Current Employment Position(s)

; Business Litigation

Year Joined Organization: 2008

Lawyer Overview

Alan is a shareholder in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. A nationally recognized trial lawyer with several decades of experience, Alan is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate and by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a civil trial specialist. Alan practices principally in the areas of:

• Complex commercial litigation
• Intellectual property litigation, particularly patent and trademark infringement litigation and unfair competition
• Franchise litigation (on behalf of franchisors only)
• Appellate law
• International arbitration

Alan has experience in all aspects of complex commercial litigation. His arbitration experience includes large commercial disputes and international arbitration proceedings conducted under the auspices of the London Court of International Arbitration and the ICC. He has represented foreign corporations in court in the U.S. and in international arbitrations.

Alan is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He has been recognized repeatedly in Minnesota Super Lawyers in the area of intellectual property litigation. Twice he was recognized as one of the top 100 franchise lawyers in America. Since 1999, Alan has been recognized as a Leading American Lawyer in the areas of commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Alan has acted as a preliminary round judge for the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, in which over 200 law schools from around the world compete.

Alan is admitted to practice in Minnesota, and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Minnesota, District of Arizona, District of Nebraska, District of North Dakota, District of Colorado, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and Federal Circuits; and to the Supreme Court of the United States. He also is admitted pro hac vice in various U. S. district courts.

Alan is a member of the American Bar Association and its Sections on Litigation and Intellectual Property Law, as well as the Forum on Franchising. He is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He has given presentations and speeches at international, national, and local conferences and seminars. A frequent writer, Alan has published articles in such publications as Managing Intellectual Property, Franchise Law Journal, Intellectual Property Litigation, Minnesota Lawyer and Bench & Bar of Minnesota.

Alan served as a law clerk to the Honorable John D. Butzner, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Cornell Law School, where he was symposium editor of the Cornell Law Review and elected to Order of the Coif. He also received an M.B.A., with distinction, from Cornell University Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Coe College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Alan received a post-graduate Certificate in International Business and Commercial Law in 1988 from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. He joined Briggs in 2008.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Appellate Representation
• Franchise Litigation
• Trade Regulation

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Contracts, Copyrights, Deceptive Trade Practices, Domain Names, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Franchising, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Internet -- Cyberspace, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Patent Litigation, Patents, Science & Technology Law, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Technology Licensing, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Member, Sections on Litigation and Intellectual Property Law; Member, Forum on Franchising
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Member
• AIPLA Quarterly
• Member, Editorial Board
• Federal Bar Association
• Member
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• Member
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member

Education

• Cornell Law School, 1982
  J.D.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude Order of the Coif
• McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1988
  Post-Graduate Certificate
  Major: International Business and Commercial Law
• Cornell University, 1981
  M.B.A.
  Honors: With Distinction
• Coe College, 1978
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi
  Major: Political Science, Economics and Business Administration

Published Works

• Resurrecting the Need for Attorneys' Opinions, 2008
• Litigating Multi-Jurisdictional Patent Disputes through International Arbitration Offers Benefits, 2008
• MN Lawyer Writes About Briggs' Growing IP Practice, 2008

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8222 (Business Phone)

Faxes

612.977.8650 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.briggs.com/