For me, this firm is about leveling the playing field. After 43 years of practicing law, and working on some of the most high profile cases in the country, I have never accepted that our system of justice should only benefit those with the greatest resources or who dance in the shadows of the ambiguity of the law. I also realized it was time to totally focus my attention on what mattered most to me, striving to be a force for good in the courtroom and in the community. With this firm, we can do that. With small teams of the most experienced lawyers, we can affect positive change in those cases we choose to undertake. I’ll strive to protect the future for our clients and for the communities in which we live. In the final analysis, it’s about the continuous renewal of spirit and the pursuit of justice.
Experience

Michael V. Ciresi was a name partner and Chairman of the Executive Board of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. During his 43 years with the firm, he drove the firm’s litigation practice. Mr. Ciresi’s trial practice and consulting is focused in the areas of product liability, intellectual property, business and commercial litigation. He has represented individuals, corporations, and governmental entities throughout his career. Some of his more visible cases include Kraft Foods Global, Inc./Mondelēz International, Inc. v. Starbucks, WCRA, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., Charbonneau v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Pfizer, Inc., Zwayer v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc., State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota v. Phillip Morris Incorporated, et al., Paul Wellstone, et al. v. Aviation Charters, et al., Honeywell v. Minolta, Unocal Corporation v. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al., Pitney Bowes Inc. v. HP, Ecolab v. Ford, et al., the Dalkon Shield litigation, Copper-7 litigation and the Government of India v. Union Carbide in which Mr. Ciresi was chief counsel to the Government of India. He has obtained nearly $12 billion in verdicts, awards and settlements on behalf of clients during his career.

Mr. Ciresi is one of the few number of lawyers who has been recognized on two occasions in the National Law Journal’s annual list of “Ten of the Nation’s Top Trial Lawyers,” and in 1997, 2000 and 2006 was named by the Journal as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” In 2015, Benchmark Litigation named him one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the United States. Best Lawyers named him “Minneapolis Bet-the-Company Litigation Law” Lawyer of the Year in 2012 and 2014 and Minneapolis Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year in 2014 and 2015.