Julian is a litigation associate with experience litigating and resolving disputes involving closely-held corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, breach of contract cases, business torts, class actions, and other complex commercial litigation. He has represented both individuals and businesses in federal and state courts, as well as arbitration proceedings, and has had first chair trial experience. Julian is a 2003 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, where he was a staff member, as well as a Managing Editor, of the Minnesota Law Review.
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
2003, J.D. Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List Honors: Phi Kappa Phi Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review:
Minnesota Law Review, Member, 2001 - 2002; Editor, 2002 - 2003
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa,
2000, B.A. Honors: With Honors Honors: Dean's List Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Major: History Major: Psychology
Julian Zebot - Law Firm Maslon Attorneys Minneapolis, Minnesota
Experience
Represented the officers and directors of an online brokerage service in a putative securities class action lawsuit and won dismissal of all the claims.
Represented, as part of a team of attorneys, a non-controlling shareholder in a closely-held medical device company in squeeze-out litigation and helped to obtain a favorable resolution for the client.
Represented individual client in litigation surrounding the proceeds of the client's father's estate and obtained a jury verdict in favor of the client while serving in a first/second chair role at trial.
Represented an individual partner in a lawsuit regarding a failed real estate development and helped obtain voluntary dismissal of claims against the client.
Currently represents, as part of a team of attorneys, a court-certified class of over 65,000 current and former hourly workers at Wal-Mart's Minnesota stores seeking compensation for off-the-clock work, and for missed mandatory meal and rest breaks.
Currently represents, as part of a team of attorneys, a Fortune 500 manufacturer in a putative environmental liability/mass tort class action lawsuit.
Represented, as part of a team of attorneys, an officer and director of a wind energy development company in litigation regarding acquisition of company and helped to obtain a favorable resolution for the client.
Represented watch manufacturer in litigation regarding termination of its sales representative firm and obtained a favorable resolution for the client.
Currently represents, as part of a team of attorneys, an LLC pursuing breach of fiduciary duty and negligence claims on behalf of investors in a commodity fund against the fund's former manager.
Julian Zebot
Cases & Transactions
Lietz v. Northern States Power Co., 718 N.W. 2d. 865 (Minn. 2006)
Vohs v. Miller, et al., 2004 WL 1490177 (D. Minn. 2004)
