Moyer, Cynthia A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Moyer is a shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron. She co-chairs the Electronic Discovery Resources Group and practices in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group and the Business Litigation Group. Her bankruptcy practice involves all aspects of Chapter 11 debtor representation and preference litigation. Her business litigation practice involves complex commercial litigation and arbitration, often in cases involving intellectual property or large commercial contracts. Ms. Moyer appears regularly in state and federal courts, and bankruptcy courts in Minnesota and elsewhere. She has also handled cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. 

Ms. Moyer has handled a broad array of disputes, including cases involving allegations of patent, copyright, and trademark infringement; software licensing disputes, including disputes with the Business Software Alliance; and health care provider licensing disputes, including appearing before various licensing boards (medical, dental, nursing, etc.).

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Antitrust Litigation
• Health Care Fraud & Compliance
• Health Law
• Medical Practices Defense
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Shareholder Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Copyrights
• Internet, Technology & E-Commerce
• Privacy
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts
• Corporate Governance & Investigations
• Advertising, Marketing & Trademark Law

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Health Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Health Law Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Committee on Corporate Counsel (Member)
• American Bar Association, Woman Advocate Committee (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1994 - 1996
• Speaker, “Minnesota Business Torts Deskbook", 1st Annual MCLE Seminar, March 7, 2008 - Present
• Speaker, Fredrikson & Byron’s eDiscovery Summit, December 6, 2007 - Present
• Presenter: “Setting Aside Arbitration Awards and Mediated Settlements,” May, 2001
• Presenter, “Federal and State Enforcement Actions” and “What Is a Corporate Compliance Program?”, Health Care Corporate Compliance, June, 2000
• Presenter, “Piercing the Corporate Veil,” seminar entitled Minority Shareholder Disputes, 1998
• Presenter, “Piercing the Corporate Veil,” seminar entitled Minority Shareholder Disputes, 1999
• Presenter, “Piercing the Corporate Veil,” seminar entitled Minority Shareholder Disputes, 2000
• Presenter, “Trial Preparation and Strategy,” seminar entitled Ultimate Trial Notebook, 1997
• Presenter, “Trial Preparation and Strategy,” seminar entitled Ultimate Trial Notebook, 1998
• Presenter, “Trial Preparation and Strategy,” seminar entitled Ultimate Trial Notebook, 2000
• Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1997 - 1998
• Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Board Member and President
• Fund for the Legal Society of Minneapolis, Board Member
• Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Board Member
• Minnesota State Bar Foundation, Former Board Member, 2002 - 2008

Pro Bono Activities

• Former Board Member and Former Chair: Hennepin County Volunteer Lawyers Network

Past Employment Positions

• Bench & Bar, Civil Litigation Notes and Trends Column, Contributing Editor, 1994 - 2000

Education

• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990
  J.D.
• University of Minnesota, 1987
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Major: Economics

Published Works

• “Conversion”, Author, Minnesota Business Torts Deskbook
• Article: “Off-Label Use and the Medical Negligence Standard Under Minnesota Law", 31 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 927, 2005
• Article: “The Business Software Alliance - What Is It and Why It Is Cause for Concern,” co-authored with Dean Karau, , Fredrikson & Byron’s E-Business Flash Focus, May, 2001
• Article: “Home Designers and Builders Should Copyright Their Creations,” co-authored with Dean Karau, Fredrikson & Byron’s Real Estate Focus Newsletter, 2001
• Article: “HMOs, Can They Be Sued for Malpractice?”, Minnesota Physician, January, 2001
• Article: “Complaints to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice in FY2000,” co-authored with Kent Harbison, Minnesota Medicine, November, 2000
• Article: “Very Truly Yours, Anonymous", September, 2000
• Article: “Providers’ Biggest Legal Fear - Qui Tam Lawsuits", Minnesota Physician, August, 2000
• Article: “Supreme Court Holds States Are Not Subject to Qui Tam Lawsuit", Fredrikson & Byron’s Medicare Fraud and Compliance Group Newsflash, May, 2000

Address

200 South Sixth Street
Suite 4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425

Phones

(612) 492-7167

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(612) 492-7077

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