Business Attorney and Employment Attorney
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Minneapolis Attorney
Steve Cerny
Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota with the highest concentration of businesses and residents in the state, and for this reason Santi Cerny, PLLC, is conveniently located in downtown Minneapolis in the IDS Center near the Hennepin County Government Center and the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Minneapolis courthouse.
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For over fifteen years Steve has provided clients with legal services in Minneapolis, including representing clients in business and employment litigation matters in state and federal courts in Minneapolis, in addition to providing clients that are headquartered in Minneapolis, or that have offices in Minneapolis, with advice and counsel on employment law and business law matters.
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​Steve also provides legal services in cities and counties throughout Minnesota, including providing services in St. Paul, Bloomington, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Wayzata, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Burnsville, and in Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Dakota County, and Anoka County.
Legal Services Provided in Minneapolis
Employment Litigation Attorney Minneapolis
Steve represents clients in virtually all types of employment disputes and claims in Minneapolis, including matters involving allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination or harassment based on disability, sex, color, race, age, and other protected categories, wrongful termination, whistleblower and retaliation, wage and hour law, misclassification, and leaves of absence. He also represents clients in disputes in Minneapolis over employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and other types of employment contracts.
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Steve represents clients in Minneapolis in state and federal court, and before state and federal administrative agencies, including the Minneapolis Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice, among other agencies located in Minneapolis. He represents clients through all stages of a lawsuit, including through summary judgment, trial, and appeal. Steve has a track record of success, both in resolving matters without the need for litigation, obtaining favorable settlements through early mediation, and when a dispute cannot be resolved, then formulating and executing a winning litigation strategy.​​​​​
Business Litigation Attorney Minneapolis
Steve represents companies and individual business owners in different business related disputes in Minneapolis, including shareholder disputes, member disputes, other ownership disputes, and contract disputes. He also represents companies in disputes in Minneapolis regarding unfair competition, infringement of intellectual property, tortious interference with contract, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and defamation (libel, slander). Business owners often retain Steve to protect their rights as an owner when internal disputes arise with other shareholders, members, or investors, and to safeguard and protect a company's products, services, or business reputation and goodwill when legal disputes surface with competitors or customers.
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Companies contact Steve when they need immediate representation in Minneapolis to prevent or mitigate harm or damage to a company or a company's products or services, intellectual property, or proprietary, confidential, or trade secret information that may be at risk of being misappropriated by a current or former employee, competitor, or other third party. Steve has unique experience in handling matters that require immediate legal relief from a state or federal court in Minneapolis in the form of a temporary restraining order or temporary or preliminary injunction to protect a company's business interests.​​​
Employment Law Attorney Minneapolis
Steve partners with business owners and human resources professionals in Minneapolis to provide counsel on federal, state, and local employment laws, including laws relating to leaves of absence, wage and hour laws, and required notices, policies, and disclosures. With employment laws and an employer's obligations constantly evolving, companies in Minneapolis work with Steve to ensure that they are up to speed on various changes to employment laws and that they are compliant with applicable regulations. In addition, businesses often rely on Steve to help navigate difficult or complex employment law matters, including matters pertaining to discipline and termination.
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​Steve also drafts employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, work-for hire agreements, independent contractor agreements, and other contracts for businesses in Minneapolis to use with their employees, contractors, vendors, or other third parties. He also drafts employee handbooks, and other HR policies and procedures, tailored to the specific needs of a business located in, or with offices or employees located in, Minneapolis. ​​​​​​​​​​​​
Business Law Attorney Minneapolis
Steve works with both large and small companies located in Minneapolis to provide a wide variety of business and corporate law services. He drafts shareholder agreements, member operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, investor agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, and other documents and agreements pertaining to the governance and operation of a business. Steve also assists new businesses in Minneapolis with entity selection and corporate formation issues.
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Steve also partners with businesses in Minneapolis on mergers and acquisitions, including working with clients on identifying potential acquisitions, obtaining financing, performing due diligence, and negotiating and drafting purchase agreements. He also works with clients who wish to sell, redeem, or otherwise transfer an owner's interest in a business back to the company, other owners, or to third parties. Further, Steve assists companies in Minneapolis with succession planning and dissolution.
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In addition, Steve works with companies in Minneapolis on protecting their intellectual property, including through obtaining copyright or trademark protection, he negotiates and drafts contracts on behalf of businesses and their customers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, vendors, or other service providers, and he provides general advice and counsel on various business and corporate law matters.​​​​
Outside General Counsel Minneapolis
Steve partners with businesses in Minneapolis who do not have their own in-house counsel or general counsel, but who need a legal partner to provide ongoing and frequent advice and direction on various legal matters pertaining to the company. Minneapolis companies retain Steve as their outside general counsel when they may not need, or may not want to spend resources on, full-time counsel, but seek many of the same benefits provided by in-house counsel, including having a lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the company, its operations, industry, workforce, and legal needs, who can partner with ownership and management to provide timely and responsive legal services.​​​​
Contact Minneapolis Attorney Steve Cerny
Location
Address
Santi Cerny, PLLC
IDS Center
80 South 8th Street, Suite 900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact by phone or email to make an appointment.