David Bradley Olsen

Attorney, Shareholder

“Litigation is a craft that demands strategic thinking, insight, and precision. With decades of experience, I am committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for my clients—whether through negotiation or trial.”

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(612) 339-2500

David Bradley Olsen

Attorney, Shareholder

Assisted By

Sherick Francois

(612) 252-2802

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SERVICES

For more than 35 years I have successfully represented individuals and businesses of all sizes in all manners of complex, high-stakes litigation, including business, contract, commercial, employment, intellectual property, professional malpractice, product liability and mass tort, trusts and estates, and whistleblower and False Claims Act cases.

I approach each case with professionalism, honesty, and respect. And whether serving as an advocate, counselor, or negotiator, I am driven to provide effective advice and representation to help my clients navigate through challenging circumstances.

While I prioritize early resolution whenever possible, I also bring extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts when litigation is unavoidable. My track record, below, speaks for itself.

REPRESENTATIVE RESULTS:

Led Starkey Hearing Technologies’ high-profile internal investigation, resulting in the criminal conviction of the former president in a $20 million fraud scheme and guilty pleas by the CFO and subsidiary president.
Represented a defendant in a $30 million antitrust suit, achieving a favorable outcome after a seven-week trial in Ramsey County District Court.
Represented a plaintiff in a $1 million intellectual property suit, securing a successful verdict after a three-week federal trial.
Secured the largest fee award issued by a Minnesota court as a sanction for bad faith litigation in an eight-year lawsuit representing a landowner against a city.
Achieved a favorable resolution in multi-million dollar contested will and estate litigation.
Successfully defended a manufacturing company in a multi-party, multi-million-dollar product liability action.
Successfully defended a large organization in a class action ERISA case.
Represented a manufacturer in a multi-million-dollar commercial arbitration with a favorable outcome.
Achieved a declaration of unconstitutionality for a discriminatory statute, representing personal care agencies, healthcare workers, and disabled individuals.
Represented a celebrity plaintiff in a multi-million-dollar defamation case, securing a favorable outcome after a three-week federal trial.
Ongoing representation of employers and employees in non-competition agreements, restrictive covenants, and trade secret matters.
Ongoing representation of employers and employees in employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases.
Ongoing representation of businesses and individuals in contract, shareholder, employment, construction, intellectual property, product liability, toxic tort, and personal injury disputes.
Counsel to Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura.

