Joseph W. Anthony
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A.Practice Areas: Business Litigation
Licensed in Minnesota since: 1974
Education: Temple University Beasley School of Law
Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A.
3600 Wells Fargo Center90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 612-349-6969 Email: Joseph W. Anthony Visit website
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Joseph Anthony founded Anthony Ostlund as a boutique specializing in business litigation with an emphasis on financial fraud, securities, employment, anti-trust and commercial real estate litigation. Consistent with his founding vision, Joe works hard to attract and retain top-flight business trial lawyers to provide consistently high-quality representation for the firm's clients.
Joe has tried a significant number of cases and arbitrations to verdict in Minnesota and throughout the country. In 2007, Joe's client, a professional dental association, was awarded $130 million by a jury in a case involving unfair competition. It is the largest jury verdict in a Minnesota business litigation case. He has defended and prosecuted shareholder rights cases, securities, anti-trust, employment and unfair competition cases as well as represented plaintiffs and defendants in class actions and a variety of corporate disputes.
Joe also has won a number of multi-million dollar jury verdicts and FINRA arbitration awards for individuals and for investment banks, and broker dealers in raiding cases. Recently, Joe's client prevailed as the plaintiff on a million dollar breach of contract claim related to the purchase of a business. Joe also recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Fortune 100 client in a significant whistleblower case.
Throughout his career, Joe has advised hundreds of employees, shareholders, directors, officers, and companies in closely-held company disputes. He has represented clients in a number of seminal shareholder rights cases in Minnesota, including U.S. Bank N.A. v. Cold Spring Granite Co., 802 N.W.2d 363 (Minn. 2011); Haley v. Forcelle, 669 N.W.2d 48 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003) andMiller Waste Mills Inc. v. Mackay, 520 N.W.2d 490 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994).
In the last few years alone, Joe has advised a number of clients in connection with closely-held company disputes, including the successful defense of two director clients against claims that they violated their fiduciary duties to a minority shareholder and the favorable resolution of a dispute between two family-owners of a Minnesota-based flooring business.
Appellate Court Experience
Joe’s advocacy for clients does not end in the trial court. He has successfully defended and pursued his clients’ rights in appellate courts across the country. Most recently, in 2013, the Minnesota Appellate Court upheld a summary judgment for a Fortune 100 client in a significant employment law matter and also upheld a defense verdict for Joe’s clients in a shareholder rights claim.
Professional Accolades
For the past 15 years Joe has been selected to the "Minnesota Super Lawyer" list and has been ranked by Super Lawyer Magazine in the top 2 or 3 trial lawyers in the state since 2008.
In 2002, he was elected as a Fellow to The American College of Trial Lawyers. Shortly thereafter he was elected alongside 12 fellow Minnesota attorneys to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only group limited to 500 trial lawyers from the United States.
In 2007, Joe was selected as "Attorney of the Year” in Minnesota. He currently serves as the State Committee chair of the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is President of the Minneapolis chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (“INBLF”). He also is the chair of the Board of the Fund for the Legal Aid Society, and he serves on the Board of the Council of Crime and Justice and the Temple University Law School Board of Visitors.
First Admitted: 1974, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://www.anthonyostlund.com/joseph-w-anthony
- Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers
- Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Board Member, Council of Crime and Justice
- Board Member, Fund for the Legal Aid Society
- President, Temple University School of Law’s Board of Visitors
- General Counsel, United States Golf Association, 2008
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Kelley v. BMO Harris Bank N.A., Case No. 19-cv-1756 (WMW) (D. Minn.) (jury verdict 11/8/2022), 2022
- Sidney A. Goodman Revocable Trust, u/a/d December 16, 1985 as amended, Court File No. 27–TR–CV–16–14 (Decision 4/27/2020), 2020
- Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. Cardio Flow, Inc., USDC MN 18–CV–1253 (2020), 2020
- J.T.R. v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., FINRA Case No. 18–03461 (November 4, 2019), 2019
- Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC vs R.J., FINRA Case No. 13–02892 (December 1, 2016), 2016
- Chubboy v. Best Buy Inc., No. A12-2328, 2013 WL 5022194 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 16, 2013)Joe successfully represented Best Buy against a former employee who alleged that he was terminated for making numerous whistleblower allegations related to his employment. The plaintiffs’ complaint was dismissed on summary judgment and affirmed on appeal., 2013
- Toretta v. Lachinski, No. A12-0779, 2013 WL 491523 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 11, 2013)Joe successfully obtained a defense verdict after a bench trial on behalf of two shareholder directors against a minority shareholder who alleged that the director-shareholders of the closely held corporation breached their fiduciary duties., 2013
- Katherine Knutson v. RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., FINRA Arbitration No. 07-02229 (March 11, 2009)Joe represented a Twin Cities veterinarian, who sued RBC to recover losses sustained in an investment account as a result of RBC’s mismanagement and negligence. After a three-week arbitration, the panel awarded $5.6 million in damages., 2009
