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Ms. Koppenhoefer is an associate in Dykema's litigation department. She has had significant experience representing corporations and individuals in a variety of commercial contract, tort, and intellectual property disputes, with a focus on complex consumer finance class action litigation. In addition, Ms. Kopppenhoefer has a strong background in defending employers in all varieties of discrimination lawsuits and other employment disputes.
Experience
Ms. Koppenhoefer's recent representations include:
Assisted in obtaining a jury verdict in favor of a national client in a federal design patent trial involving the design patents of cookware products;
Successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of school district client in a Title VII age and reverse gender discrimination claim that is currently on appeal in the Seventh Circuit;
Assisted in the defense of a commercial lender in a matter involving the government's attempt to use criminal forfeiture proceedings to take property in which the lender had a recorded interest.
Publications
"Uncontrollable Deviant Behavior: How Can Care-Giving Employers Manage the Risk of Their Employees Being Sexually Harassed By Residents In Their Care?," Health Lawyers News (May 2007)
"2005 Update on Workplace Privacy Law," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association (Contributor)
"2004 Update on Workplace Privacy Law," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association (Contributor)
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