Kelley v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A.: Member of the trial team for Douglas Kelley, the Trustee of the BMO Litigation Trust, related to one of the largest Ponzi scheme cases in U.S. history. In November 2022, Robins Kaplan secured a $564 million jury verdict, the largest in Minnesota history. In June 2023, a federal judge in St. Paul issued an Order for BMO Harris Bank to pay pre-and post-judgment interest on the $564 million jury verdict, bringing total liability to over $1 billion in favor of the client.

McDougall v. CRC Industries, Inc. et al. No. 20-1499 (D. Minn. 2023): Member of the trial team that helped secure a landmark $7.75 million verdict against CRC Industries for its failure to prevent the foreseeable misuse of its aerosol dust remover products. The verdict follows the 2019 death of Cynthia McDougall, who was killed in a vehicle crash after an individual who huffed CRC Duster struck her car head-on. This is the first dust remover case of its kind to go to trial.

Fillner v. City of Rochester, et al.: District of Minnesota (2020): Our client was unresponsive in the back of her minivan when a City of Rochester police officer reached in and yanked her out and onto the pavement in one motion. She sustained physical injuries to her upper right arm bone including displacement and the bone being broken into three or more fragments. Surgery was required to repair and additional surgeries may be required in the future.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc./Mondelez International, Inc. v. Starbucks Coffee Company: Counsel representing Kraft in a three-year arbitration regarding a breach of contract after Starbucks unilaterally terminated its agreement, cutting off Kraft’s exclusive rights to sell, market and distribute Starbucks roast and ground coffee in grocery and other retail outlets. The arbitration resulted in a $2.7 billion cash award to Kraft.

Represented a financial institution in a multi-year toxic residential mortgage backed securities action that resulted in a series of confidential settlements with defendant banks and rating agencies.

Represented a guardian ad litem pro bono in juvenile protection proceedings that secured a termination of parental rights and parenting time modifications to ensure the protection of endangered minors.

Represented businesses fighting Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims by putative class actions, achieving successful resolution for his clients through summary judgment and individual settlements on terms favorable to defendant corporations.

State Farm Auto Insurance v. Xiong (Ramsey County District Court, Minnesota): Represented an Americorps Volunteer accused of negligence in a car accident subrogation case. Acting as first-chair counsel at trial, Mr. Reif persuaded the jury to return a verdict in favor of his client.

Smile Center v. Delta Dental of Minnesota (Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota): Represented Delta Dental of Minnesota as of the part of a litigation team defending Delta against potentially fraudulent reimbursement claims brought by a dental provider. Mr. Reif prepared the summary judgment motion that helped lead to a settlement that included recovery of more than $3.85 million for state-funded health plans.

• Volunteer Lawyers Network, Benefactors Board
• St. Thomas Academy Board of Trustees
• The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Governing Member
• Collegeville Institute Board of Directors
• DFL Lawyers Committee, Co-Chair
• Nativity County Fair Steering Committee