Brian S. Pafundi is an associate in the firm’s Minneapolis office focusing on antitrust and consumer class actions.

Mr. Pafundi graduated from University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010.  After law school he worked as an Assistant Public Defender for the State of Minnesota where he handled a full and diverse caseload including felony trials.

Mr. Pafundi received his B.A. in Political Science in 2005 and a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communications in 2009, both from the University of Florida.

His research on public access to criminal discovery records has been quoted by the Tennessee Supreme Court, see Tennessean v. Metro. Gov’t of Nashville, 485 S.W.3d 857, 871 (Tenn. 2016), and is cited in LaFave and Israel’s Criminal Procedure Practice Series treatise. See n. 198, § 23.1(d) Closed proceedings: First Amendment right of access, 6 Crim. Proc. § 23.1(d) (4th ed.).

Current Cases:

• In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.)
• Freeman v. MAM USA Corp. (N.D. Ill.)
• In re Cattle Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.)
• In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
• Benson et al. v. Newell Brands Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill.) (false advertising/mislabeling)

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law – J.D. – 2010
• University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications – M.A. – 2009
• University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Science – B.A. – 2005

Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota
• United States District Court for the District of Minnesota