Keith Moheban enjoys a diverse business litigation practice that includes intellectual property, environmental law, professional negligence, construction-related disputes, banking litigation and regulatory matters. His clients include utilities, banks, hospitals, builders, engineers, architects, real estate brokers, manufacturers, inventors, developers, non-for-profit entities and other businesses. These clients range from Fortune 500 companies to emerging entrepreneurs. Keith provides experienced advocacy in court, and also utilizes that experience to counsel clients in drafting contracts and taking other prudent actions to stay out of court. Keith has extensive courtroom experience, having tried cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, as well as litigating numerous arbitrations and administrative proceedings.

Prior to joining the firm Keith was an assistant attorney general with the State of Minnesota, representing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Keith clerked for Chief Judge Donald P. Lay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and was President of the Minnesota Law Review. He is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and serves on the Board of the Fund for the Legal Aid Society. The Hennepin County Bar Association named Keith as the recipient of the 2011 Pro Bono Publico Award, presented annually to one attorney in the private bar “in recognition of the time, knowledge, and devotion given utilizing legal skills for the good of our community.” He has been named among The Best Lawyers in America in intellectual property law.

Professional and Civic Activities

• Board of The Fund for The Legal Aid Society
• American Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• District Chair, Boy Scouts of America, Dan Patch District
• Board Member, Better Business Bureau

Keith’s representative cases include:

• Buffets, Inc. v. Leischow, 2012 WL 2402828 (D. Minn. 2012)
• Ennenga v. Starns, 677 F.3d 766 (7th Cir. 2012)
• State Bank of Delano v. CenterPoint Energy, 779 N.W.2d 582 (Minn. App. 2010)
• Carlson v. SALA Architects, Inc., 732 N.W.2d 324 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007)
• Hidden Lakes Development, LP v. Allina Health System, 2004 WL 2203406 (D. Minn. 2004)
• Rosenberg v. Heritage Renovations, LLC, 685 N.W.2d 320 (Minn. 2004)
• Las Americas, Inc. v. AINDC, 2004 WL 2710061 (Minn. Ct. App.)
• Bellboy Import Corp. v. Banghart, 2004 WL 2711052 (Minn. Ct. App.)
• In re Application of City of Hutchinson, 2003 WL 22234703 (Minn. Ct. App.)
• Drilias v. Capital City Partnership, 639 N.W.2d 801 (Wis. 2001)

Keith is co-editor, Minnesota State District Court Civil Practice Deskbook (Minnesota CLE 1st ed. 2009).

Education

• J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1990
       Editor in chief, Minnesota Law Review, 1989–1990
• B.S., with distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982

Admissions

• State of Minnesota, 1991
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit