Updates & Events

It is unclear when the regulation will be published or what, if any, changes have been made since the proposed rule was released in January 2017.

The “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019” , a bill that would eliminate the 7 percent per-country cap (numerical limitation) on employment-based immigrants, among other things, was blocked in the Senate by Rand Paul.

Super Lawyers named five Fredrikson & Byron attorneys to the list of 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers and included five Fredrikson attorneys on the list of 2019 Great Plains Rising Stars.

Effective August 1, 2019, a new law requires vendors to check the exclusion list “on a monthly basis and document the date and time the exclusion list was checked and the name and title of person who checked the exclusion list.”

Super Lawyers recognized 34 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 22 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel to Crate and Barrel, industry-leading home furnishings specialty retailer in its acquisition of Hudson Grace, San Francisco-based boutique home decor, entertaining and gift brand.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholder Loan T. Huynh was named to the Lawyers of Color Inaugural Nation’s Best List, recognizing her tenure in the legal profession and commitment to diversity and inclusion as a minority attorney.

In any given year, the vast majority of companies receive overwhelming shareholder support for their say-on-pay proposals; however, most companies should expect to receive an “against” vote recommendation from a proxy advisory firm at least once.

A recent publication by ISS Analytics examines the characteristics of directors who were newly-appointed at Russell 3000 companies and notes five major trends in new director appointments for 2019.

A recent publication by Spencer Stuart offers advice to boards seeking to expand their pool of director candidates and identify potential new, first-time directors and assess their suitability for the role.