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The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 49 Fredrikson attorneys as North Star Lawyers.

Employment & Labor attorney Karen G. Schanfield has been given the 2022 Leonard Lindquist Distinguished Practice Award by the Minnesota State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholder Lousene M. Hoppe has been named a 2022 Notable Partner in Law by Twin Cities Business.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual legal guide identifying the top attorneys and law firms in the United States, ranked 12 practice areas and 25 individual attorneys from Fredrikson & Byron in its 2022 edition, released today.

Attorney Janet M. Olawsky Dorr has joined Fredrikson & Byron as a senior associate in the Employment & Labor Group.

Fredrikson & Byron announces the expansion of its Energy practice with the addition of five attorneys in Madison, Wisconsin.

Attorney John T. Soshnik has joined Fredrikson & Byron in the Health Law Group. Soshnik represents health care clients on a wide variety of transactional, regulatory, governance and contract matters.

Fredrikson & Byron announces the expansion of its Construction and Real Estate Groups with the addition of three attorneys in Iowa, including shareholders, Jodie Clark McDougal and Ryan Haaland, and senior associate, Jonathon L. Schroeder.

Mergers & Acquisitions attorney Roxanne Thorelli is among seven Hennepin County Bar Association members selected to receive the 2022 Excellence Award.

Fredrikson & Byron has been named one of 50 BTI Midsize Client Service Masters in the U.S. in 2022.

Fredrikson attorney Christopher D. Pham will lead the new Sports and NIL Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School in partnership with Fredrikson.

Fredrikson & Byron is acting as legal counsel to HelpSystems in its acquisition of Tripwire and Alert Logic.

Clients of Fredrikson & Byron have recognized the firm for excellent client service, as published in the BTI Client Service A-Team 2022: Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance.

Attorney Nyajuok Y. Deng joins Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Technology & Data group.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Masha M. Yevzelman has been named a 2022 Women in Business honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Fredrikson & Byron is ranked among the most active law firms advising on merger and acquisition, private equity and venture capital deals in PitchBook’s 2021 Annual Global League Tables.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholders Lora Friedemann, Cynthia A. Moyer, John Pickerill and Ann Dunn Wessberg have been named to the top band in the 2022 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR 1000) for Minnesota.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Aubrey J. Zuger was honored with a Friend Award for her role advising YWCA Cass Clay in Fargo, North Dakota, on legal protections for victims of domestic violence.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Jeri L. Parkin has been named a 2022 Notable Woman in Law by Twin Cities Business, honoring her as an exemplary professional who handles complex transactions and uses her expertise to guide a variety of clients through obstacles.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Soobin Kim has been chosen as a 2022 Fellow by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Fredrikson & Byron is acting as legal counsel to Captionmax in its transaction with 3Play Media.

Natasha Townes Robinson has joined Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Litigation Group.

Ann M. Ladd, James H. Snelson, Kevin S. Spreng and Jeffrey J. Steinle have been named BTI Client Service All-Stars 2022.

Allison O. Woodbury has joined the Business & Tax Planning, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Renewable Energy Groups.

Attorney Grace E. Bogart has joined Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Corporate & Securities Group.

Attorney Sarah B. Golwitzer has joined Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Litigation Group.

Attorney Shana N. Conklin has joined Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Real Estate Group.

Fredrikson & Byron is proud to support the Wanton Injustice Legal Detail, an affiliated non-profit organization of Twin Cities Diversity in Practice.

Fredrikson & Byron earned 100 of 100 possible points on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s leading benchmarking tool and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Attorney Nicole A. Rollins has joined Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate & Securities Groups.

Fredrikson & Byron is acting as legal counsel to Stone-Goff Partners in its sale of Centerline Communications.

Fredrikson & Byron is acting as legal counsel to Altasciences in its agreement to acquire Sinclair Research.

Fredrikson & Byron is acting as legal counsel to Brightstar Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in its agreement to acquire Novae Corp, one of the fastest-growing trailer manufacturers in North America, employing more than 1,100 across 15 facilities with an active dealer network of more than 500 partners.

Fredrikson shareholder Lousene M. Hoppe has been selected to the TCB 100 People to Know in 2022 list by Twin Cities Business.

Fredrikson & Byron Recognized with Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2021 Compass Award.

Fredrikson & Byron has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 40 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2022.

Fredrikson & Byron announces the addition of six associates to the firm’s Minneapolis office.

Fredrikson attorneys Terrence J. Fleming and Todd A. Wind were recognized for their accomplishments, hard work, ingenuity and outstanding work ethic and were included in Minnesota Lawyer’s POWER 30 in Business Litigation.

The North Dakota Petroleum Council recently elected Fredrikson shareholder Lawrence Bender to serve a two-year term as the new chair of its board of directors.

Fredrikson attorney Zachary S. Pratt was recently elected to serve on the First Tee of Central Iowa Board of directors, effective immediately.