Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP issued the following announcement on Aug. 20.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review content, designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same practice area and region. The following Morgan Lewis lawyers earned recognition in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:
LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
Ellen S. Bancroft: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Orange County
Jonathan K. Bernstein: Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Boston
J. Gordon Cooney, Jr.: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Philadelphia
Daniel L. Goldberg: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Boston
Mary B. Hevener: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, New York
William D. Kissinger: Energy Regulatory Law, San Francisco
David J. Levy: Information Technology Law, Houston
B. Scott McBride: Health Care Law, Houston
John McGahren: Environmental Law, Princeton
Marlee S. Myers: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Pittsburgh
Eleanor Pelta: Immigration Law, Washington, DC
Alan Singer: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Philadelphia
Eric W. Sitarchuk: Qui Tam Law, Philadelphia
Marc J. Sonnenfeld: Litigation – Securities, Philadelphia
Steven D. Spencer: Litigation – ERISA, Philadelphia
Steven R. Wall: Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia
P. Sabin Willett: Litigation – Bankruptcy, Boston
Mark E. Zelek: Labor Law – Management, Miami
RECOGNIZED LAWYERS
Michael J. Abernathy: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Chicago; Trademark Law, Chicago
Robert L. Abramowitz: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia
Donald-Bruce Abrams: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Boston; Tax Law, Boston
Sari M. Alamuddin: Employment Law – Management, Chicago
Jonathan M. Albano: Commercial Litigation, Boston; First Amendment Law, Boston; Litigation – First Amendment, Boston; Media Law, Boston
Stephen D. Alexander: Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Los Angeles
Christopher B. Amandes: Environmental Law, Houston
Andy R. Anderson: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Chicago
John Arnholz: Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Washington, DC
Danny S. Ashby: Commercial Litigation, Dallas; Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Dallas
Reed D. Auerbach: Securitization and Structured Finance Law, New York
David M. Balabanian: Antitrust Law, San Francisco; Bet-the-Company Litigation, San Francisco; Commercial Litigation, San Francisco; Litigation – Antitrust, San Francisco; Litigation – Securities, San Francisco
Ellen S. Bancroft: Corporate Law, Costa Mesa; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Costa Mesa
Michael L. Banks: Employment Law – Management, Philadelphia; Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia; Litigation – ERISA, Philadelphia; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Philadelphia
Rosina Barker: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Washington, DC
Robert A.J. Barry: Banking and Finance Law, Boston; Financial Services Regulation Law, Boston; Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Boston
Louis W. Beardell, Jr.: Patent Law, Philadelphia
Jonathan K. Bernstein: Banking and Finance Law, Boston; Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Boston; Sports Law, Boston
Craig A. Bitman: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York
Tess Blair: Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law, Philadelphia
James D. Bridgeman: Tax Law, Washington, DC
Robert M. Brochin: Commercial Litigation, Miami; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Miami
J.J. Broderick: Real Estate Law, Philadelphia
Steven G. Brody: Commercial Litigation, New York; Litigation – Securities, New York
John S. Brown: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Boston; Tax Law, Boston
Steven C. Browne: Corporate Law, Boston; Corporate Law, Palo Alto; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Boston; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Palo Alto; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Boston; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Palo Alto; Venture Capital Law, Boston; Venture Capital Law, Palo Alto
Harry W. Burton: Employment Law – Management, Washington, DC; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Washington, DC
Jay H. Calvert, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia
Winstol D. “Winn” Carter: Commercial Litigation, Houston; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Houston; Transportation Law, Houston
Laurie A. Cerveny: Corporate Law, Boston; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Boston
Michael A. Chapnick: Corporate Law, New York
Rollin B. Chippey, II: Litigation – Real Estate, San Francisco
Greg A. Christianson: Litigation – Environmental, San Francisco
Anthony Ciasulli: Real Estate Law, Los Angeles
Donna S. Clark: Health Care Law, Houston
Jeanie Cogill: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York
Steven M. Cohen: Corporate Law, Princeton; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Princeton
