Dorsey & Whitney
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| Headquarters |
50 South Sixth Minneapolis, MN (largest office) |
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| No. of offices | 19 |
| No. of attorneys | 530 |
| Major practice areas | General Practice |
| Revenue |
 $338.5 million USD (2014) |
| Date founded | 1912 |
| Founder | William Lancaster, David Simpson |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www.dorsey.com |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP (or "Dorsey") is a large law firm, with over 500 lawyers and a similar number of staff located in 19 offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Dorsey's headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dorsey is currently led by managing partner Ken Cutler, who took the reins in 2012. Its lawyers have included several prominent public figures, such as former U.S. Supreme Court justice Harry Blackmun, former Vice President Walter Mondale (who still works there actively), former Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. It also included legal scholar William Prosser. Dorsey recorded its most profitable year ever in 2014.
As of 2013, Dorsey employs approximately 550 lawyers spread across 19 offices worldwide.
Dorsey has offices in (first-year associate salaries where available):
Former firm offices no longer in operation include:
Dorsey was founded in 1912 by William Lancaster, a director of First National Bank of Minneapolis (now part of U.S. Bank), and David Simpson, a judge on the Minnesota Supreme Court. The following year, they hired James Dorsey as their first associate. Dorsey left the firm in the 1920s to become an investment banker, but returned to the firm a few years after the 1929 stock market crash. Dorsey led the firm until his death in 1959. The name of the firm continued to change for most of its history, until it was shortened into its current, permanent name in 1981. Dorsey continues to build on its traditional strengths in corporate law and litigation through a wide range of practice groups.
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