In 2006, a Minnesota businessman, whose company was involved in health care real estate development nationwide for several decades, created a complex estate plan to minimize taxes and maintain flexibility over his assets.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: District of Minnesota Compassionate Release
During the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted daily life across the U.S., one especially vulnerable population is prisoners in the corrections system — who often live in settings where social distancing is not possible.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Mayo Clinic and Fish & Richardson
When Mayo Clinic unveiled a new diagnostic test a few years ago that helped detect a rare autoimmune disorder, a Massachusetts company sued for patent infringement.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Protecting Minnesota in a Pandemic
Following Gov. Tim Walz’s executive orders outlining restrictions in several areas of the economy, the Attorney General’s Office created teams to protect Minnesotans during the pandemic.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Bde Maka Ska name restoration
The battle over Bde Maka Ska ended in 2020 after the Minnesota Supreme Court decided the state had the authority to change its name from Lake Calhoun.
Read More »Creating Peacetime Emergency Precedent
No previous Minnesota governor has had to exercise emergency powers as much as Gov. Tim Walz during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the complication behind doing so was that there was no equivalent legal history to lead the way.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: State COVID Legal Team, Executive Order Drafting Team
When the coronavirus started spreading a year ago, it came with a byproduct that not many expected: the indignant refusal by some to wear a mask, a simple measure that health experts said would stop the virus from spreading.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: 2020 Election
Election Day 2020 was one of the most closely watched political events of this generation — and most hotly disputed.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Thomas Hagen and Steven Groschen
Defense attorney Tom Hagen took the case for a simple reason: He believed what Christopher Kruse told him.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Andrew Irlbeck and Paul Applebaum
To Andrew Irlbeck and Paul Applebaum, the Chambers’ case was perfect for their pro bono and civil rights practices.
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