Jon divides his practice among government contracting practice, climate change and environment, and business litigation.

He has a broad array of experience in litigation and legal counseling, including the following:

Government Procurement

Jon has consulted clients on a wide array of federal and state procurement laws and requirements, including the Federal Acquisition Regulations, the Buy American Act, the Trade Agreements Act, the Export Administration Regulations, the Small Business Act, and many others. He has also represented clients in bid protests and litigation against government entities, including multi-million-dollar contract disputes with government agencies.

Jon's recent experience includes representing CH2M Hill PRC on a federal contracts dispute involving the Hanford Site as well as obtaining a multi-million dollar recovery from the State of Minnesota in a high profile state contracts dispute.

Climate Change

Jon assists clients in navigating the complex and rapidly evolving legal regimes to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. He has advised companies on regional, federal, and international cap and trade systems, as well as the EPA's greenhouse gas reporting rule, and he has represented aggregators in carbon offset projects involving rangeland, cropland, and methane capture. He coordinates a team of attorneys working on climate issues from several different practices and offices, and he is a frequent writer and speaker on climate change laws and regulations.

Environmental Litigation

Jon is an active member of the firm's pro bono practice and has briefed and argued several cases involving the protection of wilderness areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System from Georgia to Alaska. He was also one of the lead lawyers on the appeal preserving the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, and was on the plaintiffs' litigation team for the appeal of the Exxon Valdez case to the U.S. Supreme Court. He is currently an Adjunct Professor on Administrative Law at the William Mitchell College of Law, and sits on the boards of both Wilderness Watch and The Will Steger Foundation.

Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation

Jon has represented clients in a wide variety of commercial and intellectual property litigation matters. He has litigated complex cases involving contracts, torts, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trade dress, and trade secrets, for clients including ACS, Cargill, Guidant, and Pioneer. He has significant experience in both the health and medical device industries, as well as food and agriculture. He also has significant experience in e-discovery matters and acted as lead national discovery counsel for Google in a major trademark dispute.

Media Mentions

• The Next Wellhead
  Twin Cities Business Magazine (February 2010)
• New Magazine Focuses on GHG Solutions
  Industrial GHG Solutions (January 18, 2010)
• ‘Green' Means Green for Lawyers
  Minnesota Lawyer (November 30, 2009)
• Where Are the Green Collar Jobs You Promised, Mr. President?
  Power Engineering International (November 2009)

Pro Bono

• Wilderness

Civic Activities

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Administrative Law
  William Mitchell College of Law (Spring 2010)
• Wilderness Watch, Inc.
  President of the Board of Directors, Missoula, Montana
• The Will Steger Foundation
  Member of the Board of Directors, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presentations

• Key Terms and Conditions Unique to Federal Government Contracts
  Minnesota CLE: Government Contracts, Featured Presenter (2011)
• Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Will it Change Your Business Model?
  Food, Agriculture & Biofuels 2010 National Conference, Minneapolis (2010)
• Panelist, The Future of Carbon Management Law
  Carbon Management and the Law Symposium, William Mitchell College of Law (January 14, 2010)
• Climate Change Update: Federal Legislation, Carbon Offsets, Administrative Regulation and Case Law, and Regional Cap and Trade Systems
  72-minute webcast presented to the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (December 09, 2009)
  For excerpt on Federal Legislation, select here.
  For excerpt on Administrative Regulation and Case Law, select here.
• Moderator, What Impact Will Low-Carbon Fuel Standards, Carbon Markets and Greenhouse Gas Regulations Have on Renewable Energy Production in the Upper Midwest?
  E3 2009 – Energy, Economic and Environmental Conference, presented by the Institute on the Environment (IREE), University of Minnesota, at the Saint Paul River Centre (November 17, 2009)
• Climate Change Update: Design Elements of Four Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs
  5^th Annual Minnesota Environmental Institute (April 2009)
• The Wilderness Act and Wild By Law
  Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (2006)
• Wild by Law: Litigation Under the Wilderness Act
  National Wilderness Conference for the 40th Anniversary, Lake George, NY (2004)

Legal Updates

• Who's to Blame for Climate Change—Will the Supreme Court Decide?
  Law360 (2010) 
• Who's to Blame for Climate Change—Will the Supreme Court Review?
  Environmental Leader (2010)
• SEC to Issue Interpretive Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures
  FaegreBD.com (February 1, 2010)
• Preparing for Climate Change Regulations: 7 Questions Companies Need to Consider
  Bloomberg Law Reports, Sustainable Energy, Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 8, 2010)
• EPA Rule Requires GHG Monitoring as of January 1
  FaegreBD.com (December 29, 2009)
• Who's to Blame for Climate Change: Will a Jury Decide?
  EnvironmentalLeader.com (December 11, 2009)
• Will Juries Decide Who's To Blame For Climate Change?
  Environmental Law 360 (November 13, 2009)
• Who's to Blame for Climate Change: Will a Jury Decide?
  FaegreBD.com (November 2009)
• Boxer and Kerry Introduce Comprehensive Energy and Climate Change Bill
  FaegreBD.com (October 2009)
• EPA Announces Final Rule on Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  FaegreBD.com (September 2009)
• Climate-Change Offsets: What You Need to Know Now
  Pork Exec (September 1, 2009)
• Toward a Low-Carbon Economy: How Should Companies Prepare?
  Faegre.com (August 2009)
• Offsets in Federal Climate Change Legislation: What You Need to Know Now
  FaegreBD.com (August 2009)
• House Passes Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Change Bill
  FaegreBD.com (June 2009)
• The Need for Wilderness Litigation
  The International Journal of Wilderness (April 2008)
• Will Your Intellectual Property Rights Survive Your Merger?
  FaegreBD.com (April 2003)