Amy L. Blaisdell

Amy helps clients in highly regulated industries navigate complex employment law matters. By understanding the specific regulatory framework in which her clients operate, she provides comprehensive guidance to both prevent litigation and nimbly navigate the courtroom or arbitration setting if litigation or claims are filed. She has successfully tried jury trials and arbitrations to conclusion.

Over more than two decades, Amy has conducted and/or assisted clients with hundreds of investigations into alleged violations of federal and state laws for non-profit and for-profit organizations. She also provides training on compliance investigations and practical day-to-day human resources and employee benefits advice. Within the securities industry, Amy has defended nationwide class actions filed against brokerage firms involving wage and hour matters, and she regularly defends brokerage firms in arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, including claims alleging wrongful termination of brokers and Form U5 defamation.

As part of her extensive representation of health care and non-profit organizations, Amy has defended employers and plan sponsors nationwide in employment and employee benefits litigation, including in the United States Supreme Court. She has defended hundreds of ERISA lawsuits, including class actions, alleging wrongful denial of ERISA benefits, breach of fiduciary duty, Mental Health Parity Act violations, and ERISA penalty claims, among others. She has substantial experience helping employers and plan sponsors navigate complexities related to benefits for transgender persons.

In addition to serving on the Firm’s Governing Board, Amy has been recognized as a Chambers-ranked attorney in Labor and Employment Law for several years. She was also named Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law in the St. Louis area in 2022 and has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® lists since 2016.

In her free time, Amy enjoys reading, fitness training, and spending time with her husband and three children.