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Richard G. Wilson 
Partner

Phone: 612.672.8362
Fax: 612.642.8362
email: rich.wilson@maslon.com

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
Rich Wilson

Cases & Transactions

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

Extended Bio

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