Law Firm Overview

The Pacific Northwest home to spectacular natural beauty, a vibrant population and a thriving business community. Dorsey & Whitney created a thriving presence in Seattle in 1995, establishing top-tier legal services for companies and people doing business in the Puget Sound region and around the world.

The Dorsey Seattle office is a key segment of the firms global network, offering a gateway to Asia and Canada. We provide clients with the benefits of diverse expertise and operational efficiencies, informed by the insights of Seattle attorneys who know the corporate landscape and opportunities of the Pacific Northwest.

Dorsey takes its commitment to Seattle seriously, joining in to ensure that the area remains vital. Providing pro bono legal services for individuals and organizations on limited budgets. Sprucing up a neighborhood Habitat for Humanity home. Supporting the Seattle Arts Fund and the United Way. Donating to worthy causes through the Dorsey Foundation.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust and Competition Law
• Appellate
• Benefits and Compensation
• Class Action Litigation
• Construction and Design
• Corporate and Securities Law
• Cyber Crime, Data Breaches and Computer Fraud
• Electronic Discovery
• ERISA
• Executive Compensation
• Franchise and Distribution Law
• Health Litigation
• Health Transactions and Regulations
• Immigration
• Indian and Gaming Law
• Infrastructure
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Labor and Employment
• Legislative
• Lending
• Licensing and Technology Commerce
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Non-Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations
• Patent Prosecution, Portfolio Strategy and Management
• Private Equity
• Products Liability
• Professional Malpractice
• Real Estate and Land Use
• Securities Litigation and Enforcement
• Tax, Trusts and Estates Planning
• Telecommunications
• Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
• White Collar Crime and Civil Fraud
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Financial Services
• Life Sciences and Health Care
• Urban Redevelopment
• Asia-Pacific
• Canada

Published Works

• What’s New for the 2009 Proxy Season, January 9, 2009
• Exchange Offer Alternatives for Issuers of Debt Securities, January 8, 2008
• Dorsey Partners Akerman and Perkovich Co-Author eDiscovery Treatise for Corporate Counsel, January 6, 2009
• Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, December 18, 2008
• New Developments in Washington Product Liablity Law: Duty to Warn, December 15, 2008
• Americans With Disabilities Act Amendment, December 8, 2008
• Family and Medical Leave Act: New Regulations, December 8, 2008
• Employment Law Changes for 2009, December 8, 2008
• Tort Reform: Is the World Flattening?, November 20, 2008
• Web Free-For-All on the Horizon – Brand Owners Should Begin Planning Their Defensive Strategy Now, October 24, 2008
• NASDAQ Temporarily Suspends Price, Value Requirements, October 20, 2008
• Employee Time Off on Election Day: A State-By-State Guide, October 16, 2008
• Greenhouse Gases and the Clean Air Act, October 8, 2008
• Digest Of The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, October 6, 2008
• “Blowout” Price Does Not Relieve Target Board of Revlon Duties, August 4, 2008
• New Stark Law Proposal Would Ease Traps For Unwary, April 28, 2008
• Dorsey 2008 Employment Law Guide for Washington Employers, March 26, 2008
• To Cooperate or Not: The Corporate Leniency Program After Stolt-Nielsen, February 27, 2008
• SEC Proposes Amendments to Foreign Private Issuer Reporting, February 21, 2008
• Congress Amends FLMA; DOL Issues Proposed FMLA Regulations, February 19, 2008
• Spring Rush for Fiscal Year 2009 H-1B is Approaching, February 13, 2008
• FMLA Amendments Grant Additional Leave to Employees with a Close Family Member in the Armed Forces, February 4, 2008
• Washington Supreme Court Applies Gender Discrimination Analysis in Pregnancy Suit, December 17, 2007
• Foreign Persons Making U.S. Investments Should File Mandatory Reports, October 10, 2007
• New Rules for Review of Foreign Investment in the United States to Become Effective October 24, 2007, August 17, 2007
• Dorsey 2007 Employment Law Guide for Washington Employers Now Available for Purchase, May 31, 2007
• The West Coast Construction Market: Strong in 2007, February 9, 2007

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Creditors' Rights, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Employment Law -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Trusts, Gaming Law, Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law