Barbara Jean D'Aquila

• Appellate
• Arbitration and ADR
• Business Litigation
• Class Actions
• Complex Commercial Litigation

• General Civil
• Labor and Employment

Partner

Norton Rose Fulbright

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and served on the Dean’s Board of Student Advisors. In college

1980

cum laude, magna cum laude, Accounting, Barbara was honored on the Dean’s List all years, was a Member of the International Law Moot Court Team, Barbara was honored on the Dean’s List all years, was a member of the Business Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma, and was a member of the Accounting Honor Society, Beta Alpha Psi. Before entering private practice, Barbara served as a law clerk for Justice John Todd of the Minnesota Supreme Court., Barbara has a Certified Public Accountant Inactive License from the State of Minnesota Board of Accountancy. , COURT ADMISSIONS AND RULE 114 QUALIFIED NEUTRAL, Barbara is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, the U.S. District Court for the State of Minnesota, and the state courts of the State of Minnesota. She has also been admitted to practice pro hac vice before a number of federal and state courts across the U.S. In addition, she is listed as a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral by the Minnesota Supreme Court.,

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Activities: American Bar Association

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Activities: Section of Labor and Employment Law (1992–present)

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Activities: Member of the Planning Committee for the Section’s First Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference (2007)

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Activities: Employer Co-Chair of the Section’s Marketing Administrative Committee (2007–2008)

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Activities: Employer Co-Chair of the Section’s Administrative Subcommittee on Nationwide Mentoring (2003–2004)

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Activities: Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Member (1992–present)

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Activities: Employer Co-Chair of the Committee (2004–2006)

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Activities: Tort and Insurance Practice Section (2001–present)

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Activities: American Employment Law Council (1995–present)

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Activities: Federal Bar Association - Minnesota Chapter (1994–present)

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Activities: President (1998–1999)

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Activities: Board Member (1994–present)

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Activities: Defense Research Institute (2003–present)

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Activities: Minnesota State Bar Association (1981–present)

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Activities: Labor and Employment Law Section (1981–present)

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Activities: Governing Council Member (1989–1993)

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Activities: Co-Chair of the Legal Education and Bar Admissions Committee (1999–2003)

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Activities: Chair of the Multijurisdictional Task Force (2004–2006)

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Activities: Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure (1998–2000)

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Activities: Minnesota Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners: Bar Admissions Advisory Council (1998–present)

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Activities: Minnesota Supreme Court Lawyers’ Trust Account Board (1993–2000), Board Chair (1995–2000)

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Activities: United States District Court, District of Minnesota, Federal Practice Committee (1985–1990)

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Activities: University of Minnesota Law School Alumni Board of Directors (1991–1998), National Chair of the Partners in Excellence Campaign (2002–2003)