Awards & Rankings

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Tina Yin Sowatzke has been selected for membership in the 2022 Pathfinder program by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Ann M. Ladd, James H. Snelson, Kevin S. Spreng and Jeffrey J. Steinle have been named BTI Client Service All-Stars 2022.

Fredrikson & Byron earned 100 of 100 possible points on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s leading benchmarking tool and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Fredrikson shareholder Lousene M. Hoppe has been selected to the TCB 100 People to Know in 2022 list by Twin Cities Business.

Fredrikson & Byron Recognized with Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2021 Compass Award.

Fredrikson & Byron has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 40 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2022.

Fredrikson attorneys Terrence J. Fleming and Todd A. Wind were recognized for their accomplishments, hard work, ingenuity and outstanding work ethic and were included in Minnesota Lawyer’s POWER 30 in Business Litigation.

The North Dakota Petroleum Council recently elected Fredrikson shareholder Lawrence Bender to serve a two-year term as the new chair of its board of directors.

Pam Wandzel has been nominated as one of the honorees in The Citizens League’s #MNCivicLeader an annual social media campaign to identify everyday civic leaders who go above and beyond to make a difference in Minnesota.

Fredrikson shareholder and president John M. Koneck has been recognized as one of Minnesota’s most powerful business leaders in the 2021 edition of the Minnesota 500.

Fredrikson attorney Loan T. Huynh has been awarded the 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Award by Minnesota Lawyer magazine.

110 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were named by Best Lawyers in its 2022 ranking reports.

Fredrikson shareholders Ann Dunn Wessberg and Lora Friedemann were recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) in its 2021 Global Leaders list.

Fredrikson & Byron’s Trusts & Estates Group was ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Law in Minnesota and North Dakota in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2021 edition.

Super Lawyers recognized 28 Fredrikson attorneys as 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 16 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Grant D. Fairbairn, Lora Friedemann, Thomas R. Hipkins, Ann M. Ladd, Kurt J. Niederluecke, Charles D. Segelbaum and David C. West are featured in the 2021 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.

Four Fredrikson attorneys were featured in Minnesota Lawyer's POWER 30 in Construction and Real Estate Law.