Date: September 4, 2007
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone:
(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Fredrikson & Byron Announces New Shareholders
Minneapolis, MN September 4, 2007 – – Fredrikson & Byron has elected four new shareholders: Crystal Patterson (Chair of the Trusts & Estates Litigation Group and member of the Litigation, Family Law, Medical Practices Defense, Tax Disputes & Litigation, and Insurance Coverage Litigation Groups); Alexander Rosenstein (Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate, and Advertising, Media & Entertainment); Thomas Steichen (Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Emerging Business, Corporate Governance & Investigations, and Medical Technology); and Teresa Thompson (Employment & Labor and Litigation).
Crystal Patterson -- Crystal focuses on litigation involving complex business transactions. Over the past several years, she has worked on disputes regarding the purchase and sale of goods and business assets; insurance coverage; and the dissolution and wind-up of businesses. Crystal’s trusts and estates litigation practice focuses on representing individuals and companies in all types of disputes related to the management and disposition of assets through trusts, wills, and other testamentary instruments. Crystal also has expertise in litigation matters involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). She represents plan administrators and fiduciaries in disputes with their plan participants and stop-loss and excess coverage insurance carriers, as well as plan participants seeking benefits.
Alexander Rosenstein -- Alex has represented private and public companies and investors in private equity and venture capital financing transactions, stock offerings, debt financings, and mergers and acquisitions. Alex also has experience with a variety of entertainment law matters, including representation of writers, actors, directors, and producers in connection with film, television, and theatre projects.
Thomas Steichen – Tom’s work involves a variety of business matters, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, compliance with SEC requirements, corporate formation and governance, and assisting clients on various regulatory and compliance issues concerning federal and state investment adviser regulation and federal investment company regulation.
Teresa Thompson – Teresa has significant experience defending retaliation claims brought under the Minnesota Whistleblower’s Act, the workers’ compensation statute, and state and federal civil rights laws. She has litigated claims of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination (age, disability, gender, and race), defamation, and FLSA and FMLA violations. Teresa works affirmatively on behalf of businesses to enforce confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and other commercial contracts. In addition to her litigation practice, Teresa also counsels businesses on litigation prevention -- focusing on policy development, employee training, general human resource issues, and compliance with state and federal employment and labor laws.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 200-plus attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, London and Monterrey, Mexico. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, tax and energy. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.