Judah A. Druck
Associate
Overview
Judah Druck represents policyholders and commercial entities in insurance coverage and complex business disputes. His experience spans multiple industries and forums, ranging from representing Fortune 500 companies in federal appeals, to representing business policyholders and medical device manufacturers in federal and state courts, to litigating putative class actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Judah also maintains an active pro bono practice, including seeking orders for protection with The Tubman Pro Bono Safety Project and applications for asylum with The Advocates for Human Rights. In his spare time, Judah enjoys writing and has been published in the MSBA's Bench & Bar of Minnesota and HCBA's Hennepin Lawyer magazines. Before joining Maslon, Judah practiced at the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Judah is a cum laude graduate of Cornell Law School, where he served as an editor on the Cornell Law Review and a managing editor of the Legal Information Institute Supreme Court Bulletin. He earned his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Experience
- Navigators Specialty Insurance Company v. Depomed, Inc. n/k/a/ Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (N. D. Cal. 2019). Representation of opioid manufacturer seeking coverage under life sciences product liability policies for hundreds of opioid lawsuits brought as part of the nationwide opioid litigation. (Ongoing.)
- Represents global medical device manufacturer in tort matters related to PMA and 510k medical devices in federal and state courts throughout the country.
- Secured temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions for institutional clients in actions to enforce noncompetes and other restrictive covenants.
- Long v. Miller, 2017 WL 1968630 (D. Minn. May 11, 2017). Represented former CEO of multimillion-dollar business in shareholder oppression and wrongful termination dispute. Successfully moved in federal court to compel private arbitration.
Pro Bono
- Pro bono representation of transgender woman facing potential deportation after fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ persecution in her home country.
- Pro Bono litigation regarding copper-sulfide mining project – Member of team of Maslon lawyers providing pro bono counsel to environmental organizations in several related and complex challenges to a copper-sulfide mine project proposed to be built within the Lake Superior watershed and in close proximity to the Boundary Waters. Representative case: Matter of NorthMet Project Permit to Mine Application Dated December 2017, A18-1952, __ N.W.2d __, 2020 WL 130728, at *1 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 13, 2020).
Honors
Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2019
North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2018-2019 (North Star Lawyer is a designation that recognizes members who provide 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services in a calendar year.)
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2021 (These awards recognize attorneys, who are earlier in their careers, for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.)