Attorney Nyajuok Deng Elected to EMERGE Board of Directors

Fredrikson attorney Nyajuok Y. Deng has been elected to the EMERGE Board of Directors. Deng will serve a two-year term through 2026 and be eligible for two three-year extensions. As a member of the Board, she will serve on the fundraising committee to support EMERGE’s mission to “reveal the potential in people and communities through skill-building, employment and economic opportunity.”

Founded in 2007, EMERGE is a workforce development agency with service centers in North Minneapolis and Cedar-Riverside and Social Enterprise businesses in Minneapolis and the northern suburbs. Every year EMERGE helps thousands of people access jobs, financial coaching and career training along pathways to brighter futures. EMERGE facilitates life change in neighborhoods where jobs are scarce, poverty levels are high and racial/economic disparities prevail.

Deng provides strategic legal counsel to clients on a variety of technology, data and software matters. Deng’s practice focuses on assisting clients with technology and data transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, and IP diligence. She assists in the strategic drafting and negotiation of technology transfers, licensing, and software and data agreements. She advises clients who work in a wide variety of industries including medical device, financial services, advertising and retail. Deng is a Certified Information Privacy Professional accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet,” our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s 375+ attorneys are based in Minneapolis, with offices in Ames, Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Madison, Mankato, St. Paul, Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Learn more at fredlaw.com, LinkedIn or @FredriksonLaw.