Careers

At M&G, we dedicate ourselves to finding the best solutions to our clients’ challenges, no matter where it takes us.

Case Studies

Industries

Offices

About Merchant & Gould

Pages

People

News Room

Practices

Staff

Home | Merchant & Gould P.C.

<a href="/people/sir-test-d-link/">Merchant</a> &amp; Gould is pleased to announce that <a href="/people/heather-j-kliebenstein/">Heather&nbsp;Kliebenstein</a>, a Minneapolis partner who joined in 2004, has been named Managing Partner of Merchant &amp; Gould’s seven offices, effective Jan. 30, 2023. She joins <a href="/people/tracey-r-skjeveland/">Tracey&nbsp;Skjeveland</a>, the firm’s COO and CFO, and leads a three-person Executive Committee, including <a href="/people/andrew-j-lagatta/">Andrew&nbsp;Lagatta</a> and <a href="/people/william-d-schultz/">William&nbsp;Schultz</a>. Tracey will manage day to day business operations of the firm while Heather and the Executive Committee will lead the law firm and provide direction for long-range planning and growth.&nbsp;

contentpilot/introduction

As an IP litigator with a technical background, Heather represents her clients in court and counsels those clients regarding other intellectual property portfolio strategy. She specializes in trademark, trade dress, copyright, advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract, patent, design patent and trade secret litigation, particularly with cases that intertwine multiple intellectual properties, contracts and other federal or state claims. Heather is the former chair of Merchant &amp; Gould’s Litigation Practice.

core/paragraph

Tracey joined Merchant &amp; Gould in 1999 as a financial analyst. In 2006, she was named CFO. In 2014, Tracey was named the firm’s COO. Throughout her career at Merchant &amp; Gould, Tracey has demonstrated effective, sound leadership and has been a mentor to many.&nbsp;

Minneapolis

Partner

Heather J. Kliebenstein

Andrew  J. Lagatta

William D. Schultz

COO/CFO

Tracey R. Skjeveland

Heather Kliebenstein and Tracey Skjeveland Named to Lead Merchant & Gould’s Seven Offices