Awards & Rankings

Fredrikson attorney Manda M. Sertich received the Attorney General’s David Margolis Award for Exceptional Service from U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the 70th Annual Attorney General’s Awards held in Washington, D.C.

Fredrikson attorneys Frank Bennett, Ryan Brauer, Christopher Dolan and Sean Kearney have been selected by Minnesota Lawyer as POWER 30 Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) attorneys in 2024. Honorees demonstrate tangible results in M&A law for business owners across the state.

Patrick J. Kelly has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Mexico™ for International Trade and Finance.

Fredrikson senior government relations specialist Andy G. Pomroy has been inducted into the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) Justice Matters Alliance.

Fredrikson earned 100 of 100 possible points on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, achieving the designation as an “Equality 100 Award: Leaders in LGBTQ+ inclusion” recipient.

Fredrikson has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan Best Law Firms® in 41 practice areas in 2024.

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has named Fredrikson as a 2023 Keystone Honored Company, an annual award recognizing businesses that have made extraordinary contributions within their community.

Fredrikson attorneys Joseph Dixon 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 in 2023.

Fredrikson is proud to announce it has again achieved Mansfield Certification for large law firms in 2023.

Fredrikson president Melodie R. Rose has been named a 2023 Notable Woman in Law by Twin Cities Business.

Fredrikson attorney Gregory E. Karpenko has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

For the tenth consecutive year, Fredrikson has received national recognition for its status as one of the best U.S. law firms for female attorneys, according to a recently published Law360 survey.  

Fredrikson shareholder Masha M. Yevzelman has been selected as an honoree for the Minnesota Lawyer Top Women in Law awards.

Fredrikson senior associate Roxanne N. Thorelli has been awarded the 2022-2023 Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year Award by the Minnesota State Bar Association.

One hundred and thirty Fredrikson attorneys were named by Best Lawyers® in its 2024 ranking reports. Eighty-eight Fredrikson attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© and 42 Fredrikson attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch© 2024. Six of these attorneys were also named a “Lawyer of the Year.” 

Fredrikson attorneys Grant D. Fairbairn, Thomas R. Hipkins, Ann M. Ladd, Paul J. LaVanway, Kurt J. Niederluecke, Charles D. Segelbaum and David C. West are featured in the 2023 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.

Fredrikson senior associate Natasha Townes Robinson has been awarded the 2023 National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.

Fredrikson litigation attorney Natasha Townes Robinson has been named a 2023 Up & Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer.

Fredrikson’s Trusts & Estates Group was ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Law in Minnesota and North Dakota in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023 edition.

Super Lawyers recognized 25 Fredrikson attorneys as 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 17 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.