Tamika Newson
Tamika Newson brings 27 years of experience as a practicing litigator to her work as a mediator. She represented corporations and employers as a partner in small, medium, and large Am Law 100 law firms for 22 years before joining Energizer as the head of global litigation. Her private practice included all categories of employment discrimination claims, wage-and-hour, trade secrets, non-competes, workplace investigations, and class action cases. In addition to private companies and educational institutions, Tamika represented large publicly traded corporations in employment and commercial litigation, including civil rights, contracts, and public relations matters. She practiced extensively in federal courts across the U.S., often being selected as primary counsel to represent corporations nationally. Tamika also has municipal court experience as a former employee of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis and judicial experience as a law clerk to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Tamika primarily mediates and arbitrates employment and commercial disputes. Stylistically, Tamika is persistent and engaged, well-prepared, and has a high level of emotional intelligence and sensitivity to the individual parties’ needs and objectives. Tamika creatively and collaboratively explores opportunities for resolution before, during, and after the mediation and ensures that the mediation is tailored to the needs of each case. She will likewise manage arbitrations efficiently and work collaboratively with the parties throughout the process.
Tamika is currently the head of global litigation for Energizer, where she advises on consumer claims, product issues, distributor/vendor disputes, contract claims, trademark/patent disputes, employment, governmental/regulatory compliance, environmental issues, tax, competition claims, insurance, and advertising disputes. She is also a member of Energizer’s Global Diversity Council.
Admitted to Practice
- U.S. Supreme Court
- 1st Circuit Court of Appeals
- 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court of Minnesota
- Georgia
- Minnesota
- Tennessee
Education
- DePauw University, B.A., 1993
- Double Major in Political Science and Sociology
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., 1997
- Deans Honor Roll All Semesters
- Journal of Public Law and Policy
- Frederick Douglass Moot Court, 1st in Midwest Region, 2nd National, Best Oralist, 1996