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Introduction

Anne is a shareholder in the firm, and a member of the Employment, Litigation and International Law Groups. Her practice involves advising employers, management individuals, and officers and directors in all areas of employment and personnel practice, including hiring practices, reductions in force, downsizing, reorganization, termination, compensation practices, wage and hour issues, background checks, drug and alcohol testing, personnel policies, executive and other employment agreements, trade secret, noncompetition, and confidentiality agreements and issues, affirmative action, OFCCP, DOL and other federal and state agency audits, shareholder/employee issues, and harassment, misconduct, and other investigations. Anne regularly practices before federal and state administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as related state and local agencies. Anne speaks frequently to professional and business groups on employment and international employment issues, and conducts training for businesses on employment law issues. Anne also advises U.S. companies in employment and personnel matters for operations outside U.S. borders. She has defended employers in litigation before federal and state courts involving the full range of employment issues, including harassment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, contract, noncompetition, trade secret, defamation, whistleblower claims, and shareholder-related litigation.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1984
• Journal of Law and Inequality, 1982-84
• University of Michigan, A.B., Political Science, 1980

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas

• Employment & Labor
• International
• Litigation
• Shareholder Disputes
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Non-Competes & Trade Secrets
• Internal Investigations
• Investment Management

Languages

• Spanish

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Expatriate Employment Agreements – Strategies and Considerations,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 22, 2012
• “Recruiting and Selection Criteria: Keeping An Eye on a Moving Target,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, April 2012
• Speaker, “Leave Basics,” HR Back-to-Basics and Beyond Seminar Series, March 22, 2012
• Speaker, “Hiring Practices,” HR Back-to-Basics and Beyond Seminar Series, February 9, 2012
• Author, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Newsletter, Discrimination Section (quarterly - ongoing publication)
• “Social Media: Ten Hot Questions and Their Answers,” "Hot Topics in the Transfer of Workers Across Borders," and “The Current Americans with Disabilities Act and Regulations: Do Your Company’s HR Policies and Practices Comply,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 27th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, November 10, 2011
• Presenter, Fredrikson & Byron’s North Dakota Employment Law Seminar, October 26-27, 2011
• “NLRB Extends Deadline for Notice Requirements,” co-authored with Rick Ross and Karen Schanfield, FredALERT: Employment & Labor, October 2011
• “Updated ADA Laws and Regulations – Do Your Company’s HR Policies and Practices Comply?,” June 21, 2011
• “Social Networking in the International Workplace,” American Bar Association, Panel Chair, April 20, 2011
• “Current ADA Laws and Regulations – Do Your Company’s HR Policies and Practices Comply?,” February 24, 2011
• “The Supremes: U.S. Supreme Court and Minnesota Supreme Court – Advanced Update,” Minnesota State Bar Association, Advanced Labor and Employment Law Institute, November 2010
• “Putting the ‘Independence’ in ‘Independent Contractors,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Fargo Employment Seminar, October 26, 2010
• “Are Any Accommodation Requests ‘Unreasonable’ Under the Amended ADA?,” “Putting the ‘Independence’ in ‘Independent Contractors,” and “FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Comp-Are You Certain Which One Applies and When?,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 26th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 7, 2010
• “The Evolving Federal Family and Medical Leave Act: 2010 NDAA Amendments,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, January 2010
• “Recent Supreme Court Decisions and What May Come Next,” Human Resources 2009, Thompson Publishing Group, published in 2009
• “Beware the Government’s Aggressive New Stance: How to Respond to ICE and OFCCP Audits” and “The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Changed the Statute of Limitations for Compensation Discrimination Claims,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 25th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 8, 2009
• “U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In on Employment Law Developments,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, September 2009
• “The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009: Employers Need to Act Now to Avoid Wage Discrimination Claims,” June 24, 2009
• “Extraterritorial Application of U.S. and U.K. Law,” Panel Participant, Joint Meeting of UK Employment Lawyers Association and ABA Labor and Employment Law Committee, May 2009
• “New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations Issued,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, November 25, 2008
• “Recent Case Developments,” “Are Your Employees Legal?,” and “Are Employees Who Complain (or Whine) About Employer Practices Legally Protected,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 24th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 30, 2008
• “Minnesota Supreme Court Adopts Liability Standard for Harassment by a Supervisor,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, July 2008
• “Comparative Approaches – Sexual Harassment Law – U.S., Austria, France, Turkey,” American Bar Association, International Labor and Employment Law Committee, May 2008
• “Minnesota Supreme Court Rules In Vacation Pay Case,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, November 2007
• “High Risk Terminations,” Human Resources 2007, Thompson Publishing Group, published in 2007
• “Select U.S. Discrimination Topics,” European Employment Lawyers Association, June 2003

Professional Activities

• Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (formerly Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan), Employment and Business Litigation, 1985-89
• Horton and Langevin, Employment Litigation, 1985
• William Mitchell College of Law, Past Adjunct Professor, Discrimination Law
• University of St. Thomas, Past Adjunct Professor, Employment Law and International Employment Law
• American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, International Labor Law Committee, International Section, Litigation Section
• American Employment Law Counsel
• International Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, (past Chair, Vice Chair, Governing Council member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• XBHR – Global HR Forum

Judicial Clerkship

• Honorable John E. Simonett, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1984-85

Honors & Distinctions

• Management Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers 2012 Minneapolis-Employment Law
• Labor and Employment Law Specialist, certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association
• Super Lawyer (as selected by Minnesota peers)
• Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Best Lawyers in America
• Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
• International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
• 2005 Who’s Who in Women in Law – Top 100 Female Super Lawyers

Community Involvement

• Board Member, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center