Rafi Mottahedeh and Joel Peters-Fransen, former Big Law tax lawyers, in-house counsel and colleagues, are working together again as shareholders and co-chairs of Winthrop & Weinstine’s national tax practice.

The pair intend to expand the depth and breadth of the Minneapolis firm’s tax practice, which has 20-plus lawyers.

“It’s less about us individually and more about us being the glue for this big group, which is really what attracted us to the job,” Mottahedeh said.

Read more about their backgrounds, practices, and some interesting, lesser-known personal facts in the Minnesota Lawyer article.

March 5, 2025