International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that four lawyers in the Firm’s Anchorage office were ranked by Chambers and Partners in its annual survey, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2018. Dorsey Partners Robert Bundy and Louisiana Cutler were ranked in the Litigation: General Commercial practice area. Partner Michael Mills was ranked in the Corporate/M&A and in the Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy practice areas. Joan Travostino was ranked in the Real Estate practice area. In all, the four Dorsey Anchorage lawyers received a total of five individual rankings, including one ranking of Band 1, three Band 2 rankings, and a Senior Statesman ranking for Mr. Bundy. These individual lawyer recognitions in Anchorage are among a total of 57 ranked lawyers and eight “recognized practitioners” across nine U.S. Dorsey offices.
In addition to this individual recognition, Dorsey’s Anchorage Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial practice groups received Band 1 rankings from Chambers, the highest ranking available for a practice group. The Anchorage Real Estate practice received a Band 2 ranking. These practice rankings were among 22 Dorsey practices that were ranked and four more that were otherwise recognized for 2018 by Chambers on a state or national basis.
Chambers surveys and interviews clients and lawyers across the United States to determine which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field. Rankings assess key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment.