Awards & Rankings

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked eight Fredrikson & Byron practice areas and 25 individual attorneys in its 2016 edition, released today.

The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 72 Fredrikson attorneys as North Star Lawyers.

Fredrikson is prominently ranked in two recently published Law360 surveys as the highest ranked full service law firm with more than 250 attorneys.

The BTI Consulting Group included Fredrikson & Byron on its “Honor Roll of the Best” ranking for its client service excellence.

Attorneys from Fredrikson & Byron’s Signal Human Trafficking Team and the Larry Stigen Team were selected.

Fredrikson & Byron has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 30 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® in 2016.

On October 8, 2015, attorney Steven Kaplan received the Minnesota Innocence Project’s Never Forgotten Award.

Fredrikson & Byron and Alliance Management received the award for the successful and value-maximizing sale of assets of HEI, Inc. under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Fredrikson & Byron received the highest award for pro bono matters given by The American Lawyer.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Kevin P. Goodno was recently elected chair of the American Brain Foundation Board, and is the first chair who is not a neurologist.

Sixty-four Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2016^©.

For the fifth year in a row, Fredrikson & Byron was named one of the “50 Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers LLC.

Super Lawyers Magazine recognized 36 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 15 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 56 Fredrikson attorneys as North Star Lawyers.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked eight Fredrikson & Byron practice areas and 22 individual attorneys in its 2015 edition.

The Minnesota Women Lawyers is an association of more than 1,300 attorneys, judges, law students, legal employers dedicated to advancing the success of women attorneys.

Leigh-Erin Irons was named a “40 Under 40” honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

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.