Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., attorney David M. Aafedt was quoted in the April 1, 2017, issue of Healthcare Risk Management in the article “Commenting on Past Employee Behavior Is Thorny Issue.”

Aafedt commented on the potential liabilities a business may encounter when providing information about a former employee: “People are always playing it very close to the vest for fear of being faced with a defamation lawsuit,” he says. “That’s the case even though the truth is an absolute defense. As long as the information you are providing is truthful and not provided with actual malice, you will be protected. Nevertheless, you might still face litigation and nobody wants to have that out in the public arena with the potential for it blowing up into something no one anticipated.”

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Intellectual property attorney Brent Lorentz discusses the legal hurdles for Pokémon Go on WCCO News and Views with Roshini Rajkumar.  The interview reviewed legal complications that may arise from augmented reality games including questions of liability in circumstances of trespassing or injury, privacy matters and terms of service contracts.

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Intellectual Property attorney Brent Lorentz was interviewed by Fox 9 News on the legal complications that may arise from augmented reality games, popularized by Pokemon Go, including questions of liability in circumstances of trespassing or injury.

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Attorney Ryan Schildkraut was quoted in Craft Brewing Business about ways to raise capital for a brewery. Schildkraut answered a few questions and educated the CBB on clever ways to raise some legal tender.

Ryan represents start-up and mid-sized craft breweries on a variety of matters, including raising money from investors; negotiating brewery leases, beer distribution agreements, and beer ingredient procurement contracts.

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Corporate & Transactions Attorney Ryan Schildkraut was quoted in the Twin Cities Business Magazine discussing ways to improve Minnesotans ability to invest in startups throughout the state. Schildkraut co-authored the MNvest legislation, which legalized securities crowdfunding in Minnesota.

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Winthrop & Weinstine’s recent successful appeal has resulted in a pro bono client, Dominic Sam, being released from prison. Sam was arrested in the summer of 2013, along with his passenger, while driving a car he had borrowed from another friend. A state trooper ran the license plates when the client drove by, and saw that the vehicle’s registration tabs had expired and that the owner’s license had been suspended, so he stopped the vehicle. After the passenger made suspicious movements, the trooper discovered alcohol, methamphetamine, and a loaded handgun in the vehicle. The trooper affirmatively testified that Sam had not made any suspicious movements during the stop, and that no contraband was found on his person.

Despite this, the client was convicted on three separate counts, but his controlling offense was possession of methamphetamine with a firearm enhancement, which carried a three year mandatory minimum sentence. The team argued to the Court of Appeals that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the client’s conviction. Specifically, they argued that the state failed to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the client was in constructive possession of either the drugs or the gun. Based on the facts proven at trial, they argued there was simply not enough evidence to permit the jury to conclude that the client knew that any of the contraband was in the car, at least not until the vehicle was pulled over. Most of the evidence strongly pointed toward the passenger, but it was also quite possible that the owner had left the contraband in the car as well.

On February 17, the Court of Appeals rendered a published decision agreeing with the team’s position, and reversed the client’s convictions. The prosecutor agreed not to appeal the case any further, and Sam was released from prison on February 19, 2015 at 1:01 pm. The client had been incarcerated since June 28, 2013.

The team, whose tireless dedication has resulted in justice for our client, included: Reid Golden, Tom Boyd, Martha Engel, Amber Kraemer, Sofia Lykke, Matthew Robinson, and Quin Seiler.

This case was featured on MyFox9 News.  To view the segment, please click here.

Winthrop & Weinstine shareholder David Aafedt appeared on NewsRadio 830 WCCO on January 25, 2015 to discuss medical fraud and cyber security issues with Roshini Rajkumar.  Topics included the recent Metro State and Sony fraud cases, and how most medical firms are not in the safest positions to protect patient information.  To listen to the full radio segment, click here.

Winthrop & Weinstine attorney James W. Dierking was profiled as attorney of the month in the November 2014, edition of Attorney at Law magazine.

For more than 20 years, Dierking has advised a wide variety of clients in asset-based, commercial, construction and real estate lending transactions including revolving lines of credit, term loans, multiple-advance term facilities and letters of credit, as well as more specialized new markets tax credit, low-income housing tax credit, municipal bond and Native American tribal financing transactions. Today, his practice centers on commercial lending and real estate transactions, but also includes tax credit finance and Native American loan issues.

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Winthrop & Weinstine corporate attorneys Ryan Schildkraut and Zachary Robins were profiled and quoted in the November 11, 2014, StarTribune article “State can’t afford to wait for feds on crowdfunding.”  Schildkraut and Robins are co-authors of proposed legislation, MNvest, which aims to legalize securities crowdfunding in Minnesota.