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Whether a Fortune 500 executive, a CEO of an airline or an entrepreneur in a start-up business, clients are proud to call Bob Fafinski their lawyer, their confidante and their friend. “Forging friendships with clients has many benefits,” says Bob. “By understanding clients and their businesses, I believe I can be a better advisor and help them make the most of their business opportunities.” Bob’s expertise and his innate abilities to work with diverse groups of people have guided the success of hundreds of companies. “I emphasize practicality in my advice and negotiations,” he says. “I understand the global goals of my clients and implement them in workable solutions.” Bob has been practicing law for over 30 years in the areas of corporate law, corporate finance, aviation, equipment leasing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and succession planning. Prior to founding Fafinski Mark & Johnson, he served as chair of the Business Law Department and on the management committee of one of Minnesota’s largest law firms. Bob Fafinski has consistently been honored by peers as a “Super Lawyer” – an honor given to only the top lawyers in Minnesota. His peers have also named him a “Leading American Attorney,” he has been named one of the top 25 business lawyers in the state, he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America®, and he has been designated one of the world’s leading commercial aviation attorneys by a respected international aviation journal. In 2014, Bob received the Small Business Person of the Year award from the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce. He has been named to the “Who’s Who Legal: Transport” list for Aviation Finance every year since 2017.
