Minnesota Lawyer

For this edition of POWER 30, we’re focusing on business litigation.

Joseph Anthony said the attorneys at his law firm, Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A., wouldn’t know a good deal if it hit them in the head. And he includes himself.

Theresa Bevilacqua started out intending to be a voice performer, but that didn’t seem like a secure career path even though her parents were performers and she “grew up in a practice room.”

One of the early influences in Thomas Boyd’s life was a professor from the University of Minnesota whom he followed to the University of Iowa, where she taught the phi-losophy of science.

Mark Briol was 19 when he made a life-changing decision. An aspiring boxer, he lost a crucial fight on a decision that went against him and decided to leave the sport for higher education.

Shareholder cases may be tough to settle because sometimes they involve a lot of emotion, said Michael Cockson of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

Ciresi Conlin LLP is in the trial business. It’s a boutique trial firm that extends from shareholder disputes to medical malpractice and is available to consult with other lawyers.

John Cotter focuses his practice on complex business litigation, closely held shareholder litigation, antitrust, intellectual property and other complex civil matters.

Metal carts line Katie Crosby Lehmann’s office. They are filled with thick black binders full of trial exhibits and documents.

The Evenstad family pharmaceutical business, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, is now owned by a Japanese company, but litigation between the family members con-tinues.