Foley announced today that eight attorneys from the firm’s San Diego and San Diego/Del Mar offices have been named Super Lawyers in the June 2012 issue of San Diego Super Lawyers magazine. Attorneys named to the list of San Diego Super Lawyers represent the top legal practitioners in the region who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
The Foley attorneys named San Diego Super Lawyers and their primary practices, as classified by Super Lawyers, are:
- Mikel R. Bistrow, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
- Kathryn M.S. Catherwood, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
- Christopher Celentino, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
- Michael P. McCloskey, Securities Litigation
- R. Michael Scarano, Jr., Health Care
- Andrew B. Serwin, Business Litigation
- Nancy L. Stagg, Business Litigation
- Victor A. Vilaplana, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Additionally, Partner Mikel Bistrow was named to the Top 25 Women San Diego Super Lawyers listing and Partner Andrew Serwin was named to the Top 50 San Diego Super Lawyers listings. Attorneys who received the greatest number of nominations and highest evaluations in the San Diego Super Lawyers selection process are named to these distinguished rosters.
To compile its annual list, the research team at Super Lawyers, which is part of the Thomson Reuters Legal division, undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff and a peer review of candidates by practice area.