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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Corporate/M&A

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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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Within the Minnesota legal market, Dorsey is best known as the leading firm in middle-market M&A transactions. The firm’s many accolades for its M&A practice include:

  • Recognized in the Nationwide category for Corporate/M&A as an “other noted firm” (2017).​
  • Named a “Leading Firm” in the U.S. by The Legal 500 for M&A: Middle Market (2017).
  • Nationally ranked in “Best Law Firms” for Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Corporate Law by U.S. News-Best Lawyers (2017). 
  • 2016 was the 23rd consecutive year that Dorsey has ranked in the Top 25 among all law firms for the number of U.S. deals completed (with most of those years being ranked in the Top 10) according to Thomson Reuters.

In addition to working with established multi-national corporations, Dorsey has a thriving Minneapolis-office corporate practice with middle-market and emerging company clients, primarily based in the Midwest. 

Clients (9)

  • UnitedHealth Group
  • U.S. Bancorp
  • The Mosaic Company
  • St. Jude Medical
  • Land O'Lakes
  • Medtronic
  • General Mills
  • CHS, Inc.
  • Best Buy Co.

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Corporate/M&A - Minnesota

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Dorsey & Whitney is a highly respected firm that acts for Minnesota-headquartered companies on a large number of cutting-edge transactions. The firm has a thriving corporate practice with midmarket and emerging company clients. It is active in the medical and healthcare sectors, as well as in agriculture. The team counts privately and publicly held companies as well as private equity firms among its client roster.
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Work Highlights

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  • Dorsey & Whitney advised NuSource on all legal aspects of its sale to Convergint.

Strengths

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  • Dorsey & Whitney has deep knowledge of Minnesota and Delaware law.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • Dorsey & Whitney is practical and business-oriented. They have worked with us for years and understand our risk tolerance very well.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • Dorsey's team is very much credible and acts with foresight.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Robert Rosenbaum
    Robert Rosenbaum

    Robert Rosenbaum

    Robert Rosenbaum has a broad corporate practice that includes M&A involving public and private companies, as well as securities compliance and corporate governance matters.
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  • Jonathan A Van Horn
    Jonathan A Van Horn

    Jonathan A Van Horn

    Jonathan Van Horn is particularly active for clients in the technology sector, advising on M&A and joint ventures.

    • Jon is a great advocate and a fair negotiator. He is also very good at educating us and telling us when we are out of market.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • It is great to work with Jonathan Van Horn. He is very much involved in the transaction and tough in negotiations.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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  • Brian Burke
    Brian Burke

    Brian Burke

    Brian Burke frequently advises clients on transactional and broader corporate governance matters, particularly in the technology sector.

    • Besides his legal technical skills, his knowledge of financial matters is excellent, which is really big plus in M&A.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • We like Brian Burke very much. He has a good knowledge of the financials and commercial perspective of the business. He understands our requests very well and can provide suggestions and improvements.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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