Introduction
Greg is a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron’s Litigation Group. Greg is a skilled litigator and trial lawyer, who zealously represents his clients in state and federal courts across the United States. Greg’s practice includes medical malpractice litigation, complex commercial disputes, business torts, technology-related claims, and other business disputes.
Greg also serves as Fredrikson’s Recruiting & Hiring Chair.
Education
- University of Minnesota, J.D., 1998, magna cum laude
- Valparaiso University, B.A., Philosophy, 1995, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2001
- Minnesota, 1998
Practice Areas
Representative Experience
Medical Practice Litigation
- Represented Mayo Clinic and its physicians in numerous malpractice cases and trials.
- Represented a regional medical center in an arbitration proceeding against one of
- Advice and consultation to multiple health care providers on patient care and risk management issues.
Commercial Litigation
- Represented a provider of steel mill services in a case in which Greg’s client and its former partner sued each other for breach of contract. After a bench trial, the Federal District Court in Baltimore, Maryland, dismissed the partner’s claims and found that Greg’s client suffered several million dollars in damages.
- Represented a national bank/trustee in a lawsuit brought by the beneficiary of a trust for breach of fiduciary duty. After a trial in state court in North Dakota, the Court entered judgment in favor of the bank and dismissed all claims.
- Represented a retailer of consumer medical products following their acquisition of a market competitor. In a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County, Greg recovered more than $700,000 for his client based on claims that the seller breached representations and warranties it made during the sale.
- Represented a technology company in a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco, California, arising out of a transaction where Greg’s client was negotiating a potential acquisition of a competitor’s assets. When negotiations were terminated, the seller claimed it was entitled to retain the $2,000,000 deposit made by the company. Greg successfully recovered the entire deposit for his client.
- Represented large commercial lender in fraudulent transfer action brought in federal court in
- Represented a private commercial lender in an effort to recover more than $3 million that had been loaned to facilitate an international sale of luxury goods. The borrowers refused to repay the loans, claiming that a manufacturer located in
- Represented a regional bank in negligent lending lawsuit initiated by a commercial borrower. The borrower also asserted claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortuous interference with contract, consumer fraud, and violation of the Deceptive Trade Practice Act. We successfully moved to dismiss all claims asserted against the bank and obtained judgment against the borrower on the bank’s counterclaims, including payment of attorneys’ fees.
Professional Activities
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
Judicial Clerkship
- Honorable Richard H. Kyle, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1998-2000
Honors & Distinctions
- Order of the Coif
- Minnesota Law Review
- Named a Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics magazine, 2005, 2006, and 2007
- Ranked in Chambers USA
- Named 2011 BTI Client Service All-Star
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