John J. Concannon III: Venture Capital Law, Boston
Martin F. Conniff: Admiralty and Maritime Law, New York
J. Gordon Cooney, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Philadelphia; Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Philadelphia
Joseph J. Costello: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia; Employment Law – Management, Philadelphia; Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia; Litigation – ERISA, Philadelphia; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Philadelphia
Chris Cox: Corporate Governance Law, Costa Mesa; Corporate Law, Costa Mesa
Michael C. D'Agostino: Commercial Litigation, Hartford
Thomas V. D'Ambrosio: Derivatives and Futures Law, New York
Joshua M. Dalton: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Boston
Peter M. Daub: Tax Law, Washington, DC
Althea R. Day: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Washington, DC
Anthony C. DeCusatis: Energy Law, Philadelphia; Water Law, Philadelphia
Timothy B. DeSieno: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, New York
Carol K. Dillon: Real Estate Law, Palo Alto
Sheri A. Dillon: Tax Law, Washington, DC
John C. Dodds: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Philadelphia
Robert M. Dombroff: Commercial Litigation, New York
Rod Donnelly: Tax Law, Palo Alto
Brian J. Dougherty: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia
James J. Dragna: Litigation – Environmental, Los Angeles; Water Law, Los Angeles
Frederick F. “Rick” Eisenbiegler: Banking and Finance Law, New York
Richard W. Esterkin: Litigation – Bankruptcy, Los Angeles
Anne Marie Estevez: Labor Law – Management, Miami; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Miami
F. Scott Farmer: Tax Law, Washington, DC
Joseph B.G. Fay: Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia; Litigation – Antitrust, Philadelphia
John G. Ferreira: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Pittsburgh
Fred F. Fielding: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Washington, DC
John L. Filippone: Corporate Governance Law, Los Angeles
Debra L. Fischer: Litigation – Labor and Employment, Los Angeles
Chester “Chip” L. Fisher: Banking and Finance Law, Hartford
Christina Mesires Fournaris: Trusts and Estates, Philadelphia
Jason D. Frank: Litigation – Securities, Boston
Steven J. Frank: Corporate Law, Boston; Litigation – Intellectual Property, Boston; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Boston; Patent Law, Boston
Matthew F. Furlong: Banking and Finance Law, Boston
Thomas P. Gadsden: Energy Law, Philadelphia
Andrew J. Gallo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Boston
Ella Foley Gannon: Environmental Law, San Francisco
Seth M. Gerber: Commercial Litigation, Los Angeles
Kirstin E. Gibbs: Energy Law, Washington, DC; Oil and Gas Law, Washington, DC
Thomas P. Giblin, Jr.: Energy Law, New York
Steven M. Giordano: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Boston
John K. Gisleson: Commercial Litigation, Pittsburgh
Daniel L. Goldberg: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Boston; Commercial Litigation, Boston; Litigation – Antitrust, Boston
Richard A. Goldman: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Boston; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Boston
Robert E. Gooding, Jr.: Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Costa Mesa
Franklin Brockway Gowdy: Commercial Litigation, San Francisco
Linda L. Griggs: Corporate Compliance Law, Washington, DC; Corporate Governance Law, Washington, DC; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Washington, DC; Securities Regulation, Washington, DC
James Hamilton: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Washington, DC
Thomas S. Harman: Litigation – Securities, Washington, DC; Mutual Funds Law, Washington, DC; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Washington, DC; Securities Regulation, Washington, DC
Ivan P. Harris: Litigation – Securities, Miami
Susan Feigin Harris: Government Relations Practice, Houston; Health Care Law, Houston
John F. Hartigan: Corporate Law, Los Angeles; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Los Angeles; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Los Angeles; Securities Regulation, Los Angeles
Brent A. Hawkins: Litigation – Intellectual Property, San Francisco; Litigation – Patent, San Francisco; Patent Law, San Francisco
Henry S. Healy: Real Estate Law, Boston
Brian D. Hector: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Chicago
Neil E. Herman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, New York
Elizabeth B. Herrington: Commercial Litigation, Chicago
Jordan D. Hershman: Securities Regulation, Boston
Mary B. Hevener: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, New York; Tax Law, New York
Nathan J. Hochman: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Los Angeles
John T. Hood: Energy Law, New York
Charles M. Horn: Financial Services Regulation Law, Washington, DC
Michel Yves Horton: Insurance Law, Los Angeles
Harold S. Horwich: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Hartford; Insurance Law, Hartford; Litigation – Bankruptcy, Hartford
Ben A. Indek: Administrative/Regulatory Law, New York
Ethan W. Johnson: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Miami
