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Veena A. Iyer
Associate
Practice Areas
Labor & Employment, Product Liability/Mass Tort
Education: Harvard Law School
Degree: JD
Year: 2005
Honors: cum laude
Key Practice Experience
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Natalie E. Hudson, Minnesota Court of Appeals (2010-2011)
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Susan N. Burke, Hennepin County District Court (2009-2010)
- Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (2006-2009)
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2005-2006)
Representative Cases/Transactions
- Represented low-income clients in immigration, family, housing, and unemployment matters.
Professional Recognitions/Honors
- Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Training Director (2004-2005), Student Attorney (2003-2005)
- Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Senior Editor (2004-2005), Member (2002-2004)
- South Asian Law Students Association, Co-President (2004-2005), Member (2002-2004)
Selected Publications/Presentations
- Recent Development: Cuno v. Daimler Chrysler: Dormant Commerce Clause Limits State Location Tax Incentives, 386 F.3d 738 (6th Cir. 2004), 40 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 523 (2005)
- Book Review: A Problem From Hell: America in the Age of Genocide, 16 HARV. HUM. RTS. J. 295 (2003)
Professional Associations
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Community Action Committee (Co-Chair, 2011 to present; Member, 2010-2011
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter (Representative to the Minnesota Bar Association Assembly, 2011 to present; Member, 2009-present)
Community Involvement
- Minnesota Urban Debate League, Advisory Board Member (2010-present)
- University of Chicago Alumni Association, Twin Cities Chapter, Committee Chair (2010-present)
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- Illinois
Other Education
- B.A., History, University of Chicago, 2000
Contact Information
Veena A. Iyer
Phone 612.305.7695
Assistant Contact
Brenda DeRemer
Phone 612.305.7593
