FEATURES
Fredrikson & Byron Hires New Associates - March 4, 2010
Fredrikson & Byron Opens Fargo Office - March 4, 2010
Sean Kearney was quoted in the February 12, 2010 Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Special Report Law: Mergers & Acquisitions article, “Return of confidence, debt financing keys to upping deal activity,” by Kim Johnson.
Fredrikson & Byron Announces New Head of Shanghai Office and New Shanghai Associate Attorney - February 11, 2010
Nicole Moen Receives Pro Bono Award - January 26, 2010
Fredrikson & Byron’s Fourth Annual Judges Panel program was featured in the January 25, 2010 Minnesota Lawyer article, “The dos and don’ts of oral arguments,” by Michelle Lore. The program featured Minnesota Supreme Court Justices G. Barry Anderson and Lorie Skjerven Gildea.
Laura Danielson was quoted in the January 23, 2010 Star Tribune article, “No visa, no show for foreign performers. Arts groups decry increasingly tighter visa restrictions,” by Rohan Preston.
Kevin Goodno was profiled in the January 19, 2010 Minneapolis City Pages article, “The 10 most influential lobbyists in Minnesota,” by Matt Snyders.
An article by Todd Guererro, “Carbon tax preferable to cap and trade - Decarbonizing our economy won’t be cheap, but it can be transparent,” was published in the January 16, 2010 Star Tribune.
The 2010 Legislative Outlook, co-sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron’s Government Relations Group, was reviewed by Politics in Minnesota on January 13, 2010: “2010 session outlook: Hurricanes, floods, a chance of locusts,” by Betsy Sundquist.
Judy Engel was featured in the Lodging Minnesota Magazine Fall/Winter issue article, “More Appealing/Less Taxing: Take Action to Lower Your Hotel’s Property Taxes.”
David Lillehaug provided comment in several recent media stories covering the state unallotment suit and ruling, including the Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, Politics in Minnesota, and The UpTake.
Kevin Goodno appeared as a panelist on the January 12, 2010 Almanac show’s Capitol Update on TPT Channel 2. The Update featured legislative leaders on their priorities for the session, plans for a new “Minnesota Miracle,” and a commission reports on ways to improve the state budget.
An article by Todd Guererro, “Lawsuit: LCFS violates US Constitution,” was published in the January 5, 2010 Biofuels Digest e-newsletter.
Nicole Moen was quoted in the January 5, 2010 Star Tribune article, “Wheaton whistleblower medical suit ends,” by Maura Lerner. ‘Country doctor’ and hospital to pay $846,461 to settle charges of unnecessary care, although they deny any wrongdoing.
Fredrikson & Byron Attorney David Sellergren Named to UMore Development Board - January 5, 2010
David Lillehaug commented in the December 24, 2009 Star Tribune article, “Ex-Strike Force officers hiring legal counsel - With FBI probing and the Justice Department mulling a grand jury, officers lawyer up” by Randy Furst. David was also quoted in the January 8, 2010 Star Tribune article, “Strike Force inquiry deepens; ‘talkers’ sought.”
Christy Brusven was quoted in the December 2009 North American Windpower article,” FERC Sticks It To Midwest ISO Wind Developers,” by Mark Del Franco.
David Lillehaug Named One of Minnesota Lawyer’s 2009 Attorneys of the Year - December 23, 2009
Fredrikson & Byron’s pro bono efforts were mentioned in the December 23, 2009 StarTribune article “Good tidings at last: A costly $11 mistake is cleared up” by Kyndell Harkness.
Todd Taylor’s presentation from the Midwest Algae Commercialization Conference was #7 in Biofuels Digest’s Top 50 BiofuelsDownloads in their December 22, 2009 newsletter.
Bob Boisvert was quoted in the December 21, 2009 Minnesota Lawyer article, “Investigating Workplace Complaints - Practitioners advise avoiding taking sides early on” by Michelle Lore.
Fredrikson & Byron’s Energy Group held its first webinar in the group’s new quarterly webinar series last week. Todd Guerrero (Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.), Bruce Browers (Barr Engineering Company), William McLean (Cook Engineering), and Rich Hardegger (Barr Engineering Company) discussed biomass power project development. Please click here for an article written by BBI’s Biomass Magazine covering highlights of the webinar. Fredrikson’s Energy webinars will take place quarterly on the third Wednesday of the month. We invite you to join us for our next webinar in the series, scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, presented by Rich Weiner of Fredrikson & Byron and Greg Waranica of Crown Iron Works. More details will be provided closer to the webinar.
Fredrikson & Byron’s sponsorship of “Leading in Crisis: Personal Stories” event will begin airing on Twin Cities Public Television starting on Sunday, December 13. The hour-long program is based on the conversation of a prestigious panel of five national leaders who gathered at the University of Minnesota in September to tell their stories, both personal and professional, about leading through tough times. Click here for more information.
Fredrikson & Byron’s “creative lawyer” campaign was featured in the December 2009 Twin Cities Business magazine story, “Avocation to Vocation? Fredrikson asks: Does your hobby improve your work?” by Denise Logeland.
Fredrikson & Byron’s ranking by the National Law Journal for our high percentage of women partners was featured in the December 14, 2009 Star Tribune Inside Track column, “More women partners,” by David Phelps.