Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch

Two hundred lawyers from 14 offices of international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2024 (BL Rankings LLC). In addition, nine of those lawyers from Dorsey’s Denver, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City offices were recognized as Best Lawyers^® 2024 Lawyers of the Year. Read more >

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200 lawyers from 14 offices of international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 (BL Rankings LLC). In addition, nine of those lawyers from Dorsey’s Denver, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City offices were recognized as Best Lawyers® 2024 Lawyers of the Year. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Best Lawyers^®: Ones to Watch 2024 recognized 55 Dorsey attorneys. This award recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. This recognition is based entirely on peer review.

Best Lawyers 2024 Lawyers of the Year:

• Gregory B. Collins
  
  Phoenix – Litigation – Patent
• John P. Danos
  
  Des Moines – Economic Development Law
• Katie Ervin Carlson
  
  Des Moines – Employment Law – Individuals
• Jocelyn Knoll
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Construction
• Lee R. Osman
  
  Denver – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
• Neal N. Peterson
  
  Minneapolis – Health Care Law
• Robert A. Rosenbaum
  
  Minneapolis – Corporate Law
• Nolan S. Taylor
  
  Salt Lake City – Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Claire H. Topp
  
  Minneapolis – Nonprofit / Charities Law

Ones to Watch 2024: (*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers. The year notes the first year they were listed in Best Lawyers.

• Briana Al Taqatqa (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Erica F. Andrews (*)
  
  Washington, DC – Commercial Litigation
• Kymra Archibald (2023)
  
  Missoula – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law
• Leilani Argersinger (2023)
  
  Denver – Corporate Law
• Jeremy B. Barton (2022)
  
  Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Technology Law
• Amy Bjork (2023)
  
  Des Moines – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
• Ian Blodger (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Anna Boyle (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Erin Bryan (2023)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Nicholas J. Bullard (2023)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Rachel L. Burkhart (2022)
  
  Denver – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Jennifer R. Colich (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Trusts and Estates
• Manuel A. Cornell (2021)
  
  Des Moines – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Heather B. Dillion (2021)
  
  Costa Mesa – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Kenneth Downey (*)
  
  Phoenix – Real Estate Law
• Nathan J. Ebnet (2023)
  
  Minneapolis – Health Care Law
• Jon B. Evans (2023)
  
  Boise – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Evan Everist (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Intellectual Property Law
• Wendy M. Feng (2021)
  
  Seattle – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation
• Kendall Fisher (2023)
  
  Seattle – Trusts and Estates
• Rick Galati (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Michael Galen (2021)
  
  Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
• Justin Gilleland (2023)
  
  Denver – Intellectual Property Law
• Roxanna V. Gonzalez (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Elliot Hales (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Emily C. Hammond (2022)
  
  Des Moines – Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law
• Morgan Helme (2023)
  
  Minneapolis – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Madeline D. Hepler (2021)
  
  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 (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Anthony J. Jones (2023)
  
  Seattle – Patent Law
• Robert J.M. Lee (2021)
  
  Seattle – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Marina Lyons (2022)
  
  Seattle – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Amelia Messa (2023)
  
  Wilmington – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Josh Oie (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Nathan Orme (2023)
  
  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 (2023)
  
  Dallas – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jonathan Rowe (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
• Kirk Schuler (2022)
  
  Des Moines – Commercial Litigation
• Jesse Sheedy (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Maral Shoaei (*)
  
  Denver – Commercial Litigation
• Michael Sly (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law
• Jack Sullivan (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mathew Teagarden (2021)
  
  Seattle – Trusts and Estates
• Hannah Russell Torres (2021)
  
  Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Grant Turpin (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Public Finance Law
• Nicholas K. Tygesson (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Heath Waddingham (2023)
  
  Salt Lake City – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Ashley M. Walker (2021)
  
  Salt Lake City – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew C. Wasden (2022)
  
  Salt Lake City – Technology Law
• Stephen Weingold (2021)
  
  Denver – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Joseph M. Wiltse (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

The Best Lawyers in America 2024: (*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers. The year notes the first year they were listed in Best Lawyers.

