Lockridge Grindal Nauen’s attorneys and government relations professionals have over three decades of experience representing governmental clients of all types on complex issues throughout the Midwest and in Washington, D.C., including:
Our environmental law attorneys draw on over three decades of legal, administrative, and governmental experience representing cities, counties, special service districts, and other governmental entities across the Midwest. We understand the importance of balancing the public interest, fairness, and impacts on taxpayer when making decisions. We always remember that we are representing the people when we represent local governments, and we take our obligations seriously.
From complex environmental clean-up matters and land use decisions to condemnation proceedings and development issues, LGN attorneys have the skills and experience to represent our clients vigorously, ethically, and efficiently.
LGN investigates claims of employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on behalf of local governments. These investigations provide elected officials with the information they need to make important, and sometimes controversial, personnel decisions and provide assurance to residents that matters are investigated and resolved fairly.
Our employment lawyers have represented large and small cities, counties, park districts, and regional entities in complex cases including class actions, employment discrimination claims, and detailed investigations into law enforcement departments and contracting disputes that required outside counsel.
Lockridge Grindal Nauen advises a wide range of clients regarding e-discovery issues both before and during litigation. We take the time to understand the unique aspects of each client’s electronic systems and collaboratively design a program or litigation plan that is defensible, efficient, and reduces costs.
The greatest cost savings in e-discovery involve implementing defensible retention policies before litigation and ensuring those policies are followed. Lockridge Grindal Nauen can work with you to develop and implement information governance policies that can significantly reduce e-discovery costs once litigation occurs.
The State Government Relations team at Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. understands that the “rubber hits the road” at the local level of government. Policies and funding that come from Washington, D.C. and St. Paul are often implemented by localities such as counties, cities, townships, and school districts.
With the knowledge of the challenges local units of government face, the team at LGN works with our clients to navigate the legislative process at the state and federal levels to meet local needs relating to funding for capital investment projects, land use, economic development, and transportation.
By collaborating with local, state, and federal units of government, the team at LGN helps local officials address the priorities of their respective communities.
Lockridge Grindal Nauen is one of only a few Midwest-based firms to also have a government relations office in Washington, D.C. The firm’s Federal Relations team is a diverse group of professionals with extensive experience advocating on behalf of governmental entities and associations. The LGN Federal Relations team’s areas of expertise include:
We have an extraordinary track record for our municipal clients, securing federal appropriations, loan guarantees, grants, and authorizations for projects of all sizes – in one case up to $600 million. We have worked closely with various local governments to secure significant federal support for projects related to transportation (airport improvements, transit systems, roadway and streetscape improvements, non-motorized transportation systems), infrastructure (wastewater systems, flood control), first responder funding (Homeland Security funding, interoperable communications, technology and criminal justice data systems, anti-drug funding, body armor), and more.
