Todd A. Wind

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Email: twind@fredlaw.com
Office: 612.492.7046
Assistant: Cindy Thomas, 612.492.7562

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PRIMARY SERVICES

Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Appellate
Commercial Law
Litigation
Trusts & Estates Litigation

ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE

Employment & Labor
Travel

Overview

Todd is an experienced trial lawyer, concentrating on complex business litigation including antitrust, fraud and related business tort cases.

Todd is a certified civil trial specialist. He has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading antitrust attorney and commercial litigator and has been recognized by Minnesota Super Lawyers for more than ten years running. In addition to numerous jury trials and court trials, Todd has experience in domestic and international arbitration proceedings and in government investigations relating to trade regulation issues.

Experience

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Represents Gem Shopping Network, a 24/7 television network, in federal court action alleging false advertising, fraud and violation of various state consumer protection statutes.
Represented one of the nation’s largest providers of advertising and promotions in supermarkets in federal action alleging state and federal antitrust and false advertising claims. This case settled during a jury trial in Minneapolis in 2011.
Represents the nation’s largest grocery wholesaler in a federal antitrust case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota challenging an Asset Exchange Agreement with another grocery wholesaler.
Represented a medical device manufacturer in a federal antitrust lawsuit by a competitor alleging monopoly leveraging, tying, attempted monopolization. This case was successfully dismissed on summary judgment and argued before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented vitamin manufacturer in the Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, a class action and part of one of the largest antitrust proceedings in U.S. history. The case involved claims of price fixing, territory allocation and other violations of state and federal antitrust laws.
Represented developer and mortgage broker in a series of claims brought by the Minnesota Attorney General alleging violation of consumer fraud statutes and other trade regulation and consumer protection statutes.
Represented a large, national consumer packaged goods company in a dispute over misleading labeling and advertising concerning the word “natural” and other items.
Represented a medical products company in claims alleging false advertising and labeling.

Litigation

Represents one of the leading sports and entertainment companies in the world with respect to arena management issues, including a court trial with a professional sports franchise that is a tenant of one of the arenas, with respect to a Government Data Practices Act claim and a variety of contract related issues.
Represented Fortune 500 company in a Government Data Practices Act matter which was heard by the Minnesota Supreme Court in May, 2013.
Represented medical group accused by former member of defamation.
Represents a Spanish company that manufactures and sells exterior wood panels, in claims relating to alleged product failure, including warranties and product liability claims.
Represents a food, pharma and environmental laboratory testing company in post-acquisition litigation with the seller of a business unit, in Chancery Court in Delaware. The case involves purchase price adjustment issues, breach of representation and warranties and fraud claims.

Articles & Presentations

Fredrikson & Byron Attorneys Named 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

July 7, 2015

Super Lawyers Magazine recognized 36 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 15 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

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Fredrikson & Byron Announces Results of Board Elections

September 22, 2014

Fredrikson & Byron has re-elected David P. Bunde, John J. Erhart, John M. Koneck, Steven J. Quam, and Mary S. Ranum to the firm’s board of directors.

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59 Fredrikson & Byron Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015

August 18, 2014

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Honors & Education

EDUCATION

Indiana University, J.D., 1988, cum laude
Miami University, A.B., 1985
American University, Semester Program, 1983

BAR ADMISSIONS

Minnesota, 1988
U.S. District Court for the District Minnesota, 1988
United States Supreme Court, 1997
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1999

HONORS

Minnesota State Bar Association, North Star Lawyer, 2015
The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2013-present; Litigation – Antitrust, 2012-present
Minnesota Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer – Business Litigation, 2003-present
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Minnesota-Litigation: General Commercial, 2012-present
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Minnesota-Antitrust, 2015-present
Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2012

MN State Bar Association Certified Specialist

Professional Activities

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Secretary, Board of Directors, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, 2010-2016
Chair, Fourth District Ethics Committee, 2003-2009.
Board Member, Hennepin County Bar Assoc., 2003-2009
Former President, Fredrikson & Byron Foundation, 2004-2015
Chair, MSBA Antitrust Section, 2000

COMMUNITY

Board of Directors, ALS Association of Minnesota/North Dakota, 2007-2010