Alan Koenck and Michael Pape Named 2006 Rising Stars by Minnesota Law & Politics

Kinney & Lange is proud to announce that Alan M. Koenck and Michael J. Pape have been named "Rising Stars" in the Minnesota legal community by Minnesota Law & Politics.  In a survey of Minnesota Law & Politics' Super Lawyers, Alan Koenck was identified as a rising star in intellectual property law, while Mike Pape was identified as an up-and-coming intellectual property litigator.

Kinney & Lange Welcomes its Fall 2005 Associates

Kinney & Lange is pleased to welcome its newest associates - Adam Kiedrowski and Alison Sachs, both of whom attended William Mitchell School of Law.

Kinney & Lange Ranked No. 1 in Minnesota Law Firm Diversity

Law & Politics®, in its December/January 2005 issue, ranked Kinney & Lange first among the top 50 largest Minnesota law firms in its percentage of minority lawyers.  At the time of the survey, five of Kinney & Lange's 26 attorneys were minorities.

Kinney & Lange Ranked No. 5 in the Twin Cities in Percentage of Woman Attorneys

Law & Politics® ranked Kinney & Lange fifth amongst Minnesota law firms (and first amongst intellectual property boutique firms) in its percentage of woman attorneys. The August/September 2002 issue of Law & Politics® ranked the top 50 Minnesota law firms according to the percentage of women lawyers working for the firm as judged by a snapshot taken at the beginning of the year 2002. At that time, 37.03% of Kinney & Lange's attorneys were women, and as of November 2003, that percentage increased to 43.75%.

Baseball Arbitration in Patent Litigation?

Minnesota Law & Politics, in a special section of its April/May 2003 issue devoted to methods of alternative dispute resolution, profiled Kinney & Lange's success in using baseball arbitration to achieve a $44 million outcome for its client SPX Corp in its decade-long patent dispute with Snap-On Inc. In the article, David R. Fairbairn explains how baseball arbitration enabled the parties to get a clear handle on their cases, and to resolve their long-standing dispute with finality.

Dave Fairbairn is 2004 Super Lawyer

Kinney & Lange congratulates its 2004 Super Lawyers David R. Fairbairn. Minnesota Law & Politics surveyed 18,000 randomly selected Minnesota attorneys regarding those members of the Minnesota State Bar whom they considered to be Super Lawyers. The Minnesota Law & Politics Selection Committee evaluated the over 15,000 nominations received and made the final selections.

Dave and Jo Fairbairn Recently Profiled in William Mitchell's Alumni Magazine

The Fall 2002 issue of "William Mitchell", the alumni magazine of William Mitchell College of Law, includes a short article on the legal careers of William Mitchell alumni David R. Fairbairn and Jo M. Fairbairn. In the article, Jo and Dave discuss how their early work experiences helped shape their current approach to keeping Kinney & Lange a "law firm" rather than a collection of individual practitioners.

Kinney & Lange Wins $44 Million for Client

Kinney & Lange represented SPX Corporation in a binding arbitration proceeding involving infringement by Snap-on, Inc. of three basic patents owned by SPX on digital waveform displays for automotive engine analyzers. The dispute originated in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois before U.S. District Court Judge John F. Grady, who decided many of the issues raised by the pleadings, including deciding all claim construction issues during over 20 days of Markman hearings on multiple patents. Eventually, the parties agreed to try all remaining issues to a mutually-selected arbitrator. The trial to the arbitrator occurred in two phases over 19 days: phase one comprised several counts arising out of SPX's hiring of the former president of Sun Electric (which was acquired by Snap-on in 1992) and phase two related to Snap-on's infringement of the three SPX patents. By agreement of the parties, the Arbitrator selected the "last final offer" of the parties that was closest to the appropriate damages award for the combined phases of the arbitration (sometimes referred to as "baseball arbitration"). Snap-on's last final offer was $3 million in its favor and SPX's last final offer was $44 million in its favor. The Arbitrator found for SPX and awarded it $44 million.