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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