MINNEAPOLIS, MN/ July 17, 2009 – Littler Mendelson, P.C., the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, is pleased to announce that Reid Carron has joined the firm’s growing Minneapolis office as special counsel.
Coming out of retirement to join Littler, Carron had been practicing for over 34 years with Faegre and Benson LLP. For nine years, Carron served as Head of Faegre & Benson's Labor and Employment Law Group and remained there until 2007.
"We are fortunate to welcome such a distinguished attorney to Littler," said Marko Mrkonich, president and managing director of the Firm. "Not only is he highly regarded in the Minneapolis legal community, but he has not rested on his laurels and brings deep labor and employment expertise and niche industry experience to Littler. With Reid's arrival, our ability to address the legal needs of our clients is strengthened and enables us to provide a unique and valuable level of service unmatched by other firms. We look forward to offering his expertise to clients and benefiting from his valuable contributions."
Carron has represented management in all major areas of employment and labor law, with an emphasis on labor-management relations, including collective bargaining; arbitrations; and business mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. He represents employers in a diverse range of industries including manufacturing, hospitality, food processing, grocery distribution, transportation, education, technology, medical devices, wholesale and mail-order, publishing, financial services, package delivery, legal services, healthcare and industrial chemicals.
He is a frequent lecturer at the Minnesota State Bar Association and American Bar Association labor law seminars and the author of two articles published in ABA's The Labor Lawyer. He is recognized as a leading lawyer by numerous publications, including The Best Lawyers in America and the prestigious Chambers USA Guide.
Carron received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeast Missouri State University.
About Littler Mendelson
With more than 750 attorneys and 47 offices, Littler Mendelson is the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law matters. As the only U.S. member of the Ius Laboris global alliance, Littler has extensive resources to address the global needs of clients, from navigating foreign employment laws and international labor relations issues to applying corporate policies on a global basis. Established in 1942, the Firm has litigated, mediated and negotiated some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record. For more information, visit www.littler.com.