Food & Agribusiness Industry Group
Industry Experience List
ADVERTISING
COPYRIGHTS
»» Advertising claims (Sandra Edelman – New York)
»» Copyrights (Jamie Nafziger – Minneapolis; Sandra Edelman – New York)
»» Copyright advice and registration, licensing, enforcement and internet
takedowns (Jeffrey Cadwell – Minneapolis)
ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
»» Distribution agreements (Craig Ritchey – Palo Alto)
»» Franchises (Gary Duvall – Seattle)
»» Statutory and regulatory issues (Steve Wells – Minneapolis)
»» Trademarks (See “Trademarks”)
ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE AND CLAIMS
»» DOJ criminal investigations (RJ Zayed – Minneapolis)
»» FTC Investigations (Michael Lindsay – Minneapolis)
»» HSR compliance (Michael Lindsay – Minneapolis)
»» Litigation (Michael Lindsay – Minneapolis)
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY
»» Bankruptcy and insolvency (Steve Waterman – Salt Lake; Monica
Clark – Minneapolis; Stephen O’Neill – Palo Alto)
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
»» Trading rules
»» CBT investigations
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
»» CFTC investigations (Tom Gorman – DC; RJ Zayed – Minneapolis)
»» Trading rules
CONSTRUCTION OF PLANTS AND FACILITIES
»» Contracts (Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» AIA forms (Robert Olson – Minneapolis)
»» Claims, liens, risk management (Jocelyn Knoll, Eric Ruzicka –
Minneapolis)
»» ADA compliance (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern California)
CONTRACTS
»» General commercial (Robert Hensley, Dave Swanson, Chris Bercaw,
Melissa Krasnow – Minneapolis)
COOPERATIVES
»» Formation, articles, bylaws, and governance (Dave Swanson, Robert
Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Tax (Chris Duggan – Minneapolis; Kendall Fisher – Seattle)
»» Anti-trust compliance (Michael Lindsay – Minneapolis)
»» Member agreements (Dave Swanson, Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Equity, finance and preferred stock (Dave Swanson – Minneapolis; Ted
Farris, Brian Rosenau – New York)
»» Business law and counseling (Dave Swanson, Robert Hensley –
Minneapolis; Mike Droke – Seattle)
»» Litigation and claims (Jim Langdon, Dan Brown, Theresa Bevilacqua
– Minneapolis)
»» Labor and employment (Mike Droke – Seattle; Gabrielle Wirth –
Southern California)
CORPORATE FARM LAWS
»» Corporate Farm Laws (Dave Swanson, Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
CORPORATE FORMATION AND GOVERNANCE
»» Formation and governance (Dave Swanson, Bob Rosenbaum, Gary
Tygesson, Robert Hensley, Chris Bercaw – Minneapolis; Ted Farris,
Barry Wade, Steve Khadavi, Brian Rosenau – New York)
»» Cyber security (Melissa Krasnow – Minneapolis)
CROP PROTECTION
»» Misapplication of chemicals (claims) (Dan Brown, Theresa Bevilacqua
– Minneapolis; Dave Tank – Des Moines)
»» Disposal/marketing issues post-misapplication (Robert Hensley –
Minneapolis)
EMAIL/TEXT MESSAGE AND ANTI-SPAM
»» CAN SPAM Act; Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Canadian AntiSpam (Melissa Krasnow – Minneapolis)
»» Cal §17600 auto renewal (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern California)
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
»» Executive compensation (Tim Arends, Tim Goodman, Mike Voves –
Minneapolis; Liz Deckman – Seattle)
»» Retirement plans (Tim Arends, Tim Goodman, Mike Voves –
Minneapolis; Liz Deckman – Seattle)
»» Health plans (Tim Goodman, Melinda Maher – Minneapolis)
»» Fringe benefits (Tim Goodman, Melinda Maher – Minneapolis)
»» ERISA compliance (Tim Arends, Tim Goodman, Mike Voves –
Minneapolis)
»» Labor and Employment (See “Labor and Employment”)
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE
»» OSHA compliance and investigations (Mark Kaster, Thad Lightfoot –
Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC; Gabrielle Wirth – Southern
California)
»» TSCA compliance and investigations (Mark Kaster, Thad Lightfoot –
Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» Air emissions permits and compliance (Mike Drysdale, Thad
Lightfoot, Mark Kaster – Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» Water discharge permits and compliance (Mike Drysdale, Thad
Lightfoot – Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» Water appropriations permits and compliance (Thad Lightfoot –
Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» Wetlands permits and compliance (Mike Drysdale,Thad Lightfoot –
Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» Hazardous and solid waste permits and compliance (Thad Lightfoot –
Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» Hazardous substance release reporting and response actions (Thad
Lightfoot – Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
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Industry Experience List
»» Biomass and renewable fuels program applications and compliance (Thad
Lightfoot – Minneapolis; Jim Rubin – Washington, DC)
