Anne-Louise T. Mittal
Partner
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 Commercial Litigation 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 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. She also has significant experience representing pharmacy benefit managers in litigation, arbitration, and appeals. Anne-Louise also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin law school, where she teaches a course on class actions and complex litigation.
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
- Flowers v. CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C., 180 F.4th 1084 (8th Cir. 2026). Obtained complete dismissal of putative class action against pharmacy benefit manager defendants based on ERISA preemption of state pharmacy network adequacy statutes.
- Mann v. LSQ Funding Grp., L.C., 71 F.4th 640 (7th Cir. 2023). Prevailed on appeal in Chapter 11 avoidance action.
- Townsend v. ChartSwap, LLC, 967 N.W.2d 21 (Wis. 2021). Obtained complete dismissal of putative class action against medical records company alleging violations of Wisconsin’s health records statute.
- Fruth, Inc. v. OptumRx, Inc., et al. (S.D. W. Va.). Successful defense of pharmacy benefit manager defendants in putative class action alleging claims for violations of West Virginia pharmacy reimbursement statute.
- Iverson, et al. v. Milwaukee Electric Corporation (E.D. Wis.). Obtained dismissal of putative class action alleging claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, and unjust enrichment.
- Banks v. VineBrook Homes, LLC (E.D. Wis.). Obtained dismissal of putative class action alleging claims under Wisconsin unfair trade practices statute.
- Beine, et al. v. Children’s Hospital and Health System, Inc., et al. (E.D. Wis.). Obtained complete dismissal of constitutional and state-law claims against hospital and healthcare provider defendants.
- Mitchell v. CVS Health Corporation, et al. (E.D. La.). Successful defense of pharmacy defendants in putative class action alleging claims under Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
- Angelle v. CVS Health Corporation, et al. (W.D. La.), Successful defense of pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager defendants in putative class action alleging claims under state unfair trade practices act.
- Waterfront Family Pharmacy LLC v. OptumRx, Inc., et al. (N.D. W. Va.). Successful defense of pharmacy benefit manager defendants against claims alleging violations of West Virginia pharmacy reimbursement statute.
- Represented health care company in arbitration hearing resulting in award in excess of $288,000,000 in favor of the company.
Awards and Recognition
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2026
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2021-2026
Affiliations
- Board of Governors, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
- Committee Member, Seventh Circuit Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules
- Committee Member, Seventh Circuit Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Committee
- Past Chair, Wisconsin State Bar Appellate Practice Section Board
Publications and Presentations
- The Attorney’s Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 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)
2026 International Trade & Supply Chain Webinar Blitz
Two-part webinar on tariff policy shifts, IEEPA refunds, trade disputes, and supply chain strategies.
Foley Names 18 New Partners
Foley & Lardner LLP promoted 18 lawyers to the firm’s equity partnership, effective February 1, 2026.
Will Supreme Court Punt on Circuit Split Over Article III Standing in Class Actions?
On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court heard argument on an issue that has divided the circuits: “Whether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury?”
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.