About me
Bryan focuses a significant portion of his practice representing and advising employers with traditional labor law and union matters. He counsels both union and non-union employers on their obligations under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), has handled and obtained favorable results in grievance and interest arbitrations, has successfully defended employers against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and has carefully guided businesses through union organizing campaigns, election/decertification petitions, and collective bargaining negotiations.
Bryan has experience with a wide variety of state and federal employment laws and has represented clients before state and federal agencies such as the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, and private mediations and arbitrations. He also has expertise drafting and litigating non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants, as well as defending class and collective action wage and hour litigation.
Additionally, Bryan has substantial past experience representing multiemployer employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in litigation matters, including delinquent fringe benefit contributions, employer withdrawal liability, fiduciary duty claims, and other benefits-related litigation. He now offers employers a unique and rare expertise in defending such claims.
Prior to joining Fredrikson, Bryan practiced employee benefits and employment law at an AmLaw 200 firm. While obtaining his J.D. from the University of Minnesota, he represented clients as a student attorney in the Minnesota Insurance Law Clinic, served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Susan N. Burke of the Hennepin County District Court and worked as a law clerk for the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office.