Reported Decisions

Hunt v. Zuffa, LLC, No. 2:17-CV-00085-JAD-VCF, 2023 WL 6276588 (D. Nev. Sept. 26, 2023)
Malark v. Malark, No. A22-1054, 2023 WL 126859 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 9, 2023)
Strategic Imp. Supply, LLC N/K/A Penn Strategic Imps., Inc. v. Meyers, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200930 (D. Minn. 2022)
Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Agility Fuel Sols. LLC, 618 F. Supp. 3d 812, 815 (D. Minn. 2022)
Hunt v. Zuffa, LLC, No. 19-17529, 2021 WL 4355728, at *1 (9th Cir. Sept. 24, 2021)
Beck v. Austin, No. 19-CV-1453 (PJS/ECW), 2020 WL 4476443 (D. Minn. Aug. 4, 2020)
B. Riley FBR, Inc. v. Clarke, No. 18-CV-2318 (NEB/BRT), 2019 WL 4242537 (D. Minn. Sept. 6, 2019)
McNeilus Truck & Mfg., Inc. v. Swagelok Co., No. 18 CV 0997 (PJS/KMM), 2019 WL 6037574 (D. Minn. Nov. 14, 2019)
In re McNeilus Mfg. Explosion Coordinated Litig., No. 17-CV-5237-PJS-KMM, 2019 WL 2387110 (D. Minn. June 6, 2019)
In re McNeilus Mfg. Explosion Coordinated Litig., 381 F. Supp. 3d 1075 (D. Minn. 2019)
Qwinstar Corp. v. Anthony, No. CV 15-2343 (PAM/BRT), 2019 WL 10893359 (D. Minn. Feb. 25, 2019)
Qwinstar Corp. v. Anthony, No. CV 15-2343 (PAM/BRT), 2018 WL 5847243 (D. Minn. Nov. 8, 2018)
Miller v. Starkey Labs, Inc., 299 F. Supp. 3d 1046, 1048 (D. Minn. 2018)
United States v. Ruzicka, No. CR 16-246 (JRT/FLN), 2018 WL 747411 (D. Minn. Feb. 7, 2018)
Guggenberger v. Starkey Labs, Inc., No. CV 16-2021 (JRT/LIB), 2016 WL 7479542 (D. Minn. Dec. 29, 2016)
Ventura v. Kyle, 825 F.3d 876 (8th Cir. 2016)
Ventura v. Kyle, 2015 WL 12832722 (D. Minn. 2015)
Ventura v. Kyle, 2015 WL 12826467 (D. Minn. 2015)
Ventura v. Kyle, 63 F.Supp.3d 1001 (D. Minn. 2014)
Janos v. Kyle, 2014 WL 12617419 (D. Minn. 2014)
Mark Wandering Medicine v. McCulloch, 2014 WL 12588302 (D. Mt 2014)
Ventura v. Kyle, 8 F.Supp.3d 1115 (D. Minn. 2014)
Hutterville Hutterian Brethren, Inc. v. Sveen, see 8th Cir. Opinion at 776 F.3d. 547 (8th Cir. 2015)
Ventura v. Kyle, 2013 WL 12155277(D. Minn. 2013)
Ventura v. Kyle, 2013 WL 12145009 (D. Minn. 2013)
In re Duy, 484 B.R. 742, (D. Minn. Bankruptcy 2012)
Ventura v. Kyle, 2012 WL 12896526 (D. Minn. 2012)
Ventura v. Kyle, 2012 WL 6634779 (D. Minn. 2012)
HealthStar Home Health, Inc. v. Jesson, 827 N.W.2d 444 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012)
Ventura v. Napolitano, 828 F.Supp.2d 1039 (D. Minn. 2011)
Starlite Ltd. Partnership, Inc. v. Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., 780 N.W.2d 396 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010)
Duy v. Lake-Weed-A-Way, Inc., 2009 WL 1919296 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)
Southco, Inc. v. Reell Precision Manufacturing Corp., 556 F.Supp.2d 505 (E.D. Pa. 2008)
Domain Assets, LLC v. Petters Group Worldwide, LLC, 2008 WL 11347731 (D. Minn. 2008)
Domain Assets, LLC v. Petters Group Worldwide, LLC, 2008 WL 11347930 (D. Minn. 2008)
Southco, Inc. v. Reell Precision Manufacturing Corp., 2006 WL 3354148 (D. Pa. 2006)
United Products Corporation of America, Inc. v. Cederstrom, 2006 WL 1529478 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006)
Duy v. Lake Weed-A-Way, Inc., 2005 WL 1154291 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005)
Lutheran Assn of Missionaries and Pilots, Inc. v. Lutheran Assn of Missionaries and Pilots, Inc., 2005 WL 629605 (D. Minn. 2005)
Hypro, LLC v. Reser, 2004 WL 2905321 (D. Minn. 2004)
Lutheran Assn of Missionaries and Pilots, Inc. v. Lutheran Assn of Missionaries and Pilots, Inc., 2004 WL 2730104 (D. Minn. 2004)
Ventura v. Davis, 2004 WL 1381256 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004)
Crablex, Inc. v. Cedar-Riverside Land Company, 2003 WL 21448807 2003 WL 21448807 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
Erickson Plus Ltd. v. Ventura, 2002 WL 31867733 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002)
Valley Paving, Inc. v. Dexter & Chaney, Inc., 2000 WL 1182800 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000)
World Championship Fighting, Inc. v. Janos, 609 N.W.2d 263 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000)
Greiner v. Sofamor, S.N.C., 1999 WL 716891 (D. Minn. 1999)
In Re Orthopedic Bone Screw Litigation, 1999 WL 628688 (D. Minn. 1999)
Bruzer v. Danek Medical, Inc. 1999 WL 613329 (D. Minn. 1999)
Bruzer v. Danek Medical, Inc., 1998 WL 1048225 (D. Minn 1998)
Crablex, Inc. v. Cedar-Riverside Land Company, 1997 WL 729210 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997)
Otte v. Olmschenk, 1996 WL 745272 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996)
Ventura v. Titan Sports, Inc., 116 S.Ct. 1268 (1996)
Ventura v. Titan Sports, Inc., 65 F.3d 725 (8th Cir. 1995)
Prestressed Concrete, Inc. v. Bladholm Bros. Culvert Co., 498 N.W.2d 274 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993)

EDUCATION

J.D., High Honors, University of Arkansas, 1987
B.S., Iowa State University, 1982

BAR ADMISSIONS

Minnesota
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits
United States Supreme Court
Multiple state and federal court admissions, pro hac vice

HONORS

Best Lawyers in America, 2018-present
Minnesota Super Lawyers honoree, 2000, 2011–presentTop Lawyer, Minnesota Monthly Magazine, 2023
Attorney of the Year honoree, Minnesota Lawyer, 2013 and 2014
AV® Preeminent peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell

PROFESSIONAL

Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association; Civil Jury Instruction Guide VI Subcommittee on Defamation and PrivacyCivil Jury Instruction Guide V Subcommittee on Business Torts and Commercial Law
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

COMMUNITY

Pro Bono Representation, Montana Indian Tribes in Federal Voting Rights Case
Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure
Past Member, Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission
Past Director, Vice President, and Treasurer, Ventura for Minnesota, Inc. (501c3)
Past Director, Committee Co-Chair and Volunteer, Volunteer Lawyers Network
Past Volunteer, Hennepin County Legal Access Point Project
Past Campaign Leadership Committee Member, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

ARTICLES

Co-Author, “Contractual Obligations During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Avoidance, Enforcement, and Renegotiation,” Henson Efron Thought Leadership, March 2020
Co-Author, “Coronavirus and Insurance Coverage: Does your business have insurance coverage for losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic?” Henson Efron Thought Leadership, March 2020
Author, “Family Advisors: The Student Athlete’s Rights,” Let’s Play Hockey Magazine, 2012
Author, “Family Advisors: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” Let’s Play Hockey Magazine, 2012
Co-Author, “Navigating the Legal Impact of Airport Security Measures: An In-Depth Look at Passenger Profiling and Its Effect on the Public,” Aspatore Special Report, Thomson Reuters, 2011