Mark Briol named one of the best lawyers in Minnesota

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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 1981.

Among his professional achievements, Mark has been selected:

One of the Top 10 Lawyers in Minnesota by Minnesota Super Lawyers © for both years 2009 and 2010 as published by Minnesota Law & Politics, Mpls-St. Paul and Twin Cities Business Magazines.*‡

One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Minnesota by Minnesota Super Lawyers as published by Minnesota Law & Politics, Mpls-St. Paul and Twin Cities Business Magazines for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

One of the Top 40 Commercial Litigators in Minnesota by Law & Politics Magazine for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

For inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America ©."*

One of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Minnesota by The American Trial Lawyers Association ©.

Rated AV-Preeminent (the highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell ®.

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.

* According to the Clerk of the Minnesota Supreme Court, as of July 20, 2009, there were 22,397 licensed attorneys in Minnesota.

* The Best Lawyers in America includes 39,766 attorneys in 80 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to the American Bar Association, there were 1,180,386 licensed attorneys in the United States at year end 2009.

‡ Super Lawyers Attorney Selection Process.

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

Reported Cases

Madison House Group, L.P. v. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., et al., Docket No. A-3171-08T2 (N.J. App. Div., Mar. 15, 2010)

President Riverboat Casino - Missouri, Inc. v. Missouri Gaming Commission , 304 S.W.2d 291 (Mo. App. W.D. Mar. 2, 2010)

Jebaco, Inc. v. Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., et al., 587 F.3d 314 (5th Cir. Oct. 30, 2009)

Jebaco, Inc. v. Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 06-4175, 2008 WL 638618 (E.D. La. Mar. 5, 2008)

In re Elec. Carbon Prods. Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 1514, Master Civ. No. 03-2182 (JBS), 2007 WL 4571106 (D.N.J. Dec. 27, 2007)

Cedar Fair v. Minntertainment Company, 2007 WL 1674830 (Minn. Ct. App. June 12, 2007)

Cedar Fair v. Minntertainment Company, 2006 WL 2474025 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2006)

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

United States ex rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp., 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir., Sept. 13, 2004)

Barron Bancshares, Inc. v. United States, 366 F.3d 1360, WL 1048197 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2004)

Onvoy, Inc. vs. SHAL, LLC, 669 N.W.2d 344 (Minn. 2003)

United HealthCare Ins. Co. v. AdvancePCS, 2003 WL 22316555 (D. Minn. Oct. 6, 2003)

James Casazza v. Joseph C. Kiser, 313 F.3d 414 (8th Cir. App. Dec. 10, 2002)

United Health Care Ins. Co. v. Advance PCS, 316 F.3d 737 (8th Cir. 2002)

Barron Bancshares Inc. v. United States, 2002 WL 1969635 (Fed. Cl. Ct. 310 2002)

Onvoy, Inc. v. SHAL, LLC, 2002 WL 31371961 (Minn. Ct. App. Oct. 22, 2002)

United States ex rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp., 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir. 2002)

United HealthCare Ins. Co. v. AdvancePCS , 2002 WL 519720 (D. Minn. Mar. 22, 2002)

United HealthCare Ins. Co. v. AdvancePCS, 2002 WL 432068 (D. Minn. Mar. 18, 2002)

United Healthcare Ins. Co. v. AdvancePCS, 2002 WL 34376796 (D. Minn. Mar. 1, 2002)

Dominium Austin Partners, L.L.C. v. Emerson, 248 F.3d 720 (8th Cir. 2001)

United States 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, 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)

Pineview Overlook, Inc. v. Dual B. Cooper, 1995 WL 673008 (Minn. App. 1995)

In re Piper Funds, Inc. Institutional Government Income Portfolio Litigation, 71 F.3d 298 (8th Cir. 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. Ct. 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 Assocs., 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. Ct. 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)