 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 argued and
won 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
Specialist Certification:
Board Certified—Business Bankruptcy—American
Board of Certification
Charitable/Community Activities:
Vice-President, Board of Directors, Land of Lakes Choirboys,
2009 to date.
President, Pomme de Terre Lake Association, 1999.
Director, Paws for People 1998-2001
Torske Klubben, Norwegian Luncheon Club
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)
Stoebner v. Lingenfelter, 115 F.3d 576 (8th Cir. 1997)
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)
John
R. Stoebner, Trustee, v. Federal Trade Commission, et al., 1997 U.S. Dist.LEXIS
4639 (D. Minn. 1997)
In re T. G. Morgan, Inc., 175 B.R. 702 (Bankr., D. Minn.
1994).
In re Fulda Independent Co-op 130 B.R. 967 (Bankr., D. Minn. 1991).
In re Johnson, 124 B.R. 290 (Bankr., D. Minn. 1991).
State Appellate Courts:
Christians v. Grant Thornton, LLP, 733 NW 2d 803 (Minn. App. 2007)
430 Kickernick Associates v. Lacey, LaMaster et al., 1997 WL 228973 (Minn.
App. 1997)
In re Tveten, 402 N.W. 2d 551 (Minn. 1987)
State by Spannaus v. Hopf, 323 N.W. 2d 476 (1982)
Bankruptcy Estate/Trustee
Representations:
In re T. G. Morgan, Inc., 92-40578 (D. Minn. 1992- 2009)
Call
4 Wireless LLC, 98-43006 (D. Minn. 1998 - 2006)
Technimar Industries,
Inc. 98-344998 (D. Minn. 1998 - 2009)
Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle
Manufacturing Company,
99-46679 (D. Minn.1999-2001)
International Beauty Network, Inc., 00-33612 (D.
Minn. 2000-2007)
Lightdog.com, Inc, 00-43556 (D. Minn. 2000-2007)
Watt/Peterson, Inc.
01-44137 (D. Minn. 2001-2009)
Cimarron Printing, Inc. 01-44479 (D.
Minn.2001-2009)
Victor Plastics, Inc.,08-40171 (D. Minn. 2008 - ___)
Seasonal Concepts,
Inc., 07-43618 (D. Minn. 2007 - ___)
Seminar Presentations and Articles:
“ Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Litigation After
Iqbal V. Ashcroft,” Iowa City, Iowa, 2010;
“ Fraudulent Transfers And Other Things To Avoid--Leveraged
Buyouts, Stock Redemptions, and Ponzi Claw-Backs,” Dubuque,
Iowa 2009;
“ Bankruptcy Venue Under BAPCPA,” Cedar Rapids,
Iowa 2008;
“ Fee Disgorgement,” Dubuque, Iowa 2006
“ Avoidance Actions After Bankruptcy Reform,” Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, 2005.
"Avoidance Issues: Some Outer Reaches," Advanced Bankruptcy Procedures
Seminar, Iowa City, Iowa, 2003;
"Introduction to Collection Law in Minnesota," Minneapolis, Minnesota,
2003;
"Preferences and Fraudulent Transfers," 2002 Bankruptcy Institute,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002;
"Recent Developments in Preference Litigation," 2001 Bankruptcy Institute,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 2001;
"Working Out the Work-out: The Trustee's Challenge," Commercial Practice
Institute 2001, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2001;
"Things to Avoid," Winter Bankruptcy Workshop, Las Vegas, Nevada 2001;
"Collection Law in Minnesota," Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999;
"Fraudulent Transfers and Insider Preferences - Application of Non-bankruptcy
Law," Advanced Bankruptcy Procedures Seminar, Dubuque, Iowa, 1998;
"Set-off Issues in Bankruptcy: A Simple Concept with Some Difficult Problems," Dubuque,
Iowa, 1998;
"Sovereign Immunity and the Bankruptcy Code: Government is Still Above the
Law, Sometimes," Waterloo, Iowa, 1997;
"Managing ERISA Risk: The Problem of the Bankrupt Participant," Minneapolis,
Minnesota, 1997;
"Dealing With the Litigation-Driven Bankruptcy Case," Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, 1995.
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