Michael V. Ciresi

 

Attorney and Lecturer

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School

B.A., University of St. Thomas

Michael V. Ciresi is a name partner and former chairman of the executive board of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., and has been instrumental in the growth and diversity of the firm’s practice. The firm, with its principal office in Minneapolis, is internationally recognized for its expertise in litigation. Mr. Ciresi’s trial practice and consulting is focused in the areas of product liability, intellectual property, business and commercial litigation. Mr. Ciresi’s has acted as counsel for corporations, individuals and government entities throughout his career. Some of his more visible cases include WCRA, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N. A., et al., Charbonneau v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Pfizer Inc.; Zwayer v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer, Inc., State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota v. Phillip Morris Incorporated, et al., Honeywell v. Minolta, Unocal Corporation v. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al., Pitney Bowes v. HP, Ecolab v. Ford, et al., the Dalkon Shield litigation, Copper -7 litigation and the Government of India v. Union Carbide in which Mr. Ciresi was chief counsel to the Government of India. The Honeywell litigation involved actions against the entire camera industry for infringement of Honeywell’s autofocus patent. During the course of his career he has taught and lectured nationally and internationally to various professional and business groups.

Mr. Ciresi is one of the few number of lawyers who has been recognized on two occasions in the National Law Journal annual list of Ten of the Nation’s Top Ten Trial Lawyers, and in 1997, 2000 and 2006 was named by the Journal as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. In 1997, Mr. Ciresi was named Lawyer of the Year by Minnesota Law & Politics. In 1998, he was awarded the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by Public Justice Foundation (formerly The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation). He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1989 and was honored by the Australian National Consumer Law Association as Product Liability Lawyer of the Year. In 1989 and in 1998 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Minnesota Association for Justice (formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association). Mr. Ciresi was named runner-up for Lawyer of the Year in 1998 by The National Law Journal. In 2001, Mr. Ciresi was named best product liability attorney in America by Corporate Board Member magazine. In 2002, Mr. Ciresi was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethic Coalition of Organizations Foundations, Inc. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, American College of Trial Lawyers, Inner Circle of Advocates and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.