Posted January 29, 2023 with Tags Firm News
On January 27, 2023, the Minnesota Senate passed the CROWN Act, or Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination. The bill which passed with a 45-19 vote, is expected to be signed …
Posted January 19, 2023 with Tags Firm News
The FTC’s proposed rule banning non-competes nationally has received much attention, but the far likelier change to non-compete law for Minnesotans is from the all-DFL state government. Barely into session, the Minnesota legislature is considering two companion bills, HF295 and …
Posted January 12, 2023 with Tags Firm News
Attorney and Knowledge Management & Information Research Counsel Courtney Ward-Reichard begins her two-year tenure as editor-in-chief for ABA’s (American Bar Association) Law Practice Magazine. Her first issue as Editor is the January 2023 issue of Law Practice Magazine, including her …
Posted January 10, 2023 with Tags Firm News
Newly created chief attorney talent role aims to be an exemplar among legal services for cultivating holistic attorney success and well-being MINNEAPOLIS (January 10, 2022) — Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is pleased to announce that seasoned executive leader and …
Posted January 4, 2023 with Tags Firm News
Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) welcomes Anna Schwingler, who joins the firm as an Associate in the Labor and Employment group. Anna will be working in the areas of investigations, policy review, and charges of discrimination involving …
Posted December 30, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Late last week, Congress passed two bills – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) – to provide additional workplace protections for pregnant and post-partum employees. The bills were …
Posted December 29, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is pleased to welcome Sarah Ruzek to its operations team as a Senior Financial Analyst. Sarah brings 20 years of experience in the association industry, where she most recently spent over a decade at Associations North, …
Posted November 16, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) welcomes Hannah Oliason, who joins the firm’s Health Care group. Hannah will be working closely with clients–including hospitals, health systems, ancillary providers, and managed care organizations—assisting them through the maze of organizational and …
Posted November 3, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) welcomes Eric Ryu, who will practice in the firm’s Corporate Immigration Group. Eric will add to the team’s deep bench enabling diverse businesses worldwide with their corporate immigration needs. Eric will assist …
Posted September 30, 2022 with Tags Firm News
NJL was short-listed as a “recommended firm for labor and employment” by Benchmark Litigation, one of the most definitive and objective rankings of preeminent litigation firms and practitioners in the U.S. Benchmark Litigation created a separate labor and employment edition in response to …
Posted September 26, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Minneapolis-based law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis is pleased to announce that Emily Davis has joined their Corporate and Health Care practice groups. Emily brings years of experience working for law firms where she reviewed loans, leases, and financing documents as …
Posted September 7, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Several NJL attorneys were named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America list. Best Lawyers considers more than 12 million evaluations by asking attorneys to evaluate their peers through exhaustive, confidential peer-review surveys. NJL Of Counsel Elizabeth Thompson (labor and …
Posted June 30, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Tammy’s deep experience managing a high volume of litigation files from the point of intake to skillfully handling trials will add to the group’s potent team of litigators. She has also handled numerous cases through the arbitration and mediation processes.
Posted June 22, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Minneapolis-based law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis PA is pleased to announce that Deborah Autrey joins its national labor and employment practice. Deborah will be working alongside employers on discrimination claims, including Title VII, ADA, and ADEA claims, wage-and-hour matters, workplace investigations, and labor relations.
Posted May 27, 2022 with Tags Firm News
We at Nilan Johnson Lewis are heartbroken and outraged, both by the senseless massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo and by the too-slow racial reckoning ignited by George Floyd’s murder two years ago, the ramifications of which we still feel today. …
Posted May 23, 2022 with Tags Firm News, New Hires
Minneapolis-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is excited to welcome two new associate attorneys this week. Maria Brekke joins the Business Litigation group, focusing her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, intellectual property, data privacy, and contract disputes. Nicole Wiebold joins NJL’s Corporate and Transactional Services practice area where she will work with clients on matters involving mergers and acquisitions, business formation, contract negotiations, and general corporate governance.
Posted April 1, 2022 with Tags Firm News, New Hires
Minneapolis, MN—Minnesota-based national law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is excited to announce the hire of Kelly Magnus, who will join the Product Liability and Complex Torts practice area as an associate attorney. Kelly’s background includes representing individuals, businesses, and …
Posted March 29, 2022 with Tags Firm News, Diversity
Nilan Johnson Lewis has named three attorneys to the 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Shareholder Mai Lee Yang has been selected to the 2022 Fellows Program, an initiative providing professional development and leadership training to a diverse class …
Posted February 7, 2022 with Tags Firm News
Minneapolis-based law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) is proud to announce that it has received a Women-Owned Business Certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The certification is a significant achievement in the firm’s ongoing commitment to being an industry leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and makes NJL one of the largest certified women-owned law firms in the U.S.
Posted November 1, 2021 with Tags Firm News
Congratulations to NJL’s Sheila Kerwin, who was honored as this year’s Nathan Fishbach Attorney of the Year by ALFA International. The award is given out each year to someone who exemplifies the “best attributes of an attorney.” Sheila is a …
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