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Practice Summary David Olsen focuses his practice on litigation in state and federal courts, including litigation of business, employment, commercial, construction, intellectual property, products liability, toxic tort and personal injury matters. He also represents athletes and entertainers.
Areas of Focus
- Business and Commerical Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Products Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation
- Sports and Entertainment Law
Representative Experience
- Successful representation of defendant in $30 million anti-trust suit tried for seven weeks in Ramsey County District Court
- Successful representation of plaintiff in $1 million intellectual property suit tried for three weeks in federal district court
- Successful representation of landowner in eight-year lawsuit against city, culminating in largest fee award issued as a sanction for bad faith litigation by a Minnesota court
- Successful representation of defendant in multi-million dollar commercial arbitration
- Continuing representation of both employers and employees in matters involving restrictive covenants and trade secrets
- Continuing representation of businesses and individuals in the areas of contract, shareholder, employment, construction, intellectual property, product liability, toxic tort, and personal injury litigation.
- Continuing representation of athletes and entertainers, including World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar
- Counsel to Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas
- Minnesota
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
- United States Supreme Court
- Numerous ProHacVice Admissions in various State and Federal Courts
Professional Memberships
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, Intellectual Property Section
- Federal Bar Association
Professional / Academic Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Who’s Who in American Law, Honors Edition, 2005-2006
- Featured in the Rising Stars issue of Minnesota Law & Politics magazine in 1999
- Selected as a Super Lawyer® in 2000
Other Professional Experience
- Law Clerk to The Honorable Henry Woods, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Arkansas
Professional and Community Activities
- Co-Chair, Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Jury Instruction Guide V Subcommittee on Business Torts and Commercial Law
- Campaign Leadership Committee, Campaign for Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- Past Director, Vice President and Treasurer, Ventura for Minnesota, Inc. (non-profit corporation)
- Past Director, Committee Co-Chair and Volunteer Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Network
- Past Statewide Member, Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission
- Past Volunteer Lawyer, Hennepin County Legal Access Point Project
- Past Coach, Eagan Athletic Association (soccer, track) and Eagan Hockey Association
- USA Hockey certified referee
- Minnesota State High School League certified hockey referee
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Economics, Iowa State University, 1982
- Juris Doctor with High Honors, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1987
- Vice Chair, Moot Court Board, University of Arkansas School of Law
- Member, Arkansas Law Review
- Co-Editor, Waterman Journal (University of Arkansas School of Law newspaper)
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