Minnesota Lawyer

As senior vice president and chief legal counsel at Fairview Health Services, Trudi Trysla has helped the organization navigate through many issues related to legal and ethical adherence to federal and state law.

When Dan West drives around the Twin Cities, he’s in a unique position as an attorney, because he can point to the buildings he’s worked on.

Although some areas of the law can be adversarial, being an in-house counsel lends itself to collaboration with those who hold the same role at other companies.

In 2019, Chief Judge John Tunheim issued a decision in Portz et. al. v. St. Cloud State University et. al. that found the university was in violation of the law.

In 2019, Clark Opdahl of Henson Efron navigated through one of those rare deals when he represented Space Center Inc. and sister company Logistxs in what turned out to be the third-largest sale of an industrial real estate portfolio in the county.

For Fredrikson & Byron partner Nicole Moen, 2019 stood out for the conclusion of a highly complex piece of litiga­tion.

Considering she’s a solo practitioner with just one dedicated paralegal, Paula Jossart has had an impressive year.

Cornell Moore has worked tirelessly for decades to develop a pipeline of diverse talent from institutions like Howard University and others.

Inti Martínez-Alemán immediately recognized a considerable, unmet need for legal services for the state’s Hispanic population.

Cam Hoang’s commitment to diversity and inclusion extends well beyond her responsibilities as partner at Dorsey & Whitney.