International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that three lawyers in the Firm’s Anchorage office were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. In addition, two Anchorage lawyers have been named Best Lawyers'® 2017 Lawyers of the Year. These are among a total of 100 Dorsey lawyers in 12 offices selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 and a total of seven Dorsey lawyers named Best Lawyers’ 2017 Lawyers of the Year.

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Listed below are the Dorsey Anchorage lawyers named as Best Lawyers, the specialties in which they are named, and the first year they were listed and their office location.

Best Lawyers’ 2017 Lawyers of the Year:

  • Robert C. Bundy    
    Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Richard M. Rosston    
    Real Estate Law   

The Best Lawyers in America 2017:

  • Robert C. Bundy (2005)
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Commercial Litigation
    Criminal Defense: General Practice
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    Litigation – Antitrust
    Litigation – Environmental
  • Michael R. Mills (2003)
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Richard M. Rosston (2006)
    Corporate Law
    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    Real Estate Law