Ansis V. Viksnins
7760 France Avenue South Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55435
About Ansis V. Viksnins
Practice Areas
- Employment
Education
- Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1988J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1985B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
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
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
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- AssociateBusiness Law, Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Estate Planning, Tax, Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning
Nearby Lawyers
- Employment
- 1.2 miles away
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