Overview

Jeremy Sosna’s 25-year legal career has been defined by a passion for helping companies mitigate legal risk and solve legal problems with a business-minded focus. Jeremy’s talent for “seeing around corners” to proactively manage an unrealized legal risk, and for fashioning business-minded solutions after problems have surfaced, have made him a valued and trusted advisor to corporate legal departments, C-suite executives, business leaders, and Boards of Directors. Jeremy’s commitment to client service and the highest quality legal services has been the hallmark of his practice. 

Jeremy is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer who has successfully defended clients of all sizes, from Fortune 500 publicly traded companies to privately held corporations, in dozens of jury and bench trials, arbitrations, government agency hearings, appeals, and class and collective actions. Jeremy’s deep experience in bringing such disputes to a successful conclusion with the least amount of disruption is one of the reasons companies rely on him to handle their most important matters. Jeremy represents clients in diverse industries in a wide range of employment disputes, including actions arising under:

  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
  • The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • State antidiscrimination, leave, and whistleblower statutes
  • Unfair competition, restrictive covenants and employee raiding disputes

Jeremy also regularly counsels global corporations regarding complex labor and employment matters to proactively mitigate legal risk and solve legal problems with a business-minded focus. Jeremy provides legal and strategic advice regarding a broad array of legal issues, including discrimination and harassment matters, restructuring and workforce reductions, leaves of absence and disability accommodations, compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, whistleblowing and government investigations, protection of intellectual property and enforcement of restrictive covenants, union organizing and collective bargaining, and labor and employment issues associated with mergers and acquisitions. Jeremy also has conducted numerous independent investigations regarding personnel matters, workplace conduct, and violations of anticorruption and antikickback laws.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

Minnesota State Bar Association

Member

Hennepin County Bar Association

Member

Labor & Employment and Litigation Sections

American Bar Association

Member

Minnesota Management Attorneys Association

Former Member

Board of Directors

Springboard for the Arts

Recognition

Ranked, Labor & Employment

Chambers USA

2019-2024

Named, Top 10 Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in Minnesota

Business Today

2023

Named, Super Lawyer

Employment Litigation, Minnesota

Super Lawyers

Speaking Engagements

2024 Midwest Regional Employer Conference

Minneapolis, MN

November 14, 2024

Hot Topics in Minnesota Labor & Employment Law

Minneapolis, MN

June 13, 2024

A Brave(ish) New World: The Challenges of Sustainably Managing and Engaging a Global Workforce

Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 11, 2023

2022 Midwest Regional Employer Conference

Minneapolis, MN

November 3, 2022

2021 Upper Midwest Virtual Regional Employer Conference

Minneapolis, MN

October 20, 2021

Returning to Work in a COVID-19 Litigation Landscape: What We Have Learned and How the Data Can Help Employers Mitigate Risk

August 13, 2020

Education

  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1997With High Distinction
  • B.A., University of Iowa, 1993

Bar Admission

Minnesota
Wisconsin

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
  • Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona