MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that it has named 15 new partners in the Firm, effective January 1, 2015.

“We are very proud to welcome this group of new partners to the partnership,” said Dorsey Managing Partner Ken Cutler. “They have invested countless hours in the success of their clients. These exceptional attorneys are experts in their respective areas of law, and they exemplify the qualities that our clients expect from Dorsey: superb legal ability, dedication to client service, professionalism, integrity and commitment to community.”

Representing multiple offices and legal specialties, the new partners span Dorsey’s breadth of practices.

The new partners, their office locations and areas of practice are:

DenverCase Collard, Intellectual Property LitigationKerith Kanaber, PatentDavid Walker, Patent

MinneapolisJeffrey Cadwell, TrademarkSarah Iannacone, Mergers & AcquisitionsBenjamin Lindblad, Tax, Trusts & EstatesJoel O’Malley, Labor & EmploymentBetsy Parker, Finance & RestructuringEric Rauch, Mergers & AcquisitionsJaime Stilson, Securities & Financial Services LitigationAlyson Van Dyk, Real Estate

New YorkDaniel Goldberger, Commercial LitigationBrian Rosenau, Capital Markets & Corporate Compliance

Salt Lake CityChris Martinez, Products Liability Litigation

Southern CaliforniaKaren Morao, Commercial Litigation

About Dorsey & Whitney LLPClients have relied on Dorsey since 1912 as a valued business partner. With locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Dorsey provides an integrated, proactive approach to its clients' legal and business needs. Dorsey represents a number of the world's most successful companies from a wide range of industries, including leaders in the banking, energy, food and agriculture, health care, infrastructure, and mining sectors, as well as major non-profit and government entities.