Ethel J. Johnson: Employment Law – Management, Houston; Labor Law – Management, Houston
Roger P. Joseph: Mutual Funds Law, Boston
Gerald J. Kehoe: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Boston
Thomas W. Kellerman: Corporate Law, Palo Alto; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Palo Alto
William D. Kissinger: Energy Law, San Francisco; Energy Regulatory Law, San Francisco
Barbara D. Klippert: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York
John A. Kober: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Dallas
Steve Korotash: Litigation – Securities, Dallas
Eric Kraeutler: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Philadelphia; Litigation – Intellectual Property, Philadelphia
Marla J. Kreindler: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Chicago
Kenneth M. Kulak: CleanTech Law, Philadelphia
Amy L. Kyle: Banking and Finance Law, Boston; Equipment Finance Law, Boston
John P. Lavelle, Jr.: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Philadelphia
Steve Levitan: Securitization and Structured Finance Law, New York
David J. Levy: Information Technology Law, Houston
Michael R. Libor: Construction Law, Philadelphia; Litigation – Construction, Philadelphia
Robert J. Lichtenstein: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia
Andrew D. Lipman: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Washington, DC; Communications Law, Washington, DC
James W. Loss: Corporate Law, Costa Mesa; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Costa Mesa
Camarin E.B. Madigan: Environmental Law, San Francisco
John B. Magee: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Washington, DC; Tax Law, Washington, DC
Stephen Paul Mahinka: FDA Law, Washington, DC
George P. Mair: Tax Law, Boston; Trusts and Estates, Boston
Thurgood Marshall Jr.: Government Relations Practice, Washington, DC
John E. Matthews: Energy Law, Washington, DC
Timothy Maxwell: Corporate Law, Philadelphia
Christopher J. McAuliffe: Environmental Law, Princeton
B. Scott McBride: Health Care Law, Houston
S. Elaine McChesney: Commercial Litigation, Boston
John McGahren: Environmental Law, Princeton
John D. McGrane: Energy Law, Washington, DC
W. John McGuire: Mutual Funds Law, Washington, DC
Bill McKee: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Washington, DC; Tax Law, Washington, DC
James W. McKenzie, Jr.: Corporate Law, Philadelphia
Jami Wintz McKeon: Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia; Commercial Litigation, San Francisco; Litigation – Bankruptcy, Philadelphia; Litigation – Bankruptcy, San Francisco
Stephen M. Miklus: Project Finance Law, Boston
Francis J. Mirabello: Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Philadelphia; Trusts and Estates, Philadelphia
Christian J. Mixter: Litigation – Securities, Washington, DC; Securities Regulation, Washington, DC
Dennis J. Morikawa: Employment Law – Management, Philadelphia; Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Philadelphia
Marlee S. Myers: Corporate Compliance Law, Pittsburgh; Corporate Governance Law, Pittsburgh; Corporate Law, Pittsburgh; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Pittsburgh; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Pittsburgh; Technology Law, Pittsburgh
Peter C. Neger: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, New York; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, New York
William F. Nelson: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Washington, DC; Tax Law, Washington, DC
Brian T. Ortelere: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia; Litigation – ERISA, Philadelphia
Michael J. Ossip: Employment Law – Management, Philadelphia; Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Philadelphia
Daniel I. Papermaster: Banking and Finance Law, Hartford
Nancy L. Patterson: Employment Law – Management, Houston; Labor Law – Management, Houston; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Houston
Thomas E. Peckham: Trusts and Estates, Boston
Eleanor Pelta: Employment Law – Management, Washington, DC; Immigration Law, Washington, DC; Labor Law – Management, Washington, DC
Nancy M. Persechino: Project Finance Law, Boston
Thomas M. Peterson: Commercial Litigation, San Francisco
Michael M. Philipp: Derivatives and Futures Law, Chicago
Peter M. Phleger: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, San Francisco
J. Michael Pickett: Real Estate Law, Washington, DC
Zaitun Poonja: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Palo Alto
William P. Quinn, Jr.: Litigation – Securities, Philadelphia
Jeffrey S. Raskin: Insurance Law, San Francisco
Marc A. Reardon: Energy Law, Boston; Project Finance Law, Boston
Steven A. Reed: Antitrust Law, Philadelphia; Bet-the-Company Litigation, Philadelphia; Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia; Litigation – Antitrust, Philadelphia
Michael J. Reilly: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, New York
Jonathan M. Rich: Antitrust Law, Washington, DC; Litigation – Antitrust, Washington, DC
Melinda S. Riechert: Employment Law – Management, Palo Alto; Labor Law – Management, Palo Alto; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Palo Alto
J. Warren Rissier: Litigation – Securities, Los Angeles
