Gray Plant Mooty
| Headquarters |
IDS Center Minneapolis, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 4 |
| No. of attorneys | 170+ |
| Major practice areas | General Practice |
| Key people | Charlie Maier and Sarah Duniway, Co-Managing Partners |
| Date founded | 1866 |
| Website | |
| www.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]
- Banking & Financial Services
- Corporate & Business
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Labor, Employment & Higher Education
- Family Law
- Franchise & Distribution
- Government Relations
- Health Law
- Intellectual Property, Technology & Privacy
- International Law
- Litigation
- Nonprofit & Tax Exempt Organizations
- Real Estate, Environmental Law & Land Use
- Trust, Estate & Charitable Planning
Notable Attorneys
Notable attorneys who have worked at Gray Plant Mooty include:
- William J. Hahn – Former Minnesota Attorney General
- Myron Frans[6] – Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner and former Minnesota Revenue Commissioner
- Amy Klobuchar[7] - United States Senator from Minnesota and former County Attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Robert Stein – Former Executive Director of the American Bar Association
- Michael P. Sullivan[8] – Former President and CEO of Dairy Queen
- Susan Gaertner[9] – Former County Attorney for Ramsey County, Minnesota
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] (2015)
- 14 Gray Plant Mooty franchise attorneys were named 2015 Legal Eagles by Franchise Times, and Gray Plant Mooty had the largest number of honorees from a single firm.[11] (2015)
- Ranked by World Trademark Review 1000 as among the world’s leading trademark professionals[12] (2015)
- 16 Gray Plant Mooty attorneys were recognized by Who’s Who Legal, and Gray Plant Mooty had the most franchise attorney honorees from a single firm[13] (2014)
- Recognized by The National Law Journal's "Top 100 Verdicts" for the firm's $23.78 million verdict for Relco in an intellectual property dispute (2013)
References
- ↑ "In With the Old". Minnesota Law and Politics.
- ↑ "History". www.gpmlaw.com.
- ↑ "Gray Plant Mooty Opens Fargo Office". North Dakota Trade Office.
- ↑ "Gray Plant Mooty Expands Fargo Presence Through Merger with Sandin Law". Franchising.com.
- ↑ "Practices". www.gpmlaw.com.
- ↑ "Minnesota Senate Confirms Myron Frans as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Revenue. February 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Amy Klobuchar". Ballotpedia.
- ↑ "Former Dairy Queen CEO to head College of Business’ Center for Family Enterprise". University of St. Thomas.
- ↑ "Ex-Ramsey County Attorney Gaertner joins Gray Plant Mooty law firm". Pioneer Press.
- ↑ "Gray Plant Mooty – Law Firm Profile - Chambers USA 2015". Chambers and Partners.
- ↑ "United States - Minnesota - Rankings - WTR 1000". World Trademark Review.
- ↑ "BTI Ranks Gray Plant Mooty in the Top 25% of Law Firms with the Best Client Relationships". Franchising.com.
- ↑ "2015 Legal Eagles" (PDF). Franchise Times.