U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Ranks Twenty-Six Winthrop & Weinstine Practices in its “Best Law Firms” List

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — November 1, 2018. Winthrop & Weinstine is pleased to announce that it has been ranked in 26 practice areas in the list of “Best Law Firms,” which is published by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® and distributed worldwide.

In addition to being ranked in Minneapolis, Winthrop & Weinstine was ranked nationally in the areas of Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Banking & Finance, and Trademark Law. Firms included in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for their professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal experience. Winthrop & Weinstine was ranked in the following practice areas:

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Appellate Practice

Arbitration

Banking and Finance Law

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Corporate Law

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Energy Law

Government Relations Practice

Insurance Law

Land Use & Zoning Law

Litigation – Banking & Finance

Litigation – Intellectual Property

Litigation – Patent

Litigation – Real Estate

Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Mediation

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Municipal Law

Real Estate Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tax Law

Trademark Law

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

Thirty-One Winthrop & Weinstine Attorneys Named to 2019 “Best Lawyers In America” List

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – August 15, 2018. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that thirty-one of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019. In addition, four attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their practices: David M. Aafedt, Tammera R. Diehm, John A. Knapp and Eric F. Swanson. The recognized attorneys are:

Name	Area Recognized
David M. Aafedt	Administrative/Regulatory Law* Insurance Law
Jeffrey R. Ansel	Arbitration Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Real Estate Mediation
Jonathan W.J. Armour	Real Estate Law
Stephen R. Baird	Copyright Law Litigation – Intellectual Property Trademark Law
Timothy M. Barnett	Corporate Law
Thomas H. Boyd	Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Philip T. Colton	Securities / Capital Markets Law
David A. Davenport	Commercial Litigation
Tammera R. Diehm	Land Use and Zoning Law Municipal Law* Real Estate Law
James W. Dierking	Real Estate Law
Edward J. Drenttel	Banking and Finance Law
Thomas M. Hart	Commercial Litigation Construction Law Eminent Domain and Condemnation Real Estate Law
Jon J. Hoganson	Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law
Mark T. Johnson	Corporate Law
Norman L. Jones III	Real Estate Law
John A. Knapp	Administrative/Regulatory Law Government Relations Practice* Insurance Law
Craig S. Krummen	Commercial Litigation
Anton J Moch	Banking and Finance Law
John D. Nolde	Real Estate Law
Devan Padmanabhan	Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent
David P. Pearson	Commercial Litigation
Jon L. Peterson	Real Estate Law Tax Law
Laura A. Pfeiffer	Employee Law – Management
Mark A. Pihart	Employee Law – Management
Brooks F. Poley	Commercial Litigation
Sri K. Sankaran	Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent
Eric F. Swanson	Administrative/Regulatory Law Energy Law*
Todd B. Urness	Real Estate Law Tax Law
Michele D. Vaillancourt	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Thomas A. Walker	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robert R. Weinstine	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation

* denotes “Lawyer of the Year” in this practice area.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”