Minnesota Lawyer

Lisa Ashley handles more national projects in her commercial real estate practice at Ballard Spahr since the Philadelphia-based firm acquired Lindquist & Vennum in Minneapolis two years ago.

Students and others who appreciate the school year beginning after the Minnesota State Fair ends may wish to thank Joseph Bagnoli, a shareholder and recent addition to Winthrop & Weinstine.

Aaron Fahrenkrog, partner at Robins Kaplan, approaches complex patent cases with a simple question: “What difference does it make?”

The case was 6 years old, the client out of business and the stakes high when Minneapolis attorneys George Soule and Melissa Stull were called in.

Stephen Safranski was a new partner at Robins Kaplan when he began defending Supervalu in a complex antitrust class action.

Amy Lawler was thrilled when the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ordered the state Department of Corrections to stop holding hundreds of inmates past their release dates.

Robins Kaplan partner Kate Jaycox decided to become a lawyer “to continue to fight for the underdog.”

Bradley Walz’s work with clients developing software, devices, beverages and food products inspired the partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s Minneapolis office to do some inventing of his own.

Andrew Gordon was supposed to be a doctor, like his mother.

Signe Land, formerly with Stinson, is writing a memoir about the challenges of working as an attorney and undiagnosed autistic woman.