Fredrikson & Byron Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022

110 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were named by Best Lawyers^® in its 2022 ranking reports. 84 Fredrikson attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America.^© Eight of these attorneys were also named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers named 26 Fredrikson attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch^© 2022, recognizing attorneys who have been in practice for five to nine years and have displayed outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Best Lawyers^® 2022 “Lawyer of the Year”

Des Moines, Iowa

• Bridget R. Penick – Employment Law - Management
• J. Marc Ward – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Philip S. Bubb – Litigation - Real Estate

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Christina K. Brusven - Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Gregory E. Karpenko – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• John H. Stout – Corporate Governance Law
• Robert C. Boisvert – Employment Law - Management
• Terrence J. Fleming – Litigation - Securities

The Best Lawyers in America^© 2022

Bismarck, North Dakota

• Lawrence Bender – Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law

Des Moines, Iowa

• Philip S. Bubb – Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate
• Bret A. Dublinske – Communications Law, Energy Regulatory Law
• R. Scott Johnson – Trademark Law
• Bridget R. Penick – Employment Law - Management, Immigration Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Emily S. Pontius – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• J. Marc Ward – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Fargo, North Dakota

• Kristy L. Albrecht – Employment Law - Management
• William L. Guy III – Trusts and Estates
• Michael S. Raum – Corporate Law, Tax Law
• F. John Williams III – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Todd E. Zimmerman – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Securities, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Aubrey J. Zuger – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Real Estate

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Lisa M. Agrimonti – Energy Regulatory Law
• James L. Baillie – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Brian T. Benkstein – Employment Law - Management
• Frank B. Bennett – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Jeffrey R. Benson – Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Boisvert – Employment Law - Management
• James C. Brand – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ryan C. Brauer – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• William J. Brody – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
• Christina K. Brusven – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Regulatory Law
• David P. Bunde – Commercial Litigation
• Joseph J. Cassioppi – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Bronwen L. Cound – Trusts and Estates
• Clinton E. Cutler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Joseph T. Dixon, III – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher J. Dolan – Real Estate Law
• James E. Dorsey – Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law
• John E. Drawz – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Judy S. Engel – Family Law
• John J. Erhart – Tax Law
• Grant D. Fairbairn – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Linda H. Fisher – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
• Terrence J. Fleming – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Securities
• Dulce J. Foster – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Lora Friedemann – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• David M. Glaser – Health Care Law
• David B. Gollin – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Kevin P. Goodno – Government Relations Practice
• Karen L. Grandstrand – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
• Mark W. Greiner – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Christopher B. Hunt – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Loan T. Huynh – Immigration Law
• Leigh-Erin Irons – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gregory E. Karpenko – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Sean P. Kearney – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• John M. Koneck – Litigation - Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law
• Mary M. Krakow – Employment Law - Management
• Kenneth S. Levinson – Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
• Debra J. Linder – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Patrick D.J. Mahlberg – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Energy Regulatory Law
• Jessica D. Manivasager – Tax Law
• David R. Marshall – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Brian S. McCool – Real Estate Law
• Sjur Midness – Banking and Finance Law
• Ryan G. Miest – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ryan T. Murphy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Sue Ann Nelson – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Kurt J. Niederluecke – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
• John G. Patterson – Litigation - Construction
• John C. Pickerill – Advertising Law
• Steven J. Quam – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Anne M. Radolinski – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mary S. Ranum – Real Estate Law
• Robert K. Ranum – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Lindsey A. Remakel – Environmental Law
• Simon C. Root – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Melodie R. Rose – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Howard A. Roston – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Karen Sandler Steinert – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Mark D. Savin – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Dale J. Schoonover – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Cameron R. Seybolt – Trusts and Estates
• Joseph M. Sokolowski – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John H. Stout – Corporate Governance Law
• Teresa M. Thompson – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Ann Dunn Wessberg – Trademark Law
• Robert B. Whitlock – Banking and Finance Law
• Thomas R. Wilhelmy – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Todd A. Wind – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust
• Daniel A. Yarano – Energy Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^© 2022

Des Moines, Iowa

• Zachary S. Pratt – Intellectual Property Law
• Kristy Dahl Rogers – Energy Law
• Kendra D. Simmons – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Brandon R. Underwood – Construction Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Jesse C. Beier – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• F. Charles Bennett – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Katherine A. Charipar – Trusts and Estates
• Daniel P. Deveny – Commercial Litigation
• Dominick J. Grande – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alethea M. Huyser – Commercial Litigation
• Caitlin B. Houlton Kuntz – Banking and Finance Law
• Lynn S. Linné – Tax Law
• Alissa N. Mitchell – Real Estate Law
• Bryan J. Morben – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Carl J. Numrich – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jennifer R. Pusch – Tax Law
• Gauri S. Samant – Tax Law
• Levi J. Smith – Banking and Finance Law
• Anupama D. Sreekanth – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew L. Stortz – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David M. Streier  – Energy Law
• Ashley R. Thronson – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Alyssa M. Troje – Real Estate Law
• Sarah E. Tucher – Commercial Litigation
• Amanda L. Welters – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ryan C. Young – Commercial Litigation

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