In recognition of their legal achievements, 201 attorneys across 14 offices of the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP have been honored by their peers with inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2025 (BL Rankings LLC). Additionally, ten distinguished lawyers from Dorsey’s Denver, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City offices have been named Best Lawyers 2025 Lawyers of the Year.
Dorsey also celebrates the recognition of 56 of its attorneys in the Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2025 category. This award recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States and is based entirely on peer review.
Lawyers of the Year 2025
- Rebecca A. Brommel
Des Moines – Health Care Law - Gregory B. Collins
Phoenix – Litigation - Patent
- Nathan E. Honson
Minneapolis – Tax Law
- J. Michael Keyes
Seattle – Trademark Law
- Charlene Krogh
Denver – Trademark Law
- Cristina Kuhn
Des Moines – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
- Wells Parker
Salt Lake City – Energy Regulatory Law
- Robert A. Rosenbaum
Minneapolis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mary J. Streitz
Minneapolis – Native American Law
- Nolan S. Taylor
Salt Lake City – Venture Capital Law
Ones to Watch 2025
- Briana Al Taqatqa
Minneapolis – Labor and Employment Law – Management - Kerry Lee Andken
Seattle – Patent Law - Kymra Archibald
Missoula – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law - Leilani Argersinger
Denver – Corporate Law - Jeremy B. Barton
Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Technology Law - Amy Bjork
Des Moines – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law - Ian Blodger
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Erin Bryan
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Rachel L. Burkhart
Denver – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law - Niels A. Bybee
Salt Lake City – Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Nathan Canova
Salt Lake City – Public Finance Law - Anabel Cassady
Minneapolis – Labor and Employment Law - Management - Jennifer R. Colich
Minneapolis – Trusts and Estates - Manuel A. Cornell
Des Moines – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation - J.B. Evans
Boise – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Evan Everist
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Intellectual Property Law - Kendall Fisher
Seattle – Trusts and Estates - Rick Galati
Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law - Michael Galen
Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law - Justin Gilleland
Denver – Intellectual Property Law - Roxanna V. Gonzalez
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Elliot Hales
Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent - Emily C. Hammond
Des Moines – Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law - Morgan Helme
Minneapolis – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Kiley Henry
Minneapolis – Trusts and Estates - Madeline D. Hepler
Seattle – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Patent - Caitlin Hull
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Julie P. Ibrahim
Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Andrew T. James
Minneapolis – Litigation – Labor and Employment - Anthony J. Jones
Seattle – Patent Law - Melonie Jordan
Southern California – Labor and Law – Management - Robert J.M. Lee
Seattle – Litigation – Intellectual Property - Amelia Messa
Wilmington – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law - Josh Oie
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Nathan Orme
Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property - Joshua Pleitz
Dallas – Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Sativa M. Rasmussen
Seattle – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law - Eric R. Reeves
Dallas – Securities / Capital Markets Law - Jonathan Rowe
Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law - Lindsey Sadler
Denver – Intellectual Property Law - Mara Sanders
Minneapolis – Health Care Law - Kirk Schuler
Des Moines – Commercial Litigation - Nathan Searcy
Salt Lake City – Patent Law - Jesse Sheedy
Minneapolis – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates - Maral Shoaei
Denver – Commercial Litigation - Michael Sly
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law - Jack Sullivan
Minneapolis – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Mathew Teagarden
Seattle – Trusts and Estates - Hannah Russell Torres
Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Grant Turpin
Minneapolis – Public Finance Law - Nicholas K. Tygesson
