Faegre & Benson

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Faegre & Benson LLP
firm_
headquarters = Minneapolis, MN
num_offices = 7
num_attorneys = 500
practice_areas = Trial, Corporate, Banking & Commercial, Benefits & Compensation, Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy, Health, Indian & Gaming, Labor & Employment, Patent, Public Finance, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts & Estates, Trademark
revenue = ) [http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1145803851957 Am Law 100] ]
date_founded = 1886
founder = Cobb & Wheelwright
company_type = Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.faegre.com www.faegre.com]

Faegre & Benson (or "Faegre") is the largest law firm in Minnesota and one of the largest in the United States region. [ [http://www.faegre.com/about.aspx?Show=6662] The firm employs more than 525 lawyers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Faegre was established in Minneapolis in 1886 as Cobb & Wheelwright. As a full service law firm, Faegre provides legal counseling and litigation to a wide range of practice areas. Faegre provides legal assistance primarily to large multi-national companies, but is also a member of two consortia of law firms that provide access to a national and worldwide network of commercial lawyers: The United States Law Firm Group and The World Law Group. Faegre was recently ranked among the leading U.S. law firms in serving the needs of multinational clients. [ [http://www.faegre.com/about.aspx?Show=6662]

Practice areas

The firm specializes in the following areas of law: [ [http://www.faegre.com/services.aspx] ]
*Alternative dispute resolution
*Antitrust
*Appellate litigation and legal issues
*Banking and institutional investing
*Communications
*Complex mass torts and insurance litigation
*Consumer financial services enforcement and litigation
*Corporate
*Corporation compliance programs
*Corporate finance
*Corporate governance
*Corporate restructuring
*Derivative financial products, commodities and futures
*Employee benefits and executive compensation
*Energy project finance and development
*Energy regulatory
*Environmental
*Environmental (international)
*Environmental litigation
*Europe
*European Union/International Competition
*Financial institutions
*Financial services
*Gaming
*Government contract disputes
*Government enforcement litigation
*Health care
*Health care enforcement and litigation
*Health care fraud and abuse
*India
*Information technology and e-commerce
*Insurance
*Intellectual property and technology
*International arbitration
*International law and policy
*International tax
*International trade
*Investment management
*Labor and employment law
*Lease financing
*Life sciences
*Litigation
*Mergers and acquisitions
*Outsourcing
*Patent and technology litigation and counseling
*Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device licensing
*Political law
*Private equity
*Private investment funds
*Pro bono
*Public policy
*Real estate
*Real estate investment trusts
*Russia and CIS
*Securities enforcement and compliance
*Sports
*Structured finance
*Tax
*Tax controversy and litigation
*Trademark, copyright, and advertising litigation and counseling
*Trusts and estates
*UCC and secured transactions
*Utilities mergers and acquisitions
*White collar crime

ize

Faegre has more than 525 lawyers in six offices worldwide.

Faegre has offices in:

USA

*Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Denver, Colorado
*Boulder, Colorado
*Des Moines, Iowa

Europe

*London, England
*Frankfurt, Germany

Asia

*Shanghai, China

Firm Recognition

*Ranked by Corporate Board Member Magazine (2007) as the #2 corporate law firm in Minneapolis [http://www.fredlaw.com/careers/recruiting/TopFive.pdf] and #5 in Denver [ [http://www.boardmember.com/issues/archive.pl?article_id=12788] ] .
*Ranked among the top law firms in Minnesota, Colorado and the United Kingdom by Chambers and Partners. The firm's Minnesota office ranked in the first tier in the Corporate, Litigation and Real Estate categories. The Colorado offices ranked in the first tier in the Construction, Intellectual Property and Environment categories; ranked in the second tier in the Labor & Employment category; and ranked in the third tier in the Litigation and Real Estate categories. The Iowa office ranked in the fourth tier for General Commercial Litigation. [ [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/rankings36.aspx?fid=3587&solbar=1 Chambers USA Guide Rankings] ] The firm's UK office was one of the top corporate practices in AIM and Mid-Market Corporate Finance work in the UK. [ [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/rankings36.aspx?fid=195&solbar=1 Chambers UK Guide Rankings] ]

(The following information is from Faegre's website [ [http://www.faegre.com/firm_about_rec.aspx Faegre & Benson LLP: Firm Recognition ] ] )
*Seventy-five attorneys from Faegre & Benson are listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2007).
*Ranked by the Legal 500 directory (United Kingdom) among the top corporate and M&A practices in London (2005 - 2006).
*Ranked by the Legal 500 directory among the top U.S. law firms for pharmaceutical and medical device product liability and mass tort defense (2007).
*Recognized as a Bet-the-Company Firm by Fortune 1000 corporate counsel surveyed by The BTI Consulting Group (2007).
*Ranked by Law360 as one of the top 10 U.S. law firms for product-liability defense litigation (2007).
*Recognized as a Go-To Law Firm for corporate transactions, labor and employment, intellectual property and litigation by Fortune 500 general counsels survey by Corporate Counsel magazine (2006).
*Listed as preferred counsel by Fortune 250 general counsels surveyed by Corporate Counsel magazine (2003 - 2006).
*Three attorneys from Faegre & Benson's London office are listed in Legalease's Legal Experts 2007.
*Ranked among the top law firms in the nation for client service by The BTI Consulting Group (2002 - 2006).
*One of the top 5 "best privacy consultancies" internationally in a survey published by ComputerWorld magazine (2006).
*Ranked #4 among U.S. law firms for overall technology in a survey of associates by The American Lawyer magazine (2006).
*Ranked as a top 100 law firm for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2005 - 2007).
*Ranked 8th among U.S. law firms for diversity with respect to women by the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (2006)
*Awarded a perfect score of 100% by the Human Rights Campaign in its Corporate Equality Index, which measures how U.S. companies treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and clients (2004 - 2006).
*Awarded the Outstanding Corporate Commitment Award for 2006 by the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.
*Ranked among the top 10 law firms in the U.S. for associate satisfaction by The American Lawyer magazine (2006).
*Named one of the Best Places to Work by the Human Rights Campaign (2007).
*Recognized by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) for our commitment to hiring, retention and promotion of women and minorities and awarded the Thomas L. Sager Award for the Midwest Region (2004).
*Recipient of the Hennepin County Bar Association Diversity Award (2006).
*Recipient of the Humane Society of the United States Animal Protection Litigation Award for pro bono work on behalf of endangered species (2006).
*Recipient of the Minnesota Judicial Council Award for pro bono service to children and juvenile court Guardians ad Litem (2006).
*Recipient of the Rocky Mountain Survivor's Center Voice for the Voiceless Recognition Award for pro bono representation of asylum seekers (2006).
*Recipient of the Celebration of Achievement Recognition Award for pro bono work for the Family Tree Foundation (2006).
*Finished 1st Place in the Denver Bar Association Roll Out the Barrels Food Drive (firm size 151 +) (2006).
*Recognized by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal in its annual Corporate Philanthropy report (2006).
*Recipient of the Children's Law Center of Minnesota Distinguished Service Award for pro bono work on behalf of children (2005).
*Recipient of the Quality of Life Award from the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce (2005).

References

External links

* [http://www.faegre.com/ Faegre & Benson LLP: The Law Firm]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/firmprofile.aspx?fid=3587 Chambers Profile]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/086.html LawPeriscope Profile]