Foley is pleased to announce that 200 of its attorneys from 16 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015. Additionally, 33 attorneys – 28 for the first time – earned Best Lawyers® 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practices.
The Best Lawyers in America list is based on a peer-review survey process in which thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate other attorneys in their practice areas. Individuals honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” have received particularly high ratings for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
The 33 Foley attorneys recognized as a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” are:
- Andrew Baum: New York City Trademark Law
- Linda E. Benfield: Milwaukee Environmental Law
- Bernard J. Bobber: Milwaukee Employment Law — Management
- Ralf-Reinhard Boer: Milwaukee International Trade and Finance Law
- John T. Brooks: Chicago Litigation — Trusts and Estates
- Christopher C. Cain: Madison Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John Carson: Los Angeles Trademark Law
- James R. Clark: Milwaukee Litigation — Antitrust
- Gardner F. Davis: Jacksonville Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- George A. Dionisopoulos: Milwaukee Trusts and Estates
- Michael D. Flanagan: Milwaukee Natural Resources Law
- Richard S. Florsheim: Milwaukee Litigation — Patent
- Charles V. Hedrick: Jacksonville Banking and Finance Law
- Kevin E. Hyde: Jacksonville Employment Law — Management
- Emory Ireland: Milwaukee Banking and Finance Law
- Bradley D. Jackson: Madison Communications Law
- Daniel A. Kaplan: Madison Labor Law — Management
- Mark A. Kassel: Madison Patent Law
- Richard W. Lasater II: Los Angeles Securities Regulation
- James T. McKeown: Milwaukee Antitrust Law
- Austin B. Neal: Tallahassee Insurance Law
- Jamshed J. Patel: Milwaukee Tax Law
- Patrick G. Quick: Milwaukee Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David W. Reinecke: Madison Trusts and Estates
- Scott D. Richburg: Jacksonville Litigation — Securities
- Jay O. Rothman: Milwaukee Corporate Law
- Thomas L. Shriner, Jr.: Milwaukee Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Mary Leslie Smith: Miami Franchise Law
- Naikang Tsao: Madison Litigation — Intellectual Property
- Michael B. Van Sicklen: Madison Appellate Practice
- Trevor J. Will: Milwaukee Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Samuel J. Winer: Washington, D.C. Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Paul T. Wrycha: Madison Corporate Law
The 200 Foley attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2015, segmented by office location and practice area, are:
Boston
- Michael L. Blau: Health Care Law
- Alan H. Einhorn: Health Care Law
- Ana M. Francisco: Commercial Litigation
- Gabor Garai: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David W. Kantaros: Venture Capital Law
- Roger A. Lane: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law
- John D. Lanza: Information Technology Law
- Matthew B. Lowrie: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Jan E. Murray: Health Care Law
- Susan E. Pravda: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew R. Stern: Real Estate Law
- Michael J. Tuteur: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lawrence W. Vernaglia: Health Care Law
- J. Mark Waxman: Health Care Law
Chicago
- Michael G. Bailey: Public Finance Law
- Stephen P. Bedell: Securities Regulation
- Laura L. Bilas: Public Finance Law
- John T. Brooks: Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- James D. Dasso: Food and Beverage Law
- Patrick Daugherty: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Theodore T. Eidukas: Energy Regulatory Law
- Bennett L. Epstein: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jay A. Erens: Corporate Law
- Jeanne M. Gills: Food and Beverage Law
- Phillip M. Goldberg: Litigation — Securities
- James R. Hellige: Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
- Jerold A. Jacover: Litigation — Intellectual Property
- Heidi H. Jeffery: Public Finance Law
- Harold L. Kaplan: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
- William J. McKenna: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
- John B. Palmer: Tax Law
- Donna J. Pugh: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Michael J. Small: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Roger D. Strode, Jr.: Health Care Law
- Kathryn M. Trkla: Derivatives and Futures Law
- Michael H. Woolever: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Detroit
- George W. Ash: Government Relations Practice
- John F. Birmingham, Jr.: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Daljit S. Doogal: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Philip B. Phillips: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Chris E. Rossman: Health Care Law
- John R. Trentacosta: Commercial Litigation
- Ann Marie Uetz: Commercial Litigation
Jacksonville
- Adam G. Adams III: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Robert S. Bernstein: Tax Law
- David C. Cook: Real Estate Law, Timber Law
- Gardner F. Davis: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Charles V. Hedrick: Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Kevin E. Hyde: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael B. Kirwan: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Chauncey W. Lever, Jr.: Public Finance Law
- Emerson M. Lotzia: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
- Scott D. Richburg: Litigation – Securities
- John A. Tucker: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
Los Angeles
- John Carson: Trademark Law
- Alan E. Friedman: Commercial Litigation
- Pamela L. Johnston: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Richard W. Lasater II: Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Denise Rios Rodriguez: Health Care Law
- Richard F. Seiden: Health Care Law
- Diane Ung: Health Care Law
Madison
- Allen A. Arntsen: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Patent
- Douglas S. Buck: Real Estate Law
- Christopher C. Cain: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Timothy S. Crisp: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law
- Gordon Davenport III: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Paul S. Hunter: Patent Law
- Bradley D. Jackson: Communications Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulation Law
- Daniel A. Kaplan: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mark A. Kassel: Biotechnology Law, Patent Law, Technology Law
- Carl R. Kugler: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Daniel G. Mohan: Trusts and Estates
- Brian H. Potts: Environmental Law
- David W. Reinecke: Trusts and Estates
- Anne E. Ross: Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Anita M. Sorensen: Immigration Law
- Naikang Tsao: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Michael B. Van Sicklen: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate
- Paul T. Wrycha: Corporate Law
Miami
- Roy J. Barquet: Immigration Law
- William E. Davis: Commercial Litigation
