Michael V. Ciresi
Experience
- Trial practice focuses in the areas of product liability, intellectual property, business and commercial litigation.
- Has acted as counsel for corporations, individuals, and governmental entities throughout his career.
- Has taught and lectured nationally and internationally to various professional and business groups.
- Has been instrumental in the growth and diversity of the firm's practice.
- Chairman of the firm's Executive Board (1995-2008)
- Member of the firm's Executive Board (1983-2008)
Outside Experience
- Former candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota
Selected Results*
Lead Trial Counsel in Charbonneau v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc. Represented plaintiffs in first Mirapex products liability bellwether trial. On July 30, 2008, jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $8,279,300, including $7.8 million in punitive damages for failing to warn of risk of compulsive behaviors, including pathological gambling, from the Parkinson's drug Mirapex.
Lead Trial Counsel in Zwayer v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc. Represented plaintiffs in second Mirapex bellwether trial. Case was confidentially settled prior to closing argument. After the conclusion of the Zwayer trial, settlement negotiations resulted in settlement of all the firm's Mirapex cases.
State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota v. Phillip Morris Incorporated, et al. Co-lead counsel for the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in a groundbreaking lawsuit against the tobacco industry. After four years of litigation - including discovery of more than 30 million pages of internal documents, litigation of crime-fraud privilege issues, more than a dozen interlocutory appeals (including two to the United States Supreme Court) and four months of trial, the case settled on May 8, 1998, on the eve of jury deliberations for $7 billion and unprecedented injunctive relief against the tobacco industry. Received Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Trial Lawyers for Public Justice for work on the litigation.
TriStrata Technology, Inc. v. Mary Kay Inc. Mr. Ciresi was co-lead trial counsel on behalf of TriStrata Technology, Inc. in a patent infringement case relating to alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) anti-aging technology. TriStrata was awarded $26.4 million in damages plus interest by a Delaware jury in March, 2005. A final judgment including pre-judgment and post-judgment interest brought the total award to more than $43 million and the verdict was summarily affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit on January 10, 2007.
Honeywell v. Minolta. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel on behalf of Honeywell in the Honeywell v. Minolta autofocus patent litigation, which resulted in a jury verdict of $96,350,000 on February 7, 1992. The case was settled shortly after the verdict for $127,500,000, which included pre-judgment interest. Mr. Ciresi went on to represent Honeywell against multiple other defendants with respect to the autofocus technology and Honeywell eventually recovered approximately $500 million for patent infringement.
Atlantic Richfield Company, et al. v. Unocal Corporation, et al. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel for Unocal Corporation in patent infringement case involving a patent owned by Unocal covering automotive gasoline compositions designed to reduce tailpipe emissions. A jury in Los Angeles awarded Unocal $91 million on October 14, 1997. The United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of JMOL due to the substantial evidence supporting the jury verdict.
Ecolab v. Ford, et al. Mr. Ciresi represented Ecolab in a commercial dispute involving the departure of six top salespeople who joined a key competitor. He tried the matter to conclusion in 1994, enforcing noncompetition agreements and other lawful protection of proprietary company information
Dalkon Shield litigation. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel on behalf of hundreds of women who suffered infertility issues as a result of the use of the Dalkon Shield. Two bellweather cases went to trial and resulted in jury verdicts of compensatory and punitive damages: Stremke v. A.H. Robins $250,000 in compensatory damages and $1,500,000 in punitive damages (June 1983); Hahn v. A.H. Robins $250,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages (December 1983). In 1984, the A. H. Robins Co. entered into a settlement on behalf of all remaining clients represented by Mr. Ciresi.
Copper-7 litigation. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel in the Copper-7 litigation, in which he represented over 100 women who were injured as a result of the use of the Copper-7 intrauterine device. Two of the clients' cases were tried. In September of 1989, a Minnesota jury awarded $8,750,000 in the case of Kociemba v. G. D. Searle. Of the verdict, $8 million was punitive damages and $750,000 were compensatory. In March of 1989, Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel in McCarthy v. G. D. Searle & Co., the second bellweather Copper-7 trial. The case was confidentially settled just prior to closing argument. In the summer of 1989, the G. D. Searle Co. settled the cases of all remaining clients represented by Mr. Ciresi.
Government of India v. Union Carbide. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel for the Government of India for damages arising from the Bhopal disaster, which occurred when methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas was discharged from Union Carbide India Ltd.'s plant in Bhopal, India, resulting in over 3,000 deaths, thousands of injuries and property damage. The case was eventually settled in India in 1987 for $470 million.
Ricoh v. Pitney Bowes. Mr. Ciresi was co-lead trial counsel for Pitney Bowes in defending against a claim by Ricoh in which Ricoh asserted that Pitney Bowes infringed 18 claims from 4 Ricoh patents. On November 30, 2006, a federal jury in New Jersey returned a verdict for Pitney Bowes, finding that the Ricoh patents were invalid for anticipation. The jury's verdict was affirmed on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Pitney Bowes v. Hewlett Packard. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel for Pitney Bowes in a patent dispute against Hewlett Packard over laser jet printers. In 2001, on the first day of trial, the case was settled with Hewlett Packard agreeing to pay Pitney Bowes $400 million and other intellectual property considerations.
Hutto v. Estee Lauder Inc. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel for Estee Lauder in a putitive class action and obtained a dismissal with prejudice prior to class certification. (April 2006)
Haagen-Dazs International Shoppe Company, Inc. v. Corporacion Todosabor C.A. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel for Haagen-Dazs International Shoppe Company, Inc. in defending a claim brought by Corporacion Todosabor C.A. regarding a dispute over a franchise agreement. The matter went to international arbitration and Corporacion Todosabor C.A.'s claim was dismissed and judgment was entered on behalf of Haagen-Dazs International.
H & D Tire v. Pitney Bowes. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel in defending Pitney Bowes in a putitive nationwide class action. Class certification was defeated in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Texas in 1997. The case settled following remand to State Court by the 5th Circuit.
Wilkinson v. Dow Chemical Co. Mr. Ciresi was lead counsel for Richard Wilkinson in a product liability action against Dow Chemical arising from Mr. Wilkinson being blinded in an industrial accident. A jury in State court in Duluth, MN returned a verdict of $1.6 million in 1979. The case was settled on appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Wellstone case. Co-lead counsel representing families of Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife, daughter and three staff members who died in a crash of a chartered plane near Eveleth, Minnesota. The case settled against the affiliated air charter companies for the insurance policy limits of $25 million in 2003.
Recognition
- Named a "Super Lawyer," Minnesota Law& Politics (2009)**
- Named on the list of the "Top 10 Super Lawyers," Minnesota Law & Politics (2009)**
- Ranked #1 in Minnesota for Litigation: Intellectual Property and #1 in Minnesota for Litigation: General Commercial in Chambers USA (2008)**
- Listed in "Minnesota's Legal Hall of Fame: The 100 Most Influential Attorneys in State History," Minnesota Law & Politics (2007)**
- Ranked #1 in Minnesota for Litigation: Intellectual Property and #1 in Minnesota for Litigation: General Commercial in Chambers USA 2007 Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007) **
- Named a "500 Leading Lawyers in America Finalist," Lawdragon (2007)**
- Ranked #1 on the list of "Top 10 Super Lawyers," Minnesota Law & Politics (2007)**
- Perennially ranked on the list of "Top 10 Super Lawyers," Minnesota Law & Politics (2003-2008)**
- Ranked #1 in Minnesota for Litigation: General Commercial in the Chambers USA 2005 Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005) **
Listed in The International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers (2005) **
Awarded “Ellis Island Medal of Honor” by NECO (2002)
Awarded “Outstanding Achievement Award” by University of Minnesota (1999)
Awarded “Distinguished Alumnus Award” by University of St. Thomas (1999)
Named a runner-up for “Lawyer of the Year” by The National Law Journal (1998) **
Awarded "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Minnesota Association for Justice (1998)
Awarded "1998 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" by Public Justice Foundation **
Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Minnesota Law & Politics (December, 1997)**
Named as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” by National Law Journal (April 28, 1997, June 12, 2000 and June 19, 2006) **
Listed in National Law Journal's "Ten of the Nation's Top Trial Lawyers" (February 13, 1989; February 8, 1993) **
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (1989-2009) **
"Product Liability Lawyer of the Year 1989" by the Australian National Consumer Law Association (December 1989) **
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in American Law **
“Best Product Liability Lawyer” by Corporate Board Member magazine (August, 2001) **
Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Inner Circle of Advocates
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- International Bar Association
- Ramsey County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Minnesota Association for Justice
- American College of Trial Lawyers
*term of service completed
Civic Associations
