Kristin LeBre

With more than 25 years of law firm and in-house experience, Kristin is uniquely qualified to advise her clients on employment and labor law issues.

Kristin advises clients in the area of employment and labor law compliance, prepares and negotiates executive employment and severance agreements, drafts and enforces non-competes, conducts workplace investigations, and delivers preventative employment law training. She regularly provides employment advice to clients involved in mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she advises clients on CBA compliance and relationships with unionize employees. Kristin has represented clients with operations located throughout the United States.

Kristin started her career at a local law firm where she gained experience litigating and mediating employment matters (including class actions) in court, administrative forums and arbitration. She also provided employment law counsel and training to clients of all sizes.

Prior to joining Fredrikson, she also served as in-house employment and labor counsel for mid-size publicly traded and privately held companies. In these positions, she advised HR and leadership on many employment issues such as corporate restructurings and acquisitions, discipline and discharge, drafting and enforcing non-competes and other employment agreements, conducting investigations, managing leaves and accommodating disabled employees, conducting compliant background checks and effectively managing employee performance. She also managed both commercial and employment litigation.

• Successfully resolved charge of disability discrimination with EEOC.
• Assisted in enforcement of non-compete agreements with former employees thereby avoiding litigation.
• Provided training on how to conduct successful investigations to client’s HR team.
• Provided harassment training to employees and management of unionized employer.
• Advised on CBA compliance, employee discipline, leave management, harassment and other matters in unionized environment.
• Negotiated collective bargaining agreements on behalf of unionized employer.
• Led litigation on regulatory matter that saved publicly traded multi-channel retailer over $1M.
• Successfully mediated large meal and rest break class action in the state of California for nationwide retailer.
• Developed and presented management training to address employee meal and rest break compliance.
• Successfully resolved EEOC ADA class action related to leave of absence policy for publicly traded retailer.

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1988, with distinction
• University of Iowa, B.A., 1985, with distinction

Admissions

• Minnesota, 1988
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

• North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2019

Professional Activities

• Minnesota State Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Member, 2002-present
• Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member, 2017-present
• University of St. Thomas School of Law, Student Mentor
• Angel Foundation, Member, Board of Directors, 2021
• American Corporate Counsel Association, Minnesota Chapter, Member, 2006-2018
• American Corporate Counsel Association, Education Committee, Minnesota Chapter, Co-Chair, 2014-2015
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Governing Council, Elected Member, 2004-2006