Partner Caryn Boisen recently became a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Panel of Commercial and Construction arbitrators. The Panel is comprised of distinguished arbitrators with extensive experience in resolving business disputes.
Nineteen Larson • King attorneys are recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America across a broad range of practice areas. Mark A. Solheim has been named the Best Lawyers® 2027 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.”
Thirteen Larson • King attorneys earn recognition on the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, across nine practice areas. Attorney Mark Solheim honored on the Top 100 Attorneys in Minnesota list.
On June 1, 2026, the Minnesota Court of Appeals recognized and expanded an insured’s right to independent counsel based on a conflict of interest between the insurer and the insured. In Fabyanske Westra Hart & Thomson PA v. Western National Mutual Insurance Company, the Court of Appeals held that a “conflict of interest entitling an insured to independent counsel exists when the insurer defends under a reservation of rights and the facts to be determined in the underlying action are the same facts upon which coverage depends.” The Fabyanske decision carries significant implications for insurers, insureds, and attorneys navigating Minnesota’s insurance defense landscape.
Larson • King is recognized in the 2026 Best Law Firms® rankings. The firm again earned National and Regional rankings across key practice areas including Commercial Litigation, Employment, Mass Tort / Class Action, Insurance, and Product Liability.
Nineteen Larson • King attorneys are recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Angela Beranek Brandt named 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Minneapolis metro for Personal Injury Litigation – Defense.
Thirteen Larson • King lawyers were recently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and and two lawyers recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 editions. Larson • King was awarded a top-listing by Best Lawyers for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants with four of our lawyers recognized–the most of any Minnesota law firm.
Minnesota employers should prepare to rethink their non-compete agreements and begin to update existing employment agreements. Governor Tim Walz signed into law a comprehensive Jobs, Labor & Employment Bill (S.F. 3035). The bill includes a provision which bans the practice of restricting competitive activity by former employees through non-compete agreements. The ban takes effect on July 1, 2023, and applies to non-compete agreements entered on or after that date.
As more companies promote their climate-friendly bona fides to environmentally conscious investors and consumers, the risk of “green washing,” or companies making unrealistic and misleading statements around sustainability, carbon reduction and other operational shifts, is inevitable. Regulators are increasingly focused on these disclosures, evaluating public declarations with a heightened level of scrutiny, and warning companies that their published statements must not misrepresent their efforts to investors.
The Minnesota Judicial Branch is exempt from limits on gatherings imposed by Governor Tim Walz’s Executive Orders, but continues to be subject to policies established by the chief justice and court order.