Nineteen Larson • King attorneys are recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Angela Beranek Brandt named 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Minneapolis metro for Personal Injury Litigation – Defense.
Thirteen Larson • King lawyers were recently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and and two lawyers recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 editions. Larson • King was awarded a top-listing by Best Lawyers for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants with four of our lawyers recognized–the most of any Minnesota law firm.
Minnesota employers should prepare to rethink their non-compete agreements and begin to update existing employment agreements. Governor Tim Walz signed into law a comprehensive Jobs, Labor & Employment Bill (S.F. 3035). The bill includes a provision which bans the practice of restricting competitive activity by former employees through non-compete agreements. The ban takes effect on July 1, 2023, and applies to non-compete agreements entered on or after that date.
As more companies promote their climate-friendly bona fides to environmentally conscious investors and consumers, the risk of “green washing,” or companies making unrealistic and misleading statements around sustainability, carbon reduction and other operational shifts, is inevitable. Regulators are increasingly focused on these disclosures, evaluating public declarations with a heightened level of scrutiny, and warning companies that their published statements must not misrepresent their efforts to investors.
The Minnesota Judicial Branch is exempt from limits on gatherings imposed by Governor Tim Walz’s Executive Orders, but continues to be subject to policies established by the chief justice and court order.
An obstacle course race organizer won summary judgment in a “greater than ordinary” negligence claim brought by a race participant after the participant suffered a significant injury during an obstacle course race. The case had complex discovery and expert issues, and required analysis of the interplay between waiver provisions, Minnesota pleading requirements, and statutory issues.
The Twin Cities of Minnesota rank ninth on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (“ATRF”) 2018 Judicial Hellholes Watch List ®.
Many businesses have recognized the potential benefits that blockchain offers and have begun incorporating the technology into their businesses.
Larson • King partner Peter J. Gleekel is mentioned in NPR and Billboard’s coverage of the disputes surrounding the estate of musician Prince Rogers Nelson.
The U.S. Supreme Court has further limited punitive damage awards based upon the due process clause. In a 5-4 opinion filed on February 20, 2007,