, Minnesota Civil Trial Practice II, Minnesota CLE, 1990
  • “Statutory Claims Against Accountants”, Accounting Malpractice, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1990
  • “Defending Shareholder and Derivative Litigation”, Corporate Practice Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1989
Honors and Awards
  • Recognized on Minnesota Super Lawyers® list, 2004 - 2011 (Minnesota Super Lawyers® is a designation given to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys each year.)
  • Leading Individual Attorney in Minnesota for General Commercial Litigation, Chambers USA, 2006, 2008 and 2009
  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV, BV, and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)

Experience

  • Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Bionics Corp., 630 N.W.2d 438 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001).
  • Kallok v. Medtronic, Inc., 573 N.W.2d 356 (Minn. 1998).
  • Medtronic, Inc. v. Sun, 1997 WL 729168 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997).
  • Davisson v. Engelke, 1997 WL 585818 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997).
  • LaSociete Generale Immobiliere v. Minneapolis Community Development Agency, 44 F.3d 629 (8th Cir. 1994).
  • Control Data Corp. v. Babcock & Wilcox Co., 1993 WL 405303 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993).
  • Spinnaker Software Corp. v. Nicholson, 495 N.W.2d 441 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993) 
  • Casanova Beverage Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Public Safety, 486 N.W.2d 448 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992).
  • Buckley v. Control Data Corp., 923 F.2d 96 (8th Cir. 1991).
  • Tetra Finance (HK) Ltd. v. Shaheen, 584 F. Supp. 847 (S.D.N.Y. 1984).
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