Business Litigation
Nilan Johnson Lewis’s business litigation attorneys have trial experience that is second to none. We have successfully defended America’s top companies in high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country.
We also have proven experience in serving as lead trial and coordinating counsel in complex commercial matters. We have served as lead counsel in nationwide litigation involving claims of industry-wide conspiracy, fraud, and misrepresentation against manufacturers of lead pigment, asbestos, and trace benzene. We also serve as national counsel to an insurance company on ERISA and disability claims litigation. In these roles, Nilan Johnson Lewis trial attorneys have made court appearances or tried cases in almost all of the states in the country.
In addition to our highly experienced trial lawyers, we effectively use the talents of non-attorney professionals on our teams. Even in cases involving millions of documents generated over the course of decades, our litigation support team is able to create effective databases that allow our attorneys access to the information they need, where they need it, and when they need it. In many of the cases where Nilan Johnson Lewis represents only one of several defendants in industry-wide litigation, our litigation databases have become the “go to” resource for all defense counsel.
Amanda M. Cialkowski
Attorney & Firm President
Michael T. Nilan
Founding Attorney
Daniel J. Supalla
Attorney & Chair, Business Litigation
David J. Warden
Attorney & Chair, Product Liability & Complex Torts
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- NJL Adds Maria Brekke, Nicole Wiebold to Business, Corporate Teams
- Nilan Johnson Lewis Receives Women-Owned Business Certification
- Sheila Kerwin Honored as ALFA International’s 2021 Nathan Fishbach Attorney of the Year
- Sixteen NJL Lawyers on 2021 Super Lawyers Lists
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- Twenty Nilan Johnson Lewis Attorneys Named to 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
- Eighteen Nilan Johnson Lewis Attorneys Named to 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
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- Nilan Johnson Lewis Once Again Recognized Among Top Law Firms for Female Attorneys by Law360
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- Seventeen Nilan Johnson Lewis Attorneys Recognized As 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Nilan Johnson Lewis Named A 2015 Go-To Law Firm® for Fortune 500 Companies
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