Wynne Reece
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Wynne Reece

Of Counsel
reece.wynne@dorsey.com

Overview

Wynne is a mergers and acquisitions attorney who brings strategic precision, real-world business experience, and forward-thinking legal leadership to her clients’ most important decisions. 

Wynne represents business owners, executives, and boards across a wide range of industries in mergers and acquisitions, trademark and brand protection, investor strategy, team structuring, corporate governance, and outside general counsel work. Her practice supports clients ranging from emerging entrepreneurs to multi-generational businesses and investor-backed ventures, across a broad mix of industries.

Having founded and sold businesses herself, Wynne offers firsthand perspective on the operational, emotional, and financial realities of building and scaling a company.

While her legal career has included litigation, Wynne’s primary focus is on dispute prevention—helping clients design clear, resilient legal and operational frameworks that reduce risk and support sustainable growth. She brings a rare combination of legal acumen, entrepreneurial instinct, and creative problem-solving to every engagement.

A respected thought leader, Wynne has served as an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, chaired the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Mock Trial Program, and has spoken on entrepreneurship, inclusion, and legal innovation. She maintains a longstanding commitment to pro bono service, contributing more than 150 hours annually, and previously founded a pro bono legal clinic in North Minneapolis.

Wynne continues to be recognized for her leadership, community service, and impact as a business advisor. Her practice is defined by excellence, authenticity, and the conviction that effective counsel must be not just legally sound—but strategically indispensable. Clients engage Wynne for counsel that is rigorous in analysis, disciplined in execution, and calibrated to the commercial realities that determine whether a deal—or a company—endures. 

Education & Admissions

William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2013)

University of Minnesota (B.S., 2009)

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • Wisconsin
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Experience

Representative Experience

Wynne has represented and/or defended and secured a variety of deals for:

  • Advertising Agencies
  • Artists
  • Bloggers and Other Digital Authors
  • Chiropractors
  • Clothing Designers
  • Content Creators (Photographers, Videographers, Authors)
  • Dentists
  • Digital Entrepreneurs
  • Digital Marketing and Design Agencies
  • Event and Wedding Vendors
  • Farmers
  • Health and Wellness Professionals
  • Illustrators
  • Influencers
  • Insurance Agencies
  • Lawyers
  • Product Manufacturers
  • Professional Athletes
  • Public Figures
  • Public Relations Firms
  • Real Estate and Rental Holding Companies
  • Restaurants and Food Businesses
  • Retail

News & Resources

News & Press Mentions

Corporate Attorney Wynne Reece Joins Dorsey in Minneapolis

Industries & Practices

Mergers & Acquisitions
Advertising & Marketing
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Franchise & Distribution Law
Intellectual Property
Real Estate & Land Use
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Creative Industries
  • Emerging Companies
  • Family Offices
  • Franchise & Distribution Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Real Estate & Land Use

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Certified Trial Advocacy Teacher, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA)
  • Barrister, The Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
  • Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Member, Minneapolis Women Leaders
  • Former Chair, Mock Trial Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Volunteer, Women Venture
  • Volunteer, Twin Cities Rise
  • Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity
  • Committee Member, Walker Art Center

Accolades

  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2026
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers®, “Rising Stars,” 2019-2025
  • MSBA, North Star Lawyer, 2017-2023
  • Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, Top Women Lawyer list, 2021-2023
  • Finance & Commerce, Rising Young Professional, 2020
Wynne Reece