Faegre & Benson LLP

Established in Minneapolis in 1886, our firm is one of the 100 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. Today, more than 300 lawyers are based in our Minneapolis home office.

From our downtown location in the distinctive Wells Fargo building, we meet with clients, host a variety of events and seminars, and coordinate practice operations in the U.S., Europe and China.

Minnesota is home to a number of high-profile multinational corporations — many of which are Faegre & Benson clients — in industries such as agribusiness, retail and medical technology. Our firm also has broad domestic and international reach, which has enabled us to serve clients in nearly every U.S. state and in more than 60 countries.

Minnesota Legislative Update: 2010 Session Preview
Richard A. Forschler, Kathryn S. Hahne, Robert C. Hentges, John H. Herman, Nancy B. Hylden, Sonnie Elliott, October 28, 2009
If early reports of the looming budget deficit are correct, Minnesota is facing another sea of red ink. Current projections suggest the fiscal years 2012-2013 deficit could range from $4.4 billion to $7 billion--or as much as 20 percent of the state's estimated $38.7 billion general fund budget.

Proposed Rule Changes on Form BE-605 Filing Could Have Implications for U.S. Businesses with Foreign Investors
Fang (Maggie) Fang, Oren Gross, October 28, 2009
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently proposed to raise the exemption threshold for Form BE-605 reporting from the current $30 million to $60 million, which, if implemented, would qualify more businesses for exemptions and significantly reduce the filing burden...

Tomlinson Reversal May Suggest Fair Pay Act Is Fatal to Ripeness Arguments in ADEA Pension Cases
Randy L. Gegelman, Amy C. Taber, October 28, 2009
President Barack Obama signed on January 29, 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which reverses the Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter vs. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 608 (2007).