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Education
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, cum laude (1981)
- M.S., Michigan State University, with high honor (1978)
- B.A., Michigan State University, with high honor (1977)
Experience
- Shapiro Professional Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Managing Partner (1997-2004)
- Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1981-1997)
Larry Shapiro has been managing complex litigation since 1981 and has earned the reputation as one of the State's preeminent business litigators. Larry serves as lead litigation counsel in Minnesota and throughout the United States for national corporations, accounting firms, banks, auto dealers, closely-held businesses, and individuals. He helps clients resolve disputes involving accounting and other professional services, intellectual property, unfair competitive practices, employment relationships, and construction.
Larry has earned numerous courtroom victories and professional honors. His greatest reward, however, is more personal. Larry is a valued confidant to the inner management circle for many clients. So Larry understands their issues quickly, effectively solves their immediate problems and, perhaps most important, regularly introduces proactive litigation-avoidance strategies.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Richard Johnson v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 2008 WL 2331578 (D. Minn. 2008)
Herbert Thompson, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 503F. Supp. 2d 1118 (S.D. Iowa 2007)
Allen Guthmiller v. Deloitte & Touche LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC, 699 N.W.2d 493 (S.D. 2005)
Chisum LLC v. Chief Automotive Systems, 61 USPQ 2d 1054 (D. Minn. 2001)
Reid Enterprises, Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 2000 WL 665684, 2000 LEXIS 486 (Minn. App. May 23, 2000)
Joseph D. Chutich v. Touche Ross & Co., 759 F.Supp. 1403 (D. Minn. 1991), 960 F.2d 721 (8th Cir. 1992)
Northwest Racquet Swim and Health Clubs, Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche, 1994 WL 481345 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept 6, 1994), 535 N.W.2d 612 (Minn. 1995)
Empi, Inc. v. Iomed, Inc., 923 F.Supp. 1159 (D. Minn. 1996)
Midwest Federal Savings and Loan Assn. of Minneapolis v. Green Tree Acceptance, Inc., 1989 WL 411604 (D. Minn., Aug. 17, 1989)
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Minnesota
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
AWARDS
Named a "Super Lawyer," Minnesota Journal of Law & Politics
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Walking Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Member of the Governance Board of a privately-led initiative to make downtown Minneapolis one of the truly great walkable areas in the world
Phillips Eye Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Member of the Board of Trustees of the foundation for the second largest surgical eye care hospital in the United States
Temple Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Past Vice President
Sholom Community Alliance, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; Past President of non-profit corporation which owns and operates nursing homes, assisted living facilities and independent housing
Community Housing & Service Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Past President of senior housing non-profit corporation