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Laura E. Nelson

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lenelson@rkmc.com 612.349.0986 vCard Address
    • Minneapolis
    • 800 LaSalle Avenue
    • 2800 LaSalle Plaza
    • Minneapolis, MN 55402-2015

Practice Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Trademark Infringement Litigation
  • Clean Technology
  • Education
    • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude (2003)
    • University of Redlands, Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, B.A., Political Activism (2000)
  • Professional Associations
    • Federal Bar Association 
    • Minnesota State Bar Association
    • Ramsey County Bar Association
    • Minnesota Lavender Bar Association 
    • California Bar Association
  • Bar Admissions
    • California
    • Minnesota
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Minnesota
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • Experience

    • Represents and advises plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust, trademark, contract, trade secret, and other complex litigation matters.
    • Prior to joining Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., was a staff attorney with Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Women's Human Rights Program.
    • Law Clerk to the Honorable Kathryn L. Quaintance, Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit.
    • The United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons, Research Assistant (September 1999-December 1999)
  • Recognition*

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    • Member of the firm's pro bono team to receive the "2008 Volunteer Award" from The Advocates for Human Rights for work involving state and social services programs for trafficking victims in Minnesota.

     
    *Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

  • Selected Case Results**

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    Best Buy Stores, L.P. v. Ultimate Acquisition Partners, L.P. d/b/a Ultimate Electronics: Represented national retailer Best Buy Stores, L.P., in suit alleging that Colorado-based Ultimate Electronics was engaging in a false and misleading comparative advertising campaign. The case was resolved after Ultimate agreed to terminate its advertising campaign. 

    **Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation in which we practice and does not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law.

  • Community Service

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    • Payne-Phalen District Planning Council, Former Vice President
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    Publications

    • Ninth Circuit Clarifies Scope of the "Direct Purchaser" Rule in Federal Antitrust Claims
      Antitrust Bulletin Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2013)
    • The Government Response to Domestic Violence in Tajikistan
      Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights (October 2008) (co-authored)
    • Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Georgia: An Assessment of Current Standings of Law and Practice Regarding Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Georgia, and Recommendations for Future United Nations Country Team Involvement
      United Nations (December 2006) (co-authored)

    Newsletters

    • Antitrust Bulletin - Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2013)

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    • Firm's Pro Bono Team Receives 2008 Volunteer Award
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