Christianna Finnern will be speaking at the 2025 Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Exposition on November 11, 2025. She will be presenting two sessions including, “Surviving Integrity Review Investigations: Mastering the Hearing & Appeal Process” and “Who is the Medical Decision Maker.” For more information and to register, please visit the event website.
November 11, 2025
Sam Thompson will be speaking at the 2025 Kansas Housing Conference, taking place Oct. 27-29, 2025, at the Overland Park Convention Center. He will be presenting “Navigating the Future: Latest Trends and Updates in LIHTC Equity and Partnership Agreements”. For more information, please visit the event website.
October 28, 2025
Danielle Suess will be speaking at the 2025 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, taking place Sept. 18-19, 2025, at the Minnesota CLE Conference Center. She will be presenting “How to Avoid and Respond to Failure-to-Function-as-a-Trademark Refusals”. For more information, please visit the event website.
September 18, 2025
Tim Sitzmann will be presenting a CLE at the Midwest IP Institute on September 18., 2025. The topic is “2025 Trademark Law Year in Review: Trade Dress, Territorial Extent of Rights, Dilution, and Genericness.” For more information and to register, visit the event website.
September 18, 2025
Christina Rieck Loukas will be speaking at the Minnesota CLE seminar “The Mechanics Lien Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide for Claimants, Owners and Lenders” on Sept. 16, 2025. For more information and to register, please visit the event website.
September 16, 2025
Minnesota is launching a statewide Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFL) program on January 1, 2026 – a sweeping new benefit program that will offer job-protected leave and partial wage-replacement benefits to nearly all Minnesota workers. Though benefits don’t begin until 2026, employers must act now to prepare, with compliance deadlines starting as early as ...
Kyle Kroll will be moderating a panel at the FBA Annual Meeting & Convention on September 12, 2025. A federal prosecutor, CJA‑appointed defense lawyer, investigative journalist, and custodian of the Judy Garland Museum pull back the curtain on United States v. Martin—the smash‑and‑grab theft, 13‑year disappearance, FBI sting recovery, and record‑shattering $28 million auction of ...
September 12, 2025
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently announced that it will be opening the application window for lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible retailer, and lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler licenses next month. OCM will accept applications for those hemp business license types between October 1 and October 31, 2025. This deadline is critical ...
David Aafedt and Christianna Finnern will be speaking at the 2025 Health Law Institute, taking place Sept. 10-11, 2025, at the Minnesota CLE Conference Center. They will be presenting “2025 Minnesota Health Law Legislative and Case Update.” David will also be moderating a discussion on 2025 Minnesota Agency Updates. For more information, please visit the event ...
September 11, 2025
Join Chris Cerny at the Minnesota Brownfields ASTM’s Certified Environmental Professional Program on Sept. 9, 2025, at WSB in Golden Valley. He will be sharing a due diligence case study. For more information and to register, please visit the event website.
September 9, 2025
Significant changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“H.R. 1”) have made Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code an even more valuable tax break for small business owners and investors. These updates expand who can qualify, shorten the time to claim benefits, and increase the amount of gain that can be excluded. Qualified ...
On June 14, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed H.F. 9 into law, modifying the state’s R&D Tax Credit to make a portion refundable for the first time. The R&D Tax Credit, officially known as the Credit for Increasing Research Activities, reduces Minnesota income or franchise tax for companies engaged in qualified research and development ...