Renae D. Steiner

Ms. Steiner is an officer of the firm. She originally joined the firm in 1995, and was a partner from 2001-2004. She rejoined the firm in March 2008. Ms. Steiner was again selected by her peers for inclusion as a "Super Lawyer" in Minnesota Law & Politics for 2011 in the areas of antitrust litigation and class actions. The 2012 edition of Benchmark Plaintiff recognized Ms. Steiner as a Minnesota "Litigation Star" in the practice of commercial litigation. She is a member of the Federal, Minnesota, and Hennepin County Bar associations.

Ms. Steiner has a national practice in the field of complex litigation, primarily in the areas of antitrust actions (both direct purchaser and indirect purchaser cases) and in consumer fraud. Over the course of her career, Ms. Steiner has worked on novel issues of antitrust law, including some of the first post-Illinois Brick state law class actions, in establishing antitrust standing under Florida's consumer protection statues, in establishing the co-conspirator theory of state court jurisdiction in Florida, and on issues related to CAFA (Class Action Fairness Act) and standing arguments for indirect purchasers of price-fixed goods. She has worked cooperatively with many state Attorneys General in their related litigation against antitrust defendants.

Ms. Steiner has actively participated in the representation of plaintiffs and plaintiff classes in the following cases: In re DRAM Antitrust Litigation, (multiple federal and state court actions); In re St. Paul Travelers Securities Litigation (D. Minn.) (securities fraud); In re: Ready-Mixed Concrete Antitrust Litigation (S.D. Ind.) (Indiana price-fixing case involving concrete); In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.) (price-fixing of Vitamin C); In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against producers of LCD panels); In re Flash Memory Products Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal) (price-fixing claims against the producers of flash memory); In re SRAM Memory Products Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against the producers of SRAM memory, a type of computer memory); In re Graphics Cards Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against the producers of graphics cards); In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.) (price-fixing claims against the producers of CRT televisions); In re New Motor Vehicle Canadian Export Antitrust Litigation (D. Me.) (antitrust claims against vehicle manufacturers on behalf of consumers); In re Universal Service Fund (USF) Telephone Billing Practices Litigation (D. Kan.) (consumer fraud in the assessment of USF fees) ; Fiber Optic Cable Litigation (multiple state and federal court actions related to the installation of fiber optic cable); In re MSG Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.) (price-fixing of the food additive MSG); Infant Formula Antitrust Litigation (price-fixing of infant formula; multiple state court actions; Wisconsin trial team); In re Thermal Facsimile Paper Antitrust Litigation (multiple state court actions); In re Digi International, Inc. Sec. Litigation (D. Minn.) (securities fraud); In re Grand Casinos, Inc. Sec. Litigation (D. Minn.) (securities fraud); In re Molybdenum Antitrust Litigation (W.D. Pa.) (price-fixing of the element molybdenum); In re Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litigation (D. Utah) (price-fixing of mining explosives); Carey v. Select Comfort Corp., (4th Jud. Dist., Minnesota) (consumer fraud in the sale of Select Comfort beds); Schaffer v. Hewlett-Packard Co., (E.D. Mich.) (consumer fraud in the sale of HP computers); Ellerbake v. Campbell Hausfeld, (20th Jud. Ct. Ill.) (consumer fraud in the sale of air compressors) Wiginton v. CB Richard Ellis, (N.D. Ill.) (gender discrimination); Johnson v. Best Buy, (Hennepin Co. Ct.) (consumer fraud in the sale of extended warranties); In re Aftermarket Filters Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 1957 N.D. Ill.) (antitrust, consumer protection and unfair competition claims against leading manufacturers of replacement vehicle filters on behalf of indirect purchasers); In re Vytorin/Zetia Sales Marketing Practice Litigation (MDL No. 1938 D.N.J) (product liability claims involving the Vytorin and Zetia anti-cholesterol drugs); In re Florida Cement and Concrete Antitrust Litigation (S.D.F.L.) (price-fixing and market allocation claims against concrete producers in the state of Florida); and Glenz v. Sharp Electronics Corp., (D.N.J.) (consumer fraud and breach of warranty in the sale of DLP Projector lamps).

Ms. Steiner also has been involved in other, non-class complex cases involving unfair competition claims, including: Medical Graphics v. SensorMedics Corp., (D. Minn.); and Birchwood Laboratories v. Citmed Corp. (D. Minn.).