Date: July 26, 2012
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone:
(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Fredrikson & Byron Selected for its
Seventh Best Places to Work Award
Minneapolis, MN July 26, 2012 – – Fredrikson & Byron was named one of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s Best Places to Work for 2012. Fredrikson is a seven-time Best Places to Work honoree. The award is based on the results of an anonymous online survey that Quantum Market Research and the Business Journal conducted of employees from nearly 220 companies. Question categories included work environment, work-life balance, job satisfaction, advancement opportunities, management, and compensation and benefits. The 2012 Best Places to Work list is made up of 55 distinguished companies.
“We strive to provide a positive work environment that promotes shared respect, warm camaraderie, and genuine support for each other,” said Tammy Warren, the firm’s director of human resources.
Firm president John Koneck said, “Our culture of teamwork, respect, and support at all levels puts us in a position to continue to earn this recognition. We value all of our employees and are committed to making Fredrikson a great place to work.”
Fredrikson & Byron will be recognized with other Best Places to Work award winners at a luncheon on Thursday, August 23, at the Minneapolis Hilton.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 260 attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck and Fargo, N.D.; Des Moines, Iowa; Monterrey, Mexico; and Shanghai. With a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet,” Fredrikson & Byron brings business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking when working 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 and acquisitions, real estate, securities and tax. Fredrikson & Byron serves a broad range of clients including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies and family businesses. The firm’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law and immigration matters. Fredrikson & Byron is the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information is available at www.fredlaw.com.