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  • Dorsey is recognized as a "Leading Firm” by Chambers USA, an organization that surveys clients and peers. Chambers USA also recognized 52 attorneys and 21 practices in its 2013 edition.
  • In the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 105 Dorsey lawyers were recognized in 57 practice areas.
  • In the 2013-2014 U.S. News-Best Lawyers rankings of the Best Law Firms, Dorsey earned 109 metropolitan practice area rankings, as well as 9 national Tier 1 rankings in the following areas:

        • Commercial Litigation
        • Corporate Law
        • Employment Law - Management
        • Franchise Law
        • Litigation – Intellectual Property
        • Litigation - Patent
        • Litigation - Securities
        • Native American Law
        • Trademark Law
  • Dorsey’s Trademark practice recognized by World Trademark Review in its “2014 World Trademark Review 1000.”
  • AmLaw’s "Go-To Law Firm" listings, Dorsey was recognized in four practice areas and named by 12 companies.
  • Dorsey ranked No. 27 among the top 100 largest Securities practices in the U.S. by Law360.
  • Since 1994, Thomson Reuters has ranked Dorsey in the Top 10 among law firms for the number of U.S. M&A deals completed annually.
  • Dorsey ranked in the “BTI Client Service A-Team.” The ranking is based on interviews with corporate counsel across the United States and evaluates law firms’ relationships with their Fortune 1000 clients across a range of factors, including the depth of the firm’s relationship with key clients and the ability to develop “primary” relationships.
  • In 2014, Dorsey’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice was named Law Firm of the Year – USA, and in 2012 and 2011 Dorsey’s Capital Markets practice was named Law Firm of the Year–North America Global Award Winner by DealMakers Monthly
  • Dorsey’s Trademark practice is recognized by Intellectual Property Today as a Top Trademark Firm for 2014, 2013 and 2012.
  • Dorsey’s Patent practice is recognized by Intellectual Property Today as a Top Patent Firm based on number of Utility Patents issued in 2013.
  • Dorsey was recognized in 2014 and 2013 by M&A Today Global 100 Award as “Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year – North America” and the 2013 winner of the Lawyers World Law Award in the category of “Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year – North America.”
  • Dorsey was recognized in 2014 and 2013 by M&A Today Global 100 Award as “Law Firm of the Year – Corporate Governance & M&A – Canada” and as “Law Firm of the Year – Corporate Governance – United States.”
  • Four Dorsey partners are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). Membership in the ACTL is by invitation only and is limited to only 1% of total lawyers per state or Canadian province.
  • Colorado BioScience Association Awards named Dorsey “Business Partner of the Year” in 2012.
  • Dorsey was the 2013 winner of the Finance Monthly Law Awards in the category of “Mining & Energy Law Firm of the Year – USA.”
  • In 2011, Dorsey was the Lawyers World Law Awards winner of the “Aviation Law Firm of the Year” award.