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Michael J. Vanselow

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Minneapolis,  MN  U.S.A.
Phone612.607.7116

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Practice Areas

  • Government & Corporate Investigations
  • Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Litigation
  • Health Care Litigation
 
University University of Wisconsin - Madison, B.S., Communications & Public Address, with distinction
 
Law SchoolUniversity of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude Order of the Coif, Minnesota Law Review, President and Editor-in-Chief
 
Admitted1983, Minnesota; Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; United States District Court for the District of Minnesota; Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota
 
BornDecember 22, 1955
 
Biography

Overview

» Chair of firm's Health Care Litigation Practice Group

» Former Deputy Attorney General for the Minnesota Attorney General's Office responsible for litigating the State's complex and high-profile cases and conducting government investigations

» Former Principal Litigation Counsel for Medtronic, Inc. responsible for managing the company's mass tort litigation and responses to large government investigations

Representative Experience

» In-house management of MDL mass tort litigation against Medtronic involving implantable cardiac medical devices

» In-house management of large international federal government investigation of potential violations of the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

» Defense of constitutional challenge against State of Minnesota regarding the adequacy of the education provided to students in the Minneapolis and St. Paul School Districts

» Defense of multi-billion dollar challenge to State's Health Impact Fee on tobacco sales

» Prosecution of antitrust action against pharmaceutical company regarding alleged industry conspiracy to block Canadian prescription drug imports

» Government investigations and prosecution of litigation against pharmaceutical companies alleging fraudulent prescription drug pricing practices

» Defense of numerous pharmaceutical companies in local individual and national multi-state product liability litigation

» Appellate representation of North Dakota hospital in multi-million dollar hospital malpractice litigation

Additional Litigation Experience

» Defense of constitutional challenge to government shutdown emergency funding

» Defense of constitutional challenge to State JOBZ economic development program

» Antitrust investigation of proposed airline merger

» Prosecution of State's claims in bankruptcy litigation and negotiation of State's interests in sales of a taconite company's mining facilities

» Civil prosecution of residential real estate "flipping" scheme

» Defense of constitutional challenge to public defender's suit seeking additional funding because of alleged violation of indigent defendants' right to effective assistance of counsel

» Defense of lawsuit seeking declaration that prisoners are covered by Fair Labor Standards Act

» Defense of constitutional challenges to Minnesota striker replacement statute

» Defense of constitutional challenge to MinnesotaCare provider tax passthrough statute

» Defense of constitutional challenges to independent expenditure provisions in Minnesota campaign finance statutes

» Prosecution of open meeting law suit for Pioneer Press regarding City Council meeting to discuss constitutionality of proposed nude dancing ordinance

» Defense of City of St. Paul on appeal in multi-million dollar defamation action brought by former city human rights director

» Defense of Minnesota teachers proposed for termination for unlawful conduct and competency issues

Recognition

Minnesota Law & Politics » "Super Lawyer"

Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

Listed in Who's Who in American Law

Associations & Pro Bono

American Bar Association » Health Law and Litigation Sections

Minnesota State Bar Association » Health Law Section

Defense Research Institute

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Federal Bar Association

Anoka County Bar Association

Teaching Experience

2011 Health Law Institute » Seminar presenter on the topic of managed care litigation and the increased focus on fraud, waste and abuse

University of Minnesota Law School » Seminar presenter regarding increase in health care law enforcement

University of Minnesota Law School » Adjunct Professor responsible for coaching Law School's competition teams in ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Program

William Mitchell College of Law » Adjunct Professor responsible for teaching Pretrial Litigation and Lawyering Skills courses and supervising independent research and writing projects

Minnesota Continuing Legal Education » Faculty member in Advocacy Institute responsible for instructing attorneys in two-day depositions skills course » Presentations for various other CLE seminars including prescription drug litigation

Minnesota Institute of Legal Education » Seminar presenter regarding discrimination law for OSHA CLE seminar

Minnesota Judicial College » Faculty member responsible for instructing district court judges regarding bench trial skills

Minnesota Attorney General's Office » Instructor for new attorney training in deposition skills and CLE seminar presentations regarding problem witnesses/attorneys in depositions, general litigation strategy and pharmaceutical litigation

National Association of Attorneys General » Seminar presenter regarding management of litigation of state educational adequacy lawsuits

Publications

Author, "Taming Of The 'Ostrich Officers'", Health Law 360 & Products Liability 360 (2011)

Bradley G. Clary, Sharon Reich Paulsen & Michael J. Vanselow, Successful First Depositions (West Group 3d ed. 2011)

Co-Author, "What To Know If A CEO Client Is Deposed", Law360 (2010)

Advisory Board Member » BNA Medical Devices Law & Industry Report

Co-Author, Healthcare Law Enforcement "Perfect Storm", 22 The Health Lawyer 3, 18 (2010)

Author, "ARRA Impacts On Health Care", Health Law 360 (2009)

Bradley G. Clary, Sharon Reich Paulsen & Michael J. Vanselow, Advocacy on Appeal (West Group 3d ed. 2008)

Bradley G. Clary, Sharon Reich Paulsen & Michael J. Vanselow, Successful First Depositions (West Group 2d ed. 2005)

Bradley G. Clary, Sharon Reich Paulsen & Michael J. Vanselow, Advocacy on Appeal (West Group 2d ed. 2004)

Bradley G. Clary, Sharon Reich Paulsen & Michael J. Vanselow, Advocacy on Appeal (West Group 2000)

Co-author of chapter on Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health and Law in Stephen B. Befort & Karen G. Schanfield, Minnesota Employment Law and Practice (1995)

Comment, Prison Overcrowding as Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Rhodes v. Chapman, 66 Minn. L. Rev. 1215 (1982)

 
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Michael J. Vanselow
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
45 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1609




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