Date: June 19, 2009
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
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(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Robert Boisvert Appointed Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section
Minneapolis, MN June 19, 2009 – – Fredrikson & Byron attorney, Robert C. Boisvert, was elected chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Labor and Employment Section. Boisvert was Vice Chair of the section from 2008-2009, and also has served previously as Chair of the Hennepin County Bar Association Labor and Employment Section and Chair of Volunteer Lawyers Network.
The Labor and Employment Law Section is one of the largest sections of the MSBA. The section provides its members information on labor and employment law issues through newsletters, two annual institutes, and many presentations and CLE offerings. For more information on the MSBA Labor and Employment Section, please visit http://www2.mnbar.org/sections/labor-employment/index.asp.
Boisvert is a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Group. He counsels employers on a wide range of employment issues, including hiring and firing, discipline, harassment investigations, personnel manuals, employee handbooks, severance agreements, employment contracts, and non-competition and confidentiality agreements. Boisvert represents employers before federal, state, and local anti-discrimination agencies and in cases involving claims of discrimination, breach of employment contract, and liability for employment-related torts. He also trains employers and supervisors on harassment prevention and employment law compliance and frequently speaks to attorneys and human resources professionals on the full spectrum of legal issues affecting the workplace.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 240 attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. We’ve built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, energy, renewable energy, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.