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Justice Karl Procaccini Visits LGN

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LGN was honored to welcome Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Karl Procaccini to our offices this week to talk about his path to public service and his time on the bench. The event was well attended by many of the LGN team along with other members of the community.

In August 2023, Governor Tim Walz appointed Karl Procaccini to serve as an Associate Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Before he joined the Minnesota Supreme Court, Justice Procaccini’s legal career included public service, private practice, and teaching law. As a Supreme Court Justice, Karl Procaccini is committed to ensuring fairness, integrity, and equal justice for all.

Charlie Nauen, a partner at LGN, serves as a campaign co-chair for Justice Procaccini’s 2024 campaign. LGN partners Rachel Kitze Collins and Dave Zoll are members of the campaign committee. Several other LGN members have also pledged their support for the campaign as public supporters.

​You can learn more about supporting Justice Karl Procaccini as he runs for a full six-year term in 2024 at his website via the button below.

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Antitrust Magazine Nominates LGN Attorney Kyle Pozan to Editorial Board

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LGN is pleased to announce that Senior Counsel, Kyle Pozan, has been nominated to join the editorial board of the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Magazine. He will join a prestigious group of editors and contributors from around the globe.

It comes as no surprise to many that Kyle has been nominated for this high honor. His substantial experience in all phases of antitrust class actions and his passion for the subject, as well as his prior writing experience, make him well-suited for the role.

Antitrust is the premier magazine devoted exclusively to antitrust and consumer protection law. It features original forward-looking articles of practical interest to attorneys, economists, and judges dealing with new court decisions, legislation, or other recent developments. It has a circulation of about 9,000, which goes to all ABA Antitrust Section members in the United States and abroad, and to individual subscribers and libraries. You can learn more and read the latest issue of “Antitrust” by clicking below.

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LGN Sponsors 43rd Annual Law Day Dinner to Benefit Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

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We were proud to sponsor and attend the 43rd Annual Law Day Dinner yesterday. The event is put on by The Fund for Legal Aid, with co-sponsor Hennepin County Bar Association, as a fundraiser for Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA).

This year’s Law Day Dinner benefited MMLA’s work with older adults. Unfortunately, MMLA sees too many cases where, instead of being treated with the dignity they deserve, older adults are ignored, defrauded, and face manipulation and neglect, which impacts their safety and their daily lives. The MMLA Seniors unit helps older adults understand and enforce their rights.

More broadly, MMLA has been helping low-income neighbors in crisis, older adults, and people with disabilities in our community for over 100 years. Its free legal services are a critical lifeline for people impacted by job loss, discrimination, unsafe living conditions, and abuse or neglect. We were happy to be a part of the Law Day Dinner to help raise critical funds to continue this work and make it possible to help even more people in our community.

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LGN Raises $28,845 for Neighborhood House March Food Drive

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LGN is proud to announce that the firm raised $22,845 for the Neighborhood House March Food Drive. The firm has participated in this food drive for more than a decade, and this year we raised more money than ever before. We are proud to support the work that Neighborhood House does and proud of all members of the LGN Family for their generosity. You can learn more and donate on the Neighborhood House website at: https://neighborhoodhousemn.org/.

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Above and Beyond Award Presented to LGN

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Above and Beyond Award

Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP was honored to receive the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Above and Beyond Award last month. Minnesota ESGR Region 7 Co-Chair, John Kingrey, presented the award recognizing LGN’s support for National Guard and Reserve service members, including LGN attorney Major Catherine Peterson.

Limited numbers of this award are given to employers who have had at least one of their supervisors/managers recognized with a Patriot Award and who have signed an ESGR Statement of Support. LGN partners, Rebecca Peterson and Robert Shelquist, received Patriot Awards in 2023.

In presenting the Above and Beyond Award to the firm, Major Peterson acknowledged Senior Counsel, Maureen K. Berg, who led the firm’s efforts in shipping a generous care package to Peterson’s Army National Guard unit when it was deployed to the Southwest Border. Also pictured below are LGN partners, Richard Lockridge and Charles Nauen. You can read more about this high honor on the ESGR website by clicking below:

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LGN Attends Humphrey Mondale Dinner

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Several members of the LGN team attended the annual Humphrey-Mondale dinner recently. This dinner, named for former vice presidents Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale, is one of the largest events for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

This year’s dinner featured U.S. Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock. Elected Georgia’s first Black Senator in 2021, Reverend Warnock has carried his service and advocacy into the Senate, where he has championed and helped pass legislation to create good-paying jobs, address the maternal mortality crisis, expand and strengthen access to benefits for our nation’s veterans, and cap insulin costs for seniors on Medicare at $35 a month.

