Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©. 

Additionally, 25 attorneys received the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation, an honor earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region, and 88 attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list.

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” received particularly high ratings for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

The 25 Foley attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers^® as a 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” include:

• Norman Ankers: Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steven Barth: Corporate Governance Law
• Jason Conti: Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Gardner Davis: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• William Guthrie: Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Edward Hammond: Commercial Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Carrie Hoffman: Employment Law – Management
• Kevin Hyde: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark Kassel: Patent Law
• Michael Kirwan: Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Jana Kolarik: Health Care Law
• John Lanza: Information Technology Law
• Benjamin Levin: Real Estate Law
• Stephen Maebius: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• James McKeown: Antitrust Law
• Patrick Quick: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David Reicher: Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Fred Ridley: Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Elgie Sims: Government Relations Practice
• Peter Tomasi: Energy Law
• Naikang Tsao: Litigation – Patent
• John Tucker: Litigation – Bankruptcy and Finance
• Steven Vazquez: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Andrew Wronski: Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Paul Wrycha: Corporate Law

The 236 Foley attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 include:

Austin

• Edward Burbach: Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Kristina Silcocks: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Boston

• Katharine Beattie: Litigation – Labor and Employment Law
• Beth Boland: Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Christopher Donovan: Health Care Law
• Alan Einhorn: Health Care Law
• Kyle Faget: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Health Care Law
• Ana Francisco: Commercial Litigation
• Gabor Garai: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Lisa Glahn: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• John Lanza: Information Technology Law
• Matthew Lowrie: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Christopher McKenna: Patent Law
• Susan Pravda: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Donald Schroeder: Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael Tuteur: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Lawrence Vernaglia: Health Care Law
• Adria Warren: Health Care Law

Chicago

• Laura Bilas: Public Finance Law
• James Dasso: Commercial Litigation
• Patrick Daugherty: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Bennett Epstein: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jay Erens: Corporate Law
• Jeanne Gills: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Geoffrey Goodman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Goroff: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Eric Haab: Insurance Law
• Mark Hebbeln: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James Hellige: Nonprofit/Charities Law; Trust and Estates
• Heidi Jeffery: Public Finance Law
• Harold Kaplan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• John Landis: Insurance Law
• William McKenna: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Neal Moglin: Insurance Law
• Jill Nicholson: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Lisa Noller: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John Palmer: Tax Law
• Frank Pasquesi: Health Care Law
• Donna Pugh: Land Use and Zoning Law
• Gary Rovner: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Elgie Sims: Government Relations Practice
• Michael Small: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Roger Strode: Health Care Law
• Kathryn Trkla: Derivatives and Futures Law
• Christopher Ward: Employment Law – Management
• Michael Woolever: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Dallas

• Dovi Adlerstein: Corporate Law
• Val Albright: Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• David Cabrales: Commercial Litigation
• Kevin Chumney: Corporate Law
• Christopher Converse: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Michael Donohue: Tax Law
• Michael Dubner: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Clifton Dugas: Real Estate Law
• Jane Fergason: Corporate Law
• Stephen Gilles: Tax Law
• Lawrence Goldstein: Corporate Law
• Stephen Good: Tax Law
• Carrie Hoffman: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen McCartin: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Todd Murray: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
• Michael Newman: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Keith Novick: Trusts and Estates
• Stacy Obenhaus: Appellate Practice
• Holland O'Neil: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Alan Perkins: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Clifford Risman: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Robert Sarfatis: Corporate Law
• Larry Schoenbrun: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law
• Kay Schwartz: Trademark Law
• Robert Slovak: Litigation – Construction
• Paul Storm: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• James Sullivan: Real Estate Law

Denver

• Tamera Westerberg: Commercial Litigation

Detroit

• Norman Ankers: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Jennifer Belveal: Commercial Litigation
• John Birmingham: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jason Conti: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Daljit Doogal: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Lynn Gandhi: Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Steven Hilfinger: Government Relations Practice
• Jeffrey Kopp: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ann Marie Uetz: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
• Philip Phillips: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John Simon: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Houston

• Michael Abbott: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Sharon Beausoleil: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Eric Blumrosen: Corporate Law
• Geoffrey Bracken: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law
• Daniel Cohen: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Scott Ellis: Commercial Litigation
• Jessica Glatzer Mason: Employment Law – Management
• James Howard: Tax Law
• Randall Jones: Real Estate Law
• Charles Meacham: Corporate Law
• John Melko: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Terrell Miller: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Cristina Portela Solomon: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Rachel Powitzky Steely: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael Rogers: Corporate Law
• Timothy Spear: Corporate Law
• Claude Treece: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Hoang Quan Vu: Banking and Finance Law