• Michael J. Ahern (2010)
  
  Minneapolis – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice
• Nathan Alexander (2021)
  
  Seattle – Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
• Timothy B. Arends (2013)
  
  Minneapolis – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• John S. Baker (2022)
  
  Costa Mesa – Commercial Litigation
• Aaron D. Barker (2014)
  
  Salt Lake City – Patent Law
• Juan C. Basombrio (2007)
  
  Costa Mesa – Litigation – Antitrust
• Marisa M. Bavand (2016)
  
  Seattle – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Brian Bell (*)
  
  Minneapolis – Energy Regulatory Law, Natural Resources Law
• Stephen Bell (2020)
  
  Missoula – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alan W. Bell (2010)
  
  Salt Lake City – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Bryon J. Benevento (2006)
  
  Salt Lake City – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Christopher Bercaw (*)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• William J. Berens (1993)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Rebecca J. Bernhard (2019)
  
  Minneapolis – Employment Law – Management
• Matthew S. Bethards (2015)
  
  Salt Lake City – Patent Law
• Theresa Bevilacqua (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Shannon Bjorklund (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Andrew Brantingham (2022)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Jason Brenkert (*)
  
  Denver – Corporate Law
• Rebecca A. Brommel (2020)
  
  Des Moines – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
• B. Andrew Brown (2007)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Elizabeth C. Buckingham (2010)
  
  Minneapolis – Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Robert E. Cattanach (2008)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Environmental
• Monica Clark (2020)
  
  Minneapolis – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Gregory B. Collins (2018)
  
  Phoenix – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Gina Cornelio (2023)
  
  Denver – Patent Law
• Catherine C. Cownie (2016)
  
  Des Moines – Health Care Law
• John P. Danos (2019)
  
  Des Moines – Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law
• Ross C. D'Emanuele (2017)
  
  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 (2007)
  
  Seattle – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Matthew M. Durham (2008)
  
  Salt Lake City – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Skip Durocher (2013)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Native American Law
• Kimton N. Eng (2011)
  
  Seattle – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Anthony Epps (*)
  
  Denver – Corporate Law
• Josh Erekson (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Corporate Law
• Katie Ervin Carlson (2019)
  
  Des Moines – Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bruce R. Ewing (2005)
  
  New York – Copyright Law
• Beth Forsythe (*)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Brett L. Foster (2013)
  
  Salt Lake City – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law
• L. Grant Foster (2013)
  
  Salt Lake City – Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Isaac M. Gabriel (2018)
  
  Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Aaron Goldstein (2018)
  
  Seattle – Employment Law – Management
• Thomas O. Gorman (2010)
  
  Washington, DC – Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
• Michael P. Grace (2016)
  
  Seattle – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Insurance
• Richard L. Green Ph.D. (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Michael A. Grisham (2023)
  
  Anchorage – Appellate Practice
• David D. Grossklaus (2005)
  
  Des Moines – Public Finance Law
• Robert B. Hale (2008)
  
  Dallas – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Stephen C. Hardesty (2013)
  
  Boise – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Peter L. Harris (2020)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law
• Gabriel M. Hartsell (2023)
  
  Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bridget Hayden (*)
  
  Minneapolis – Agriculture Law
• Paul W. Heiring (2016)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – ERISA
• Stuart R. Hemphill (2016)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Robert Hensley (2021)
  
  Denver – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John D. Hollinrake Jr. (2012)
  
  Seattle – Tax Law
• Nathan E. Honson (2013)
  
  Minneapolis – Tax Law
• Megan Houdeshel (2017)
  
  Salt Lake City – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Deborah Shinbein Howitt (2020)
  
  Denver – Privacy and Data Security Law, Trademark Law
• Walter Q. Impert (2018)
  
  Seattle – Trusts and Estates
• J. David Jackson (2016)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• W. Scott Jenkins, Jr. (2015)
  
  Phoenix – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
• William A. Jonason (*)
  
  Minneapolis – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kerith Kanaber (2023)
  
  Denver – Patent Law
• Mark R. Kaster (2010)
  
  Minneapolis – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Thomas O. Kelly III (2001)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• J. Michael Keyes (2013)
  
  Seattle – Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Jocelyn Knoll (2016)
  
  Minneapolis – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Charlene Krogh (2021)
  
  Denver – Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Cristina Kuhn (2013)
  
  Des Moines – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, Securities Regulation
• Peter M. Lancaster (2011)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Jim Langdon (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Securities
• Shawn Larsen-Bright (*)
  
  Seattle – Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Jeremy Larson (2022)
  
  Seattle – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Laura M. Lestrade (2022)
  
  New York – Employment Law – Individuals
• Kenneth E. Levitt (2023)
  
  Minneapolis – Patent Law
• Jay R. Lindgren (2006)
  