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LGN with Rev. Raphael Warnock
LGN with Governor Tim Walz
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Charlie Nauen to Receive Justice David Lillehaug Award

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We are proud to announce that LGN partner, Charlie Nauen, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the American Constitution Society (ACS) Justice David Lillehaug Award for Distinguished Leadership.

The ACS Minneapolis-St. Paul Lawyer Chapter created this award several years ago to recognize a “leader in the local progressive legal community, who has helped advance a vision of the Constitution and law which enhances individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy, and the rule of law.”

The nomination statement for Charlie noted that he has “been one of the most dedicated and influential progressives over his long, storied career. Whether it is fighting to ensure our right to vote, or pursuing impact litigation when rights are at stake, he has been at the forefront of the progressive movement in our state. We owe him a great debt of gratitude for his lifetime of work.”

The ceremony for this award will take place on April 23, 2024, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. It will include a fireside chat with Charlie Nauen and Hon. David Lillehaug who is a former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The event will take place at:

Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP
Mill City Room, Fourth Floor
100 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Lunch will be provided courtesy of Lockridge Grindal Nauen. CLE credit is pending.

Please RSVP by April 16. Congratulations, Charlie!

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ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery, Law, and Technology Conference Invites LGN Partner to Speak

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eDiscovery, Law and Technology Conference - Kate Baxter-Kauf

Earlier this month, LGN partner, Kate Baxter-Kauf, was invited to speak on two panels during the ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery, Law, and Technology Conference. The conference, held at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, focuses on the practical and emerging issues affecting the practice of law in the digital age. Leading jurists, attorneys, and technologists discuss the latest cutting-edge issues in eDiscovery, information governance, privacy, security, and new forms of electronically stored information.

Kate was a featured speaker on a panel titled: Hold Everything (or at least what you should be!) – ESI Preservation 20 Years After Zubulake: New Rules, New Data, New Challenges. It was moderated by Mark Sidoti and along with Kate, featured panelists Elizabeth Carrera, Andrea D’Ambra, and Brian Morrison. She also spoke on a panel titled: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Privacy Laws in the Age of eDiscovery. It was moderated by Andrea D’Ambra, and Kate shared the stage with panelists John Pavolotsky, Robert Brownstone. You can read the full description of both panels here. Kate is a frequent speaker on eDiscovery, privacy, and best practices in complex litigation.

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LGN Expands to Boston with New Office Opening

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We are pleased to announce the opening of an office in Boston. The new office, located in downtown Boston at 265 Franklin Street, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110, will allow us to better serve existing and new clients in the area.

The lead attorney for LGN’s Boston office, Steve Teti, practices in the firm’s antitrust and e-discovery groups and brings an abundance of knowledge and expertise to the role. This expansion reaffirms our dedication to adapting to the changing demands of our firm, ensuring that we are adequately prepared to fulfill client requirements while experiencing growth in the region.

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Historic Court Decision Reached in Anderson v. Thrifty White

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Anderson v. Thrifty White

In a historic decision, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held as a matter of law that when a pharmacist refuses to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, that is illegal sex discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

In this case, Anderson v. Thrifty White, Andrea Anderson sued Aitkin Pharmacy (formerly Thrifty White) under the Minnesota Human Rights Act after the lead pharmacist George Badeaux refused to accommodate her prescription request. She had received a valid prescription for Ella, an emergency contraceptive tablet, from her healthcare provider which Badeaux refused to fill, citing his beliefs.

Alongside co-counsel Jess Braverman and Christy Hall from Gender Justice, LGN partner Rachel Kitze Collins, supported by many LGN lawyers, paralegals, and staff, tried the case before an Aitkin jury and appealed the decision to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals entered judgment as a matter of law for Ms. Anderson, affirming our long-held belief that no reasonable jury could conclude other than that our client was discriminated against by the lead pharmacist. It is the first ruling in the United States to find sex discrimination in the context of a pharmacist’s refusal to fill a prescription for emergency contraception.

You can read more about the groundbreaking decision on Gender Justice’s website by clicking here: https://www.genderjustice.us/anderson-update-march-2024/