Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 List

Foley is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys earned Best Lawyers^® 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas, nearly doubling last year’s list of Foley attorneys receiving the top nod from Best Lawyers^®. In addition, 182 of its attorneys from 16 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2017.

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 21 Foley attorneys recognized as a 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” are:

• Allen Arntsen: Madison, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law 
• Christopher Cain: Madison, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• John Callan: Milwaukee, Trusts and Estates 
• Michael Flanagan: Milwaukee, Natural Resources Law 
• Edward Hammond: Milwaukee, Project Finance Law 
• James Hellige: Chicago, Non-Profit/Charities Law 
• Emory Ireland: Milwaukee, Commercial Finance Law 
• Sarah Jelencic: Milwaukee, Real Estate Law 
• Mark Kassel: Madison, Patent Law 
• Richard Lasater: Los Angeles, Securities Regulation 
• Maureen McGinnity: Milwaukee, Litigation and Controversy – Tax 
• James McKeown: Milwaukee, Antitrust Law 
• Jamshed Patel: Milwaukee, Tax Law 
• Patrick Quick: Milwaukee, Corporate Governance Law 
• Leigh Riley: Milwaukee, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Anne Ross: Madison, Corporate Law 
• Jay Rothman: Milwaukee, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• David Ryan: Milwaukee, Securitization and Structured Finance Law 
• Naikang Tsao: Madison, Litigation – Patent 
• Steven Vazquez: Tampa, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law 
• Samuel Winer: Washington, D.C., Litigation – Securities

The 182 Foley attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2017, segmented by office location and practice area, are:

Boston

• Michael Blau: Health Care Law 
• Christopher Donovan: Health Care Law 
• Alan Einhorn: Health Care Law 
• Ana Francisco: Commercial Litigation 
• Gabor Garai: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• David Kantaros: Venture Capital Law 
• Roger Lane: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law 
• John Lanza: Information Technology Law 
• Matthew Lowrie: Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent 
• Susan Pravda: Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Andrew Stern: Real Estate Law 
• Michael Tuteur: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Lawrence Vernaglia: Health Care Law 
• Mark Waxman: Health Care Law

Chicago

• Michael Bailey: Public Finance Law 
• Stephen Bedell: Securities Regulation 
• Laura Bilas: Public Finance Law 
• John Brooks: Litigation — Trusts and Estates 
• Louis Cohen: Real Estate Law 
• James Dasso: Commercial Litigation, Food and Beverage Law 
• 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: Food and Beverage Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property 
• Phillip Goldberg: Litigation — Securities 
• Eric Haab: Insurance Law 
• Mark Hebbeln: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• James Hellige: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates 
• Jerold Jacover: Litigation — Intellectual Property 
• Heidi Jeffery: Public Finance Law 
• Harold Kaplan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law 
• William McKenna: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Real Estate 
• John Palmer: Tax Law 
• Donna Pugh: Land Use and Zoning Law 
• Michael Small: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation — Bankruptcy 
• Roger Strode: Health Care Law 
• Kathryn Trkla: Derivatives and Futures Law 
• Michael Woolever: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Detroit

• Norman Ankers – Commercial Litigation; Bet The Company Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• 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 
• Philip Phillips: Employment Law – Management, Litigation — Labor and Employment 
• John Simon: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• John Trentacosta: Commercial Litigation 
• Ann Marie Uetz: Commercial Litigation

Jacksonville

• Robert Bernstein: Tax Law 
• David Cook: Real Estate Law, Timber Law 
• Gardner Davis: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Charles Hedrick: Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law 
• Kevin Hyde: Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management, Litigation — Labor and Employment 
• Michael Kirwan: Securities / Capital Markets Law 
• Chauncey Lever: Municipal Law, Public Finance Law 
• John Tucker: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Banking and Finance, Litigation — Construction, Litigation — Real Estate

Los Angeles

• Jaime Guerrero: Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Pamela Johnston: Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• James Kalyvas: Privacy and Data Security Law 
• Richard Lasater: Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation 
• Lori Richardson Pelliccioni: Health Care Law 
• Richard Seiden: Health Care Law 
• Raj Tanden: Tax Law 
• Diane Ung: Health Care Law

