Anne-Louise T. Mittal
Senior Counsel
Anne-Louise Mittal focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and arbitration. A member of the firm’s Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action Practice, as well as the Appellate and Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practices, she has represented clients in a wide variety of consumer class actions, commercial contract and warranty disputes, and business tort actions. Anne-Louise has extensive experience handling dispositive motions and appeals in both state and federal court and has achieved favorable outcomes for clients in arbitration, on the pleadings, at summary judgment, and on appeal.
Before joining Foley, Anne-Louise was a law clerk for the Honorable Diane S. Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Representative Experience
- Defended a meter manufacturer against contract, warranty, and deceptive trade practices claims.
- Defended a manufacturer of electrical equipment against contract, warranty, and deceptive trade practices claims.
- Defended a manufacturer of dairy equipment in a class action involving contract, warranty, and deceptive trade practices claims.Represented a health care company in an arbitration hearing resulting in an award in excess of $288,000,000 in favor of our client.
- Mann v. LSQ Funding Grp., L.C., 71 F.4th 640 (7th Cir. 2023). Prevailed on appeal in Chapter 11 avoidance action.
Awards and Recognition
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2024
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2021-2024
Affiliations
- Committee Member, Seventh Circuit Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules
- Committee Member, Seventh Circuit Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Committee
- Chair-Elect, Wisconsin State Bar Appellate Practice Section Board
Publications and Presentations
- The Attorney’s Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Seventh Edition, 2022), State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books, Co-Author
- Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books, Co-Author
- Comment, “A Breach of Trust: Rock-Koshkonong Lake District v. State Department of Natural Resources and the Future of Wisconsin’s Public Trust Doctrine” Marquette Law Review (2015)
- “Are the Green Bay Packers Socialists?” Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (2015)
Sixth Circuit: Reliance Can Bar Class Certification Even if Not Express Element of Consumer Statutory Claim
Courts routinely refuse to certify consumer class actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) based on the need for an individualized showing of the reliance element of a fraud or deceptive trade practices claim.
Supply Agreements are Critical for Risk Mitigation in Food Manufacturing: Wisconsin’s Economic Loss Doctrine Bars Food Manufacturer’s Tort Claims for Contaminated Ingredients
A recent decision from the Eastern District of Wisconsin provides a helpful discussion of exceptions to Wisconsin’s economic loss doctrine and an important reminder of the critical role that the doctrine can play in narrowing the claims in a supply chain dispute, including disputes involving allegedly contaminated food products.
Foley Defeats Cert Petition for LSQ Funding Group in Avoidance Action
After years of litigation, Foley & Lardner LLP successfully represented LSQ Funding Group in opposing the petition of Douglas Mann, a Chapter 7 trustee, to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, marking a definitive end to Mann’s preference and fraudulent transfer claims against LSQ. The Supreme Court denied Mann’s petition on January 8, 2024.
New Circuit Decisions Highlight When Individualized Damages Issues May Preclude Class Certification
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), a district court may certify a damages class if “the court finds that the questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members, and that a class action is superior to other available methods for fairly and efficiently adjudicating the controversy.”
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.