Heather Anderson

About Heather Anderson

Corporate employment attorney with substantial in-house experience. High value on proactively identifying and strategically mitigating risks in employee relations issues, administrative charges, attorney letters, litigation and wage & hour compliance. Live and work in California, allowing for unique focus on California law and representation of West Coast subsidiaries.

Experience

1. Senior Corporate Counsel

   Best Buy

   Nov 2010 — Present

   Counsel and train human resources and management personnel of employee international retailer with subsidiaries, in federal and state employment laws; manage litigation throughout US, including class actions in CA; investigate, respond to and negotiate large volume of administrative charges, attorney letters and wage claims; and advise and defend business clients in connection with CA DLSE and US DOL audits of wage and hour compliance.

Education

• Colorado College

  B.A., Major: Political Economy; Minor: Urban Studies

  1989 — 1993

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law

  J.D., Law

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Legal Compliance
• Legal Research
• Corporate Law
• Internal Investigations
• Mediation
• Succession Planning
• Negotiation
• Westlaw
• Risk Management
• Legal Assistance
• Labor Relations
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Policy
• Civil Litigation
• Employment Contracts
• Due Diligence
• Retail
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation Management
• Human Resources
• Training
• Corporate Governance
• Management
• Licensing
• Private Investigations
• Class Actions
• Employee Relations
• Litigation Support
• Intellectual Property
• Contract Negotiation
• Leadership
• Courts
• Performance Management
• Employee Training