Celia Roady: Tax Law, Washington, DC
Kent M. Roger: Litigation – Antitrust, San Francisco
Richard G. Rosenblatt: Employment Law – Management, Princeton; Labor Law – Management, Princeton; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Princeton
Rick R. Rothman: Environmental Law, Los Angeles; Litigation – Environmental, Los Angeles
Gary S. Rothstein: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York
John G. Ryan: Tax Law, Palo Alto
David B. Salmons: Appellate Practice, Washington, DC
Kathleen M. Sanzo: FDA Law, Washington, DC
Daniel S. Savrin: Antitrust Law, Boston; Litigation – Antitrust, Boston
Andrew J. Schaffran: Employment Law – Management, New York; Labor Law – Management, New York; Litigation – Labor and Employment, New York
David L. Schrader: Environmental Law, Los Angeles
Thane D. Scott: Antitrust Law, Boston; Litigation – Antitrust, Boston
Toby R. Serkin: Mutual Funds Law, Boston
Clifford D. Sethness: Labor Law – Management, Los Angeles
Brian W. Shaffer: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Philadelphia
Samuel S. Shaulson: Employment Law – Management, New York; Labor Law – Management, New York; Litigation – Labor and Employment, New York
Albert W. Shay: Health Care Law, Washington, DC
Charlene S. Shimada: Litigation – Securities, San Francisco; Securities/Capital Markets Law, San Francisco
Bruce C. Silvers: Banking and Finance Law, Hartford
Lawrence I. Silverstein: Tax Law, Boston
Alan Singer: Corporate Compliance Law, Philadelphia; Corporate Governance Law, Philadelphia; Corporate Law, Philadelphia; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Philadelphia; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Philadelphia; Securities Regulation, Philadelphia
Louis H. Singer: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, New York
David A. Sirignano: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Washington, DC; Securities Regulation, Washington, DC
Eric W. Sitarchuk: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Philadelphia; Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia; Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Philadelphia; Health Care Law, Philadelphia; Qui Tam Law, Philadelphia
Edwin E. Smith: Banking and Finance Law, Boston; Banking and Finance Law, New York; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Boston; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, New York; Corporate Law, Boston; Corporate Law, New York; Equipment Finance Law, Boston; Equipment Finance Law, New York
Marc J. Sonnenfeld: Antitrust Law, Philadelphia; Litigation – Securities, Philadelphia
Joanne R. Soslow: Corporate Law, Philadelphia; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Philadelphia; Securities Regulation, Philadelphia
Grace E. Speights: Employment Law – Management, Washington, DC; Labor Law – Management, Washington, DC; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Washington, DC
Steven D. Spencer: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia; Litigation – ERISA, Philadelphia
Stephen M. Spina: Energy Law, Washington, DC
Scott A. Stempel: Antitrust Law, Washington, DC; Litigation – Antitrust, Washington, DC
Eric L. Stern: Real Estate Law, Philadelphia
Marshall C. Stoddard, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law, New York
Glen R. Stuart: Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia; Litigation – Environmental, Philadelphia
Richard S. Taffet: Antitrust Law, New York
Ronald J. Tenpas: Litigation – Environmental, Washington, DC
Richard A. Toelke: Real Estate Law, Boston
Willard K. Tom: Antitrust Law, Washington, DC
R. Randall Tracht: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Pittsburgh
Kenneth J. Turnbull: Employment Law – Management, New York; Litigation – Labor and Employment, New York
James T. Tynion III: Project Finance Law, New York
John R. Utzschneider: Corporate Law, Boston; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Boston; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Boston
Carl A. Valenstein: International Trade and Finance Law, Washington, DC
Julio E. Vega: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Boston; Venture Capital Law, Boston
Steven R. Wall: Employment Law – Management, Philadelphia; Labor Law – Management, Philadelphia; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Philadelphia
Catherine Wang: Communications Law, Washington, DC
Peter M. Watt-Morse: Information Technology Law, Pittsburgh
Colin C. West: Antitrust Law, San Francisco
P. Sabin Willett: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Boston; Litigation – Bankruptcy, Boston
Mark C. Williams: Project Finance Law, Washington, DC
George G. Yearsich: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Washington, DC; Securities Regulation, Washington, DC
Gary L. Yingling: FDA Law, Washington, DC
Mims Maynard Zabriskie: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia
Mark E. Zelek: Employment Law – Management, Miami; Labor Law – Management, Miami; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Miami
Paul A. Zevnik: Insurance Law, Washington, DC
Jonathan Zimmerman: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Washington, DC
William P. Zimmerman: Tax Law, Philadelphia
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