Doug Christensen

About Doug Christensen

Doug provides tactical counseling to clients in connection with the strategic handling of…

Experience

1. Shareholder

   Littler

   Feb 2014 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   For over 25 years, Doug has been dedicated exclusively to counseling and advocacy for management in all areas of labor and employment law for a diverse range of corporations. He provides his clients with sound, thoughtful, and trusted advice and representation.Doug has served as trial and appellate counsel for his clients\' most important labor and employment matters. When litigation or other contested proceedings are unavoidable, he is deeply experienced in bringing those disputes to a successful conclusion efficiently, cost-effectively, and with minimal business disruption. He has successfully handled a wide range of labor and employment-related disputes, including collective and class actions, before federal and state trial and appellate courts, federal, state, and local administrative agencies, and arbitration forums.Doug also provides tactical counseling, problem solving and crisis management skills to clients in connection with the strategic handling of human resources issues, with an with an eye toward avoiding contested proceedings, including workplace training,restrictive covenants and separation agreements, employment policies and manuals, wage and hour compliance, discipline and discharge issues, reductions-in-force, and other business restricting issues. Doug has conducted and overseen dozens of independent investigations relating to personnel matters, workplace behavior, and ethical issues.He also has extensive experience representing and advising management on traditional labor law issues, including, responding to union organizing attempts, National Labor Relations Board proceedings, collective bargaining agreement negotiations and administration, defending labor arbitration cases, strike prevention and planning, picket lines, and corporate campaigns.

Skills

• Discrimination
• Civil Litigation
• Litigation
• Mediation
• Human Resources
• Arbitration
• Policy
• Legal Writing
• Legal Advice
• Commercial Litigation
• Trials
• Class Actions
• Employment Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Courts
• Trade Secrets