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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
6 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ballard Spahr
5 practice areas
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Fredrikson & Byron
5 practice areas
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
3 practice areas
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Winthrop & Weinstine
4 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
8 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ballard Spahr
5 practice areas
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Fox Rothschild
6 practice areas
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Fredrikson & Byron
5 practice areas
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
3 practice areas
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Winthrop & Weinstine
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Stinson
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Active
6 firms ranked
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Ballard Spahr
5 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
6 practice areas
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Spencer Fane
3 practice areas
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Stinson
6 practice areas
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Winthrop & Weinstine
4 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Winthrop & Weinstine is a Minneapolis based firm founded in 1979.  It does highly regarded work in financial and corporate practices.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has an outstanding banking, M&A and restructuring and insolvency practice.

In the banking practice, the team advises commercial lenders in project financing, construction financing and acquisition financing. 

In M&A the firm acts on the buy and sell side in strategic mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. The restructuring and insolvency team represents financial lenders acting as receivers and creditors in bankruptcy matters.

 

Key clients

Key clients for the firm include US Bank, Fallbrook Loan Fund, Sunrise Banks, Enhanced Capital, TCF Bank, Wells Fargo, Schmuckal Oil Company, Hartley Company, Kirkwood Bancorporation, BlackRidge Financial, McLeod Bancshares, Associated Bank and Fifth Third Bank. 

 

Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Throughout the research period the banking practice represented commercial lenders in a large amount of real estate development financings. Many of the developments were either industrial or commercial properties in the Midwest.

In M&A, the team worked on the sell side in strategic acquisitions. It also worked on a couple of mergers. Oil and gas and banking and financial services were important industries for the team. The restructuring and insolvency practice acted on behalf of receivers and creditors in bankruptcy matters.

 

Deal highlights: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Gateway Tower construction financing

Westbrand acquisition of BlackRidge Financial

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Sentinel Capital Partners LLC - M&A
2021-11-02
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
Sentinel Capital Partners LLC
Seller
Sawtooth Solutions LLC - M&A
2021-09-14
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
Sawtooth Solutions LLC
Target
RW National Holdings LLC - M&A
2022-05-17
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
Dean D. Willer, Philip Colton
RW National Holdings LLC
Target
Penn Tank Lines Inc. - M&A
2022-07-13
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
Beth Harper, Tami Diehm
Penn Tank Lines Inc.
Buyer
GetWireless LLC - M&A
2022-11-09
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
GetWireless LLC
Target
Premier Biotech Inc. - M&A
2022-12-06
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
Premier Biotech Inc.
Target
Alpena Oil Co. - M&A
2023-01-26
Winthrop & Weinstine
United States (National)
M&A
Beth Harper, Noreen Sedgeman, Tami Diehm
Alpena Oil Co.
Target
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