Jacksonville

• Robert Bernstein: Tax Law
• David Cook: Real Estate Law; Timber Law
• Gardner Davis: Banking and Finance Law
• Emily Friend Horner: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Chanley Howell: Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Kevin Hyde: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael Kirwan: Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Jana Kolarik: Health Care Law
• John Tucker: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
• John Wolfel: Corporate Law

Los Angeles

• Jason Barglow: Real Estate Law
• Pamela Johnston: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Raj Tanden: Tax Law
• Diane Ung: Health Care Law

Madison

• Christopher Cain: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Roberta Howell: Franchise Law
• Daniel Kaplan: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark Kassel: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law; Technology Law
• David Reinecke: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Insurance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Anne Ross: Corporate Law
• Anita Sorensen: Immigration Law
• Naikang Tsao: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Paul Wrycha: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law

Miami

• Roy Barquet: Immigration Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ruben Diaz: Corporate Law
• Laura Ganoza: Commercial Litigation
• Mary Leslie Smith: Franchise Law
• John Lord: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark Neuberger: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Roland Potts: Litigation – Construction

Milwaukee

• Steven Barth: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Linda Benfield: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Amy Ciepluch: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David Clark: Energy Law
• James Clark: Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• Jeffrey Costakos: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Mark Diliberti: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
• George Dionisopoulos: Trusts and Estates
• Gregg Dooge: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Kevin Fitzgerald: Insurance Law
• Jeffrey Gundersen: Patent Law
• Elizabeth Haas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
• Edward Hammond: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Energy Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Michael Hatch: Real Estate Law
• Daniel Hess: Trusts and Estates
• Jason Hille: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Bryan House: Litigation – Securities
• Stanley Jaspan: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Bruce Keyes: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Casey Knapp: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jason Kohout: Nonprofit/Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
• Ethan Lenz: Insurance Law
• Benjamin Levin: Real Estate Law
• Jessica Lochmann: Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Wayne Lueders: Trusts and Estates
• Kevin Makowski: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Richard McKenna: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• James McKeown: Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Sports Law
• Spencer Moats: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas Mullooly: Energy Law
• Jamshed Patel: Tax Law
• James Peterson: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patrick Quick: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• David Reicher: Derivatives and Futures Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Leigh Riley: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David Ryan: Nonprofit/Charities Law; Public Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Bryan Schultz: Corporate Law
• Kevin Schulz: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas Shriner: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities
• David Simon: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Clyde Tinnen: Corporate Law
• Peter Tomasi: Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
• Jennifer Urban: Health Care Law
• Timothy Voigtman: Tax Law
• John Wilson: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• Andrew Wronski: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Joseph Ziebert: Patent Law

New York

• Robert DuPuy: Sports Law
• Barry Felder: Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan Israel: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrew Lee: Sports Law
• Jonathan Moskin: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Larry Perlman: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey Thrope: Health Care Law
• Peter Wang: Commercial Litigation

Orlando

• Kimberly Ashby: Appellate Practice; Construction Law
• Daniel Bachrach: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Edmund Baxa: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Michael Crosbie: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Andrew Finkelstein: Corporate Law
• Michael Gay: Commercial Litigation
• William Guthrie: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Christi Lawson: Litigation – Securities
• Michael Okaty: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
• Kevin Reck: Commercial Litigation

Salt Lake City

• Kenneth Black: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Litigation – Securities; Trade Secrets Law
• Jared Braithwaite: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Privacy and Data Security Law
• Melanie Clark: Real Estate Law
• R. Whitney Johnson: Patent Law
• David Mortensen: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Jeffrey Steele: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• David Wright: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trade Secrets Law

San Diego

• Alexis Bortniker: Health Care Law
• Krista Cabrera: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Paul Hunter: Patent Law
• Van Tengberg: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law

San Francisco

• Thomas Carlucci: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Tallahassee

• Melissa Coffey: Government Relations Practice
• Austin Neal: Insurance Law

Tampa

• Natalie Annis: Trusts and Estates
• Curt Creely: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Rachel Goodman: Health Care Law
• Nathaniel Lacktman: Health Care Law
• Thomas Little: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Michael Matthews: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jason Mehta: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Health Care Law; Qui Tam Law
• Fred Ridley: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Libby Ridley: Corporate Law
• Olin Shivers: Tax Law
• Stephen Szabo: Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Steven Vazquez: Corporate Governance Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Mark Wolfson: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation Qui Tam Law Bankruptcy

Washington, D.C.

