Kaitlyn Dennis joined Gustafson Gluek PLLC as an associate in 2016 and has represented individuals and small businesses in antitrust, consumer protection, and product liability litigation ever since.
As an associate at Gustafson Gluek, Kaitlyn has honed her skills, becoming an exceptional advocate for her clients. In 2022, she was appointed to serve as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in the In re Deere Repair Services Antitrust Litigation. She represents a proposed class of farmers who allege that John Deere monopolized the market for repair and diagnostic services for its agricultural equipment to inflate the price of these services.
Kaitlyn also regularly assists pro se litigants through the Federal Bar Association’s Pro Se Project and was the lead attorney in an arbitration trial alleging workplace discrimination on behalf of a pro bono client.
She is an active member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Minnesota Disability Bar Association, and the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (“COSAL”). Kaitlyn was one of the primary authors of the January 27, 2022, amicus brief filed by COSAL in the ninth circuit in the Epic v. Apple appeal. She is also a contributing author to the forthcoming Rule of Reason Handbook for the ABA Antitrust Section. She will be a speaker at the American Agricultural Law Association Annual Educational Symposium in November 2024 on the Right to Repair and antitrust law.
Kaitlyn graduated from Southwestern University with a B.A. in English and a minor in philosophy and is a 2015 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. While in law school, Kaitlyn was a managing editor of the Minnesota Law Review, clerked for a plaintiffs’ employment law firm, and was a research assistant to Professor Stephen Befort. Prior to joining Gustafson Gluek, Kaitlyn worked as a fellowship attorney at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She assisted the Honorable Arthur J. Boylan, ret., during the mediation of the bankruptcy of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
When she is not working, Kaitlyn enjoys playing tennis, flute, and piano.
For more information regarding Kaitlyn and a list of her representative cases, see below.
More About Kaitlyn
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University of Minnesota Law School, J.D. (2015)
Southwestern University, B.A. (2010)
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Minnesota
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
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Antitrust Law on the Farm: Current Antitrust and Competition Law Topics and their Impact on Farmers, American Agricultural Law Association Educational Symposium (Nov. 9, 2024) (presentation)
Navigating a Disability Diagnosis in Law School or Practice, Minnesota Disability Bar Association (Nov. 15, 2023) (presentation)
Co-author, Amicus Brief in Epic v. Apple, Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL) (9th Cir. 2022)
North Star Lawyer (2018-2021) by the Minnesota State Bar Association
Co-author of Damages Section of forthcoming American Bar Association Antitrust Section Rule of Reason Handbook (1st ed.)
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Kaitlyn is currently Interim Co-Lead Counsel in the In re Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.). She represents a proposed class of farmers who allege Deere monopolized the market for repair and diagnostic services for its agricultural equipment to inflate the price of these services.
Other Representative Cases:
In re Crop Inputs Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Mo.)
In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Pa.)
Hogan v. Amazon (W.D. Wash.)
Reynolds v. FCA (E.D. Mich.)
In re Surescripts Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Ill.)
Wood Mountain Fish LLC v. Mowi ASA (S.D. Fla.)
In re Interior Molded Doors Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Va.)
In re Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litig. (N.D. Ga.)
FCA US LLC Monostable Electronic Gearshifts Litig. (E.D. Mich.)
Kjessler v. Zaappaaz, Inc. et al. (S.D. Tex.)
Fath v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (D. Minn.)
In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Mich.)
In re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing Sales Practices, and Products Liab. Litig. (N.D. Cal.)