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Advice and Counseling

• Advised clients in multiple states regarding operational drug testing and off-duty use policies regarding cannabis, ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws, including disability discrimination protections for medical marijuana users.
• Acted as regional employment counsel for national hair salon, handling litigation and regulatory matters in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
• Provided day-to-day counseling for employees located across the United States for international manufacturer of commercial laundry systems, and coordinated network of international legal providers for operations worldwide.
• Analyzed 2000+ state and federal statutes to provide regional bank client with comprehensive retention schedule and policy for organizing or destroying records. The comprehensive guide saves client significant litigation eDiscovery costs and employee time, as well as reducing exposure due to filing errors.

Employment Litigation

• Represented world's largest company before Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on claims involving Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) discrimination/retaliation, gender discrimination and disparate pay.
• Secured victory in federal court for national produce wholesaler in case involving breach of contract claims by former executive.
• Defended regional social service organization against claims of discrimination in federal District Court, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.
• Successfully prosecuted claims of breach of contract, tortious interference, and trade secret misappropriation for supply chain management company after defendants implemented a multi-year conspiracy to solicit employees and misappropriate trade secrets.
• Represented Native American tribal council in a series of claims and cases and developed a novel argument regarding tribal sovereign immunity.
• Represented university in a novel employment discrimination matter pending before the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division. Following intensive discovery and a multi-day evidentiary hearing, the Husch Blackwell team prevailed with a full dismissal for the client.
• Won summary judgment for construction executive in restrictive covenant dispute in federal court.

Workplace Safety

• Represented national construction contractor in multistate dispute with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
• Managed OSHA investigation involving employee fatality for multinational manufacturer of automotive components, including negotiation of favorable settlement to avoid repeat/willful citations.

Crisis Management

• As key member of the firm's CARES Act resource team, advised clients on accessing COVID-19-driven financial assistance, including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Main Street Lending Program.

Corporate Transactions

• Handled all labor and employment components of complex corporate purchase and sale transaction for one of the nation's largest distributors of car wash systems and supplies, from due diligence to closing.
• Represented family-owned regional bakery in sale of assets to publicly traded company.
• Represented Hixwood Metal, Inc. (Eau Claire, WI) as seller of its steel products and commercial-residential building materials business in asset sale to private equity group.

Audits and Investigations

• Represented manufacturing company in connection with a multi-year audit of compensation practices by the U.S. Department of Labor, alleging exposure for unpaid time in the range of several million dollars. The Husch Blackwell team successfully persuaded the DoL to conclude its investigation without any finding or assessment of penalty.