Updates & Events

Fredrikson & Byron has been named a finalist in the law firm category of the 2022 Best of Business Awards by Twin Cities Business (TCB).

114 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were named by Best Lawyers^® in its 2023 ranking reports. 84 Fredrikson attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America.^© Eight of these attorneys were also named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers named 30 Fredrikson attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch^© 2023, recognizing attorneys who have been in practice for five to nine years and have displayed outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Bridget R. Penick has been appointed to serve on the Iowa State Bar Association’s Ways and Means Committee for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

Attorney Elizabeth N. Thomson has joined Fredrikson & Byron as an associate in the Litigation Group.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through October 23, 2022.

USCIS reminded employers that DHS ended the temporary flexibility related to accepting expired List B documents for Form I-9 employment eligibility verification purposes.

USCIS is implementing the second phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications.

USCIS has published new guidance on Form I-9 related to employees with E and L nonimmigrant status in its Handbook for Employers.

USCIS will no longer accept a single, combined fee payment when an applicant or petitioner files EB-5 immigrant investor applications or petitions with related forms.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced several measures to provide relief to Syrians in the United States.