Nicholas N. Sperling
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Business & Corporate, Real Estate; view more
Licensed in Minnesota since: 2010
Education: Hamline University School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 Call today:
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Nicholas N. Sperling is an attorney at Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Sperling represents individual, corporate, and nonprofit clients in all aspects of business law, commercial litigation, real estate litigation, employment law, nonprofit law, information technology law, and appellate law. He practices throughout Minnesota.
Mr. Sperling has been an attorney for over a decade and has a wide variety of litigation, arbitration and mediation experience. He works with issues such as breach of contract, real estate, software licensing agreements and more.
Active in the Minnesota State Bar Association, Mr. Sperling belongs to the business law section and the tech law section and is a former member of the technology and computer law council. He also belongs to the State Bar of Wisconsin and is a member of the business law section.
Volunteering his time to his community is important to Mr. Sperling. He is the former board chair for Reach out and Read Minnesota' board of directors, serves as a board member for Twin Cities F.I.T., and is currently an adjunct professor of Negotiation 905-02 at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.
Mr. Sperling earned a bachelor’s in applied science (B.A.S.) degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and received his juris doctor (J.D.) law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, graduating in the top third of his class. He holds licenses to practice before all Minnesota and Wisconsin state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, the Minnesota Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A., Mr. Sperling practiced at a private Minneapolis-based law firm, where he oversaw the information technology and small business practice groups. He also has experience writing and editing content for a legal technology company. Prior to that, Mr. Sperling clerked for a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Real Estate: Business, Technology Transactions, Civil Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Science and Technology Law
- 30% Business Litigation
- 20% Business/Corporate
- 20% Real Estate: Business
- 20% Technology Transactions
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2010, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://trepanierlaw.com/nicholas-n-sperling/
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Section, Computer and Technology Law Section, Member of Technology and Computer Law Council, 2019-2020; 2021-2024
- Western District of Wisconsin, 2019
- District of Minnesota, 2015
- Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2011
- Minnesota Supreme Court, 2010
- Minnesota Technology Law Section - Council Member, 2024
- Wisconsin Bar Business Law Section, 2018
- Minnesota North Star Lawyer
- MSBA Business Law Section, 2018
- Won multiple eviction and rent escrow trials. , 2024
- Obtained $100k judgment in real estate litigation case. , 2024
- Negotiated part of $24M sale of business on behalf of minority shareholder. , 2024
- Defended multiple NCDS real estate non-disclosure cases resulting in zero awards, 2024
- Litigated complex AAA arbitration case with arbitration decision in client's favor, with full attorney's fees award. , 2024
- Successfully created multiple non-profit organizations, including 501(c)(3) organizations and 501(c)(6) organizations., 2024
- Successfully negotiated trademark purchase and assignment. , 2024
- ADR Certificate, 2010
- Pro Bono consultations with multiple nonprofit entities, including governance issues and 990 tax review., 2017
- Adjunct Professor of Law - St. Thomas School of Law, 2024
- Board Member and Treasurer - Twin Cities F.I.T., 2024
- Volunteer for VLN. Represented multiple nonprofit entities in updating organizational documents., 2024
- Wills for Heroes - Volunteer attorney., 2014
- Pro Bono consultations with multiple nonprofit entities, including governance issues and 990 tax review., 2018
- Volunteer Lawyers Network - Pro Bono Clinic volunteer, 2018
- Board Chair - Reach Out and Read Minnesota Board of Directors, 2023
- Named as a Rising Star in the areas of Business Litigation, Business/Corporate Law, Real Estate: Business, Nonprofit Organizations and Technology Transactions 2020-2021
- North Star Lawyer. Multiple years 2017-2024, North Star Lawyer, MSBA, 2024
- University of Minnesota – Duluth, B.A.S., 2003
- PPT presentation on managing business risk to Viterbo University MBA students, Guest Lecturer, Managing Business Risk, LinkedIn, Education
- Adjunct Faculty Member at University of St. Thomas School of Law 2019-2020
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Nick was recently elevated to shareholder in our firm and is knocking it out of the park in both litigation and transactional matters. He has recently been involved in a number of federal trademark disputes and real estate litigation cases.”
“Recently handled dozens of eviction trials, commercial litigation in Wisconsin, argued and won an appeal involving a non-compete, and has a book of business advising software companies with contract matters and policies, so quire the renaissance attorney.”
Office location for Nicholas N. Sperling
8000 Flour Exchange Building
310 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-455-0500
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2020