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Heath Waddingham
Salt Lake City – Administrative / Regulatory Law - Ashley M. Walker
Salt Lake City – Commercial Litigation - Andrew C. Wasden
Salt Lake City – Technology Law - Stephen Weingold
Denver – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation - Thomas Whitten
Phoenix – Real Estate Law
The Best Lawyers in America 2025
- Nathan Alexander
Seattle – Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law - Timothy B. Arends
Minneapolis – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Aaron D. Barker
Salt Lake City – Patent Law - Marisa M. Bavand
Seattle – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction - Brian Bell
Minneapolis – Energy Regulatory Law, Natural Resources Law, Utilities Law - Stephen Bell
Missoula – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Alan W. Bell
Salt Lake City – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Bryon J. Benevento
Salt Lake City – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants - William J. Berens
Minneapolis – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates - Matthew S. Bethards
Salt Lake City – Patent Law - Theresa Bevilacqua
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Shannon Bjorklund
Minneapolis – Litigation – Intellectual Property - Andrew Brantingham
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Jason Brenkert
Denver – Corporate Law - Rebecca A. Brommel
Des Moines – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care - B. Andrew Brown
Minneapolis – Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law - Adam Buck
Salt Lake City – Commercial Litigation - Austin T. Chambers
Denver – Privacy and Data Security Law - Monica Clark
Minneapolis – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Case Collard
Denver – Patent Law - Gregory B. Collins
Phoenix – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent - Katie C. Cownie
Des Moines – Health Care Law - John P. Danos
Des Moines – Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law - Ross C. D'Emanuele
Minneapolis – Health Care Law - Christopher Doerksen
Seattle – Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Nelson G. Dong
Seattle – International Trade and Finance Law, Technology Law - Michael W. Droke
Seattle – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Matthew M. Durham
Salt Lake City – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Skip Durocher
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Native American Law - Kimton N. Eng
Seattle – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law - Nicole Engisch
Minneapolis – Criminal Defense: White Collar - Anthony Epps
Denver – Corporate Law - Josh Erekson
Salt Lake City – Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law - Bruce R. Ewing
New York – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property - Beth Forsythe
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Brett L. Foster
Salt Lake City – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law - L. Grant Foster
Salt Lake City – Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law - Adam Freed
Des Moines – Health Care Law - Isaac M. Gabriel
Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy - Aaron Goldstein
Seattle – Employment Law – Management - Tim Goodman
Minneapolis – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Thomas O. Gorman
Washington, DC – Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation - Michael P. Grace
Seattle – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Insurance - Richard L. Green Ph.D.
Salt Lake City – Patent Law, Trademark Law - Michael A. Grisham
Anchorage – Appellate Practice - David D. Grossklaus
Des Moines – Public Finance Law - Robert B. Hale
Dallas – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Richard R. Hall
Boise – Mining Law - Jennifer L. Hanson
Minneapolis – Public Finance Law - Stephen C. Hardesty
Boise – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Peter L. Harris
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law - Gabriel M. Hartsell
Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Bridget Hayden
Minneapolis – Agriculture Law - Stuart R. Hemphill
Minneapolis – Litigation – Intellectual Property - Robert Hensley
Denver – Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Dana M. Herberholz
Boise – Litigation – Patent - John D. Hollinrake Jr.
Seattle – Tax Law - Nathan E. Honson
Minneapolis – Tax Law - Megan Houdeshel
Salt Lake City – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental - Walter Q. Impert
Seattle – Trusts and Estates - J Jackson
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - W. Scott Jenkins, Jr.
Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation - William A. Jonason
Minneapolis – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Kerith Kanaber
Denver – Patent Law - Mark R. Kaster
Minneapolis – Administrative / Regulatory Law - J. Michael Keyes
Seattle – Advertising Law, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law - Jocelyn Knoll
Minneapolis – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction - Charlene Krogh
Denver – Copyright Law, Trademark Law - Cristina Kuhn
Des Moines – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, Securities Regulation - Catherine Parrish Lake
Salt Lake City – Trademark Law - Peter M. Lancaster
Minneapolis – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent - Jim Langdon
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Securities - Shawn Larsen-Bright
Seattle – Litigation – Banking and Finance - Jake Larson
Seattle – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance - Laura M. Lestrade
New York – Employment Law – Individuals - Jay R. Lindgren
Minneapolis – Land Use and Zoning Law, Public Finance Law - Michael A. Lindsay
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust - Bridget A. Logstrom Koci
Minneapolis – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates - Jay J. Madrid
Dallas – Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration – Commercial, Mediation - Edward B. Magarian
Minneapolis – Litigation – Antitrust - John Marsalek
Minneapolis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Milo Steven Marsden
Salt Lake City – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities - John Marti
Minneapolis – Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Chris Martinez
Salt Lake City – Commercial Litigation - David Marx
Salt Lake City – Corporate Law - Jason B. McCammon
Salt Lake City – Patent Law - David Meyer
Minneapolis – Real Estate Law - Ryan E. Mick
Minneapolis – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Mark A. Miller
Salt Lake City – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law - Sonny F. Miller
Minneapolis – Trusts and Estates - William J. Miller
Des Moines – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Michael R. Mills
Anchorage – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Marcus A. Mollison
Minneapolis – Real Estate Law - Jamie N. Nafziger
Minneapolis – Trademark Law - Peter Nelson
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law - Steven C. Nelson
Minneapolis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Barry Newman
Minneapolis – Trusts and Estates - Jordan Olsen
Salt Lake City – Patent Law - Robert J. Olson
Minneapolis – Construction Law, Real Estate Law - Lee R. Osman
Denver – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law - Betsy Sanders Parker
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law - Wells Parker
Salt Lake City – Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law - Katina M. Peterson
Minneapolis – Tax Law - Neal N. Peterson
Minneapolis – Health Care Law - Michael Pignato
Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Native American Law - Bryan G. Pratt
Salt Lake City – Patent Law - F. Matthew Ralph
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust - Melissa Raphan
Minneapolis – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Jay Riffkin
Seattle – Trusts and Estates - Robert A. Rosenbaum
Minneapolis – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Ronald Rosener
Dallas – Banking and Finance Law - Ryan T. Rosensteel
Phoenix – Real Estate Law - Eric A. Ruzicka
Minneapolis – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction - Patricia A. Scallon
Des Moines – Public Finance Law - Eric Lopez Schnabel
Wilmington – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Dan Semmens
Missoula – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law - Eric R. Sherman
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance - Richard H. Silberberg
New York – Arbitration, Mediation - Marcus Simon
Salt Lake City – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law - Zev Simpser
Minneapolis – Energy Regulatory Law, Utilities Law - Steven R. Smith
Dallas – Real Estate Law - Alissa Smith
Des Moines – Health Care Law - Layne T. Smith
Salt Lake City – Corporate Law - Jaime Stilson
Minneapolis – Litigation - Antitrust - William R. Stoeri
Minneapolis – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants - Mary J. Streitz
Minneapolis – Native American Law, Tax Law - Gregory S. Tamkin
Denver – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent - Nick Taylor
Boise – Corporate Law - Nolan S. Taylor
Salt Lake City – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law - Benjamin A. Thinnes
Phoenix – Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law - Paul G. Thompson
Denver – Corporate Law - Michele J. Thurnblom
Minneapolis – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law - Thomas W. Tinkham
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation - Claire H. Topp
Minneapolis – Health Care Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law - Alyson Van Dyk
Minneapolis – Real Estate Law - Michael Voves
Minneapolis – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Steven T. Waterman
Salt Lake City – Litigation – Bankruptcy - Andrea Wechter
Denver – Commercial Litigation - Steven J. Wells
Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law - Jamie G. Whatley
Dallas – Banking and Finance Law - Bradley F. Williams
Minneapolis – Real Estate Law - Gabrielle M. Wirth
Southern California – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment - Brad E. Wright
Phoenix – Real Estate Law - Sarah Zach
Minneapolis – Real Estate Law - RJ Zayed
Minneapolis – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Intellectual Property
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