Print Biography - Nilan Johnson Lewis
120 South Sixth Street Suite 400 Minneapolis MN 55402 Office: 612.305.7500 Fax: 612.305.7501 NILANJOHNSON.COM Teresa J. Kimker Of Counsel and Past Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice Group Phone: 612.305.7532 Email: tkimker@nilanjohnson.com Assistant: Jo Marquardt Phone: 612.305.7583 Email: jmarquardt@nilanjohnson.com Education: University of Minnesota Law School Degree: JD Year: 1986 Honors: cum laude Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation Key Practice Experience • Securities litigation and arbitration • Unfair competition and antitrust • Trade secret litigation • Shareholder, D&O, and fiduciary claims • Commercial contract and warranty disputes • Real estate litigation • Consumer credit and banking litigation • Appellate advocacy Key Industry Experience • Manufacturing • Financial Services • Health • Telecommunications Representative Cases/Transactions • Outland Renewable Energy, LLC v. Siemens Energy, Inc. (summary judgment in favor of defendant on $15.2 million breach of contract claim) • Bond Pro, Inc. v. Siemens Power Generation, Inc. (judgment as a matter of law in defendant’s favor after twoweek jury trial on trade secret claim) • Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd. v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P. (decision in favor of defendant after court trial on commercial lease dispute) • Kelmoore Investment Company v. Hartford Insurance Company (decision in favor of plaintiff after arbitration of breach of contract claim) • Schons v. ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. (summary judgment in defendant’s favor on breach of contract claim) • Olson v. Sprint Communications Co. (jury verdict in defendant’s favor on personal injury claim) • Berman v. Golden American Life Insurance Company (decision in defendant’s favor after court trial on plaintiff’s claim for misrepresentation in connection with a variable annuity product) Professional Recognitions/Honors • Adjunct Professor, Pretrial Skills, University of Minnesota Law School (2008) • Member of Board of Editors, Minnesota Law Review • Chair of Nilan Johnson Lewis’s Diversity Committee • Chair of Nilan Johnson Lewis’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group • Member of Board of Directors, ALFA International Recent Publications and Presentations • Recognition and Enforcement in Minnesota of Judgments from Courts Outside the United States, Vol. 80, The Hennepin Lawyer, No. 7 (July 2011) • Investors Now Can Choose an All Public Arbitration Panel, Vol. 14, Issue 3, DRI: The Business Suit (March 31, 2011) 120 South Sixth Street Suite 400 Minneapolis MN 55402 Office: 612.305.7500 Fax: 612.305.7501 NILANJOHNSON.COM • Women as Litigators: How Are They Perceived By Clients, Courts And Juries? ALFA International International Client Seminar (March 2011) • Social Media and Reserch By Jurors During Trial, ALFA International Retail, Real Estate, and Business Litigation Joint Practice Group Seminar (June 2010) • Stoneridge Investment Partners: A Sigh of Relief for Secondary Actors in the Subprime Mortgage Market, Vol. 7, No. 13, DRI: The Voice (April 2, 2008) Professional Associations • Minnesota State Bar Association • Securities and Class Action Litigation Section of American Bar Association • Hennepin County Bar Association • Minnesota Women Lawyers Bar Admissions • Minnesota State Courts • Missouri State Courts • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado • U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit Other Education • B.A. History, University of Minnesota
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