David Allgeyer

David Allgeyer has served as an arbitrator for over 20 years in matters involving contract and commercial disputes as well as intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.

Experience

David has served as arbitrator in over 100 commercial and intellectual property disputes throughout the United States, with matters seated in Minnesota, California, Texas, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, North Carolina and other states. He had over 40 years experience as a trial lawyer, handling commercial and intellectual property cases and appeals throughout the country.

Work History

After serving as law clerk to the United States District for the District of Minnesota, David joined the Minneapolis office of Lindquist and Vennum, where he was an associate, partner, and of counsel through 2017. He served at times as chair of the firm’s litigation department and practice leader of the firm’s intellectual property practice group. In 2018, David formed Allgeyer Law & ADR, devoted to serving as an arbitrator and mediator.

Cases

David’s commercial arbitrations have resolved contract and warranty disputes involving gaming industry contract disputes; food processing equipment disputes; enterprise-wide computer systems disputes; semi-conductor manufacturing, automotive parts manufacturing, textile manufacturing technology, corporate governance, insurance financing, insurance coverage, and other matters. David’s intellectual property- related arbitrations have resolved disputes concerning patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and licensing, in the bio-manufacturing, petroleum, consumer product manufacturing, software and sales, security, medical products, and other industries.

Training

AAA: ACE21 Impartiality: Do You Know Where Your Biases Are? 2021; AAA: ACE20 Cyber Security: A Shared Responsibility, 2020; AAA ACE19 Case Finances: What Arbitrators Need to Know, 2019; Does the Federal Arbitration Act Preempt State Laws Banning the Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims?, 2019; AAA Arbitrator Performance and Demeanor: Meeting Participant Expectations, 2018; AAA When Experts Come From Different Planets - Tips for Maximizing the Value of Experts, 2017; AAA Addressing the Challenges of Demanding Arbitrations: Part 2 - The Hearing Phase, the Award, and Beyond, 2017; AAA Addressing the Challenges of Demanding Arbitrations: Part 1 – The Pre-Hearing Landscape, 2017; ACESIN Arbitrating in a Digital World: Fair and Expeditious Management of Electronic Discovery, 2016; AAA Arbitrator Subpoenas: Are They Worth the Paper They’re Printed On?, 2016; AAA Conducting Research & Investigations: The Arbitrator’s Authority, (ACE9) 2014; AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference, 2012, 2009; AAA Maximizing Efficiency & Economy in Arbitration: Challenges at the Preliminary Hearing, 2011; AAA Advanced Mediator Training, 2010; AAA Webinar, Electronic Discovery in Arbitration: What You Need to Know, 2010; Minnesota CLE, 12th Annual ADR Institute, 2009; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2006; AAA Neutrals Conference, 2005; AAA Annual Arbitrator Update, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001; AAA Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosure (ACE003), 2005; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2005; AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training, 2001; AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, 1999; Minnesota CLE, Certified Mediation Skills Training, 1997; Minnesota CLE, Certified ADR Training, 1995.

License(s)

Attorney, State of Minnesota, since 1980. Admitted to Bar of United States Supreme Court. Admitted to Eight, Ninth, and Federal Circuit Courts of appeal, as well as various federal trial courts.

Education

David is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as an editor of the Minnesota Law Review.

Publications

Books: Arbitrating Patent Disputes: A Practical Guide (ABA Publications, 2017); Chapter 13, Mediating Legal Disputes: Effective Techniques (ABA Publications, 2021) Articles: “Be Careful What You Don’t Ask For: Fulfilling Conditions Precedent in Mediation-Arbitration Agreements, “ABA Section on Dispute Resolution’s Arbitration Committee E-Newsletter, Winter 22022; Technology-related Mediations and Arbitrations, GP Solo Magazine, ABA (Nov. – Dec. 2019); A Dozen Tips for Technology-Related Mediations and Arbitrations, Landslide Magazine (ABA IP Section, November/December 2018); ’Using Arbitration to Resolve Patent Disputes; The Right Thing for the Right Case,’ The Resolver, Spring 2016 at 9; Efficient Arbitration, article series available at Linked-IN.com, communityadr.com and DaveAdr.com, 2015; Mediating the IP case, a series of articles on IP mediation, available at LInked-In.com, community.adr.org, and DaveADR.com, 2014; ’Warranties, Remedies and Related Peccadilloes: Steps to Successful Contract Negotiation,’ ACC Docket, JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE, March 2011; ’IP: Components, Cases, and Questions,’ INSIDE THE MINDS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLIENT’S IP NEEDS, Aspatore, 2008; ’In Search of Lower Cost Resolution: Using Arbitration to Resolve Patent Disputes,’ CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, Fall 2007.

Awards

David was named by Best Lawyers in America as the 2024 and 2016 Minneapolis Arbitration Lawyer of the Year and 2018 Minneapolis Mediation Lawyer of the Year.

Panels

AAA Commercial

Associations

American Bar Association. Minnesota State Bar Association, Federal Barn Association, Federal Circuit Bar Association, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center

Miscellaneous

Planning Committee and faculty for the Stanford Law School Advanced IP/Tech Mediation and Arbitration Course, June 2023; Instructor for Full Day Course required for Rule 114 Minnesota Arbitrators, Minnesota CLE, 2019 – 2023; included on the Silicon Valley Arbitration Mediation Center’s List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals.