In recognition of their legal achievements, 229 attorneys across 15 offices of the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP have been honored by their peers with inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2027 (BL Rankings LLC) and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2027. In addition, 15 distinguished lawyers in Dorsey’s Anchorage, Boise, Des Moines, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Seattle offices have been named Best Lawyers 2027 Lawyers of the Year. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review.
Lawyers of the Year 2027
Anchorage
- Bonnie Paskvan – Corporate Law
Boise
- Deborah Dunn – Trusts and Estates
- Nick Taylor – Corporate Law
Des Moines
- John P. Danos – Economic Development Law
- Adam Freed – Health Care Law
- David Grossklaus – Public Finance Law
- Cristina Kuhn – Municipal Law
Phoenix
- Greg Collins – Litigation - Patent
- Dawn Meidinger – Mining Law
Salt Lake City
- Josh Erekson – Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Megan Houdeshel – Litigation - Environmental
- Wells Parker – Mining Law
- Nolan S. Taylor – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Seattle
- Michael P. Grace – Construction Law
- J. Michael Keyes – Trademark Law
Best Lawyers in America 2027
Anchorage
- Mike Grisham – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Michael R. Mills – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bonnie Paskvan – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Law
Boise
- Deborah Dunn – Trusts and Estates
- Richard Hall – Mining Law
- Dana Heberholz – Litigation - Patent
- Nick Taylor – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Chicago
- Susan Lorenc – Employment Law - Management
- Lucy Park – Trusts and Estates
- Domingo P. Such III – Trusts and Estates
Dallas
- Robert Hale – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Chelsea Hilliard – Commercial Litigation
- Jay Madrid – Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration – Commercial; Mediation
- Clay Pulliam – Real Estate Law
- Ronald Rosener – Banking and Finance Law
- Brian Vanderwoude – Litigation - Real Estate
- Jamie Whatley – Banking and Finance Law
Delaware
- Amelia Messa – Corporate Governance Law
- Eric Lopez Schnabel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Gregory W. Werkheiser – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Denver
- Jason Brenkert – Corporate Law
- Austin Chambers – Privacy and Data Security Law
- Case Collard – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
- Gina Cornelio – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
- Anthony Epps – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- Robert Hensley – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kerith Kanaber – Patent Law
- Charlene Krogh – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
- Lee R. Osman – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law
- Benjamin Petre – Litigation - Construction
- Gregory S. Tamkin – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Paul Thompson – Corporate Law
- Andrea Wechter – Commercial Litigation
Des Moines
- Rebecca Brommel – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
- Katie Cownie – Health Care Law
- John P. Danos – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
- Adam Freed – Health Care Law
- David Grossklaus – Public Finance Law
- Cristina Kuhn – Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
- William J. Miller – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kirk Schuler – Commercial Litigation
- Alissa Smith – Health Care Law
Minneapolis
- Timothy Arends – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian Bell – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Natural Resources Law; Utilities Law
- Rachel Benedict – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- William J. Berens – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Theresa Bevilacqua – Commercial Litigation
- Shannon Bjorklund – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Andrew Brantingham – Commercial Litigation
- Daniel Brown – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance
- Erin Bryan – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Monica Clark – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ross C. D'Emanuele – Health Care Law
- Skip Durocher – Commercial Litigation; Native American Law
- Alyson Van Dyk – Real Estate Law
- Nicole Engisch – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Beth Forsythe – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Tim Goodman – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Michelle Grant – Litigation - Securities
- Jennifer L. Hanson – Public Finance Law
- Peter L. Harris – Banking and Finance Law
- Stuart Hemphill – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Cam Hoang – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Andrew Holly – Litigation - ERISA
- Nathan Honson – Tax Law
- Jonathan A. Van Horn – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mark Kaster – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Bryan Keane – Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction
- Bridget A. Logstrom Koci – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Peter M. Lancaster – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Jim Langdon – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Securities
- Jay Lindgren – Land Use and Zoning Law; Public Finance Law
- Michael A. Lindsay – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
- Edward Magarian – Litigation - Antitrust
- David Meyer – Real Estate Law
- Ryan E. Mick – Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Tessa Mielke – Trusts and Estates
- Sonny Miller – Trusts and Estates
- Marcus A. Mollison – Real Estate Law
- Peter Nelson – Banking and Finance Law
- Steven C. Nelson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Barry Newman – Trusts and Estates
- Josh Oie – Commercial Litigation
- Robert J. Olson – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- Betsy Sanders Parker – Banking and Finance Law
- Katina M. Peterson – Tax Law
- Michael Pignato – Banking and Finance Law; Native American Law
- F. Matthew Ralph – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
- Melissa Raphan – Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Wynne Reece – Trademark Law
- Robert Rosenbaum – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Eric Ruzicka – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Surya Saxena – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Rhona Schmidt – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Eric R. Sherman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Zeviel Simpser – Energy Regulatory Law; Utilities Law
- Jaime Stilson – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
- Michele J. Thurnblom – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Thomas W. Tinkham – Commercial Litigation
- Claire H. Topp – Health Care Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Michael J. Voves – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Bradley F. Williams – Real Estate Law
- Sarah Zach – Real Estate Law
- RJ Zayed – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Missoula
- Steve Bell – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Dan Semmens – Public Finance Law
New York
- Bruce Ewing – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
- Laura M. Lestrade – Employment Law - Individuals
- Richard H. Silberberg – Arbitration; Mediation
Phoenix
- Fred Breedlove – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
- Greg Collins – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Isaac Gabriel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Gabriel M. Hartsell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Robert A. Henry – Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Real Estate
- Norman D. James – Energy Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
- W. Scott Jenkins, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
- Robert Kort – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- Dawn Meidinger – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
- Brian Moll – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Ryan Rosensteel – Real Estate Law
- C.W. Ross – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew Stone – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Benjamin A. Thinnes – Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Scott H. Thomas – Environmental Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
- Brad Wright – Real Estate Law
Salt Lake City
- Aaron D. Barker – Patent Law
- Alan Bell – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bryon J. Benevento – Litigation - Health Care; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Matthew S. Bethards – Patent Law
- Adam Buck – Commercial Litigation
- David Day – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Matthew M. Durham – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Josh Erekson – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Brett Foster – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trade Secrets Law; Trademark Law
- L. Grant Foster – Copyright Law; Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Richard Green – Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Megan Houdeshel – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- Troy Keller – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Catherine Parrish Lake – Trademark Law
- Milo Steven Marsden – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
- Chris Martinez – Commercial Litigation
- David Marx – Corporate Law
- Jason B. McCammon – Patent Law
- Mark Miller – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trade Secrets Law; Trademark Law
- Jordan Olsen – Patent Law
- Wells Parker – Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Mining Law
- Bryan G. Pratt – Patent Law
- Tiffany Shimada – Trademark Law
- Layne Smith – Corporate Law
- Nolan S. Taylor – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
- Steven T. Waterman – Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Gage Zobell – Natural Resources Law
Seattle
- Nathan Alexander – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Cyrus Ansari – Technology Law
- Ieva Aubin – Immigration Law
- Marisa M. Bavand – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Michael Droke – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kimton N. Eng – Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
- Aaron Goldstein – Employment Law - Management
- Michael P. Grace – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Insurance
- Walter Impert – Trusts and Estates
- J. Michael Keyes – Advertising Law; Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Shawn Larsen-Bright – Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Jake Larson – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Yufei (Fei) Li – Tax Law
- Jay Riffkin – Trusts and Estates
Southern California
- Terrence R. Allen – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gabrielle Wirth – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027
Boise
- Aaron Bell – Commercial Litigation
Chicago
- Raveet Phull – Trusts and Estates
- Zoe Spector – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Dallas
- John Myers – Corporate Law
- Josh Pleitz – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Eric R. Reeves – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Joice Varughese – Banking and Finance Law
Denver
- Leilani Argersinger – Corporate Law
- Lindsey Sadler – Intellectual Property Law
- Tim Shannon – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Des Moines
- Amy Bjork – Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
- Emily C. Hammond – Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Minneapolis
- Ian Blodger – Commercial Litigation
- Steven Bonniwell – Trusts and Estates
- Jennifer R. Colich – Trusts and Estates
- Madison Fernandez – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Laura Goforth – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Project Finance Law
- Roxanna V. Gonzalez – Commercial Litigation
- Randall Hanson – Health Care Law
- Kiley Henry – Trusts and Estates
- Jack Huerter – Litigation - Securities
- Caitlin Hull – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
- Julia Lisi – Intellectual Property Law
- Greta Mattison Megna – Corporate Law
- David Racine – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Litigation - Antitrust
- Ashley Repp – Commercial Litigation
- Mara Sanders – Health Care Law
- J. Mike Sevilla – Immigration Law
- Michael Sly – Banking and Finance Law
- Jack Sullivan – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Briana Al Taqatqa – Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Grant Turpin – Public Finance Law
New York
- Joshua R. Kornfield – Commercial Litigation
- Ting Zhou – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Palo Alto
- Rachel P. Stoian – Banking and Finance Law
Phoenix
- Julie P. Ibrahim – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Cale Johnson – Commercial Litigation
- Juliana Lauria – Commercial Litigation
- Alexis Olsen – Real Estate Law
- Lauren Smith – Real Estate Law
- Hannah Russell Torres – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tom Whitten – Real Estate Law
Salt Lake City
- Jeremy Barton – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law; Technology Law
- Niels Bybee – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nathan Canova – Public Finance Law
- Elliot Hales – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Younghwan Lee – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
- Nathan Searcy – Patent Law
- Heath L. Waddingham – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Ashley M. Walker – Commercial Litigation
- Andrew C. Wasden – Patent Law; Technology Law
Seattle
- Kerry Lee Andken – Patent Law
- Kendall R. Fisher – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Connor Hansen – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Robert Lee – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Greg Pittman – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Sativa Rasmussen – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law
- Emily Yoshiwara – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Southern California
- Erica Haggerty Chen – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Melonie S. Jordan – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Privacy and Data Security Law
- Jessica Leano – Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2027 recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States and is based entirely on peer review.