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Elliot S. Kaplan
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
2800 LaSalle Plaza, 800 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-349-8500 (firm)
612-339-4181 (fax)
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Experience

Responsible for handling and trying several multi-district complex class action litigations, including plumbing fixture antitrust litigation, aluminum price-fixing litigation, chlorine price-fixing litigation, various price-fixing matters involving members of the alcoholic beverage industry, hearing aid price-fixing litigation, real estate price-fixing litigation, and numerous securities and RICO class action matters.
Responsible for unfair trade practice cases, lender liability cases, employment cases, franchise litigation, trade secret cases, intellectual property litigation, including trademark and copyright cases, and numerous monopolization and unfair competition cases.
Served as a member of the firm's Executive Board and as its Chairman from 1987 to 1995, and as chair of the firm's Business Litigation Department from 1970 to 1992.
Has frequently appeared before the Federal Trade Commission and other federal and state regulatory agencies.
Has testified and provided expert testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Franchise Legislation.
Has counseled several major corporations on business related issues.

Recognition

"Lifetime Award," Best Buy (2011)**
Listed in "Minnesota's Legal Hall of Fame: The 100 Most Influential Attorneys in State History," Minnesota Law & Politics (2007) **
Named a “Super Lawyer,” Minnesota Law & Politics (2006, 2007) **
Listed in Best Lawyers in Minnesota for more than 15 years **
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for the past ten years **
“Outstanding Achievement Award,” University of Minnesota

**Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

Memberships

American Bar Association (Past Chairman of the Antitrust Committee)
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Best Buy Co. Inc., Officer and Director

Civic Associations

University of Minnesota Law School, Chair of Development Fund Campaign (2002 and 2010)
University of Minnesota Law School, Alumni Board of Directors, Past President (1991)
University of Minnesota Foundation, Past Chair and Board of Trustees
Minnesota Historical Society, Board of Trustees

Bar Admissions

Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. District Court, Arizona
U.S. District Court, Colorado
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Minnesota
U.S. District Court, North Dakota
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., with honors (1961)
University of Minnesota, B.A., Business Administration

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