Bob Hentges has practiced as a member of Faegre & Benson's business litigation group since 1983 in the areas of governmental affairs, administrative law, elections, campaign finance, lobbying and government ethics law.
Bob was an Assistant and Special Assistant Minnesota Attorney General from 1972 to 1983 and represented the Attorney General before the Minnesota Legislature. From 1963 to 1972 he was a reporter and assistant city editor at the Minneapolis Star and supervised the newspaper's coverage of the Legislature.
Bob has represented clients on many significant projects, including:
Target Corporation to persuade the governor to call a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to pass anti-corporate takeover legislation
Wells Fargo Corporation on interstate, branch banking and privacy legislation
Foster Wheeler Power Systems, Inc., with regard to the University of Minnesota's award of a $750 million contract to improve and operate the University steam system and on subsequent legislation and state agency regulation matters
IBM Corporation on tax, environmental and workplace legislation
Several clients on business property tax legislation
MacPhail Center for Music and Children's Theatre Company with regard to bond legislation for new facilities
Metropolitan Airports Commission and variety on legislation affecting Twin Cities area airports
Minnesota Institute of Public Finance with regard to legislation affecting public capital projects
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