- Public Radio International, Board of Directors
- Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation, Board of Directors
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Board of Directors
- Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, Board of Directors
- Regions Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors*
- Hennepin County Commission to End Homelessness, Co-chair
- University of St. Thomas, Board of Trustees
- University of St. Thomas School of Law, Board of Governors
- Saint Thomas Academy, Board of Trustees
- Centre of Advanced Litigation at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham, England, Advisory Board*
- Equal Justice Works, Board of Directors*
- Institute of Judicial Administration at New York University School of Law, Board of Directors
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Trustees
- The Guthrie Theater, Board of Directors*
- Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Directors*
- Public Justice Foundation, Board of Directors (1997-2005)*
*term of service completed
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (2001)
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D. (1971)
- University of St. Thomas, B.A. (1968)
Articles
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Trial
Patent Litigation, Practicing Law Institute (with David Beehler)
(2001)
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Trying the Complex Case in the United States--Courtroom Technology for Today
The Litigator, Oxford, England (with Jan M. Conlin and Tara D. Sutton)
(July 1995)
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A Misstatement of Minnesota Product Liability Law: Why Minnesota Should Reject the Requirement That a Plaintiff Prove a Reasonable Alternative Design
William Mitchell Law Review, St. Paul, Minnesota, Volume 21, Issue 2 (with Gary L. Wilson)
(1995)
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Trying the High-Tech Case: Lessons Learned from Honeywell vs. Minolta
Trial Magazine (Jan Conlin)
(September 1992)
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Protecting Your Evidence against 'Junk Science' Attacks
Trial Magazine (with Martha K. Wivell) (November 1991)
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The Courts and Pleadings of the United States
Appendix C in Pleadings: Principles and Practice, London, Sweet & Maxwell
(1990)
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Products Liability Cases - United States
(with Roberta B. Walburn, assisted by Jan Conlin), Chapter in Pre-Trial and Pre-Hearing Procedures Worldwide, Graham & Trotman and International Bar Association
(1990)
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In Support of the Contingency Fee System
Legal Action Magazine, London, England (with Jan Conlin )
(November 1989)
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Products Liability; Post-Injury Evidence
Trial Magazine (with Roberta B. Walburn)
(November 1989)
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Preemption in Pharmaceutical Cases; Dismantling the New Defenses
Trial Magazine (with Roberta B. Walburn)
(March 1988)
Selected Speeches
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Plaintiff's Argument for Wilkinson v. Dow Chemical Company and Continental Oil, Inc.
Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Litigation Section, Minneapolis, MN
(April 16, 2009)
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Trial Preparation and the Importance of Opening and Closing Statements
Faculty Member, The American College of Trial Lawyers and the Fund for the Legal Aid Society, Minneapolis, MN
(May 1, 2008)
- Damages in Mass Litigation
Faculty Member, Class Actions, Damages and Mass Claims Mediation, Rimini, Italy (May 27-28, 2005) - The Law and the Trial Lawyer - What Role in Society?
Keynote Speaker, Mason City, IA (April 27, 2005) - Set the Table: Documents Use in Depositions
Minnesota State Bar Association, Tactics, Problems and Solutions, Minneapolis, MN (February 22, 2002) - Commercial Law: Turning a Sow's Ear into a Silk Purse
Panelist, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention, Copper Mountain, CO (August 9, 2001) - Cross Examination: Unmasking the Opposing Expert
Faculty Member, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Expert Witness Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (March 23, 2000) - Tactical Considerations in Deciding to Undertake Patent Litigation: Developing a Litigation Strategy Consistent with Business Goals
Faculty Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases Seminar, Wilmington, DE (May 21, 1999) - Minnesota Tobacco Litigation
Faculty Member, North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, Fargo, ND (May 13-14, 1999) - Management of Complex and Multi-District Litigation: The Tobacco Wars
Panelist - Complex Business Litigation, The Sedona Conference, The Really Big Civil Action, Sedona, AZ (April 29, 1999) - The Power of Principle: A Case Study in Politics, Public Policy and Public Health
Guest lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government/Institute of Politics Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - Litigation in a Capitalist Economy: A Case Profile of the Tobacco Lawsuit
Keynote Speaker, University of St. Thomas Alumni Association, Minneapolis, MN (December 4, 1998) - Anticipating and Efforts to Resolve The Mass Tort Plaintiff Perspective
Panelist, 3rd Annual Mass Tort - The Litigation Institute, Washington, DC (November 5-6, 1998) - Lawyers, Courts, and the Press: Who's Using Whom?
