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The Fredrikson & Byron Foundation funded and launched the Small Business Recovery Microgrant Program with administrative support from NDC. The program provides financial support to small businesses impacted by damage sustained from civil unrest that followed George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last year.

“These firms prove client service savvy still sits at the epicenter of client relationships — no matter how big or small the firm,” BTI Consulting Group states.

Attorney Alethea M. Huyser has been elected to serve as Secretary Treasurer of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section for the 2021-2022 bar year.

Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel to Icario in its sale to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and in its acquisition of ChipRewards.

The USPTO has named intellectual property attorney Malissa C. Eng and Fredrikson & Byron as recipients of the 2020 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholder Lousene M. Hoppe has started her tenure as president of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association Board of Directors. Hoppe will serve a two-year term ending in June 2023.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholder Bridget R. Penick has been invited to fellowship in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, a private association of preeminent trial lawyers.

The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 74 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as North Star Lawyers for providing more than 50 hours of pro bono service in 2020.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked 10 practice areas and 25 individual attorneys from Fredrikson & Byron in its 2021 edition.

Attorney Devan C. Rittler-Patton has joined Fredrikson & Byron’s Des Moines office as an associate in the Employment & Labor and Litigation Groups.