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Mark Briol graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1976 and number one in his class from the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1981.  He was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in Minnesota by Law & Politics Magazine for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.*  He has been named to Best Lawyers in Minnesota in Securities and Venture Finance Law or Commercial and Business Litigation every year since 1994 and was named to the Top 40 Commercial Litigators in Minnesota in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. His practice is concentrated in the areas of complex commercial and securities fraud litigation.

Mr. Briol has tried more than 80 commercial and securities cases to award or verdict and is a frequent lecturer and author in the area of securities litigation and securities issues generally.

Mr. Briol is admitted to practice in Minnesota.

* As of April 23, 2007 there were more than 21,000 actively licensed attorneys in Minnesota.

Education
William Mitchell College of Law
J.D., magna cum laude (first in class), 1981

University of Minnesota
B.A., summa cum laude, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi

Bar and Court Admissions
Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Mississippi

Reported Cases

Cedar Fair v. Minntertainment Company, et al. , --- N.W. 2d ----, 2007 WL 1674830 (Minn. Ct. App. June 12, 2007)

Cedar Fair v. Minntertainment Company, --- N.W. 2d ----, 2006 WL 2474025 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2006)

Horseshoe Entertainment v. Lepinski, 923 So.2d 929, 2006 WL 545590 (La. App. 2 Cir. 2006)

U.S. ex. rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp. , 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir. September 13th, 2004)   

Barron Bancshares, Inc. v. U.S. , 366 F.3d 1360, 2004 WL 1048197 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2004)
Onvoy, Inc. vs. SHAL, LLC, et. al., C7-02-621; C7-02-702 (Mn. Sup.Ct. - September 25, 2003)
James Casazza v. Joseph C. Kiser, Case No. 02-1515, Filed Dec. 10, (8th Cir. 2002)
United Health Care Insurance Co. v. Advance PCS, 316 F.3d 737 (8th Cir. 2002)
Barron Bancshares Inc., et. al. v. United States of America, 2002 WL 1969635 (Fed. Cl. Ct. 2002)
Onvoy, Inc. v. SHAL, LLC, 2002 WL 31371961 (Minn. App. 2002)
U.S. ex.rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp., 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir. 2002)
United HealthCare Insurance Co. v. AdvancePCS, 2002 WL 519720 (D. Minn. Mar. 22, 2002)
United HealthCare Insurance Co. v. AdvancePCS, 2002 WL 432068 (D. Minn. Mar. 18, 2002)
Dominium Austin Partners, L.L.C. v. Emerson, 248 F.3d 720 (8th Cir. 2001)
U.S. ex rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp., 2001 WL 34057900 (D.S.D. 2001)
Lisa A. Smith v. American Arbitration Association, 233 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 2000)

All Saint’s Brands, Inc. v. Brewery Group Denmark, A/S, 57 F. Supp. 2d 825 (D. Minn. 1999)
St. James Capital Corp. v. Pallet Recycling Associates of North America, et al., 589 N.W.2d 511 (Minn. 1999)
Carlo Corp. v. Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., 26 F. Supp. 2d 904 (S.D. Miss 1998)
Miller v. Flume, 139 F.3d 1130 (7th Cir. 1998)
International Gaming Network v. Casino Magic Corp., 10 F.3d 135 (8th Cir.1997)
Card v. Stratton Oakmont, Inc., 933 F. Supp. 806 (D. Minn.1996)
In re Piper Funds, Inc. Institutional Government Income Portfolio Litigation, 71 F.3d 298 (8th Cir. 1995)
Pineview Overlook, Inc. v. Dual B. Cooper, 1995 WL 673008 (Minn. App. 1995)
Hayne, Miller & Farni Inc. v. Flume, 888 F. Supp 949 (E.D. Wis. 1995)
Holmes v. Delta Casino Corp., 41 F.3d 1251 (8th Cir. 1994)
Young v. Kennedy, Matthews, Landis, Healy & Pecora, Inc., 524 N.W.2d 752 (Minn. App. 1994)

Mansur v. Chehadeh, 1991 WL 17887 (Minn. App. 1991)
Clark v. Growe, 461 N.W.2d 385 (Minn. 1990)
Port Authority of City of St. Paul v. Blair Arcade Ltd. Partnership, 1989 WL 131580 (Minn. App. 1989)
James M. King and Associates, Inc. v. G.D. Van Wagenen Co., 717 F. Supp. 667 (D. Minn. 1989)
Sprangers v. Fundamental Business Technologies, Inc., 412 N.W.2d 47 (Minn. App. 1987)
Howland/Anderson v. Richfield Bank & Trust, 1987 WL 11144 (D. Minn. 1987)
Frier v. Independent School District No. 197, 356 N.W. 2d 724 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984)