Brendan Cummins is the lead partner in the firm's labor law practice. He represents the major labor federations in Minnesota, including the Minnesota AFL-CIO, Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council, Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, and Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation. He has crafted innovative state and local legislative initiatives, including state and local prevailing wage legislation, Minnesota's Best Value Contracting law, municipal labor peace policies, and project labor agreement resolutions. He has been certified as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Brendan has helped shape the legal landscape in Minnesota labor law with victories in reported cases in both federal and state court. Examples include Midwest Pipe Insulation, Inc. v. MD Mechanical, 771 N.W.2d 28 (Minn. 2009); Twin City Bricklayers Fringe Benefit Funds v. Superior Waterproofing, 450 F.3d 324 (8th Cir. 2006); and Queen City Construction, Inc. v. City of Rochester, et al., 604 N.W.2d 363 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999). Brendan has served on the Governing Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association Labor and Employment Section. He has taught courses at the University of Minnesota Law School, Northwestern University School of Law, William Mitchell College of Law, the Carlson School of Management, and the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service. He has published articles in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law, the William Mitchell Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal. A graduate of Yale Law School, Brendan clerked for the United States Court of Appeals before joining the firm. He is regularly invited to speak at Continuing Legal Education Seminars on labor law topics and is fluent in Spanish.