Date: March 4, 2008
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For Immediate Release
Fredrikson & Byron Attorney Christina Brusven Honored With the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s “Inspiring Efficiency Leadership Award”
Minneapolis, MN March 4, 2008 – – Fredrikson & Byron attorney Christina Brusven recently was awarded the Inspiring Efficiency Leadership Award by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, which she accepted at the MEEA’s annual Inspiring Efficiency Awards dinner in Chicago on Thursday, January 10. She was among a group of distinguished individuals who received the Award for their coalition effort to lead the development of the first and most comprehensive energy policy adoption in the Midwest, known as the Demand Efficiency Act. Other individuals receiving the award with Brusven were Senator D. Scott Dibble, Representative Jeremy Kalin, and Sheldon Strom from the Center for Energy and Environment. Brusven received the award due to her work prior to joining Fredrikson & Byron in the Energy Division at the Minnesota Department of Commerce as Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner.
Brusven is a member of Fredrikson & Byron’s Corporate and Energy Practice Groups, where she focuses on renewable energy and wind development matters. She advises developers on the acquisition, development, and financing of wind projects. Prior to joining the firm, Brusven worked in the Energy Division at the Minnesota Department of Commerce as Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner. In this role, she oversaw regulation of the energy Conservation Improvement Program (CIP), and Minnesota’s demand side management (DSM) program. Brusven was instrumental in drafting and negotiating portions of the Next Generation Energy Act of 2007, a bill signed by Governor Tim Pawlenty in May 2007. She also participated in strategic planning at the Department and advised the Deputy Commissioner on matters involving energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other regulatory matters. Through these experiences, Brusven has developed an excellent working knowledge of regulatory proceedings before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Brusven also worked at the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Research Assistant, covering topics that included utility regulation, construction law, insurance, banking, tort reform, unemployment, workers’ compensation, and economic development. She received her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 225-plus attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, London, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai. 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.