Madison

• Allen Arntsen: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Land Use and Zoning, Litigation — Patent
• Christopher Cain: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Timothy Crisp: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Gordon Davenport: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law 
• Roberta Howell: Franchise Law 
• Daniel Kaplan: Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management, Litigation — Labor and Employment 
• Mark Kassel: Biotechnology Law, Patent Law, Technology Law 
• Matthew Lynch: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction 
• David Reinecke: Trusts and Estates 
• Anne Ross: Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Jeffrey Simmons: Litigation — Intellectual Property 
• Anita Sorensen: Immigration Law 
• Naikang Tsao: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent 
• Paul Wrycha: Corporate Law

Miami

• Roy Barquet: Immigration Law 
• William Davis: Commercial Litigation 
• Guillermo Fernandez-Quincoces: Tax Law 
• Mark Neuberger: Employment Law — Management 
• Mary Leslie Smith: Franchise Law

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, Natural Resources Law 
• Larry Bonney: Energy Law 
• Mary K Braza: Commercial Litigation, Sports Law 
• John Callan: Trusts and Estates 
• Richard Casper: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• James Clark: Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Antitrust 
• Jeffrey Costakos: Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent 
• George Dionisopoulos: Trusts and Estates 
• Gregg Dooge: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Kevin Fitzgerald: Insurance Law 
• Michael Flanagan: Environmental Law, Litigation — Environmental, Natural Resources Law 
• Carl Fortner: Tax Law 
• Heidi Furlong: Banking and Finance Law 
• Benjamin Garmer: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law 
• Frederick Geilfuss: Health Care Law 
• Jeffrey Gundersen: Patent 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 
• Thomas Hrdlick: Insurance Law 
• Emory Ireland: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law 
• Stanley Jaspan: Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management 
• Sarah Jelencic: Real Estate Law 
• Bruce Keyes: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law 
• Patricia Lane: Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law 
• Benjamin Levin: Real Estate Law 
• Brett Ludwig: Insurance 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 
• Jamshed Patel: Tax Law 
• Thomas Pence: Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management 
• 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 
• Bartholomew Reuter: Energy Law 
• Leigh Riley: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Jay Rothman: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law 
• David Ryan: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Public Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law 
• Bryan Schultz: Corporate Law 
• Kevin Schulz: Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Nancy Sennett: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — ERISA, Litigation — Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation — Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation — Securities 
• 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 
• Mark Thimke: Environmental Law, Litigation — Environmental, Natural Resources Law 
• Adam Wiensch: Litigation — Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates 
• Trevor Will: Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions — Defendants, Product Liability Litigation — Defendants 
• John Wilson: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Andrew Wronski: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Banking and Finance, Litigation — Bankruptcy 
• Joseph Ziebert: Patent Law 
• Lynette Zigman: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law

New York

• Jonathan Halpern: Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Barry Mandel: Litigation — Securities 
• Jonathan Moskin: Litigation — Intellectual Property 
• Steven Rizzi: Litigation — Patent 
• Jeffrey Thrope: Health Care Law 
• Peter Wang: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Construction

Orlando

• Daniel Bachrach: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law 
• Edmund Baxa: Litigation — Construction 
• Michael Gay: Commercial Litigation 
• William Guthrie: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law 
• Adam Losey: Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law 
• Thomas Maurer: Environmental Law, Litigation — Environmental 
• Michael Okaty: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law

Sacramento

• William Abalona: Health Care Law

San Diego

• Paul Hunter: Patent Law 
• Richard Kaufman: Biotechnology Law 
• Jose Patino: Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent 
• Nancy Stagg: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Labor and Employment 
• Van Tengberg: Real Estate Law 
• Victor Vilaplana: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation — Bankruptcy

San Francisco

• Francis Burke: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Thomas Carlucci: Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tallahassee

• Thomas Maida: Government Relations Practice, Insurance Law 
• Austin Neal: Insurance Law

Tampa

• Michael Annis: Corporate Law, Tax Law 
• Curt Creely: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law 
• Christopher Griffin: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation 
• Gary Koch: Health Care Law 
• Thomas Little: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law 
• Carolyn Long: Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Michael Matthews: Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Fred Ridley: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law 
• Olin Shivers: Tax Law 
• Stephen Szabo: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law 
• Martin Traber: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets 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 — Bankruptcy

Washington, D.C.

• Nathan Beaver: Food and Beverage Law 
• Scott Fredericksen: Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Michael Lockerby: Franchise Law 
• John Lynham: Litigation — Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates 
• Stephen Maebius: Biotechnology Law, Litigation — Patent, Patent Law 
• Nir Margalit: Leisure and Hospitality Law 
• Michele Simkin: Biotechnology Law 
• Richard Stoll: Environmental Law 
• Samuel Winer: Litigation — Securities, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation