Law Firms - Top 25
Ranked by licensed attorneys in Minnesota | List information taken from the 2013 Business Information Guide
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Abbreviations: NP--Not provided, M&A--Mergers and acquisitions, L&E--Labor and employment, Admin--Administrator
1 | 
| Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
90 S 7th St., Ste. 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-766-7000 • faegrebd.com
| 1886
| 294
| 149
26
119
| 719
1,657
| Patrick
Lutter
| Andrew Humphrey
| Minneapolis; Chicago; Des Moines, Iowa; Denver and Boulder, Colorado; Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and South Bend, Indiana; London; Shanghai and Beijing, China; Washington, D.C.
| Corporate, employment, finance and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation and advocacy, real estate and environmental
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2 | | Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
50 S 6th St., Ste.1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-340-2600 • dorsey.com
| 1912
| 244
| 117
35
92
| 605
1,210
| Patrick
Lutter
| Ken Cutler
| Anchorage, Alaska; Costa Mesa, California; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Fargo, North Dakota; Hong Kong; London, United Kingdom; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Missoula, Montana; New York, New York; Palo Alto, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; Toronto, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia; Washington D.C.; Wilmington, Delaware.
| • Corporate
• Capital Markets
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Public Companies and Securities Law
• Technology Commerce
• Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
• Trial
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Healthcare Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Products Liability Litigation
• Securities and Financial Services Litigation
• White Collar Litigation
• Benefits and Compensation
• Finance & Restructuring
• Healthcare Transactions and Regulations
• Labor & Employment
• Patent
• Public Finance
• Real Estate
• Regulatory Affairs
• Tax, Trusts & Estates
• Trademark
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3 | | Fredrikson & Byron, PA
200 S 6th St., Ste. 4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-492-7000 • fredlaw.com
| 1948
| 230
| 140
15
57
| 453
510
| John
Schenk
| John Koneck
| Minneapolis; West Des Moines, Iowa; Bismarck, North Dakota; Fargo, North Dakota; Monterrey, Mexico; Shanghai, China
| Advertising, marketing, and trademark law; antitrust and trade regulation; banking; corporate; corporate governance; L&E; energy; renewable energy; government relations; health care; immigration; intellectual property; international; life sciences; litigation; M&A; oil & gas; public companies; real estate; securities; tax; trusts and estates; white-collar and regulatory defense
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4 | | Leonard, Street and Deinard
150 S 5th St., Ste. 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-335-1500 • leonard.com
| 1922
| 193
| 118
23
43
| 400
415
| Steven
Brandl
| Lowell Stortz
| Minneapolis; Mankato; St. Cloud; Bismarck, North Dakota; Washington, D.C.
| Bankruptcy, business and commercial litigation, class action, construction, corporate, employment, energy, estate planning, financial services, health law, labor, real estate
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5 | | Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
80 S 8th St., Ste. 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-977-8400 • briggs.com
| 1882
| 176
| 103
29
43
| 342
342
| None
| Alan Maclin
| Minneapolis, St. Paul
| Business litigation, banking and finance, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, corporate law, energy, food industry, insurance law, intellectual property, L&E, M&A, medical technology, appellate, public finance, real estate, securities, telecommunications, transportation, trusts and estates
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6 | | Lindquist & Vennum, LLP
80 S 8th St., Ste. 4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-371-3211 • lindquist.com
| 1968
| 159
| 117
14
28
| 300
340
| Jill
Lamere
| Dennis O'Malley
| Minneapolis, Denver, Sioux Falls
| M&A, private equity, corporate finance, real estate, trusts and estates, employee benefits, financial institutions, life sciences and health, agribusiness, intellectual property, litigation relating to contracts, antitrust, employment, product liability, insurance recovery, intellectual property, real estate, securities
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6 | | Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
800 LaSalle Ave., Ste. 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-349-8500 • rkmc.com
| 1938
| 159
| 61
14
80
| 446
628
| Patrick
Mandile
| Steven Schumeister
| Atlanta; Boston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York City; Naples, Florida
| Intellectual property litigation, financial litigation, business litigation, insurance litigation, antitrust litigation, medical malpractice, mass tort, government and internal investigations
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8 | | Gray Plant Mooty
80 S 8th St., Ste. 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-632-3000 • gpmlaw.com
| 1866
| 152
| 106
19
27
| 307
328
| Karen
Reynolds
| David Bahls
Bruce Mooty
| Minneapolis; St. Cloud; Washington, D.C.
