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Employment Litigation

Businesses, public institutions, and individuals seek out Greene Espel for representation in a wide range of employment-litigation matters. 

We regularly defend both private and public sector clients when current or former employees accuse them of discrimination based on sex, race, disability, or other protected-class status. Often these cases involve allegations of retaliation in response to the underlying discrimination actions or whistleblower and other similar claims. We work with our clients defending personnel decisions when they are challenged before various administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Economic Security, the Department of Labor, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. We routinely secure agency determinations in the employers' favor. And when opposing parties initiate litigation, we stand with our clients to defend such actions in state and federal court.  

Our attorneys have tried cases to verdict—in state and federal court, and arbitration forums—and handled appeals in courts around the country in a full range of employment disputes. 

Faris Rashid
Amran Farah
Holley Horrell
Benjamin Larson

Practice Contact

Jeanette M. Bazis
612.373.8358

Related Practices

  • Employment Investigations

    Employers rely on Greene Espel to conduct internal investigations about their most sensitive and high-stakes workplace issues. 

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  • Employment Counseling

    Greene Espel partners with employers to foster diverse and inclusive workplaces, to develop and implement employment policies, and to advise about the myriad of employment issues that may arise daily. 

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  • Non-Compete Disputes and Litigation

    Employees come and go. When their departures implicate legal obligations, Greene Espel can help. Greene Espel mobilizes immediately when clients must seek, or defend against, expedited injunction motions that may arise when employees move from one job to another.  

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  • Trade Secret Litigation

    From burgeoning high-tech companies to established international manufacturers, healthcare giants, and established financial services and insurance institutions, clients regularly turn to Greene Espel to represent them in disputes involving trade secrets.

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  • Commercial Litigation

    Our business litigation practice embraces the wide variety of commercial disputes facing private and public companies today. Areas of particular expertise include intellectual property, antitrust, securities, employment, professional liability, and construction disputes.

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Events & Presentations

  • May 19, 2025. Farah Famouri, Jenny Gassman-Pines, and Davida Williams to Present at Minnesota CLE's 2025 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute Read More
  • June 13, 2024. Amran Farah to Present on Elimination of Bias for Workers' Compensation Claims Read More
  • May 20, 2024. Sybil Dunlop, Jenny Gassman-Pines, and Davida Williams to Present at Minnesota CLE's 2023 Employment Law Institute Read More
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Articles & Publications

  • December 16, 2024. Jenny Gassman-Pines Co-Authors Article on Supreme Court Decision's Impact on Employment Law and DEI Read More
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EXTRAORDINARY NEWS

Minnesota Lawyer Names Farah Famouri and Kshithij Shrinath as 2025 Up & Coming Attorneys

Each year, Minnesota Lawyer selects a small group of attorneys in their first ten years of practice who distinguish themselves through their professional accomplishments, leadership, and service to the community.

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Greene Espel Attorneys Recognized on the 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Only a small percentage of attorneys in each state are named each year to these annual lists—no more than 5 percent to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent to the Rising Stars list.

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Chambers USA Recognizes Greene Espel for Litigation and Labor & Employment in Minnesota; Jeanette Bazis, Sybil Dunlop, Jenny Gassman-Pines, Surya Saxena, Kate Swenson, and X. Kevin Zhao Ranked Lawyers

The rankings are the result of in-depth market analysis and independent research conducted by an experienced team of researchers. Chambers rankings are the definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry.

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Greene Espel fights for employers in every forum to defend their employment practices so they can focus on what matters: their business. 

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