Dylan J. McFarland

Dylan is an officer of the firm. Named a "Super Lawyer" and "Rising Star" by Minnesota Law & Politics, he practiced in the area of complex commercial litigation as an associate with Gray Plant Mooty before attending the University of Minnesota Medical School. As a partner of Burstein Hertogs Olson & McFarland, P.A., he continued to represent corporations and municipalities in complex litigation, including shareholder derivative actions. In a case of first impression, he represented the defendant in Skoglund v. Brady (Minn.), which defined the scope of derivative claims and the authority of special litigation counsel under Minnesota law.

Since joining the firm, Dylan has worked on several securities fraud class actions, including In re AOL Time Warner Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) ($2.65 billion recovery for shareholders of AOL and Time Warner); In re Broadcom Corp. Securities Litigation (C.D. Cal.) ($150 million recovery for shareholders of semiconductor manufacturer).

Dylan is currently working on a number of antitrust class actions, including In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against producers of liquid crystal displays); In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (claims on behalf of local governments against brokers, banks and insurance companies alleging bid-rigging and other anti-competitive practices in the municipal derivatives industry); Behrend v. Comcast Corp. (E.D. Pa.) (antitrust claims against cable services provider on behalf of subscribers); and In re Lawnmower Engines Horsepower Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation (J.P.M.L. transfer motion pending) (consumer fraud, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims against manufacturers of lawn mowers and lawn mower engines).

While attending Harvard Law School, Dylan was an editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. He was an Adjunct Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law from 1998-2002, he, where he taught Legal Writing, Trial Skills, and Appellate Advocacy, and he has spoken at legal education programs on a number of litigation topics.