| Corporate, employee benefits and executive compensation, L&E, family law, financial services, franchise and distribution, health law, higher education, intellectual property, litigation, nonprofits, real estate, trusts, estate and charitable planning
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9 | | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
225 S 6th St., Ste. 3500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-604-6400 • winthrop.com
| 1979
| 102
| 70
0
32
| 206
206
| Robert
Olek
| Scott Dongoske
| Minneapolis; St. Paul
| Business and Commercial Litigation; Corporate and Transactions; Banking and Finance; Employment; Health Law; Legislative and Regulatory; Intellectual Property, Patent and Technology Law; Real Estate, Affordable Housing, New Markets Tax Credits; Tax, Trusts and Estates
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10 | 
| Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
222 S 9th St., Ste. 2000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-607-7000 • oppenheimer.com
| 1886
| 94
| 61
5
28
| 188
188
| Barbara
Clark
| Brad Keil
| Minneapolis
| Business litigation, M&A, securities, corporate finance, real estate finance, financial services
|
11 | | Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP
90 S 7th St., Ste. 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-672-8200 • maslon.com
| 1956
| 84
| 28
5
21
| 91
91
| Mary Jo
Welter
| Douglas Holod
| Minneapolis
| Business and securities, commercial litigation, financial services, L&E, real estate, estate planning, intellectual property
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12 | | Meagher & Geer, PLLP
33 S 6th St., Ste. 4400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-338-0661 • meagher.com
| 1929
| 73
| 43
2
28
| 135
150
| Patrick
Lutter
| Gregory Stephens
| Minneapolis; Scottsdale, Arizona
| Civil/commercial litigation defense with emphasis on insurance coverage, professional and products liability, employment practices, catastrophic loss, complex mass tort, construction, securites & financial services and real estate; representation in corporate law, probate, wills, estates and trusts, and intellectual property
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13 | | Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
7900 Xerxes Ave. S, Ste. 1500
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-835-3800 • larkinhoffman.com
| 1958
| 70
| 45
10
15
| 153
153
| Richard
Knutson
| William Griffith
Peter Coyle
| Minneapolis
| Franchise and distribution; health law; government relations; real estate, land use, and resources; business litigation; intellectual property; employment law; corporate and business; individual legal services (family law and trust and estates); non-profit
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14 | | Moss & Barnett, PA
90 S 7th St., Ste. 4800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-877-5000 • moss-barnett.com
| 1896
| 67
| 50
2
15
| 164
164
| Kevin
Busch
| Thomas Shroyer
| Minneapolis
| Accountant law; banking & commercial transactions; business law; communications; creditors remedies and bankruptcy; employment law; family law; intellectual property; litigation; M&A & corporate finance; real estate; regulated industries; technology; wealth preservation & estate planning
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15 | | Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt
220 S 6th St., Ste. 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-373-8478 • felhaber.com
| 1943
| 60
| 39
2
21
| 120
120
| Nancy
VanderVort
| Christopher Hayhoe
| Minneapolis, St. Paul
| Business, health law, workers' compensation, L&E, employee benefits, estate planning, litigation, real estate, energy, immigration
|
16 | | Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, PA
121 S 8th St., Ste. 1600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-373-6900 • slwip.com
| 1993
| 53
| 14
0
39
| 134
178
| Vicky
Vicky
Hawes
Hawes
| Steven Lundberg
Steve Lundberg
| Minneapolis; San Jose, California; Austin, Texas
| Computer and software, chemical, biotech, green technology, mechanical, electrical, life sciences, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, medical device, technology, and materials science sectors and issues; trademarks; copyrights
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16 | | Wagner, Falconer & Judd, Ltd.
