Best Lawyers has released the 2010 Best Lawyers in America guide and more than 150 Foley attorneys from 15 offices have been named to the comprehensive list. Additionally, Foley was recognized with more than 50 first-in-practice city and statewide rankings.
Please note that 23 attorneys have been included in the guide for at least 10 consecutive years, 16 attorneys have been included for at least 20 years, and three attorneys have been named Best Lawyers for at least 25 years, indicated by the (10), (20) and (25) next to their names. The asterisk denotes that this is the first year the attorney has been listed.
Regarded by both the legal profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the U.S., Best Lawyers is viewed by more than 40,000 top general counsel in ALM publications like Corporate Counsel, while 13 million readers view the rankings in dozens of city and regional publications like The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and New York Magazine. In addition, Best Lawyers lists are available on all Bloomberg Professional terminals, reaching more than 260,000 top business people across the globe.
Boston
- Michael L. Blau (2006)
Health Care Law - Stephen I. Burr (2007)
Real Estate Law - Charles R. Dougherty (1995)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law - Alan H. Einhorn (2010)
Health Care Law - Gabor Garai (2007)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Edouard C. LeFevre (2008)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Susan E. Pravda (2007)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Michael J. Tuteur (2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Lawrence W. Vernaglia (2008)
Health Care Law - J. Mark Waxman (2010)
Health Care Law
Chicago
- Sharon R. Barner (2008)
Intellectual Property Law - Laura L. Bilas (2010)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law - John T. Brooks (2007)
Trusts and Estates - Michael M. Conway (1991)
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law - Dewey B. Crawford (1987)
Corporate Law
Securities Law - Scott E. Early (2006)
Derivatives Law - Jay A. Erens (1989)
Corporate Law - Paul F. Hanzlik (2006)
Energy Law - James R. Hellige (2005)
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Trusts and Estates - Harold L. Kaplan (2007)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Corporate Law - William J. McKenna (2008)
Commercial Litigation - John B. Palmer (2007)
Tax Law - John P. Ratnaswamy (2010)
Energy Law - E. Glenn Rippie (2006)
Administrative Law
Energy Law - Kathryn M. Trkla (2007)
Derivatives Law - William C. Weinsheimer (1987)
Trusts and Estates - Robert J. Zimmerman (1991)
Health Care Law
Detroit
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George W. Ash (2008)
Government Relations Law -
Patrick D. Daugherty (2007)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities Law -
Judy A. O’Neill (1995)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law -
Chris E. Rossman (1991)
Health Care Law -
John R. Trentacosta (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Jacksonville
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Robert S. Bernstein (2009)
Entertainment Law
Tax Law -
Charles E. Commander III (1983)
Real Estate Law -
David C. Cook (2009)
Real Estate Law -
Gardner F. Davis (2005)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law -
Charles V. Hedrick (2010)
Banking Law -
Kevin E. Hyde (1999)
Labor and Employment Law -
Linda Y. Kelso (2007)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Chauncey W. Lever, Jr. (2003)
Public Finance Law -
Emerson M. Lotzia (2005)
Real Estate Law
Los Angeles
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Merl John Carson (2007)
Intellectual Property Law -
Pamela L. Johnston (2007)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar -
Dennis E. Kinnaird (1983)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar -
Shirley Morrigan (2010)
Health Care Law -
Richard F. Seiden (2006)
Health Care Law -
Carl I. Weissburg (1991)
Health Care Law
Madison
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Allen A. Arntsen (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Land Use & Zoning Law -
Christopher S. Berry (1995)
Employee Benefits Law -
Christopher C. Cain (2010)
Corporate Law -
Douglas B. Clark (2006)
Environmental Law -
William M. Conley (2007)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation -
Gordon Davenport III (2010)
Commercial Litigation -
Michael S. Heffernan (2007)
Family Law -
Bradley D. Jackson (1995)
Communications Law
Energy Law -
Daniel A. Kaplan (2007)
Labor and Employment Law -
Mark A. Kassel (2007)
Biotechnology Law
Intellectual Property Law
Technology Law -
Gregory F. Monday (2001)
Trusts and Estates -
David W. Reinecke (1995)
Trusts and Estates -
Blaine R. Renfert (2005)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law -
Anne E. Ross (2008)
Insurance Law -
Anita M. Sorensen (2007)
Immigration Law -
Naikang Tsao (2007)
Appellate Law
Intellectual Property Law -
Michael B. Van Sicklen (1995)
Appellate Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation -
David G. Walsh (1993)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Corporate Law -
Paul T. Wrycha (2008)
Corporate Law
Miami
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Guillermo J. Fernandez-Quincoces (2008)
Tax Law
Milwaukee
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William J. Abraham, Jr. (1987)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Steve R. Barth (2007)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Linda E. Benfield (1995)
Environmental Law -
Michael M. Biehl (1995)
Health Care Law -
Bernard J. Bobber (2006)
Labor and Employment Law -
Ralf Reinhard Boer (2005)
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law -
