Awards & Rankings

As the college’s highest honor, the AAA is conferred upon alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers and service to others.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholder Lora Friedemann has been recognized as one of Minnesota’s most powerful business leaders in the 2020 edition of the Minnesota 500.

Fredrikson & Byron has achieved Mansfield Certification and Certification Plus status from Diversity Lab for demonstrating a commitment to boosting representation of diverse lawyers in law firm leadership.

106 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were named by Best Lawyers® in its 2021 ranking reports. 88 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America.^© 12 of these Fredrikson attorneys were also named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers.

Fredrikson & Byron has been named law firm category winner of the Best of Business 2020 Readers’ Choice Award by Twin Cities Business (TCB).

Super Lawyers named eight Fredrikson & Byron attorneys to the list of Great Plains Super Lawyers and included four Fredrikson attorneys on the list of Great Plains Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers recognized 29 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 19 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Gail F. Brandt and Sandra Smalley-Fleming were recognized for their outstanding pro bono volunteer service performed in Special Juvenile Immigration Status cases for young women.

Fredrikson & Byron ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Law in Minnesota and North Dakota in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2020.

Grant D. Fairbairn, Lora Friedemann, Thomas R. Hipkins, Ann M. Ladd, Kurt J. Niederluecke, Charles D. Segelbaum and David C. West were featured in the 2020 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.