Profile
Laura Hammargren is the Administrative Shareholder of the Minneapolis office. She focuses her national litigation practice on the defense of complex product liability actions, toxic and other mass torts, and environmental litigation. Having served for several years as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 multinational manufacturer, Laura has insight in creating business-focused litigation strategies that address the needs of corporate stakeholders and seek to mitigate against exposure in high stakes matters.
Laura has deep experience as both an in-house and firm litigator in MDLs and state-court coordinated actions, class actions, and federal and state civil proceedings, including participating on or managing a multitude of trial and settlement teams. She enhances her experience in these complex litigation matters with related government enforcement and internal investigations. Laura particularly focuses on helping navigate evolving regulatory and political dynamics in litigation about regulated industries and products, working to find proactive strategies that move businesses forward.
Laura prioritizes pro bono, and her significant representations include several trials for individuals seeking Orders for Protection from domestic violence and working with the ACLU on a previous federal district court case regarding access issues. Laura is also passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the legal profession and works with the firm and community groups on those issues.
Concentrations
- Products liability and mass tort litigation
- Consumer fraud litigation
- Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
- Corporate internal investigations and compliance
Capabilities
Experience
- Worked for several years at a Fortune 500 multinational manufacturer, defending product liability, personal injury, and environmental claims.
- Law Clerk, Central Minnesota Legal Services, 2006
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Patrick J. Schiltz, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2007
Recognition & Leadership
- Recipient, Tubman, “Safety Project Attorney of the Year,” 2024
- Listed, Minnesota Lawyer, “Power 30: Business Litigation,” 2021-2022
- Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “40 & Under Hot List: White Collar/ERISA & Employment,” 2018-2019
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2014-2019
- Member, Personal Care Products Council (PCPC)
- Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Co-Chair, Partner Leadership Council, 2024-Present
- Member, Tubman Safety Project Advisory Council, 2023-Present
- Member, University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Association, 2008-Present
- President, 2012-2013
Credentials
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J.D., summa cum laude, University of St. Thomas School of Law
- Editor-in-Chief, Thomas Law Journal
- B.A., magna cum laude, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Minnesota Supreme Court, 2008-2009
- Minnesota
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois