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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

Labor & Employment

USA Guide 2026 : Minnesota


Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

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Employers, we’re on your team. We support you in managing union and nonunion employment relationships and complying with the ever-evolving web of employment, labor, immigration and safety laws and regulations. Whether you face a class action or single-plaintiff litigation, our lawyers are able to resolve matters quickly and efficiently, defeating them by dispositive motion or winning at trial or on appeal. We collaborate within and across offices and related practices to help you avoid employment, labor management and immigration issues whenever possible and manage them effectively if they nonetheless arise. Our approach, informed by decades of collective experience, puts your needs first and is what makes Faegre Drinker the “go to” firm for so many foreign and domestic employers.

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Labor & Employment - Minnesota

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath draws on extensive experience in handling labor and employment matters for an array of employers, advising on non-compete agreements, pay equity and disability management alike, as well as any M&A-related issues. It also litigates high stakes employment disputes, including discrimination suits and harassment and retaliation claims. The firm complements its employment work with a strong immigration practice.

Work Highlights

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  • Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath assisted Boston Scientific Corporation as their national employment litigation counsel.

Strengths

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  • Faegre's responsiveness and proactive coordination and support is the best in the class. They provide practical guidance and solutions rather than a litany of legal theories and arguments.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • I like Faegre Drinker's mix of experience and practicality.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • Faegre Drinker provides proactive, practical legal guidance.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Charles F Knapp
    Band 2Charles F Knapp

    Charles F Knapp

    Charles Knapp is a highly experienced employment litigator with a strong track record before state and federal courts.
  • Band 2Daniel Prokott
    Band 2Daniel Prokott

    Daniel Prokott

    Daniel Prokott is a go-to lawyer for a wide array of corporate clients who seek out his counsel on high level and day-to-day employment issues.

    • Daniel Prokott is excellent, responsive, creative and understands business needs.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
    • Daniel Prokott is smart, experienced, licensed in two states and responsive. He gives practical advice delivered in an efficient manner.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • Up and ComingSamantha Rollins
    Up and ComingSamantha Rollins

    Samantha Rollins

    Samantha Rollins is an experienced litigator who frequently represents employers in harassment, discrimination and wage-and-hour claims nationwide.
    • Samantha Rollins is cool as a cucumber, so efficient and so knowledgeable. She is very practical in her advice. I totally trust that she's actually doing the work as efficiently as possible.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA

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