Ellen Brinkman co-manages the Minneapolis office at Gordon & Rees and advises clients on a full range of employment-related matters, including shareholder disputes and non-competes. She represents Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies in a diverse range of industries.
Commercial disputes in United States
Gordon & Rees
Winthrop & Weinstine PA
Aimee Dayhoff of Winthrop & Weinstine PA is an experienced trial litigator who regularly represents Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of disputes, including breach of contract, employment law, and insurance claims. She practices nationwide, participating in trials across diverse industries such as financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and transportation.
Meagher + Geer, P.L.L.P.
Charles Specavek of Meagher + Geer, P.L.L.P. maintains an active trial practice focused primarily on complex commercial matters, including insurance coverage disputes, breach of contract, declaratory judgment actions, and bad faith claims. He has handled multi-jurisdictional disputes, particularly involving policyholder claims for business interruptions, often with high-value stakes in the upper market range.
Principaux clients
American Financial Group
AIG
Argo Group US
Benchmark Insurance Company
Bituminous Insurance Company
BNSF Railway Company
Brown & Brown, Inc.
Certain Underwriters at Lloyds of London
Chubb Limited
CNA Insurance Companies
Curi Insurance no
Everest Global Services, Inc.
Federated Mutual Group
The Guilford Specialty Group
Hartford Casualty Insurance Company
Hudson Insurance Company
Intact Insurance Specialist Solutions
James River Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies
Nationwide Insurance Group
Obsidian Specialty Company
Riverstone Claims Management Services, Inc.
RLI Insurance Company
Swiss Re Reinsurance Company no
The Travelers Companies, Inc. no
Westfield Insurance Companies
Principaux dossiers
- Litigated across the US in policyholder claims for business interruptions originating from COVID-19 business closures due to Government mandates
Winthrop & Weinstine PA
Aimee Dayhoff of Winthrop & Weinstine PA is an active trial litigator, focusing primarily on employee disputes and non-compete matters, with additional experience in breach of contract, manufacturing defects, and insurance claims. She represents clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in both state and federal courts across the U.S.
Principaux clients
Waumandee Bancshares, Ltd.
Milk Specialties Company
Personal Wealth Partners, LLC
Stickney Hill Dairy
Principaux dossiers
- Lead counsel in a three-week trial involving non-compete and non-solicitation claims.
- Acted as lead counsel for a national U.S. supplier of milk and dairy products following salmonella contamination resulting from damaged electrical services. The case involved claims against the electrical company for breach of contract and negligence.
Chestnut Cambronne
Jennifer Crancer of Chestnut Cambronne frequently represents clients across a range of industries in both state and federal courts. Crancer advises on contract disputes, partnership disagreements, regulatory compliance, and insurance-related matters, and also practices in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration.
Fabyanske Westra Hart Thomson
Julia Douglass of Fabyanske Westra Hart Thomson is a trial litigator who frequently represents clients in employment-related matters as well as general commercial disputes and construction litigation. Douglass regularly engages in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, and has negotiated contracts worth millions of dollars for her national clientele.
Gordon & Rees
Ellen Brinkman co-manages the Minneapolis office of Gordon & Rees, focusing her practice on employment law, including contract disputes and discrimination and sexual harassment cases. As an active trial litigator, she has represented clients in state and federal courts across the U.S., including Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies.
Fabyanske Westra Hart Thomson
Julia Douglass of Fabyanske Westra Hart Thomson is an active litigator, frequently handling complex employment and construction disputes. She has negotiated contracts worth millions of dollars in state courts across the U.S.