Recent News

LGN adds new talent to its legal and legislative teams.

Craig S. Davis
Associate

Antitrust Law
Products Liability

Rick N. Linsk
Associate

ERISA Practice and Procedure
Health Care Law
Employment Law
Products Liability
 

Nathaniel C. Mussell
Associate/Lobbyist

Government Relations

Brian D. Clark
Associate

Antitrust Law
Environmental Law
ERISA
LGN Partner Gregg Fishbein appointed to the Financial Advisory Council of Robbinsdale Area Schools.

The school board of Robbinsdale Area Schools recently appointed Gregg Fishbein to the Financial Advisory Council at a special school board meeting. The purpose of the council is to provide financial advice and support to the school board and senior administration, including evaluation of the district's economic conditions, development of future budget assumptions, and review of the overall fiscal condition of the district. The council will review revenue and expenditure projections for future budget years and make recommendations to the school board on future budget targets and assumptions. The council also assists in creating and developing consumer-oriented presentations regarding the district's finances.

LGN Partner W. Joseph Bruckner and Associate Matthew R. Salzwedel co-author amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court.

LGN partner W. Joseph Bruckner and Associate Matthew R. Salzwedel recently co-authored an amicus brief with the law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P. on behalf of various merchant trade associations in support of reversal of the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, currently being considered by the United States Supreme Court.

LGN Partner Yvonne M. Flaherty and Associate Matthew R Salzwedel publish article in the Minnesota Lawyer entitled 'Fleeger v. Wyeth — A Clarification'

LGN Partner Yvonne M. Flaherty and Associate Matthew R Salzwedel recently published an article entitled Fleeger v. Wyeth — A Clarification, in the September 14, 2009 edition of the Minnesota Lawyer. The article discusses the Minnesota Supreme Court’s recent decision in Fleeger v. Wyeth, which clarified the applicability of Minnesota statutes of limitation for out-of-state plaintiffs' claims brought in Minnesota where the events giving rise to the claims took place before August 1, 2004.