International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that 131 lawyers from all 13 of the Firm’s U.S. offices were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 (Woodward White, Inc.). In addition, 13 of those lawyers, from the Firm’s Anchorage, Costa Mesa, Denver, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City offices, were recognized as Best Lawyers® 2020 Lawyers of the Year.
Listed below are the Dorsey lawyers recognized as 2020 Lawyers of the Year and 2020 Best Lawyers, the specialties in which they are named, the first year they were listed in Best Lawyers and their office location.
Best Lawyers 2020 Lawyers of the Year:
- Robert C. Bundy
Anchorage–Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Louisiana W. Cutler
Anchorage–Employment Law–Management - Juan C. Basombrio
Costa Mesa–Litigation–Antitrust - Dennis Wong
Costa Mesa–Banking and Finance Law - Lee R. Osman
Denver–Patent Law, Technology Law - Robert E. Josten
Des Moines–Public Finance Law - B. Andrew Brown
Minneapolis–Litigation–Environmental - Ross C. D'Emanuele
Minneapolis–Health Care Law - Jocelyn Knoll
Minneapolis–Construction Law - Michael A. Lindsay
Minneapolis–Litigation–Antitrust - Robert A. Rosenbaum
Minneapolis–Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Nolan S. Taylor
- Salt Lake City–Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Matthew G. Wells
Salt Lake City–Venture Capital Law
The Best Lawyers in America 2020:
ANCHORAGE, AK
- Robert C. Bundy (2005)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation–Antitrust
Litigation–Environmental - Louisiana W. Cutler (2007)
Employment Law–Management
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation–Labor and Employment
Municipal Law - Michael R. Mills (2003)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Joan M. Travostino (2007)
Corporate Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Municipal Law
Real Estate Law
COSTA MESA, CA
- Juan C. Basombrio (2007)
Litigation–Antitrust - Gabrielle M. Wirth (2007)
Employment Law–Management
Labor Law–Management - Dennis Wong (2011)
Banking & Finance Law
DALLAS, TX
- G. Michael Gruber (2011)
Commercial Litigation - Robert B. Hale (2008)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Jay J. Madrid (2003)
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration–Commercial
Mediation - Larry A. Makel (2007)
Equipment Finance Law
DENVER, CO
- Betty Carter Arkell (2006)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Venture Capital Law - Whitney A. Holmes (2006)
Corporate Law - Lee R. Osman (2007)
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Litigation–Patent
Patent Law
Technology Law - Lisa A. Osman (2016)
Trademark Law - Kenneth G. Sam (2013)
Securities/Capital Markets Law - Gregory S. Tamkin (2017)
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Litigation–Patent - Paul G. Thompson (2014)
Corporate Law
DES MOINES, IA
- David L. Claypool (2003)
Public Finance Law - John P. Danos (2019)
Economic Development Law
Public Finance Law - David D. Grossklaus (2005)
Public Finance Law - Robert E. Josten (2003)
Public Finance Law - Cristina Kuhn (2013)
Public Finance Law - Edwin N. McIntosh (2007)
Health Care Law - William J. Miller (2016)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation–Labor & Employment - Alissa Smith (2015)
Health Care Law - David A. Tank (2007)
Commercial Litigation
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Jonathan B. Abram (2007)
Securities/Capital Markets Law - Michael J. Ahern (2010)
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Government Relations Practice - Timothy B. Arends (2013)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Jeffrey Bauer (2018)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - William J. Berens (1993)
Litigation–Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates - Rebecca J. Bernhard (2019)
Employment Law–Management - B. Andrew Brown (2007)
Litigation–Environmental - Elizabeth C. Buckingham (2010)
Copyright Law
Trademark Law - Robert E. Cattanach (2008)
Litigation–Environmental - Monica Clark (2020)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Dan Colton (2018)
Mining Law - Clint Conner (2020)
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Ken Cutler (2006)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Ross D’Emanuele (2017)
Health Care Law - Skip Durocher (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Native American Law - L. Joseph Genereux (2007)
Banking & Finance Law - Laura K. Graf (2018)
Real Estate Law - Michelle S. Grant (2020)
Litigation - Securities - LB Guthrie (2006)
Real Estate Law - Mark E. Hamel (1995)
Real Estate Law - Peter L. Harris (2020)
Banking and Finance Law - Timothy S. Hearn (2009)
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law - Paul W. Heiring (2016)
Litigation–ERISA - Stuart R. Hemphill (2016)
Litigation–Intellectual Property - Nathan E. Honson (2013)
Tax Law - J David Jackson (2016)
Commercial–Litigation - Mark R. Kaster (2010)
Administrative/Regulatory Law - Thomas O. Kelly III (2019)
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Jocelyn Knoll (2016)
Construction Law
Litigation–Construction - Bridget A. Logstrom Koci (2008)
Litigation–Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates - Peter M. Lancaster (2011)
