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Wayne S. Moskowitz 
Partner

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

Wayne Moskowitz is a partner in Maslon's Litigation Group. His practice consists primarily of complex business litigation, and he is a member of Maslon's Appellate Group and Competitive Practices Group. A significant portion of his practice involves representing employers and employees in covenant not-to-compete and trade secret litigation. Wayne has significant experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in business tort and commercial contract disputes. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in partnership disputes, at trial and on appeal. Wayne has also represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of industries, including financial services, medical, gaming and life sciences, as well as representing publicly held companies in trademark infringement lawsuits.

Areas of Practice
  • Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Competitive Practices/Unfair Competition
  • Appeals
Education
  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984
    J.D.
  • State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1981
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors:  Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota, 1986
  • New York, 1985
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1988
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
  • Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
Classes Taught
  • “Covenants Not to Compete in Minnesota: The Basics and Beyond”, Minnesota CLE, 2007
  • “Trading Talent Without Trading Secrets”, Maslon Speaker Series, 2006
  • Legal Writing, University of Minnesota Law School
  • “Petitions for Extraordinary Writs and Permissive Appeals”, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education
Publications
Honors and Awards
  • 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
  • Bennett v. Medtronic, Inc., 285 F.3d 801 (9th Cir. 2002).
  • Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Bionics Corp., 630 N.W.2d 438 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001).
  • Hedged Inv. Partners, L.P. v. Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., 578 N.W.2d 765 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998) 
  • Hedged Inv. Partners, L.P. v. Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. (on remand), 1999 WL 639283 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999).
  • Brookfield Trade Center, Inc. v. County of Ramsey, 584 N.W.2d 390 (Minn. 1998).
  • Brookfield Trade Center, Inc. v. County of Ramsey (on remand), 609 N.W.2d 868 (Minn. 2000).
  • Medtronic, Inc. v. Sun, 1997 WL 729168 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997).
  • Davisson v. Engelke, 1997 WL 585818 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997).
  • Hillard v. Medtronic, Inc., 910 F. Supp. 173 (M.D. Pa. 1995).
  • First Technology Capital, Inc. v. Alfred N. Koplin & Co., Inc., 1995 WL 387771 (Minn. App. 1995).
  • International Business Mach. Corp. v. Seagate Technology, Inc., 941 F. Supp. 98 (D. Minn. 1992).
  • Consolidated Beef Industries, Inc. v. New York Life Ins. Co., 949 F.2d 960 (8th Cir. 1991).
  • Carlock v. Pillsbury Co., 719 F. Supp. 791 (D. Minn. 1989).
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