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Gray Plant Mooty LLP
HeadquartersIDS Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
No. of offices4
No. of attorneys170+
Major practice areasGeneral Practice
Key peopleCharlie Maier and Sarah Duniway, Co-Managing Partners
Date founded1866
Websitewww.gpmlaw.com

Gray Plant Mooty (Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett) is the oldest continuing law practice in Minneapolis. Gray Plant Mooty is a full-service law firm with offices in Minneapolis, MN, St. Cloud, MN, Fargo, ND and Washington, D.C.

History

Gray Plant Mooty was founded in Minneapolis in 1866 by Charles Woods.[1] The firm became Woods & Hahn in 1881 with the addition of Minnesota Attorney General William J. Hahn and Joseph R. Kingman to the firm.[2] In 1977 the firm adopted its current name, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, named for the attorneys Franklin Gray, Frank Plant, John Mooty, Melvin Mooty, and Russell Bennett.

Gray Plant Mooty combined with Harstad and Rainbow in 1990, and the firm opened a second office in St. Cloud, Minnesota following a combination with Hall & Byers in 2002. Gray Plant Mooty opened a third office in Washington, D.C. in 2005 and a fourth office in Fargo, North Dakota in 2014.[3] In June 2015, the firm announced a merger with Fargo firm Sandin Law.[4]

Practice Areas[5]

Notable Attorneys

Notable attorneys who have worked at Gray Plant Mooty include:

Notable Rankings and Awards

Notable recognition for the Gray Plant Mooty firm and its attorneys includes:

  • Ranked among the top law firms globally for franchise law by Chambers and Partners. The firm is also ranked among the top Minnesota firms in Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, and Litigation.[10]
  • Recognized by Franchise Times with the largest number of franchise attorney "Legal Eagles" from a single firm.[11]
  • Ranked by World Trademark Review 1000 as among the world’s leading trademark professionals.[12]
  • Recognized by Who’s Who Legal with the most franchise attorney honorees from a single firm.[13]
  • Recognized by The National Law Journal's "Top 100 Verdicts of 2013" for the firm's $23.78 million verdict for Relco in an intellectual property dispute.[14]

References

  1. ^ "In With the Old". Minnesota Law and Politics.
  2. ^ "History". Gray Plant Mooty.
  3. ^ "Gray Plant Mooty Opens Fargo Office". North Dakota Trade Office. January 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gray Plant Mooty Expands Fargo Presence Through Merger with Sandin Law". Franchising.com. June 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Practices". Gray Plant Mooty.
  6. ^ "Minnesota Senate Confirms Myron Frans as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Revenue. February 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "Amy Klobuchar". Ballotpedia.
  8. ^ "Former Dairy Queen CEO to head College of Business' Center for Family Enterprise". University of St. Thomas. October 3, 2005.
  9. ^ "Ex-Ramsey County Attorney Gaertner joins Gray Plant Mooty law firm". Pioneer Press. February 14, 2011.
  10. ^ "Gray Plant Mooty – Law Firm Profile - Chambers USA". Chambers and Partners.
  11. ^ "Franchise Times - Legal Eagles". Franchise Times.
  12. ^ "United States - Minnesota - Rankings - WTR 1000". World Trademark Review.
  13. ^ "Who's Who Legal". Law Business Research Ltd.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Verdicts of 2013". National Law Journal. March 24, 2014.
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