Kerry Bundy is a partner in Faegre Baker Daniels' litigation & advocacy group. She concentrates her practice on trade secret litigation and counseling, franchise and distribution litigation, non-compete cases, international arbitration, and complex commercial litigation. She has represented manufacturers, franchisors, distributors, technology companies, and a variety of other domestic and foreign businesses in state and federal proceedings, as well as national and international arbitrations. She is qualified and has served as a mediation neutral. Kerry is co-leader of the firm's trade secret practice and is the co-editor and contributing author of the acclaimed book The Secrets to Winning Trade Secret Cases, Thomson West (2009).

Kerry is a member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising. She is a frequent speaker at national franchise conferences and trade secret seminars.

Representative cases include:

• Won complete defense verdict in mult-million dollar breach of contract and unfair competition case for multinational manufacturer in CIETAC arbitration venued in Beijing, China (2011)
• Lead national trial counsel for multiple class actions for Jani-King, a commercial cleaning franchisor.  In Moua v. Jani-King International et al (D. Minn), won dismissal of consumer fraud claims, defeated class certification, and obtained summary judgment on remaining Minnesota Franchise Act, Minnesota False Statement of Advertising Act, and common law claims.  In Juarez v. Jani-King International et al (N.D. Cal.), defeated class certification
• Secured non-compete, non-solicit and non-disclosure injunction for franchisor in BrightStar Franchising, LLC v. JMJS Enterprises, Inc., et al. (D. Ill. 2009)
• Won preliminary injunction allowing franchisor to seize control of restaurant operations in Johnny Rockets Licensing Corporation v. Burlington Rockets (D. Mass. 2009)
• Won dismissal for lack of standing in multistate franchise association matter in Michigan Dairy Queen Operators' Association v. International Dairy Queen, Inc. (W.D. Mich. 2008)
• Granted preliminary injunction in trade secret and non-compete case for medtech company in ELA Medical, Inc. v. Arrhythmia Management Associates, Inc. (D. Minn. 2007)
• Won complete defense verdict after seven-day jury trial in franchise fraud and breach of contract dispute in Berglund v. RE/MAX (Minn.Dist.Ct. 2007)
• Successfully defended hotel franchisor against $40 million damages claim in ICC arbitration in Xenium S.A. De C.V. v. Regent Hotels Worldwide, Inc. (N.D. Tex. 2007)
• Won preliminary injunction and subsequent damages award for U.K. distributor in breach of contract action in ICDR arbitration (2005)
• Won dismissal of complaint and prevailed on appeal in case alleging theft by a Chinese corporation of British trade secrets valued at over $100 million, BP Chemicals v. Yankuang Group (C.D. Ca. 2004)
• Won motion to dismiss and prevailed on appeal in case involving fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims, Syverson v. FirePond (8th Cir. 2004)
• Defeated injunction motion in misappropriation and violation of inevitable disclosure doctrine matter for disk drive manufacturer, Seagate Technology v. Western Digital (2004)
• Successfully represented U.S. manufacturing client in CIETEC arbitration, Shanghai (2003)

Pro Bono

• Hurricane Katrina evacuees national report (published by Appleseed), co-lead attorney
• Faegre Baker Daniels order for protection team, team leader

Honors

• Forty Under 40, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Franchising, 2009–11
• The Best Lawyers in America, Franchise Law, 2008–12
• Franchise Legal Eagle, Franchise Times, 2008–11
• Minnesota Rising Stars, Franchise/Dealership, 2008, 11
• Up & Coming Attorney, Minnesota Lawyer, 2001

Professional Associations

• World Law Group, Co-chair of the  Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Practice Group (2011-13)
• Awarded Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) designation by the International Franchise Association (2010)
• Intellectual Property Owner's Association Trade Secrets committee member (2009)
• American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Governing Committee at-large member (2008-11)
• American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Division (2005-07)
• American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Young Lawyers Division Representative on the Governing Committee (2001-03)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section co-chair Awarded certified franchise executive (CFE) designation by the International Franchise Association

Civic Activities

• Courage Alpine Skiers Board of Directors

Presentations

• The Corporate Litigation Toolkit
  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE (2011)
• Strategic and Tactical Decision-Making: What Do Your Peers Think of Your Decisions?
  ABA 33rd Annual Forum on Franchising (2010)
• Keeping Your Trade Secret Treasure Chest Locked
  Food, Agriculture & Biofuels 2010 National Conference, Minneapolis (2010)
• Effective Opening Statements and Closing Remarks
  American Bar Association Forum on Franchising CLE
• Procedural Considerations for Filing a Franchise Complaint: Jurisdiction, Venue and Choice of Law
  American Bar Association Forum on Franchising CLE
• System-Wide Change: Rising to the Challenge
  American Bar Association Forum on Franchising CLE
• The Secrets to Winning Trade Secret Cases
  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
• The Essentials of Franchising: Intellectual Property
  American Bar Association Forum on Franchising CLE
• In the Wake of HP: Corporate Investigations and Boardroom Behavior
  DuPont Women's Legal Conference (2007)
• Legal Issues Arising from Dealer and Distributor Relationships
  ABA Forum (2006)
• The Basics of Trade Secret Law
  Minneapolis (2005)
• Protecting Confidential Business Information: A Guided Tour Through Trade Secret Law
  Minneapolis (2005)
• Litigation Intensive Program: Technology and the Litigator
  ABA Forum (2005)
• Litigation Intensive Program: Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
  ABA Forum (2004)
• Procedural Considerations for Filing a Franchise Complaint
  ABA Forum (2004)
• The Secret to Winning Trade Secret Cases
  Minneapolis (2003)
• System-Wide Change
  ABA Forum (2002)
• The Fundamentals of Franchising: Intellectual Property
  ABA Annual Convention (2002)

Legal Updates

• How Waiver, Modification, and Estoppel May Alter Franchise Relationships
  Franchise Law Journal (Summer 2010)
• Co-author, Franchise Section, Minnesota Business Torts Deskbook
  Minnesota CLE (2008)
• Co-author, Minnesota Section, Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide
  Aspen Publishers (2008)
• You Made Me Do It: Reliance in Franchise Fraud Cases
  26 Franchise Law Journal 4 (Spring 2007)
• Inevitable Disclosure, Dealing with Trade Secret Issues When Hiring a New Employee
  IP Law & Business (2007)
• Gather Intelligence, But Play it Straight
  Minneapolis Star Tribune Business Forum (2006)
• Critical Developments in Trade Secret Law, Chapter of The IP Book
  Midwest Intellectual Property Institute (2002-07)