- Guillermo J. Fernandez-Quincoces: Tax Law
- Mark J. Neuberger: Employment Law – Management
- Mary Leslie Smith: Franchise Law
Milwaukee
- William J. Abraham, Jr.: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Michael J. Aprahamian: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Real Estate
- Steven R. Barth: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Linda E. Benfield: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
- Bernard J. Bobber: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ralf-Reinhard Boer: Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Larry J. Bonney: Energy Law
- Michael A. Bowen: Commercial Litigation
- Mary K. Braza: Commercial Litigation, Sports Law
- John F. Callan: Trusts and Estates
- Richard H. Casper: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- James R. Clark: Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
- Jeffrey N. Costakos: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- George A. Dionisopoulos: Trusts and Estates
- Gregg H. Dooge: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kevin G. Fitzgerald: Insurance Law
- Michael D. Flanagan: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
- Richard S. Florsheim: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Carl D. Fortner: Tax Law
- Heidi M. Furlong: Banking and Finance Law
- Richard S. Gallagher: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Benjamin F. Garmer III: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- C. Frederick Geilfuss II: Health Care Law
- Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel: Health Care Law
- Reed Groethe: Public Finance Law
- Edward J. Hammond: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Project Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Michael W. Hatch: Real Estate Law
- Thomas R. Hrdlick: Insurance Law
- Emory Ireland: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
- Stanley S. Jaspan: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Sarah O. Jelencic: Real Estate Law
- Bruce A. Keyes: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law
- Patricia J. Lane: Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Benjamin D. Levin: Real Estate Law
- Brett H. Ludwig: Insurance Law
- Wayne R. Lueders: Trusts and Estates
- Susan R. Maisa: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kevin D. Makowski: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Marc J. Marotta: Government Relations Practice, Native American Law
- Maureen A. McGinnity: Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Richard J. McKenna: Litigation — Intellectual Property
- James T. McKeown: Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Sports Law
- Hugh J. O’Halloran: Real Estate Law
- Jamshed J. Patel: Tax Law
- Thomas C. Pence: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- James P. Peterson: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Patrick G. Quick: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- David M. Reicher: Derivatives and Futures Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Bartholomew F. Reuter: Energy Law
- Leigh C. Riley: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Jay O. Rothman: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- David B. Ryan: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Public Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Bryan S. Schultz: Corporate Law
- Nancy J. Sennett: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities
- Timothy J. Sheehan: Corporate Law
- Thomas L. Shriner, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities
- David W. Simon: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mark A. Thimke: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
- Joseph B. Tyson, Jr.: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Adam J. Wiensch: Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Trevor J. Will: Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John K. Wilson: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew J. Wronski: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Patrick M. Zabrowski: Real Estate Law
- Joseph N. Ziebert: Patent Law
- Lynette M. Zigman: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law
New York
- Andrew Baum: Trademark Law
- Barry J. Mandel: Litigation – Securities
- Jonathan E. Moskin: Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Steven J. Rizzi: Litigation – Patent
- Jeffrey C. Thrope: Health Care Law
- Peter N. Wang: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Orlando
- Daniel Bachrach: Real Estate Law
- Edmund T. Baxa, Jr.: Litigation – Construction
- Michael Gay: Commercial Litigation
- William C. Guthrie: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
- Thomas K. Maurer: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Michael A. Okaty: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
- Douglas G. Stanford: Real Estate Law
Sacramento
- William L. Abalona: Health Care Law
San Diego
- Jose L. Patino: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- R. Michael Scarano, Jr.: Health Care Law
- Nancy L. Stagg: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Gerald F. Swiss: Biotechnology Law
- Victor A. Vilaplana: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
San Francisco
- Francis J. Burke, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Thomas F. Carlucci: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tallahassee
- Thomas J. Maida: Insurance Law
- Austin B. Neal: Insurance Law
Tampa
- Michael D. Annis: Corporate Law, Tax Law
- Curt P. Creely: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Christopher L. Griffin: Commercial Litigation
- Gary D. Koch: Health Care Law
- Thomas M. Little: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
- Carolyn T. Long: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael P. Matthews: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Fred S. Ridley: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
- Olin G. Shivers: Tax Law
- Stephen J. Szabo: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
- Martin A. Traber: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Steven W. Vazquez: Corporate Governance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Mark J. Wolfson: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C.
- Nathan A. Beaver: Food and Beverage Law
- Stephen A. Bent: Biotechnology Law, Patent Law
- Scott L. Fredericksen: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jay W. Freedman: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Michael J. Lockerby: Franchise Law
- John M. Lynham, Jr.: Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Stephen B. Maebius: Biotechnology Law, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
- Nir E. Margalit: Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Richard C. Peet: Biotechnology Law, Technology Law
- Michele M. Simkin: Biotechnology Law
- Richard G. Stoll: Environmental Law
- Harold C. Wegner: Patent Law
- Samuel J. Winer: Litigation – Securities, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
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