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‘One Big Beautiful’ Reason to Seek Intellectual Property Law Protection in China

by Z. Peter Sawicki and Amanda Prose

August 4, 2025

Schwartz Law Firm: A Family Legacy in Litigation

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Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat

Beth LaCanne and Danielle Fitzsimmons July 8, 2025

Minnesota’s employment laws are ever evolving. For law firms, it’s not just their clients feeling the pressure. Firms must juggle

‘Party in the USA’ – Copyright Registration Celebrations!

Z. Peter Sawicki and Amanda Prose July 2, 2025

July begins with a big bang, as the United States celebrates Independence Day. Parades, picnics, and fireworks mark the occasion.

Failures as a Brand Basis

Z. Peter Sawicki and Amanda Prose June 6, 2025

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo

The Legal MSO: Less Work, More Wealth—and the End of Law Firms as We Know Them

I’ve always appreciated the brutal brilliance of the line: “The problem with law firms is that they’re run by lawyers.” It’s not a jab. It’s

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Schwartz Law Firm: A Family Legacy in Litigation

Susan Cushing February 27, 2025

For more than 40 years, the Schwartz Law Firm has been a pillar of advocacy and justice in Minnesota, Wisconsin,

Mary Ellen Reihsen: Building & Growing Businesses

Dan Baldwin November 14, 2024

It became clear to me that I was a deal maker back in law school,” says Mary Ellen Reihsen, a

Hellmuth & Johnson: Celebrating 30 Years

Dan Baldwin October 9, 2024

Founded in 1994, Hellmuth & Johnson began as a two-attorney law firm. Over time, the firm grew to include 70 attorneys operating from four office locations throughout the state, becoming the 12th largest law firm in Minnesota.

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Failures as a Brand Basis

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene

‘Semper Paratus’ … to Invent!

In Minnesota, May means the onset of warmer days, our short gardening season, and anticipation for our summer vacations. In May, we also pause to

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If You’re Not First, You’re Last: IP Edition

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Legal Trivia

Which Supreme Court case first recognized a state sovereign immunity limitation on Congress’s enforcement powers under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment?

Chisholm v. Georgia

WRONG! Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) actually led to the 11th Amendment, which explicitly granted state sovereign immunity from suits by citizens of another state—but didn’t involve Section 5 powers or modern federalism limits.

Seminole Tribe v. Florida

CORRECT! In Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996), the Court held that Congress cannot use its Article I powers to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court. Though based on Article I, the case paved the way for limiting Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment in later cases like Boerne v. Flores. It signaled the Court’s revival of state sovereign immunity doctrine.

Alden v. Maine

WRONG! Alden v. Maine (1999) extended sovereign immunity to state courts, not federal, and followed Seminole Tribe rather than being the first to set this limit.

Garcia v. San Antonio MTA

WRONG! Garcia v. San Antonio MTA (1985) was about federalism and the Fair Labor Standards Act, but it upheld federal authority and did not involve sovereign immunity or Section 5 limits.

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Buchalter Shareholder Frank X. Curci Re-Elected to Cancer Research And Biostatistics’ Board of Directors

July 18 2025

David Akere Joins Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC

July 18, 2025

Jeffrey P. Wasserman Named President of Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals

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