_Admitted

• Minnesota, 1977

Education

• University of Minnesota, J.D.

Associations & memberships

• Hennepin County Bar Association

• Minnesota State Bar Association (Council Member, 1993 to present; Chairperson, 1988 - 1989, International Business Law Section)
• American Bar Association

Biographical details

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating available for legal ability. University of Minnesota Law Review, Dean's List, Law School Scholarship. Associate, Baker & McKenzie, 1977 - 1979. Group Counsel Asia Pacific, Honeywell, Inc., Assistant International Counsel, 1979 - 1987. International Counsel, Cray Research, Inc., 1987 - 1996. Panel of Neutrals, International Center for Dispute Resolution, American Arbitration Association, 1999 - present. University of Minnesota Law School Adjunct Professor, International Contracts senior seminar, 2001 - 2005. Metropolitan State University College of Management Community Faculty, Legal Aspects of International Business, 2004 - 2008. Has made twenty-one CLE, client and guest lecture presentations on international legal topics since 1993. Board member, French-American Chamber of Commerce, Twin Cities Chapter, 1995 - 2009, Secretary 1999 - 2006. Member, St. Paul-Minneapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, 1998 - present. Member, Minnesota Global Trade Association, 1996 - present. Member, Minnesota International Center, 1996 - present.

Languages

• French

Representative Clients

• Cray Inc.
• Simulation Works, Inc.
• Data Sciences International
• Conwed Plastics
• Imation Corp
• Hansen Manufacturing
•  Intertrade Scientific, Inc.
•  Katun Corp.
• Merrill Communications
•  Plastec AS
• Regent International
• Scandinavian Knowledge Development
• Sioux Corp.
• State of South Dakota (South Dakota International Business Institute)
• SRC Computers, Inc.