• Nathan Beaver: Food and Beverage Law
• Courtenay Brinckerhoff: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
• Scott Fredericksen: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John Klusaritz: Energy Law
• Michael Lockerby: Franchise Law
• John Lynham: Litigation Qui Tam Law Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Stephen Maebius: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
• Luisella Perri: Public Finance Law; Tax Law
• David Rosen: FDA Law
• Michele Simkin: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Samuel Winer: Litigation – Securities; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation

The 88 Foley attorneys named among The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for 2024 include:

Boston

• Christopher Bourne: Corporate Law
• Alicia D'Alba Dorner: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jolene Fernandes: Intellectual Property Law
• Elizabeth Lamontagne: Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
• Julie-Anne Lutfi: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mead Misic: Intellectual Property Law
• Alexander Miska: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
• Frank White: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Andrew Yost: Commercial Litigation

Chicago

• Stephanie Adamo: Commercial Litigation
• J. Michael Bresnahan: Corporate Law
• Melissa Conroy: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Samuel Goldstick: Technology Law
• Katherine Keating: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
• Elizabeth Mazzocco: Commercial Litigation
• Andrew McClain: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Patrick McMahon: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Alexander Misakian: Insurance Law
• Daniel Pieringer: Real Estate Law

Dallas

• Nicholas Chamis: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Aaron Chibli: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Howell: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Brandon Marx: Commercial Litigation
• Austin Poynter: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Denver

• Kelsey Boehm: Commercial Litigation
• Timothy Mohan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Detroit

• Caleb Erbert: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michelle Freeman: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice
• Felicia O'Connor: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management

Houston

• Taylor Appling: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Jill Hale: Commercial Litigation
• Katherine Harrington: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Shane McDonald: Commercial Litigation
• Vi Tran: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation

Jacksonville

• William Brown: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Vincent Pulignano: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

• Kaleb Berhe: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Justus Britt: Real Estate Law
• Nicholas Gross: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Adam Hepworth: Health Care Law
• Jessica Walker: Commercial Litigation

Madison

• Sonal Agarwal: Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
• Eric Hatchell: Commercial Litigation
• Jennifer Luther: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Katelynn Williams: Labor and Employment Law – Management

Miami

• Ana Romes: Commercial Litigation

Milwaukee

• Scott Allen: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Philip Babler: Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Amanda Beggs: Environmental Law
• Jordan Bergmann: Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Lisamarie Collins: Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
• Stephanie Derks: Trusts and Estates
• David Golub: Intellectual Property Law
• Ian Hampton: Commercial Litigation
• Gregory Heinen: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Nathan Imfeld: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Mitchell Lindstrom: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jessica Lothman: Public Finance Law
• Max Meckstroth: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Anne-Lousie Mittal: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Michelle Moran: Intellectual Property Law
• Natalie Neals: Banking and Finance Law

New York       

• Jonathan Goeringer: Insurance Law
• Marcella Jayne: Commercial Litigation
• Sam Koch: Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Gregory Marino: Entertainment and Sports Law
• Emily Spallino: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Orlando

• Mary Cravatta: Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Salt Lake City

• Jordan Bledsoe: Commercial Litigation
• Wesley Harward: Commercial Litigation
• Michael Manookin: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Bryce Talbot: Commercial Litigation

San Francisco

• Sara Abarbanel-Levine: Commercial Litigation

Tallahassee

• Nicholas Paquette: Corporate Law

Tampa

• Jacqueline Acosta: Health Care Law
• Jaide Beverly: Health Care Law
• Billie Brock: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Rachel Falknor: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Britton Grimes: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Allison McKown: Real Estate Law
• Kristen Murphy: Health Care Law

Washington, D.C.

• Erin Bartlett: Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
• Lauren Champaign: Antitrust Law
• Jacob Heller: Corporate Law
• Matthew Horton: Intellectual Property Law
• Sunita Paknikar: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law
• J.J. Silverstein: Corporate Law; Project Finance Law
• Olivia Singelmann: Commercial Litigation