Date: August 15, 2011
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone: (612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com

For Immediate Release

Fredrikson & Byron Attorneys Recognized
as Minnesota Rising Stars

Minneapolis, MN August 15, 2011 – – Fredrikson & Byron is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys were named ‘Rising Stars 2011’ by Minnesota Super Lawyers, an achievement received by no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Minnesota each year. Rising Stars are nominated by their peers and must be 40 years of age or younger or have practiced law for 10 or fewer years. An attorney-led research team reviews the credentials of potential candidates and assigns points based on a set of defined evaluation criteria.

The Fredrikson & Byron Rising Stars are:

Ingrid N. Culp – Employment & Labor
Jamal S. Faleel – Business Litigation
Erik E. Malinowski – Securities & Corporate Finance
Brian S. McCool – Real Estate
Nicole M. Moen – General Litigation
Ryan T. Murphy – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Dana M. Neu – Estate Planning & Probate
Matthew J. Schneider – Real Estate
Cameron R. Seybolt – Estate Planning & Probate
Mark W. Vyvyan – General Litigation

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 advertising, banking, corporate, corporate governance, employment and labor, energy and renewable energy, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, life sciences, litigation, mergers & acquisitions, 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.