»» EPA criminal investigations (RJ Zayed – Minneapolis; Jim Rubin –
Washington, DC)
FINANCE
»» Finance (Peter Nelson, Dave Swanson, Joe Genereux – Minneapolis)
»» Farm Credit System (Dick Manner – Denver)
»» Registered public offerings (Gary Tygesson – Minneapolis; Ted Farris, Brian
Rosenau – New York)
»» Equity capitalization and borrower-side debt (Barry Wade – New York)
»» Bankruptcy and insolvency (Steve Waterman – Salt Lake)
FOOD SAFETY, LABELING AND PRODUCT RECALLS
»» USDA regulatory compliance (Andy Brown – Minneapolis)
»» USDA criminal investigations (RJ Zayed – Minneapolis)
»» Food labeling (Robert Hensley, Jamie Nafziger – Minneapolis)
»» Federally mandated recalls (Mark Kaster – Minneapolis)
»» Voluntary recalls (Mark Kaster – Minneapolis)
»» Federal Meat Inspection Act/Poultry Products Inspection Act (Steve Wells,
Tim Droske – Minneapolis)
»» Slack fill requirements (Steve Wells, Tim Droske – Minneapolis)
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
»» FCPA compliance (Larry Ward – Seattle)
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
»» Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) (Nelson Dong,
Larry Ward – Seattle)
FRANCHISES
»» Franchise disclosure documents and state registrations (Gary Duvall, Josh
Piper – Seattle)
»» Liability for franchisees employment violations (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern
California)
»» Trademarks (See “Trademarks”)
GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS AND CROPS
»» Adventitious presence (Regulated GMO) (Dan Brown – Minneapolis)
»» Export litigation (Dan Brown – Minneapolis)
»» Licensing issues (Dan Brown – Minneapolis)
»» Marketing issues (Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Patent issues (RJ Zayed – Minneapolis)
»» Federal regulatory review and approval (Andy Brown – Minneapolis)
GIFT CARDS AND LOYALTY PROGRAMS
»» Loyalty programs (Melissa Krasnow – Minneapolis)
»» Auto renewal laws (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern California)
INSURANCE
»» D&0 insurance (Dan Brown, Skip Durocher, Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» CGL Insurance (Dan Brown, Skip Durocher – Minneapolis)
»» Crop insurance (Theresa Bevilacqua, Dan Brown – Minneapolis)
»» Business interruption (Eric Ruzicka – Minneapolis)
»» Products liability (Dave Tank – Des Moines)
»» Cyber liability (Melissa Krasnow – Minneapolis)
»» EPLI, D&O (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern California)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING AND TECH COMMERCE
»» IP contracts (Rhona Schmidt – Minneapolis)
»» Tech commerce (Rhona Schmidt, Melissa Krasnow, Elizabeth
Buckingham – Minneapolis)
»» Non-competition agreements nationwide (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern
California)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
»» Canada: M&A, transactions, foreign investment (Melissa Krasnow –
Minneapolis)
»» China: Trade, transactions, contracts, M&A (Peter Corne – Shanghai; Simon
Chan – Hong Kong; fertilizer and livestock feed (Barry Wade – New York)
»» International corporate and contract matters, including sales, supply, agency
and distribution contracts, M&A, joint ventures and structuring of foreign
operations (Chris Bercaw – Minneapolis)
»» Latin America: fertilizer and livestock feed (Barry Wade – New York
»» EU: Commercial Litigation, fraud claims, anticorruption law (Nicholas Burkill
– London)
»» Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance and investigations (RJ Zayed –
Minneapolis)
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS
»» China: Restaurant chain global offerings (Simon Chan – Hong Kong)
»» UK to US (Brian Rosenau – New York)
»» Europe, China, Russia, Japan and India to US (Ted Farris – New York; John
Chrisman – Hong Kong)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE, CUSTOMS EXPORT CONTROL AND
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
»» Export control and economic sanctions (Nelson Dong, Lawrence Ward –
Seattle)
»» US import issues (Bill Perry – Seattle)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
»» Discrimination and harassment claims
»» Employee manuals and contracts (Mike Droke – Seattle; Marilyn Clark,
Ryan Mick – Minneapolis; Sarah Herman – Fargo; Gabrielle Wirth –
Southern California, Montana, Colorado)
»» EEOC and OSHA proceedings
»» Labor unions (Sarah Herman – Fargo; Mike Droke – Seattle; Rebecca
Bernhard – Minneapolis)
»» Donning and doffing suits (Steve Wells, Ryan Mick, Tim Droske –
Minneapolis; Gabrielle Wirth, Jessica Linehan – Southern California)
»» Independent contractors (Gabrielle Wirth – Southern California)
»» OFCCP and affirmative action plans (Sarah Herman – Fargo; Gabrielle
Wirth – Southern California)
LITIGATION
»» Commercial (Dave Tank – Des Moines; Theresa Bevilacqua, Dan Brown,
Jim Langdon, Steve Wells – Minneapolis; Jonathan Herman – New York)
»» Personal injury (Kimberly Neville – Salt Lake City)
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Industry Experience List
