Litigation

Maslon is among the leading Minnesota law firms for complex litigation. For nearly 70 years, individuals, closely held companies, and large, publicly traded corporations alike have trusted Maslon to develop tailored litigation strategies that advance their most important goals.

Maslon’s Litigation Group has an established record of successfully resolving disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts nationwide, as well as in various alternative forums and before administrative agencies. Our team of nearly 40 litigators is equally suited to handle complex matters involving sophisticated parties with billions of dollars at stake, as well as matters involving closely held companies and their individual owners and officers.

We are best known for the following:

• Representing companies and their shareholders in all manner of business litigation, with claims including breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, as well as unfair competition or tortious interference;
• Defending manufacturers in tort and product liability litigation, including individual actions, multidistrict litigation, and multiparty mass tort actions, with claims including personal injury, wrongful death, consumer protection, property damage, and breach of warranty;
• Helping business policyholders pursue insurance recovery for every kind of loss, including related to property damage, business interruption, mass torts, government investigations, class actions, fraud, data security and privacy, mergers and acquisitions, and construction issues arising from many of the nation’s largest projects;
• Handling high profile investigations and litigation involving state and federal governments, and particularly the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, as well as conducting sensitive internal investigations;
• Representing owners, developers, engineers, general contractors, suppliers, and lenders in construction and real estate litigation nationwide, with claims related to payment issues, construction defects, mechanic's liens, warranties, and unique construction insurance products;
• Representing trustees, personal representatives, beneficiaries, and interested third parties in complex trust and estate litigation, including trust petition proceedings, will contests, estate tax disputes, contested probate matters, and other fiduciary litigation;
• Defending employers against claims related to wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblower and retaliation, noncompetition, and more, in trial courts and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and other federal and state administrative agencies.

Maslon’s Litigation Group also collaborates with the firm’s Financial Services Group to offer highly specialized practices to banks and other financial service providers, including helping institutional trustees obtain judicial relief related to trust agreements, as well as helping creditors enforce their rights in connection with defaults by commercial borrowers and guarantors.

WHAT SETS US APART

We provide focused and tailored client service. We are committed to our clients’ success on their terms and pride ourselves on providing powerful representation while minimizing the expense and uncertainty of litigation. We drive efficiencies through strategic, right sized, and meticulous matter management. Clients have praised our responsiveness, lack of arrogance, value for fees, and collaborative culture—which includes effective collaboration with in-house counsel and other business stakeholders.

We are local and independent, with national reach. With nearly 80 attorneys—more than half of whom are litigators—Maslon is among the largest full-service law firms in Minnesota, but one of few to resist merger with a national firm. Our decision to remain independent has preserved our distinct culture and our ability to provide clients with responsive service, judicious staffing, and competitive rates. After nearly 70 years of practicing in Minnesota, our relationships and reputation as a leading firm for complex litigation permeate the state’s bench and bar. We also regularly serve as lead counsel in litigation venued throughout the country, leveraging our strategic law firm partnerships to expand our reach when necessary.

We prepare every case as if a judge and jury will hear it. Our courtroom-tested litigators prepare every case for trial by developing and testing themes that best present the facts of the case and resonate with a judge and jury. At the same time, we position each case for the best possible pre-trial resolution through strategic fact and expert discovery, and dispositive motions. And our leading appellate specialists regularly help clients preserve trial court victories or persuade an appeals court of the trial court's error.

We are full service. As litigators, dealmakers, and consultants, Maslon attorneys frequently collaborate across the firm’s practice areas to support clients’ complex needs. Maslon’s Litigation Group frequently works hand-in-hand with the firm’s Corporate & Securities and Real Estate groups, which are among the leading teams in Minnesota for business and real estate transactions; the firm’s Estate Planning Group, which provides personalized services to high net worth clients with complex planning needs; and the firm’s Labor & Employment Group, which not only represents businesses in litigation, but also works closely with clients’ legal, human resources, and other business stakeholders to help them stay compliant with evolving employment laws while minimizing disruption to their organizations.