Panelist, The 1998 Council For Court Excellence Public Forum, Washington, D.C. (November 4, 1998) - Tobacco Free Initiative Media and Advocacy Workshop
Keynote Speaker, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (October 19 - 23, 1998) - Tobacco Litigation: The Minnesota Experience
Panelist - Tobacco Regulation, William Mitchell College of Law, The Convergence of Law, Medicine & Public Health, Minneapolis, MN (September 25, 1998) - Tobacco Trial: View from the Plaintiff's Chair
Keynote Speaker, Minnesota's 3rd Annual August Law & Technology Show '98, Minneapolis, MN (September 1-2, 1998) - Tobacco Litigation
Keynote Speaker, 1998 Annual Convention - Minnesota Trial Lawyers, Alexandria, MN (August 14 - 16, 1998) - Tactical Considerations in Deciding to Undertake Patent Litigation: Developing a Litigation Strategy Consistent with Business Goals
Faculty Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases Seminar, Los Angeles, CA (November 5, 1997) - Lawyers, Judges and Integrity: What Good are Professional Ethics?
Panelist, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN (April 25, 1997) - Presenting Damages to the Jury in a Complex Business Case
Keynote Speaker, Orange County Bar Association - Business Litigation Section, Orange, CA (December 6, 1996) - Trial Lawyer's Role in Society: Cigarette Litigation - A Case Study
Keynote Speaker, Gustavus Lawyers Guild, Minneapolis, MN (November 12, 1996) - Tactical Considerations in Deciding to Undertake Patent Litigation: Developing a Litigation Strategy Consistent with Business Goals
Faculty Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (November 7, 1996) - Suing and Defending Large Companies
Faculty Member, The Association of General Counsel, Minneapolis, MN (October 9 - 11, 1996) - Perfecting Trial Skills & Effective Inside/Academy Outside Counsel Relationships
Faculty Member, Orange County Bar Association, Newport Beach, CA (September 27-29, 1996) - Learn How Experts Can Help You Tell Your Client's Story in a Complex Business Case
Faculty Member, Complex Business Litigation Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (September 26, 1996) - Trial Lawyer's Role in Society: Cigarette Litigation - A Case Study
Faculty Member, 1996 Annual Convention - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Alexandria, MN (August 22-25, 1996) - 21st Century Courtroom Technology: A Demonstration and Discussion of the Multimedia Trial
Faculty Member, The Association of The Federal Bar of The State of New Jersey, West Orange, NJ (April 11, 1996) - The Law and the Trial Lawyer - What Role in Society?
Faculty Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN (March 13, 1996) - Presentation at Trial of Technical Issues
Faculty Member, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Minneapolis, MN (February 1, 1996) - Litigating High Profile Cases
Faculty Member, Dealing With the Media Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (January 18, 1996) - New & Innovative Trial Techniques & Devices
Panel Member, The Inner Circle of Advocates, Aspen, CO (August 13-17, 1995) - What Went Right: Case Studies of Success
Faculty Member, Minnesota's Journal of Law & Politics, Minneapolis, MN (June 26, 1995) - Technology in the Courtroom
Panel Member, Price Waterhouse LLP, Intellectual Property Leadership Forum, Tucson, AZ (February 22 - 26, 1995) - The Art of Litigation Advocacy
Faculty Member, 18th Annual Institute American Intellectual Property Law Association, Mock Patent Jury Trial, Boca Raton, FL (February 1 - 4, 1995) - Tips From the Tops: Bold New Litigation Strategies and Advanced "Nuts and Bolts" Discussion
Speaker, Faculty Member - Labor & Employment Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN (November 17, 1994) - The Role of the Jury Consultant
Panel Member, The Inner Circle of Advocates, Palm Beach, FL (November 8, 1994) - Liability and Damages Issues in the Trial of a Business Case
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Commercial Litigation, Chicago, IL (July 26, 1994) - Jury Trials in Patent and High Tech Intellectual Property Litigation
American Conference Institute, New York, NY (June 9-10, 1994) - The Case is Won During Discovery
Speaker, Faculty Member - Civil Litigation Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN (December 9, 1993) - Demonstrative Evidence
Speaker, Faculty Member- Intellectual Legal Property July Trial Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (October 29, 1993) - International Corporate Liability After Bhopal and Honeywell's Camera Litigations
