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Scott Blake is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Scott, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

William Michael, Jr. (“Bill”), Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Trial Practice Group, is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer, having served as lead counsel in more than 100 jury trials in federal and state courts across the country. In recognition of his national trial reputation, Bill has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization that represents the top 1% of trial lawyers in the United States. Th...

Aram Desteian represents businesses in complex commercial litigation, and also counsels and defends other lawyers against a spectrum of professional liability claims. Aram Desteian’s commercial litigation practice includes representing businesses in a wide range of business disputes. As a professional liability attorney, he regularly helps other lawyers prevent and navigate lawsuits, investigations, board proceedings, and hearings involving legal ethics, legal malpractice, and other are...

A Partner at Dady & Gardner since 2001, Scott has devoted his efforts to helping the "little guys" enforce their rights against the "big guys". He has helped franchisee associations negotiate more reasonable franchise agreements system-wide (including a negotiation that was publicized in the 'Wall Street Journal'), and has stopped several unlawful terminations. A former full-time radio talk show host, Scott hosts a once a week radio show and is a regular speaker on franchise law.

Shawn McIntee represents public and private businesses on a broad spectrum of legal matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, technology and software transactions, capital raising, and corporate and commercial law (including contracts, electronic commerce, advertising, AdTech and FinTech). He represents automobile companies, manufacturers, technology companies, emerging companies, software companies, law firms, service companies, and financial services companies in large-scale global...

Roberta B. Walburn has focused her legal career on complex, high-stakes litigation. Most notably, she played a pivotal role in the Minnesota tobacco litigation, representing the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in their groundbreaking lawsuit against the tobacco industry. After four years of litigation—including unearthing more than 30 million pages of internal documents, litigation of crime-fraud issues, more than a dozen unsuccessful interlocutory appeals...

Barbara Jean D'Aquila is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Barbara Jean, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2001. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Barbara Jean is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew R. Burton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Bankruptcy. Matthew R., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bill Griffith advises local and national clients on legal and policy issues affecting land use, zoning, real estate, environmental review, municipal law, regulatory matters and government relations. He has served as legal counsel to Mall of America in all its phases and serves as city attorney for the city of Columbus. He is a trusted advisor on real estate development and public funding for both private clients and municipalities. Bill is a is a frequent speaker at seminars on land use, zoni...

Harry A. Sieben, Jr. has spent more than 50 years advocating for injured people and helping build SiebenCarey into one of Minnesota's largest and most established personal injury law firms. Over the course of his career, he has represented clients in complex personal injury litigation and conducted jury trials resulting in record-setting verdicts. Harry's accomplishments as a trial lawyer have earned longstanding recognition from his peers and leading legal organizations. He has been recogniz...