McKenzie L. Ahmet

Associate

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McKenzie L. Ahmet

Associate

Madison 608.258.4319

Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2022)
    • Managing Editor, Wisconsin Law Review 
    • Competitor & Coach, University of Wisconsin Law School Moot Court Board
  • University of Michigan (B.S., 2017)
    • Majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, as well as English

Admissions

  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

McKenzie Ahmet is a Labor & Employment associate with Foley & Lardner in the firm’s Madison office. Before joining Foley, McKenzie was a legal research assistant at a small law firm, where she researched trauma and medical issues relevant to birth injury litigation. McKenzie also served as a Project Assistant for the Wisconsin Innocence Project where she conducted legal research on post-conviction proceedings and constitutional issues.

While in law school McKenzie acted as a Managing Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review and participated as both a competitor and a coach on the law school’s Moot Court Board. She received Best Performance awards for the highest grade in courses on Civil Procedure, Evidence, Complex Litigation, Business Organizations, and Federal Jurisdiction. She worked as a summer associate at Foley.

Awards and Recognition

  • Recipient, Salmon Dalberg Award (2022)
  • Recipient, Mathys Memorial Award for Appellate Advocacy (2022)
17 May 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Secures Victory for Weichert Realtors in New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling

Foley & Lardner LLP successfully represented Weichert Realtors in a significant ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court.
06 May 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Update: Supreme Court Revises Title VII’s Decades-Old “Adverse Employment Action” Standard for Discriminatory Transfers

In January 2024, we reported on a significant case, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, No. 22-193, which was then pending before the United States Supreme Court. On April 17, 2024, the Court issued its decision in this case and, in doing so, modified the standard required to prove employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect to job transfers.
29 January 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Supreme Court Reconsiders Decades-Old “Adverse Employment Action” Standard for Discriminatory Transfers Under Title VII

On December 6, 2023, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, a case involving a St. Louis Police Department officer’s claim that she was subject to a discriminatory job transfer based on her gender.
11 October 2023 Consumer Class Defense Counsel

New Guidance on Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Class Action Settlements

The Second Circuit and Ninth Circuit recently issued opinions vacating class action settlements, with both courts taking issue with the attorneys’ fees awarded to class counsel.
12 June 2023 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

DOL Issues Guidance on the Recently Enacted PUMP Act for Nursing Workers

On May 17, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Wage & Hour Division issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“the Bulletin”) providing guidance to its field staff regarding enforcement of the newly-enacted Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“the PUMP Act”).
20 January 2023 Consumer Class Defense Counsel

FTC Requests Public Comment on Potential Updates to “Green Guides” for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims

On December 14, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is seeking public comment on a variety of potential updates to its “Green Guides."
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