Minneapolis Office

6160 Summit Drive,
Suite 560
Minneapolis, MN 55430
(612) 789-9000
(877) 481-4676
Greater MN Office

2142 76th Street SW
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
(218) 568-5868
(800) 596-5547
Gordon Conn practices primarily in bankruptcy and business litigation, and is board-certified in business bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. He was counsel of record for Petitioners in Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers, 485 U.S. 197 (1988), and successfully argued that case in the United States Supreme Court. In bankruptcy matters, he represents secured creditors, committees, trustees, and unsecured creditors, and has acted as liquidating agent. In business litigation, he has represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including securities, trade regulation, transportation, insurance, banking, and commercial transactions.

Gordon is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law School where he was Article and Book Review Editor of the Michigan Law Review. After graduation, he served as law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Gordon had been a partner in the Business Litigation and Banking/Commercial practice groups of Faegre & Benson, LLP.

He can be reached at 763-259-3454 or conn@kwgc-law.com.



Education:

B.A., cum laude, Macalester College, 1967
J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School, 1970

Bar Admissions:
State and Federal Courts in Minnesota
United States Courts of Appeal, Eighth Circuit and Third Circuit
United States Supreme Court.

Industry Experience:
Financial Institutions
Agriculture
Insurance
Securities
Manufacturing
Distribution
Transportation
Construction
Advertising
Retailing
Commercial Real Estate

Professional Activities and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
The Commercial Law League of America
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

Recognitions and Honors:
Martindale-Hubbell peer-rated “AV”
Named “Superlawyer” in Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2007

Reported cases:
United States Supreme Court:
Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers, 485 U.S. 197 (1988)
United States Courts of Appeals:
United States v. Continental Airlines, 134 F. 3d 536 (3rd Cir.), cert. denied 119 S. Ct. 336 (1998)
Norwest Bank Nebraska v. Tveten, 848 F. 2d 871 (8th Cir. 1988)
Panuska v. Johnson, 880 F. 2d 78 (8th Cir. 1989)
Stoebner v. Parry, Murray, Ward & Moxley, 91 F. 3d 1091 (8th Cir. 1996)
Barry & Sewall Industrial Supply Co. v. Metal-Prep of Houston, Inc., 912 F. 2d 252 (8th Cir. 1990)
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway v. Interstate Commerce Commission, 707 f. 2d 984 (8th Cir. 1983)
United States District and Bankruptcy Courts:
Fokkena v. Fredrikson & Byron, P.A et al., (In re Hyman Freightways, Inc.), 2006 WL 3757972 (D. Minn. 2006)

 

     
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