Laura A. Brenner

• Conducting antitrust compliance sessions and preparing antitrust compliance materials for a variety of regional, national and global clients.

• Representing one of the nation's largest chocolate producers. A former sales representative claimed exclusive rights to business in Mexico and sued the company in California alleging a long list of statutory, tort and contract violations. Won a no-liability decision for our client

• Representing a client who paid over a billion dollars to acquire a competitor and unknowingly acquired a problem with disgruntled dealers who claimed hundreds of millions of dollars of the client's historical sales into their "exclusive" territories. Persuaded the Federal District Court to grant summary judgment to our client, rejecting the dealers' argument and avoiding a six-week jury trial

• Successfully defending the component supplier to one of the world's largest crane manufacturers. The crane manufacturer claimed that our client supplied out-of-spec components resulting in the recall of an entire fleet of construction equipment. In addition to defeating the claim, an attorney's fee award was won for the client

• Successfully represented a leading producer of snacks and refreshments, helping it defeat a wrongful termination claim filed by one of its sales agents. The agent argued that its contract should be interpreted to preclude the company from ever terminating their business relationship without a substantial showing of cause. The court dismissed the claims and awarded summary judgment for the client. Continued to structure dealer and distributor agreements that will help minimize the threat of future disputes

• Frequent presentations to the business community, particularly on topics of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law, antitrust and contract issues relating to the sale of goods

Examples of Laura's cases include:

• L'Eft Bank Wine Co. v. Bogle Vineyards, Inc., Business Franchise Guide (CCH) ¶ 16,862 (Wis. Cir. Ct. Dane Cnty. Apr. 26, 2021)

• SD3 II LLC v. Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Nos. 16-2317, 16-2354, 2018 WL 1866994 (4th Cir. Apr. 19, 2018)

• SD3, LLC and SawStop, LLC v. Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc., et al., No. 14-C-191, 2016 WL 6093488 (E.D. Va. October 18, 2016)

• Priority Envtl. Sols., Inc. v. Stevens Co., No. 15-CV-871-JPS, 2015 WL 9274016 (E.D. Wis. Dec. 18, 2015)

• DXP Enters., Inc. v. Goulds Pumps, Inc., No. H-14-1112, 2014 WL 5682465 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2014)

• Orchard Supply Hardware LLC v. Home Depot USA, Inc., No. 12CV06361, 2013 WL 5289011 (N.D. Cal Sept. 19, 2013)

• Avon HiLife Inc. v. Lauren Agrisystems Ltd, 3:13CV0036, 2012 WL 5953133 (W.D. Wis. Mar. 25, 2013)

• Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Vision Serv. Plan, No. 1115000, 2012 WL 1233009 (9th Cir. Mar. 1, 2012) affirming dismissal without leave to amend

• Jaw Properties LLC v. AMTEC Int'l of NY Corp., No. 2010CV3061 (Wis. Circ. Ct. Dane Cnty. Oct. 11, 2010)

• Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Vision Serv. Plan, No. 10-16232, 2010 WL 2893824 (9th Cir. July 26, 2010)

• Northland Sales, Inc. v. Maax Corp., 556 F. Supp. 2d 928 (E.D. Wis. 2008)

• Orion Flight Servs. v. Basler Flight Serv., 2006 WI 51, 290 Wis. 2d 421, 714 N.W.2d 130

• Saratoga Liquor Cp. v. Pernod Ricard SA, No. 2006CV000002 (Wis. Circ. Ct. Douglas Cnty. April 6, 2006), Business Franchise Guide (CCH) 13,312

• Kuhn Knight, Inc. v. WMC Enters., Inc., 464 F. Supp. 2d 806 (W.D. Wis., 2006)

• Kaloti Enters., Inc. v. Kellogg Sales Co., 2005 WI 111, 283 Wis. 2d 555, 699 N.W.2d 205

• AutoChlor System of Minn., Inc. v. JohnsonDiversey, 328 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Minn. 2004)

• Glen Lake Sales & Mktg., Inc. v. Mott's Inc., No. Civ. 01-1582, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129298, 2003 WL 21730111 (D. Minn. July 21, 2003)

• Lerma v. Univision Commc'ns, Inc., 52 F. Supp. 2d 1011 (E.D. Wis 1999)

• Roebke v. Newell Co., 177 Wis. 2d 624, 503 N.W.2d 295 (Ct. App. 1993)

• Souter v. Int'l Union, 993 F.2d 595 (7th Cir. 1993)