Michael A. Bowen (1995)
Commercial Litigation -
Mary K. Braza (2009)
Sports Law -
John F. Callan (2001)
Trusts and Estates -
Richard H. Casper (1987)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law -
Jon P. Christiansen (1995)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law -
Keith A. Christiansen (1987)
Trusts and Estates -
James R. Clark (1989)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation -
James P. Connelly (1991)
Health Care Law -
Lloyd J. Dickinson (1989)
Employee Benefits Law -
George A. Dionisopoulos (1995)
Trusts and Estates -
Gregg H. Dooge (1999)
Employee Benefits Law -
Rodney H. Dow (2009)
Banking Law -
Kevin G. Fitzgerald (2008)
Insurance Law -
Michael D. Flanagan (2008)
Environmental Law -
Richard S. Florsheim (2006)
Intellectual Property Law -
Carl D. Fortner (2005)
Tax Law -
Laura J. Gage (2009)
Health Care Law -
Richard S. Gallagher (1983)
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates -
Benjamin F. Garmer III (1987)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel (2009)
Health Care Law -
Reed Groethe (2007)
Public Finance Law -
Edward J. Hammond (2007)
Banking Law
Project Finance Law
Structured Finance Law -
Rachelle R. Hart (2009)
Health Care Law -
Michael W. Hatch (1987)
Real Estate Law -
Emory Ireland (2008)
Banking Law -
Stanley S. Jaspan (1993)
Labor and Employment Law -
Sarah O. Jelencic (2007)
Real Estate Law -
Bruce A. Keyes (2008)
Environmental Law -
Harvey Kurtz (2005)
Employee Benefits Law -
Benjamin D. Levin (2007)
Real Estate Law -
Wayne R. Lueders (1991)
Trusts and Estates -
Lawrence T. Lynch (2007)
Labor and Employment Law -
Brian W. McGrath (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law -
James T. McKeown (2005)
Antitrust Law
Sports Law -
James G. Morrow (2007)
Intellectual Property Law -
Jamshed J. Patel (2007)
Tax Law -
Thomas C. Pence (2007)
Labor and Employment Law -
Patrick G. Quick (2007)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Greg W. Renz (1987)
Employee Benefits Law -
Bartholomew F. Reuter (2009)
Energy Law -
Leigh C. Riley (2007)
Employee Benefits Law -
Jay O. Rothman (2005)
Corporate Law
Securities Law -
Nancy J. Sennett (2006)
Commercial Litigation -
Thomas L. Shriner, Jr. (1993)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation -
Luke E. Sims (2003)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Peter J. Stone (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law -
Mark A. Thimke (1989)
Environmental Law -
James T. Tynion III (2007)
Project Finance Law -
Adam J. Wiensch (2006)
Trusts and Estates -
Trevor J. Will (2007)
Energy Law
Mass Tort Litigation
Product Liability Litigation -
Allen W. Williams, Jr. (1989)
Energy Law
Environmental Law -
Lynette M. Zigman (2007)
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tax Law
New York
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Peter N. Wang (2008)
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Orlando
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J. Gordon Arkin (2001)
Administrative Law
Corporate Law
Transportation Law -
Edmund T. Baxa, Jr. (2006)
Construction Law -
Ted B. Edwards (2009)
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Law -
James Grodin (2008)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation -
John P. Horan (2008)
Commercial Litigation -
Thomas K. Maurer (2007)
Environmental Law -
Michael A. Okaty (2010)
Corporate Law -
Paul E. Rosenthal (2005)
Real Estate Law -
John A. Sanders (2007)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates -
Ryland Duke Woodson (2005)
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Government Relations Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
San Diego
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David E. Kleinfeld (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Law -
R. Michael Scarano, Jr. (2007)
Health Care Law -
Andrew B. Serwin (2010)
Information Technology Law -
Victor A. Vilaplana (1993)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
San Francisco
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Teveia R. Barnes (2008)
Banking Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Structured Finance Law -
Thomas F. Carlucci (2010)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tallahassee
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Thomas J. Maida (2007)
Insurance Law
Tampa
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Michael D. Annis (1989)
Tax Law -
Curt P. Creely (2007)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Thomas M. Little (2006)
Real Estate Law -
Carolyn T. Long (2006)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law -
Fred S. Ridley (2007)
Real Estate Law -
Stephen J. Szabo (2006)
Real Estate Law -
Martin A. Traber (2006)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Steven W. Vazquez (2007)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law -
Mark J. Wolfson (2007)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Washington
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Stephen A. Bent (2007)
Biotechnology Law
Intellectual Property Law -
Scott L. Fredericksen (2009)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar -
John M. Lynham, Jr. (2006)
Trusts and Estates - Stephen B. Maebius (2007)
Biotechnology Law
Intellectual Property Law - Lawrence G. McBride (2010)
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law - Richard C. Peet (2008)
Biotechnology Law
Technology Law - Jacqueline M. Saue (2010)
Health Care Law - Michele M. Simkin (2008)
Biotechnology Law - Richard G. Stoll (1989)
Environmental Law - Harold C. Wegner (2007)
Intellectual Property Law - Samuel J. Winer (2006)
Securities Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.
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