MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 19, 2008) – Eighty-two lawyers from Dorsey & Whitney LLP will be included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Ten Dorsey offices are represented on the list. Dorsey also earned number-one rankings in multiple states and cities for legal practice areas such as commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions law, labor and employment law, environmental law and more.

The Best Lawyers in America is regarded by both the legal profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Attorneys are selected for the designation based on surveys in which thousands of top U.S. lawyers evaluate their professional peers. The 2009 edition of Best Lawyers will be published in December 2008.

Dorsey Managing Partner Marianne Short said, “The Best Lawyers in America is a trusted, independent source, and we value their recognition. Dorsey’s strong showing reflects the individual and collective efforts of our attorneys. It is also a tribute to our clients, who provide us the opportunity for interesting legal work and expect us to perform at the highest levels.”

The Dorsey 2009 “Best Lawyers” are listed below. Those who have been Best Lawyers for 10, 20 or 25 years are noted in parentheses. Those with an asterisk are first-time honorees.

ANCHORAGE

Robert C. Bundy
Commercial Litigation
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
White-Collar Criminal Defense

William J. Evans
Labor and Employment Law

Heather H. Grahame (10)
Natural Resources Law

Michael R. Mills
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Richard M. Rosston
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law

Spencer C. Sneed (10)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

John Treptow (10)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Labor and Employment Law
Professional Malpractice Law

DENVER

Lee R. Osman
Technology Law

Gary M. Polumbus
Intellectual Property Law
Technology Law

Tucker K. Trautman (20)
Commercial Litigation

DES MOINES

David L. Claypool
Public Finance Law

David D. Grossklaus
Public Finance Law

Dennis W. Johnson
Commercial Litigation

Robert E. Josten
Public Finance Law

Brian J. Laurenzo
Intellectual Property Law

Edwin N. McIntosh
Health Care Law

FARGO

Sarah Andrews Herman (10)
Labor and Employment Law

Jon E. Strinden
Corporate Law

Todd E. Zimmerman
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation

MINNEAPOLIS

Jonathan B. Abram
Securities Law

Leslie J. Anderson
Employee Benefits Law

William J. Berens (10)
Trusts and Estates

B. Andrew Brown
Environmental Law

Don D. Carlson (20)
Employee Benefits Law

Peter W. Carter (*)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation

Robert E. Cattanach
Environmental Law

Steven K. Champlin
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Kenneth L. Cutler
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Craig D. Diviney (10)
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Law

L. Joseph Genereux
Banking Law

Jerome P. Gilligan
Public Finance Law

William R. Goetz
Tax Law

Mark E. Hamel (10)
Real Estate Law

Timothy S. Hearn (*)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Peter S. Hendrixson (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation

Robert L. Hobbins (10)
Labor and Employment Law

Mark A. Jarboe
Gaming Law

Gary M. Johnson (10)
Trusts and Estates

Jay Kim (*)
Banking Law

Jay R. Lindgren
Land Use & Zoning Law

Michael A. Lindsay
Antitrust Law

Bridget A. Logstrom Koci
Trusts and Estates

Roger J. Magnuson
Commercial Litigation

Phillip H. Martin (20)
Tax Law

William B. Payne
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Michael J. Radmer
Mutual Funds Law
Securities Law 

Melissa Raphan (*)
Labor and Employment Law

Stanley M. Rein (10)
Trusts and Estates

Robert R. Reinhart (10)
Labor and Employment Law

Robert A. Rosenbaum
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Bruce J. Shnider (20)
Tax Law

Marianne D. Short
Appellate Law
Commercial Litigation

Peter W. Sipkins (10)
Commercial Litigation

Jay L. Swanson
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Thomas W. Tinkham (20)
Commercial Litigation

Gary L. Tygesson
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Thomas D. Vander Molen
Public Finance Law

Michael J. Wahoske
Appellate Law

Gregory M. Weyandt
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation

John W. Windhorst, Jr. (25)
Tax Law

MISSOULA

Mae Nan Ellingson
Public Finance Law

Jack Manning (10)
Corporate Law
Securities Law

NEW YORK

Sandra Edelman
Intellectual Property Law

Bruce R. Ewing
Intellectual Property Law

Richard H. Silberberg
Alternative Dispute Resolution

SALT LAKE CITY

William B. Prince
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law

Nolan S. Taylor
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

SEATTLE

Christopher J. Barry (*)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Richard M. Clinton (10)
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Michael Droke
Labor and Employment Law

Gary R. Duvall (10)
Franchise Law

Eric D. Eberhard
Native American Law

Peter Ehrlichman
Commercial Litigation

Joseph Michael Gaffney (10)
Trusts and Estates

Robert D. Kaplan (20)
Corporate Law
Tax Law

George C. Mastrodonato (*)
Tax Law

Marianne O'Bara
Employee Benefits Law

LynDee Wells
Native American Law

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Patrick Arrington (10)
Corporate Law

Ellen S. Bancroft
Corporate Law

Juan C. Basombrio
Antitrust Law

Gabrielle Wirth
Labor and Employment Law