Fredrikson was ranked third among the “Top 100 Firms for Female Attorneys” by Law360. In its inaugural report, Law360 ranked the 100 best U.S. law firms for women, based on the firm's female representation at the partner and non-partner levels and its total number of female attorneys.
Shareholders Eric J. Snustad and Charles D. Segelbaum were featured in The National Law Journal’s Twin Cities Counsel to Counsel Report.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Phillips and Temro Industries, Inc. (PTI) in its sale to Harbour Group.
Leigh-Erin Irons was named a “40 Under 40” honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel for Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA) in its acquisition of BioDiagnostics Inc. (BDI).
Warren Mack has served on Minnesota Orchestra’s board since 1998, and he will serve as chair of the board for a one-year term.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Stone-Goff Partners in its sale of equity stake in Thymes to a private equity consortium.
John M. Koneck, President of Fredrikson & Byron, has been selected to receive the Hennepin County Bar Association’s 2015 Pro Bono Publico Distinguished Service Award.
Fredrikson represented the City of New Brighton in achieving a $59.4 million settlement with the United States Army.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Omnis Pharmaceuticals in a licensing agreement.
Fredrikson was named a 2015 “Go-To Law Firm” by American Lawyer Media (ALM).
Fredrikson announced today the 10 winning applicants to its Benefit Corporation Cultivator Program.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel for Eurofins Scientific.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto in the company’s recently announced sale to Unilever.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Securian Financial Group Inc.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Central Bancshares, Inc. (Central), a community bank holding company based in Golden Valley, MN.
Fredrikson lawyer James E. Dorsey received the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota’s 18th Annual Earl Larson Award.
Fredrikson has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 30 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2015.
Joseph J. Cassioppi received Fredrikson’s Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year award.
Fredrikson has re-elected David P. Bunde, John J. Erhart, John M. Koneck, Steven J. Quam, and Mary S. Ranum to the firm’s board of directors.
Fredrikson has elected 11 new shareholders.
Five attorneys were named Great Plains Super Lawyers and three attorneys were named Great Plains Rising Stars.
Fredrikson received a top three national ranking in the American Banker’s annual listing of Top Lead Legal Advisers in Domestic Bank and Thrift Merger Deals for the first half of 2014.
Fifty-nine Fredrikson attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2015© (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
Fredrikson was named one of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC for the fourth consecutive year.
Kristin N. Blenkush named a Certified Real Property Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA).
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel for Medtronic, Inc.
Members of the Fredrikson's Government Relations Group served as leaders for the “5% Campaign”, a statewide, nonpartisan coalition of more than 100 organizations that successfully secured a 5% rate increase for Home and Community Based Disability and Senior Services during the 2014 legislative session.
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. and Gabinete Corporativo, S.C., one of the largest full-service law firms in the Bajio region in Mexico, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation describing their commitment to better serve their clients collaboratively across borders.
Super Lawyers magazine recognized 37 Fredrikson attorneys as 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 13 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.
Bio-Techne engages in the development, manufacture and sale of biotechnology-based products and clinical calibrators and controls.
The Fredrikson & Byron Foundation’s 22nd annual Minority Scholarship was awarded to Rachel Kwon and Hanya “Rena” Liu.
Fredrikson assisted Eurofins Scientific in recent acquisition.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel to Techne Corporation in its agreement to acquire ProteinSimple for $300 million in cash.
For the third consecutive year, Fredrikson earned the “2014 Gold Standard Certification” by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF).
Attorney John H. Stout has been appointed to the Governing Council of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section, and the Council’s Planning Committee.
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked eight Fredrikson practice areas and 19 individual attorneys in its 2014 edition, released today.
The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 67 Fredrikson attorneys as North Star Lawyers.
Fredrikson was named a member of Law360’s inaugural class of “2014 Ceiling Smashers,” which ranks the top 25 U.S.-based law firms for having the highest percentage of female partners.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel for Techne Corporation in its $10 million equity investment in CyVek.
Fredrikson acted as legal counsel for Medtronic, Inc. in its recent public offering.
On February 27, 2014, Teresa M. Thompson, Chair of our Trade Secrets and Non-Competes groups, moderated a panel presentation titled “Trade Secret Theft from Prevention to Enforcement.”
Fredrikson is pleased to announce that Stephen Bergerson, Lora Mitchell Friedemann and John Pickerill were recognized in the 2014 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000).
Grant Fairbairn was appointed Chair of MIPLA’s Patent Litigation Committee.
Fredrikson was named a 2014 “Go-To Law Firm,” and will be featured in the 11th Annual “In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 U.S. Companies,” a guide produced by American Lawyer Media (ALM), the publishers of Corporate Counsel magazine. Fredrikson was selected for its work in several areas.
Fredrikson was named one of 50 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers for the third consecutive year. This award recognizes firms nationwide that are leaders in attracting, retaining and promoting women lawyers. Firms were measured by their workforce representation; time off and leaves; child care; flexibility; leadership, compensation and advancement of women; and development and retention of women. The recipients of the 2013 Best Law Firms for Women award were announced in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine.
The Minneapolis law firm of Fredrikson and the Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) at Northwestern University School of Law have published the first international law manual, “Representing Individuals Facing the Death Penalty: A Best Practices Manual.”
Fredrikson is pleased to announce that its Fargo office was honored for being a Business/Organization that Empowers Women at the 40th Annual YWCA Cass Clay Women of the Year event on Monday, April 29, 2013.
Fredrikson was named a 2013 “Go-To Law Firm,” and will be featured in the 10th Annual “In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 U.S. Companies,” a guide produced by American Lawyer Media (ALM), the publishers of Corporate Counsel magazine.
For more than 25 years, Fredrikson has been representing men on death row in Louisiana. Shortly after its first death row client was executed in 1999, the firm stepped up to take the case of Damon Thibodeaux and more recently, the case of Michael Wearry, both of whom claim innocence of the crimes for which they were convicted and sentenced to death.
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