Dorsey & Whitney’s Boise Boom: M&A & IP Battle Card

🚀 Battle Card: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

• Philip Maier, Partner · 🔗 LinkedIn

• Josh Nelson, Partner · 🔗 LinkedIn

• Lauren Bouvia, Associate · 🔗 LinkedIn

• They’re bulking up Boise’s M&A & IP bench to capture surging deal flow and patent needs in the Mountain West. → Source

• Corporate clients need robust local M&A counsel to navigate cross-border deals.

• Tech firms demand strategic IP support to monetize and defend their patents.

• Primary: Dedicated M&A practice → seamless transaction execution & risk mitigation

• Expansion: IP portfolio strategy → maximize patent value & enforceability

• HQ: Boise, ID

• Employees: ≈ 1,200

• Rev: ≈ $500 M

• Website: dorsey.com

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Holland & Hart — M&A / IP
• Unique edge: Strong Rocky Mountain footprint & full-service bench
• Evaluated by GC & COO for local market expertise

• Stoel Rives — M&A / Corporate Law
• Unique edge: Established Boise presence since 1908
• Evaluated by VP Ops & Dir. Finance for deal agility

• Perkins Coie — IP / Tech Transactions
• Unique edge: National tech specialty with deep patent bench
• Evaluated by CTO & General Counsel for strategic alignment

• Finnegan — IP Litigation & Prosecution
• Unique edge: Top-tier patent litigation track record
• Evaluated by Head of R&D & CFO for risk mitigation

• Fish & Richardson — Patent Prosecution
• Unique edge: Global portfolio management at scale
• Evaluated by Dir. Engineering & VP Product for growing IP needs

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = Philip
COMPANY     = Dorsey & Whitney LLP
DEPT        = M&A & IP
SIZE        = ≈ 15  # validate any ≈ guesses via SRC
BOTTLENECK  = limited local M&A counsel to handle growing deal flow
EVENT       = Dorsey Expands Boise Office with Strategic Attorney Hires in M&A and IP
DETAIL      = strategic attorney hires in M&A and IP
PAIN        = corporate clients need robust local M&A counsel
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SIM_CO      = ≈ TBD  # validate any ≈ guesses via SRC
WIN_METRIC  = ≈ TBD  # validate any ≈ guesses via SRC
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈ 30  # validate any ≈ guesses via SRC
EMP_EST     = ≈ 1200  # validate any ≈ guesses via SRC
REV_EST     = ≈ $500M  # validate any ≈ guesses via SRC

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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: 15-person M&A & IP

Philip—noticed your M&A & IP team is ≈ 15.

That’s when limited local M&A counsel to handle growing deal flow slows growth.

We helped ≈ TBD fix this with ❑<1-line value>❑.

Result: ≈ TBD.  
Want the 2-min recap?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈ 30.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about strategic attorney hires in M&A and IP — corporate clients need robust local M&A counsel.  
❑<1-line value>❑. ❑<metric>❑.  
Send case study?