Arielle S. Wagner

Associate
Arielle Wagner
612-596-4055
Minneapolis
Practice Areas
Antitrust Law, Data Breach Litigation, Tribal Government Representation
Bar Admissions
2016, Minnesota
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, 2016 Concentrations in Labor & Employment Law and Business Law University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, 2012 B.A. English and Sociology
Court Admissions
Minnesota U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Support Staff
Halima X. Bareentto

Overview

Arielle Strong Wagner concentrates her practice in the firm’s antitrust, data breach, and tribal government representation groups. Arielle represents consumers, small businesses, and tribes in complex litigation throughout the United States. She plays a key role in plaintiff-side antitrust matters, including her work on the co-lead counsel team in the In re Pork Antitrust Litigation In re beef Antitrust Litigation, and on the discovery committee in the In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation.

Arielle is the immediate Past President of the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, and serves as a Director on the Board of the National Native American Bar Association Board. She is passionate about issues related to diversity and inclusion in the legal industry and helps lead the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Arielle was named an ‘Up & Coming Attorney’ by Minnesota Lawyer in 2021, and has also been recognized by North Star Lawyer for her pro bono work.

Arielle is from the Lake Vermilion Reservation in Tower, Minnesota (population 500). She is an enrolled citizen of the Bois Forte Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Representative Cases

  • In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litig., No. 16-md-2724 (E.D. Pa.)
  • In re Beef Antitrust Litig., No. 0:19-cv-01129-JRT-HB (D. Minn.)
  • In re Pork Antitrust Litig., No. 0:18-cv-01776-JRT-HB (D. Minn.)
  • In re: Juul Labs, Inc. Antitrust Litig., No. 3:20-cv-02345-WHO (N.D. Cal.)
  • Beck v. Austin, No. 19-01453-PJS-SER (D. Minn.)
  • In re Cedar Shakes Antitrust Litig., 2:19-cv-00288-MJP (W.D. Wash.)
  • In re EpiPen ERISA Litig., No. 0:17-1884-PAM-SER (D. Minn.)
  • In re Fedloan Student Loan Servicing Litig., No. 18-md-02833-CDJ (E.D. Pa.)

Professional Associations

  • Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, Treasurer, Past President
  • Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, Assistant Treasurer
  • Minnesota Coalition of Bar Associations of Color, Founder and Past Co-Chair
  • Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, serving on the Diversity Committee
  • American Bar Association, Legal Opportunity Selection Committee
  • Minnesota State Bar Association

Presentations

  • “The Shifting Jurisdictional Landscape in Indian Country: SCOTUS’s Decision in Oklahoma v. Castro Huerta,” Sponsored by the Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, and Ramsey County Bar Association (November 2022).
  • “Leveling the Playing Field: Farmers & Antitrust Enforcement” American Agricultural Law Association (November 2021).
  • “Savanna’s Act: Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women,” Moderator CLE Co-Sponsored by MAIBA and MWL (October 2021).
  • “Careers in Antitrust” Panelist, sponsored by the ABA (July 2021).
  • “Voting Rights and Native American Suffrage” CLE Co-Sponsored by the Ramsey County Bar Association and the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (November 2020).
  • “Remote Deposition Protocols” at the Complex Litigation E-Discovery Forum (October 2020)
  • “LGN Leadership in the Law with Hennepin County District Court Chief Judge Todd Barnette,” Moderator, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP (October 2020)
  • “Tribal Food and Resource Sovereignty in the Context of Climate Change,” Moderator,  CLE Co-Sponsored by the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association and the MSBA Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Section (June 2020).
  • Arielle A. Dagen-Sunsdahl, Navigating Through Hills & Dales: Can Employers Abide by the NLRA While Maintaining Civil Work Environments?, 31 A.B.A. J. Lab & Emp. L 363 (2016).

Professional Recognition

  • Named a Minnesota Rising Star in 2021 by Super Laywers®
  • Named an ‘Up & Coming Attorney’ by Minnesota Lawyer for 2021.
  • Named a ‘North Star Lawyer’ by the Minnesota State Bar Association for 2018, 2019, and 2021 in recognition of pro bono work.