- PDG, P.A. v. PDHC, Ltd., Nos. 27-CV-06-2500, 27-CV-07-13030 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Dec. 13, 2007)In December 2007, Joe was lead trial counsel in obtaining a $130 million jury verdict after a 5 week jury trial on behalf of PDG, P.A. against American Dental Partners, Inc. on unfair competition, breach of contract, fiduciary duty and tortious interference claims. Of the $130 million award, $84 million was for actual damages and $36 million was for punitive damages., 2007
- Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard, Inc. v. Northland Sec., Inc., NASD Arbitration No. 02-06736 (Sept. 13, 2004)Joe obtained a $10 million arbitration award on behalf of MJSK against Northland Securities, et al, in a case involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty and unfair dealing., 2004
- Arthur Andersen LLP v. Dept. 56, Inc., No. 27-CV-00-012812 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Feb. 2, 2002)This was a significant case involving the defendant’s failure to properly supervise the installation of an ERP. Joe represented Department 56. The matter was resolved by settlement with Arthur Andersen paying a substantial amount of money. According to the public filings of Department 56, the settlement was in the amount of $12 million., 2002
- John G. Kinnard & Co. v. Dain Rauscher, Inc., No. CT 00-351 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Aug. 15, 2000)Joe represented Kinnard in obtaining the then largest arbitration award for “raiding” in NASD history against another member firm. The award of $16 million included $9 million in compensatory damages and $7 million in punitive damages arising out of a “raiding” claim between two members of the investment securities industry., 2000
- Dept. 56, Inc. v. J.D. Edwards & Co., AAA Arbitration No. 65-117-00150-03 (Nov. 13, 2003)Joe successfully represented Department 56 in obtaining a multi-million dollar settlement against a software manufacturer in connection with the implementation of an ERP., 2003
- Knelman v. Inv. Advisors, Inc., No. CO-01-353, 2001 WL 1035144 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 11, 2001)Joe obtained for the firm’s client a $2.4 million jury verdict in an employment dispute between an executive and an investment banking firm., 2001
- Butwinick v. Minn. Oncology Hematology, P.A., No. C4-99-1861, 2000 WL 1051983 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2000)Joe obtained a $2.2 million jury verdict on behalf of two physicians against their fellow shareholders involving violation of their rights as shareholders., 2000
- Dominium Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. Nationwide Hous. Group, 195 F.3d 358 (8th Cir. 1999)In a $25 million breach of contract/tortious interference claim against one of the firm’s clients (Dominium), Joe successfully obtained a jury verdict of no liability for his client. (One of the other defendants in the case, not represented by Joe, had a jury verdict against it of $21 million)., 1999
- Woods v. Advance Circuits, Inc., No. C8-98-475, 1998 WL 551918 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 1, 1998)In a case involving numerous statutory and common law claims of discrimination and wrongful termination, Joe successfully defended Advance Circuits (a division of Honeywell Inc.) in obtaining a jury verdict absolving the Company of any liability., 1998
- Roberts v. Prudential Sec., Inc., NASD Arbitration No. 9602127 (Dec. 5-7, 1997)Joe obtained a $2.5 million judgment against a securities brokerage firm, Prudential Securities, Inc., using the "well-managed account theory.", 1997
- Board Member, Council of Crime and Justice
- Board Chair, Fund for the Legal Aid Society, 2014
- Board Member, Fund for the Legal Aid Society
- Selected for inclusion in the Power 30: Business Litigation by Minnesota Lawyer, 2021 - 2022, Minnesota Lawyer
- Selected for inclusion in the Minnesota Best Lawyers Listings by Minnesota Monthly magazine in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2015 - 2018
- Selected as a Minnesota Lawyer's "Attorney of the Year," 2007
- Recognized as a "Person To Help You Succeed," Twin Cities Magazine, Black Book of Business, 2014
- Peer Reviewed as "AV® Preeminent™ 5.0" (highest possible rating), Martindale Hubbell
- Chambers USA Rated Attorney, 2003 - 2017
- Selected by Best Lawyers in America as Minneapolis "Lawyer of the Year" Award Recipient for Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2017
- B.A., University of Connecticut
- J.D., Temple University School of Law
- The Arbitration Delusion, Minnesota Lawyer and Finance & Commerce - Partner Content, 2019
- Trump Trial Tactics: A Primer, Attorney At Law Magazine - Minnesota Edition, 2017
- Be Careful What You Wish For - Or You May End Up In Arbitration Hell, Attorney At Law Magazine - Twin Cities Edition, 2013
- Are Minority Shareholders at Risk? Attorney At Law Magazine - Twin Cities Edition, 2012
- Has Arbitration Failed Its Essential Purpose? Attorney At Law Magazine - Twin Cities Edition, December 2012 Issue, 2012
- RICO - The Plaintiff's Perspective, RLR Reporter, Inc., New York, NY "In Search of Coverage - Understanding Directors and Officers Liability Insurance," The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 55/No. 5
- RICO Law Reporter, Vol. 1/No. 6
- RICO: The Plaintiff's Perspective, RICO Law Reporter, Chapter 10 The Trial of a Civil RICO Claim
- The Magical, Mystical World of Refusing to Deal Under the Anti-Trust Laws," The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 52/No. 1
- Exploring RICO: Civil Remedies for Violations of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, The Hennepin Lawyer
- Minority Shareholder Rights - Revisited, The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 65/No. 4, 1996
- Betrayed, Belittled . . . But Triumphant: Claims of Shareholders in Closely Held Corporations, William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 22/No. 4, 1996
- Prosecuting and Defending Lender Liability Claims, The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 5B/No. 3
- Remedies for the Oppressed Shareholder in a Closed Corporation, The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 50/No. 6
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