2024 Best of Business: Legal Services
Business litigation law firm
Gold | Hellmuth & Johnson
In its 30 years of operation, Hellmuth & Johnson has grown into a top 15 law firm (by size) in Minnesota, with more than 25 practice areas. Its founders envisioned uniting a wealth of expertise under one roof—attorneys who could efficiently and effectively tackle clients’ complex legal issues. Edina-based Hellmuth & Johnson goes deep in business litigation, business and corporate law, banking and finance, and many other specialties, serving clients from four Minnesota locations. More than half of its 70 attorneys have been named to Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists, and it has been consistently ranked as a Best Lawyers Best Law Firm.
Silver | Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala P.A.
Bronze | Winthrop & Weinstine
Merger & acquisition law firm
Gold | Winthrop & Weinstine
It’s a deeply rooted tenet of Winthrop & Weinstine to disrupt convention and share fresh perspective with clients. Operating since 1979, the Minneapolis firm has grown to 175 attorneys who bring a depth of expertise in both practice areas and in industries, helping fuel innovative solutions to complex legal challenges. Winthrop’s 30-strong mergers and acquisitions team seeks to provide creative, collaborative, and multidisciplinary service to guide clients during acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, and more. They call on their legal expertise and business experience to advise clients during such transitions, layering in other Winthrop practices as business succession planning, finance, and tax incentive work.
Silver | Ballard Spahr
Bronze | Hellmuth & Johnson
Real estate & construction law firm
Gold | Winthrop & Weinstine
When it comes to real estate and construction law, Winthrop & Weinstine puts its money where its mouth is. The firm recently moved into a newly designed, 107,000-square-foot workplace after an expansion and remodel. Aiming to help reinvigorate downtown Minneapolis and promote in-person collaboration, the firm will continue serving its real estate and construction clients in style. Winthrop represents a varied array of clients, both local and national, including lenders, equity investors, developers, and homeowners’ associations. The firm focuses on providing legal services from start to finish and everything in between, including land acquisition, financing, and litigation resolution.
Silver | Hellmuth & Johnson
Bronze | Bassford Remele
