March 3, 2009

Dorsey Among Top Firms for Women Partners in 2008

MINNEAPOLIS (March 2, 2009) — International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP is pleased to announce that it is among the top 15 U.S. law firms for the number of female attorneys who made partner in 2008, according to the Project for Attorney Retention. Of new Dorsey partners named in 2008, 41% were women.

The Project for Attorney Retention, a nonprofit organization that surveys law firms on the advancement of women lawyers and work/life issues for all lawyers, is headquartered at University of California Hastings College of the Law. Firms were chosen for this survey based on inclusion in prior years’ surveys, firm size, reputation and availability of information.