  Minneapolis – Land Use and Zoning Law, Public Finance Law
• Michael A. Lindsay (2008)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
• Bridget A. Logstrom Koci (2008)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Stephen P. Lucke (2010)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA
• Benjamin Machlis (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law
• Jay J. Madrid (2003)
  
  Dallas – Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration – Commercial, Mediation
• Edward B. Magarian (2011)
  
  Minneapolis – Litigation – Antitrust
• John Marsalek (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Milo Steven Marsden (2010)
  
  Salt Lake City – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
• John Marti (2020)
  
  Minneapolis – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Chris Martinez (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Commercial Litigation
• David Marx (2014)
  
  Salt Lake City – Corporate Law
• David Meyer (2018)
  
  Minneapolis – Real Estate Law
• Ryan E. Mick (2018)
  
  Minneapolis – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark A. Miller (2015)
  
  Salt Lake City – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law
• William J. Miller (2016)
  
  Des Moines – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael R. Mills (2003)
  
  Anchorage – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Marcus A. Mollison (2019)
  
  Minneapolis – Real Estate Law
• Jamie N. Nafziger (*)
  
  Minneapolis – Trademark Law
• Peter Nelson (2017)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law
• Steven C. Nelson (2013)
  
  Minneapolis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Barry Newman (2018)
  
  Minneapolis – Trusts and Estates
• Marianne O'Bara (2007)
  
  Seattle – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jordan Olsen (*)
  
  Salt Lake City – Patent Law
• Robert J. Olson (2013)
  
  Minneapolis – Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Lee R. Osman (2007)
  
  Denver – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law
• Betsy Sanders Parker (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law
• Wells Parker (2021)
  
  Salt Lake City – Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law
• Katina M. Peterson (2020)
  
  Minneapolis – Tax Law
• Neal N. Peterson (2017)
  
  Minneapolis – Health Care Law
• Michael Pignato (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Banking and Finance Law, Native American Law
• Bryan G. Pratt (2020)
  
  Salt Lake City – Patent Law
• F. Matthew Ralph (2020)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
• Melissa Raphan (2009)
  
  Minneapolis – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert A. Rosenbaum (2006)
  
  Minneapolis – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ronald Rosener (*)
  
  Dallas – Banking and Finance Law
• Ryan Rosensteel
  
  Phoenix – Real Estate Law
• Eric A. Ruzicka (2016)
  
  Minneapolis – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Patricia A. Scallon (2021)
  
  Des Moines – Public Finance Law
• Eric Lopez Schnabel (2016)
  
  Wilmington – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Dan Semmens (2021)
  
  Missoula – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law
• Eric R. Sherman (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Richard H. Silberberg (2007)
  
  New York – Arbitration, Mediation
• Marcus Simon (2020)
  
  Salt Lake City – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
• Zeviel Simpser (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Energy Regulatory Law, Utilities Law
• Steven R. Smith (*)
  
  Dallas – Real Estate Law
• Alissa Smith (2015)
  
  Des Moines – Health Care Law
• Layne T. Smith (2021)
  
  Salt Lake City – Corporate Law
• William R. Stoeri (2019)
  
  Minneapolis – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mary J. Streitz (2012)
  
  Minneapolis – Native American Law, Tax Law
• Gregory S. Tamkin (2017)
  
  Denver – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Nicholas L. Taylor (2023)
  
  Boise – Corporate Law
• Nolan S. Taylor (2006)
  
  Salt Lake City – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law
• Benjamin A. Thinnes (2019)
  
  Phoenix – Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Paul G. Thompson (2014)
  
  Denver – Corporate Law
• Michele J. Thurnblom (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Thomas W. Tinkham (1989)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation
• Claire H. Topp (2019)
  
  Minneapolis – Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Alyson Van Dyk (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Real Estate Law
• Steven T. Waterman (2006)
  
  Salt Lake City – Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Michael L. Weiner (2022)
  
  Denver – Venture Capital Law
• Steven J. Wells (2012)
  
  Minneapolis – Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
• Jamie G. Whatley (2021)
  
  Dallas – Banking and Finance Law
• Bradley F. Williams (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Real Estate Law
• Gabrielle M. Wirth (2007)
  
  Costa Mesa – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Sarah Zach (2021)
  
  Minneapolis – Real Estate Law
• RJ Zayed (2015)
  
  Minneapolis – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Intellectual Property

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