»» IP litigation (Mike Keyes – Seattle; Dan Brown – Minneapolis; Dave Tank
– Des Moines; Susan Progoff – New York)
»» Securities (Faisal Zubairi – Southern California; Jim Langdon – Minneapolis)
»» Products liability (Faisal Zubairi – Southern California; Theresa Bevilacqua,
Dan Brown, Jim Langdon – Minneapolis)
»» Asbestos (Faisal Zubairi – Southern California)
»» NEPA litigation (Andy Brown – Minneapolis)
»» Labor and employment (See “Labor and Employment”)
»» Appellate (Steve Wells, Tim Droske – Minneapolis)
»» Preemption (conflict between federal and state regulations) (Steve Wells,
Tim Droske – Minneapolis)
»» Trade secrets (see “Copyright and Trade Secrets”)
LIVESTOCK
»» Development of cattle, horse, swine and poultry operations (Robert Hensley
– Minneapolis)
MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND JOINT VENTURES
»» Public and private companies (Bob Rosenbaum, Chris Bercaw –
Minneapolis; Ted Farris, Barry Wade, Jonathan Silverblatt, Brian
Rosenau – New York)
»» Private company, limited liability companies (Barry Wade – New York;
Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Cooperatives (Dave Swanson, Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» International M&A (Peter Corne – Shanghai; Simon Chan – Hong Kong;
Chris Bercaw – Minneapolis; Canada and foreign investment – Melissa
Krasnow – Minneapolis; Ted Farris, Brian Rosenau – New York)
»» Mergers and acquisition tax matters (Kim Severson, Ben Lindblad –
Minneapolis)
NATIONAL FEED GRAIN ASSOCIATION ISSUES
»» Contracts (Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Arbitrations and claims (Jim Langdon – Minneapolis)
ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS
»» Certification (Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Labeling (Robert Hensley, Jamie Nafziger – Minneapolis)
»» Recalls (see “Recalls”)
PATENTS
»» Food/beverage and agricultural processing (Bridget Hayden, Lori
Sarageno – Minneapolis)
»» Food/beverage packaging and agricultural equipment (Brad Hattenbach –
Denver)
»» Litigation (Ken Levitt, Stuart Hemphill, RJ Zayed – Minneapolis; Dave
Tank – Des Moines)
PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS AND LITIGATION
»» Asbestos claims (Faisal Zubairi – Southern California)
PRIVACY /SECURITY
»» Data breaches, incident response, cybersecurity and cyber liability insurance
(Melissa Krasnow, Bob Cattanach – Minneapolis)
PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS
»» Pre-claim investigation (Theresa Bevilacqua, Dan Brown, Jim Langdon
– Minneapolis)
»» Litigation (Dave Tank – Des Moines; Theresa Bevilacqua, Dan Brown,
Jim Langdon – Minneapolis; Kimberly Neville – Salt Lake City; Craig
Ritchey – Palo Alto)
»» Arbitrations (Dave Tank – Des Moines; Craig Ritchey – Palo Alto; Theresa
Bevilacqua, Dan Brown, Jim Langdon – Minneapolis)
REAL ESTATE
»» Property sales (Robert Olson, Mark Hamel – Minneapolis)
»» Taxes
»» Leases (Robert Olson, Mark Hamel, Stacy Osmond – Minneapolis)
»» Finance (Mark Hamel, Alyson Van Dyk – Minneapolis)
RECALLS
»» Recalls (Mark Kaster – Minneapolis)
RESTAURANTS AND CONCESSIONAIRES
»» Franchises and distribution (Gary Duvall, Josh Piper – Seattle)
»» Trademarks (See “Trademarks”)
»» Restaurant Finance (Ted Farris – New York)
SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE AND CLAIMS
»» Securities compliance (Bob Rosenbaum, Chris Bercaw, Gary Tygesson
– Minneapolis; Ted Farris, Brian Rosenau – New York)
»» Securities claims and litigation (Jim Langdon – Minneapolis)
TAX
»» Federal income tax (Kim Severson, Chris Duggan – Minneapolis; Kendall
Fisher – Seattle)
»» Sales, excise, business and occupation taxes (Chris Duggan – Minneapolis)
»» Limited liability company/partnership tax issues (Nathan Honson –
Minneapolis)
TRADEMARKS
»» Brand name clearance, food package design (food and beverage) (Sandra
Edelman – New York)
»» Brand name and company name clearance, infringement, registration, food
package design, trade names, licensing, domain names, mobile apps (Jamie
Nafziger, Jeffrey Cadwell – Minneapolis)
TRADE SECRETS
»» Trade secrets (RJ Zayed – Minneapolis; Gabrielle Wirth – Southern
California)
TRANSPORTATION
»» Rail car lease agreements (Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
»» Barge transportation and loading (John Seymour – Minneapolis)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
»» Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (Robert Hensley – Minneapolis)
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Industry Experience List
UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
»» Food Safety Modernization Act (Mark Kaster – Minneapolis)
WEBSITES
»» Website terms of use and privacy policies, domain names, social media
(Jamie Nafziger – Minneapolis)
»» Website and mobile application privacy policies; California Transparency in
Supply Chains Act; Federal Trade Commission Green Guides; Federal Trade
Commission Endorsement Guides (Melissa Krasnow – Minneapolis)
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