Mike Keyes, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney

Today my guest is Mike Keyes, a Partner at Dorsey and intellectual property and commercial litigation trial attorney with a vast reservoir of experience in cases involving trademarks, copyrights, and false advertising, including individual consumer and class action claims.  Mike and his team have represented some of the world’s most recognized brands and companies in high-stakes litigation in numerous federal courts across the country including Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Utah, and Florida. 

These disputes have encompassed a wide array of subject matters including medical diagnostics software, online games and apps, Google Ads, social media, e-books, consumer products, food and beverage, fashion, sports equipment, educational testing tools, and hospitality services. His intellectual property clients have also included the likes of Hall of Fame Major League Slugger George Brett, Facebook, Foot Locker, Beats Electronics, LLC (Beats by Dr. Dre), TikTok, Viacom, Corona Beer, Target, Helly Hansen, the North Face, the Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota, Del Monte,and Carmex. Mike holds a degree in piano performance and was a graduate piano student in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia studying under Maestro Nodar Gabunia prior to earning his JD from Gonzaga Law School, his LLM from Columbia Law School and his MA from Univ of Connecticut.