Minnesota Lawyer

From a legal standpoint, recent years at the Starkey Laboratories have been … dynamic. An embezzlement case sent company executives to prison, shaking the 55-year-old producer of hearing aids.

In her 14 years at SFM Companies, Kathy Bray has shown great versatility.

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

Mike Auger got interested in the legal profession while bartending during college at a country club in his home state of South Dakota.

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 making partner at the former Gray Plant Mooty firm (now Lathrop GPM), Ben Omorogbe found his services in demand.

Eric Rucker was a veteran litigator in private practice, spending the first 22 years of his career at Briggs & Morgan (now Taft). The move to an in-house role was a seamless one.

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.

Like many high achievers, Emily Wessels embraces challenges and doesn’t shy away from putting herself in new situations.

In her in-house attorney role at ALLETE Inc., an energy company that serves the Upper Midwest, Sarah Whiting supports the environmental and land management department, which includes both environmental and real estate matters.