80 S 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-339-1421 • wfjlawfirm.com
| 1932
| 53
| 7
1
23
| 53
60
| Maya
Fischer
| Michael DuPont
| Minneapolis; Brookfield, Wisconsin
| Commercial collections, construction, business
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18 | | Bassford Remele, PA
33 S 6th St., Ste. 3800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-333-3000 • bassford.com
| 1882
| 52
| 35
1
16
| 95
95
| Laurie
Pearcy
| Mark Whitmore
| Minneapolis
| Commercial litigation, construction, employment, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, health care, insurance coverage, intellectual property litigation, medical device and pharmaceutical litigation, personal injury, product liability, professional liability
|
19 | | Best & Flanagan, LLP
225 S 6th St., Ste. 4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-339-7121 • bestlaw.com
| 1926
| 50
| 35
7
9
| 106
106
| Vicki
Nagel
| Robert Maher
| Minneapolis
| Business law; securities; finance; intellectual property; employment and employee benefits; business foundations and dispositions; M&A; bank and bond financing; private and public stock offerings; real estate; troubled financial transactions, remedies, and restructure; public finance; litigation and dispute resolution; government relations; private wealth planning; insurance; renewable energy
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19 | | Merchant & Gould, PC
80 S 8th St., Ste. 3200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-332-5300 • merchantgould.com
| 1900
| 50
| 31
4
14
| 138
227
| Patrick
Lutter
| Brian Batzli
| Minneapolis; Seattle; Atlanta; Denver; Washington, D.C.; Knoxville, Tennessee; Madison, Wisconsin; New York City
| Intellectual property
|
19 | | Messerli & Kramer, PA
100 S 5th St., Ste. 1400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-672-3600 • messerlikramer.com
| 1965
| 50
| 23
6
21
| 230
230
| Susan
Cyronek
| John Lang
| Minneapolis, Plymouth, St. Paul, Milwaukee
| Business, banking, real estate, credit and collections, government relations, business litigation, family law
|
22 | | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP
100 Washington Ave. S, Ste. 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-339-6900 • locklaw.com
| 1978
| 47
| 17
3
8
| 86
92
| None
| Harry Gallaher
| Minneapolis; Washington, D.C.
| Government relations and litigation, including antitrust, business, campaign finance and election law, employment, environmental, health care, intellectual property, products liability, real estate, securities, utilities, and technology law
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23 | | Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, PA
81 S 9th St., Ste. 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-339-3500 • arthurchapman.com
| 1974
| 45
| 22
2
22
| 98
100
| Roberta
Mathisen
| Paul Rocheford
| Minneapolis, Minnesota and Hudson, Wisconsin
| Appellate litigation, arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution, business disputes, commercial litigation and transportation, construction law, employment law, fire litigation, fraud, general liability, insurance coverage, intellectual property, liquor liability, Medicare set-aside, motor vehicle, products liability, workers' compensation, subrogation, products liability, commercial transportation, professional liability, medical malpractice.
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23 | | Bowman and Brooke, LLP
150 S 5th St., Ste. 3000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-339-8682 • bowmanandbrooke.com
| 1985
| 45
| 24
6
14
| 131
476
| None
| Kim Schmid
| Minneapolis; Phoenix; Detroit; San Jose, California; Los Angeles; Richmond, Virginia; Columbia, South Carolina; Dallas and Austin, Texas
| Product liability defense, health care litigation, construction litigation, commercial litigation, class action, toxic torts, business and financial litigation
|
23 | | Nilan Johnson Lewis, PA
120 S 6th St., Ste. 400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-305-7500 • nilanjohnson.com
| 1996
| 45
| 29
1
11
| 89
89
| Kim
Ess
| Matthew Damon
| Minneapolis
| Product liability and mass tort, business transactions, health care, L&E, commercial litigation
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