Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/28/2012

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LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P. (LGN), founded in December 1978, has a long history with citizens and communities across the United States. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Federal Relations Group offices in Washington, D.C., LGN's practice consists of four major areas: sophisticated civil litigation with an emphasis on the areas of antitrust, securities, intellectual property, employment, and environmental law; a general corporate/commercial practice with an emphasis on antitrust, computer, telecom, copyright, trademark, and employment law; government relations at the local, state, and federal levels; and health care related to corporate and commercial matters. The firm's clients come from diverse areas and include business enterprises, local governments, banks, trade and industry associations, real estate developers, health care professionals and casualty insurers/authors. In addition to its Minnesota -based resources, LGN is the only Minneapolis -based law firm with a long-standing federal lobbying office in Washington, D.C. Our lobbying model utilizes both the State Government Relations Group and the Federal Relations Group to work hand -in -hand, when appropriate, to ensure success for our clients. The efficiencies that result from retaining a firm that can provide services from the Minnesota Capitol to our nation's Capital are unique to the representation offered by LGN. LGN's government relations teams are a diverse group of professionals with a broad range of federal, state, and local government experience. We have established many long-standing and strong working relationships with elected officials at both the State and Federal level. Our approach provides clients with the best possible issue representation and affords excellent opportunities to impact policy decisions by interfacing with the key Republican and Democratic decision makers on a personal basis. Lockridge Grindal Nauen 3