Speaker, Faculty Member- Global Markets and the Law Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (July 23, 1993) - Don't Blame Me
Panel Member - Stakeholder Dialogue, University of St. Thomas Minneapolis Campus, Minneapolis, MN (May 5, 1993) - Big Verdicts: How Insurers Help Create Them
Faculty Member - Insurance Claims & Management, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (April 23, 1993) - The Institute for Civil Justice - Rand Corporation On the Issues Forum produced by Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc. and Price Waterhouse
Panel Member - Roundtable on the Impact of Mass Torts, New York, NY (December 1, 1992)
Panel Member - Products on Trial (Product Liability), Chantilly, VA (January 23-24, 1993) - 8th Annual Master Advocates Advocacy Program
National Institute of Trial Faculty Member, Washington, D.C. (October 4-9, 1992) - Million Dollar Verdicts
Faculty Member, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (October 1, 1992) - 24th Biennial Conference
International Bar Association, Cannes, France (September 20-25, 1992) - Should We Litigate Here or in Foreign Courts: The Implications of Bhopal for the 90's and of America, Circle of Poison Issues
1992 Annual Convention - Association of Trial Lawyers "International Practice Section" Program, Washington, D.C. (July 28, 1992) - Awards in U.S. Jurisdictions
Lloyd's of London Press - International Personal Injury Compensation Awards Conference, London, England (March 17, 1992) - Global Markets and "Obtaining Discovery Abroad in U.S. Cases"
Faculty Member, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (July 1991) - Participant in Discussion to Formulate Policy Recommendations American Assembly Report
Seventy-Seventh American for Assembly on the Impact of Civil Liability Law on Innovation in Medicine, Science and Industry, Arden House, New York, NY (May/June 1990) - Springtime in Paris: Product Liability in Bloom
National Institute of the Mock ABA, International Bar Association and Union: Internationale des Avocats, Trial and Presentation, Paris, France (May 1990) - Management of Complex Litigation
Federal Bar Association Sixteenth Annual Federal Court Practice Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (March 1990) - Mass Tort Litigation
National Federation of Paralegal Associations Region I Conference, Newport Beach, CA (November 1989) - Pre-Trial Procedures in United States Products Liability Actions and Disaster Litigation Worldwide
International Bar Association, Strasbourg, France (October 1989) - ...Do the Courts Have the Capacity to Face the Future? (Mass Tort & Disaster)
Panel Discussion, Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, Minneapolis, MN (July 1989) - Panel Discussion on Toxic Torts
Federal Judges Conference, Washington, D.C. (May 1989) - Winning at Trial and in the Appellate Courts
Seminar Panelist, Minnesota State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Bloomington, MN (March 1989) - Preparing and Trying the Punitive Damages Case
Seminar Lecturer, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Bloomington, MN (February 1989) - Speech on Product Liability
New York Bar Association Product Liability Committee, New York, NY (November 1988) - Cu-7 Intrauterine Device Litigation
The Washington Forum, New York, NY (October 1988) - The Contingent Fee and Discovery under the Rules
1988 Bar Conference American Bar of England and Wales, London, England (October 1988) - Isolating the Parent Corporation from the Liability of the Subsidiary
12th Annual International Business Law Institute, St. Paul, MN (November 1987) - Preemption: Dismantling the New Defense
Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, Monterey, CA (September 1987) - The Bhopal Litigation - Its Current Status and Its Long-Term Implications for Transnational Corporations
International Bar Association, New York, NY (September 1986) - Professionalism in the Law
Virginia Bar Association., Virginia Beach, VA (June 1986) - Plaintiff's Perspectives of Recovery Approaches to Tort Litigation
Minnesota Institute of Mass Legal Education, Minneapolis, MN (March 1986) - Tort Liability of Corporations and Approaches to Defending
Minnesota Corporation Council, Minneapolis, MN (October 1985) - Multi-national Enterprise Liability and Other Theories of Recovery in the International Tort Field
International Bar Association, Singapore (September 1985) - Punitive Damages in Products Liability Cases
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Atlanta, GA (September 1985)