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Sawan Patel is a shareholder and the chair of the Corporate and Transactions department at Larkin Hoffman. He helps businesses grow by protecting their interests, promoting and selling their products and services, and franchising their brands. Clients appreciate his ability to provide responsive legal solutions that make practical business sense. As a business and franchise attorney, Sawan ensures that his clients are protected from startup through all phases of their growth. Sawan advises cl...

Rory Duggan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Rory practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Rory Duggan since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rory Duggan is held by other lawyers.

Barry O’Neil is a trial attorney, who is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. He represents professionals in malpractice claims with an emphasis in legal malpractice. Mr. O’Neil’s practice also involves the resolution of complex commercial disputes, employment-related issues and insurance claims. His commercial litigation experience has included contract, shareholder, partnership and business competition disputes in both trial and arb...

Managing Partner of Madigan, Dahl & Harlan, P.A. Tom's focus has been on business, construction and real estate law. He serves as counselor to a variety of small to medium-size businesses advising them on all aspects of business law from formation and capitalization of entities, to consulting and negotiating various contracts, leases, and other agreements, and finally representing these clients and their needs in federal and state courts across the country. He has advised clients on all f...

Brian Hayes is a partner at Carlson Caspers who offers successful companies skilled guidance for many complex intellectual property issues. Brian’s expertise includes IP and patent litigation, licensing, monetization, freedom-to-operate, and validity analyses. Brian works with innovative companies in a variety of market sectors relating to medical devices, computer software and hardware, and agricultural businesses. Brian thoroughly understands the business climate of his clients and th...

Brian Melendez is a veteran litigator with more than two decades of experience in trial and appellate practice, and a former president of the Minnesota State Bar Association. His practice focuses on consumer-credit litigation and business torts. He has defended consumer-financial-services providers in more than 300 cases in over 40 states. Brian was named by Minnesota Lawyer magazine in 2002 as one of the Top Ten Attorneys of the Year; he won the award a second time in 2008, only the second p...

Randy LeNeave is a Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with a record of numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and recoveries. He serves as a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, American Board of Trial Advocates, and International Society of Barristers, and as a board member of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA). Randy’s practice includes a special focus on representing injured railroad workers under the FELA (Federal Employers’ Lia...

Lorie Skjerven Gildea is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Appellate Practice. Lorie Skjerven practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Lorie Skjerven Gildea since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lorie Skjerven Gildea is held by other lawyers.

Wynne C. S. Reece is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trademark Law. Wynne C. S. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Wynne C. S. Reece since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Wynne C. S. Reece is held by other lawyers.

J. Michael Dady is the Founding Member of Dady & Gardner. He and his partners have successfully represented franchisees and dealers in more than 400 different franchisee and dealer systems, and they serve as counsel to more than 20 different national franchisee and dealer associations. He has won multi-million dollar settlements and judgments, while obtaining precedent-setting ruling that are the foundation of this developing area of law.