Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual legal guide identifying the top attorneys and law firms in the United States, ranked 16 practice areas and 32 individual attorneys from Fredrikson in its 2026 edition, released today.
During the Chambers USA interviews, clients recognized Fredrikson as a strategic and responsive partner that combines exceptional legal expertise with strong business acumen and practical problem-solving. “They go above and beyond to get to know us, building a strong relationship to help form the foundation of our success,” one client shared. Another stated, “They're responsive, efficient and expert in what they do,” and “They do not let small issues bog-down negations and they always come up with solutions to quickly and efficiently solve problems.” One client summarized, “Fredrikson & Byron is a very reputable firm.”
Chambers ranked Fredrikson in the following practice areas:
Iowa
- Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 3)
- Energy & Natural Resources (Firm Band 1)
- Labor & Employment (Firm Band 1)
- Real Estate (Firm Band 2)
Minnesota
- Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 1)
- Energy & Natural Resources (Firm Band 1)
- Healthcare (Firm Band 1)
- Immigration (Firm Band 1)
- Intellectual Property (Firm Band 3)
- Labor & Employment (Firm Band 2)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Firm Band 2)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Firm Band 2)
- Real Estate (Firm Band 2)
North Dakota
- Corporate/Commercial (Firm Band 1)
- Labor & Employment Firm Band 1)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Firm Band 1)
Chambers ranked the following Fredrikson attorneys:
Iowa
- Krystle L. Campa (Energy & Natural Resources, Real Estate)
- Bret A. Dublinske (Energy & Natural Resources)
- Ryan Haaland (Real Estate)
- Bridget R. Penick (Labor & Employment)
- Emily S. Pontius (Labor & Employment)
- J. Marc Ward (Corporate/M&A)
Minnesota
- Marguerite J. Ahmann (Healthcare)
- Ryan C. Brauer (Corporate/M&A)
- Frank B. Bennett (Corporate/M&A)
- Christina K. Brusven (Energy & Natural Resources)
- Joseph T. Dixon, III (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
- Christopher J. Dolan (Real Estate)
- Katherine J. Douglas (Healthcare)
- Terrence J. Fleming (Litigation: General Commercial)
- David M. Glaser (Healthcare)
- Loan T. Huynh (Immigration)
- Leigh-Erin Irons (Corporate/M&A)
- Sean P. Kearney (Corporate/M&A)
- John M. Koneck (Real Estate) Senior Statespeople
- Brian S. McCool (Real Estate)
- Ryan G. Miest (Corporate/M&A)
- Anne M. Radolinski (Labor & Employment)
- Teresa M. Thompson (Labor & Employment)
- Daniel A. Yarano (Energy & Natural Resources)
- Todd A. Wind (Litigation: General Commercial)
North Dakota
- Beverley L. Adams (Labor & Employment)
- Kristy L. Albrecht (Labor & Employment)
- Lawrence Bender (Litigation: Energy & Natural Resources)
- Benjamin J. Hasbrouck (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Michael S. Raum (Corporate/Commercial)
- Todd E. Zimmerman (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Aubrey J. Zuger (Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial)
Individual lawyers are ranked in their practice area based on their legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness and client service. Law firm departments are ranked on their technical legal ability, client service, depth of team, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence and value for money. These factors and considerations are judged by interviews with those active in the market, mainly clients and other lawyers with whom they work, and by assessing recent work done. The rankings for law firms and individual attorneys are in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best.
Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet,” our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s 400+ attorneys serve clients from offices in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Mexico and China. Learn more at fredlaw.com or LinkedIn.