Minnesota Lawyer

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, few organizations were impacted more than school districts.

Spiwe Jefferson’s parents were college educators and administrators who emphasized the importance of education.

As Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank has steadily grown in size and assets, its international operations have also expanded. Senior vice president and chief employment counsel Ilyse Goldsmith has played a major role in helping the bank grow and thrive globally.

After graduating from Wake Forest University Law School in 2009, Alexandria Reyes Schroeder entered the specialty of financial services litigation during a very eventful period.

When Brandon Vaughn began his career as an attorney in 2008, he had at least one advantage over many of his African American peers.

Alice Silkey has been a dedicated champion of diversity and equality in the legal profession since beginning her career in 1986, in what was then largely a male-dominated profession.

As daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who came to the U.S. in the mid-1970s, Chau Espenson was a natural fit for her current role as program manager in strategic initiatives, for the U.S. Bank Law Division’s legal operations team, a newly developed position.

Digital technology has been transforming U.S. health care, helping providers, insurers and patients harness the power of data. Amanda Matchett has been involved in that sea change, as associate general counsel in the health care division of Infor, a St. Paul-based company that develops and sells cloud software.

The year 2020 was one many people won’t soon forget, but Joel Rietz probably has more reason than most to remember the year of the pandemic.

David Davenport of the BC Davenport law firm has become the go-to attorney in a very specialized niche practice. In doing so, he’s helped maintain the availability of affordable rental housing for low-income people.