Bruce J. Douglas

Bruce J. Douglas is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Minneapolis office with more than 25 years of experience advising and defending employers in labor and employment matters. His practice includes employment litigation, traditional labor relations, wage and hour issues, unfair competition and trade secrets, drug testing, trial work, and employment issues arising in mergers and acquisitions. He represents employers across numerous industries in administrative, trial, and appellate matters.

Bruce earned an LL.M. in Labor Law from New York University School of Law, a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Minnesota. His education supports a practice grounded in labor statutes, employment regulation, litigation procedure, and appellate analysis. He is also board certified in labor and employment law and in civil trial law through professional certification programs.

Bruce has tried jury and bench cases involving discrimination, disability, age, whistleblower, retaliation, wrongful discharge, and workplace-safety claims. He has defended FLSA collective actions, handled wage-and-hour audits, represented employers before the National Labor Relations Board, negotiated collective bargaining matters, and litigated restrictive-covenant and trade-secret disputes. His appellate work includes briefing and arguing matters before multiple federal courts of appeals.

Bruce J. Douglas brings extensive litigation, labor, wage-and-hour, and appellate experience to employer-side workplace matters. He is admitted in Minnesota, New York, Texas, the US Supreme Court, and numerous federal courts. His practice combines preventive counseling with trial and appellate advocacy, helping employers address compliance questions, investigations, collective actions, labor disputes, reductions in force, restrictive covenants, and other high-stakes employment issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota Management Attorneys Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, SHRM

Licensed State

• New York
• Minnesota
• Texas

Education

• New York University School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Labor Law
• William Mitchell College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Minnesota
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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