Date: January 12, 2011
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone:
(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Fredrikson & Byron Attorney Thomas A. Judd Elected
to The Arc’s National Board of Directors
Minneapolis, MN January 12, 2011 – – Thomas A. Judd, an officer in Fredrikson & Byron’s Corporate and Business Law Groups, has been elected to the National Board of Directors for the Arc of the U.S. This distinguished group includes activists in the intellectual and development disability movement and leaders from a wide range of professions. Judd has been actively involved with Arc for over 15 years and most recently served as chairman of the Board of Directors for Arc Greater Twin Cities.
Judd practices in the area of corporate and business law and counsels clients in matters ranging from the formation of business entities including commercial transactions, acquisitions and mergers, corporate governance, strategic planning, and succession planning and implementation. Judd has extensive experience with a wide range of business entities from start-up companies to larger established corporations, including the formation, organization, capitalization and governance of corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. His former experience as inside corporate counsel and as a business executive provides him with a unique perspective regarding the legal services clients expect.
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, throughout their lifetimes and is one of the ten largest non-profit organizations in the country. It provides an array of services and support for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 730 state and local chapters across the nation. Along with this network, as well as our individual members, we support their full inclusion and participation in their communities and influence public policy. For more information visit www.thearc.org.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 240 attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. We’ve built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, energy, renewable energy, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax. 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.