Ansis Viksnins focuses his practice on business litigation matters with a particular emphasis on employment, shareholder, intellectual property, franchise and complex business disputes. Many of these cases involve difficult and hotly litigated allegations against employees, officers, directors and shareholders of businesses.

He also advises clients on labor, employment, and other internal management issues...

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About Ansis V. Viksnins

Practice Areas

Employment Litigation
Employment Law

Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1997
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1998
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2002
Minnesota Supreme Court
Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, pro hac vice
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, pro hac vice

Other Affiliations

American Bar Association (Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee)
Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
Minnesota State Bar Association (Court Rules and Judicial Administration Committee)
Fourth Judicial District Ethics Committee, 2001 - Present
Hennepin County Bar Association, 2001 (Chair, Labor/Employment Law Committee)
Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
Hennepin County Conciliation Court, Former Mediator
Fourth Judicial District Ethics Committee, Former Investigator

Education

Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1988
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1985
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude

Pro Bono Activities

Board of Deacons, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 2002 - 2004
Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Leadership Minneapolis Program, 1999
Dakota County Conciliation Court, Referee
Latvian Associations Organization of Minnesota, Director
Mendota Heights Planning Commission, Former Member

Classes and Seminars

Unclean Hands and Dirty Laundry: Affirmative Defenses in Restrictive Covenant Cases, Minnesota CLE, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2006
Using Confidentiality Agreements with Employees and Business Partners, Minnesota CLE, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2004
Drafting Employment Agreements, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2003
The Economic Espionage Act: Creating Criminal Liability for Trade Secrets Misappropriation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar, April, 2003
Legal Issues Facing the Hospitality Industry, Twin Cities Hospitality Association, April, 2003
Managing Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, October, 2002
What Can You Do Once the Horse is Out of the Barn? Stopping Unlawful Competition Without Restrictive Covenants, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2002
The Top Nine Things You Need to Know About Minnesota Employment Law, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Conference, January, 2002
ADA Update: Defining and Accommodating Disabilities, Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office Seminar, October, 2001
Is There a New Approach to Conflict Resolution?, Council on Education in Management, October, 2001
Interviewing Tips From the Trenches, Northern Dakota County Chambers of Commerce, October, 2001
Comparative Laws: Non-Competition, Privacy, Defamation, and Negligent Supervision and Retention in the Five State Region, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2001
Preventing Violence in the Workplace, Council on Education in Management, September, 2000
The Ins and Outs of Inside and Outside Sales Representatives, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2000

Achievements

Honors

Minnesota Super Lawyer (MSP Communications), 2002 - 2005

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(952) 885-5969

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info@mmblawfirm.com

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