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Litigation–Patent - Thaddeus R. Lightfoot (2007)
Environmental Law
Litigation–Environmental - Jay R. Lindgren (2006)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Public Finance Law - Michael A. Lindsay (2008)
Litigation–Antitrust - Stephen P. Lucke (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation–ERISA - Edward B. Magarian (2011)
Litigation–Antitrust - John Marti (2020)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Saiko Y. McIvor (2010)
Immigration Law - David Meyer (2018)
Real Estate Law - Ryan E. Mick (2018)
Employment Law–Management
Litigation–Labor & Employment - Marcus A. Mollison (2019)
Real Estate Law - Peter Nelson (2017)
Banking & Finance Law - Steven C. Nelson (2013)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Barry Newman (2018)
Trusts & Estates - Robert J. Olson (2013)
Construction Law
Real Estate Law - Katina M. Peterson (2020)
Tax Law - Neal N. Peterson (2017)
Health Care Law - Michael J. Radmer (2007)
Mutual Funds Law - F. Matthew Ralph (2020)
Commercial Litigation - Melissa Raphan (2009)
Employment Law–Management
Litigation–Labor & Employment - Robert A. Rosenbaum (2006)
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Eric A. Ruzicka (2016)
Construction Law
Litigation–Construction - William Stoeri (2019)
Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants - Mary J. Streitz (2012)
Native American Law
Tax Law - Jay L. Swanson (2007)
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Thomas W. Tinkham (1989)
Commercial Litigation - Claire H. Topp (2019)
Nonprofit/Charities Law - Gary L. Tygesson (2007)
Securities/Capital Markets Law - Bryn R. Vaaler (2013)
Corporate Law - Steven J. Wells (2012)
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law - RJ Zayed (2015)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation–Intellectual Property
MISSOULA, MT
- Stephen Bell (2020)
Commercial Litigation - Jack Manning (1999)
Corporate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
NEW YORK, NY
- Nick Akerman (2019)
Privacy and Data Security Law - Joshua Colangelo-Bryan (2019)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Sandra Edelman (2007)
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Litigation–Patent - Bruce R. Ewing (2005)
Trademark Law - Jonathan M. Herman (2012)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation–Trusts & Estates - Richard H. Silberberg (2007)
Arbitration
Mediation
PALO ALTO, CA
- Robert A. Franklin (2019)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Jessica G. McKinlay (2019)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Stephen T. O'Neill (2018)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Alan W. Bell (2010)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Bryon J. Benevento (2006)
Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants
Product Liability Litigation–Defendants - Brett L. Foster (2013)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Trademark Law - L. Grant Foster (2013)
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law - Megan Houdeshel (2017)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental - Peggy Hunt (2008)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Annette W. Jarvis (2005)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-The-Company Litigation
Litigation–Bankruptcy - Bradley B. Jensen (2014)
Patent Law
Trademark Law - Milo Steven Marsden (2010)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation–Securities - David Marx (2014)
Corporate Law - Mark A. Miller (2015)
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Trademark Law - Aaron Murdock (2019)
Corporate Law - William B. Prince (2006)
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law - Marcus Simon (2020)
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Nolan S. Taylor (2006)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Venture Capital Law - Michael F. Thomson (2011)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation–Bankruptcy - Steven T. Waterman (2006)
Litigation–Bankruptcy - Matthew G. Wells (2008)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law
SEATTLE, WA
- Christopher J. Barry (2009)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law - Terrence I. Danysh (2011)
Land Use & Zoning Law - Elizabeth J. Deckman (2013)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Michael W. Droke (2007)
Employment Law–Management
Labor Law–Management - Peter S. Ehrlichman (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Litigation–Labor & Employment
Litigation–Real Estate
Litigation–Securities - Kimton N. Eng (2011)
Patent Law - Joseph M. Gaffney (1995)
Trusts & Estates - Aaron Goldstein (2018)
Employment Law–Management - John D. Hollinrake Jr. (2012)
Tax Law - Walter Q. Impert (2018)
Trusts & Estates - J. Michael Keyes (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Litigation–Intellectual Property
Litigation–Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law - Marianne O'Bara (2007)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
WASHINGTON, DC
- Thomas O. Gorman (2010)
Litigation–Securities
Securities Regulation
WILMINGTON, DE
- Eric Lopez Schnabel (2016)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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