Foley is pleased to announce that 197 of its attorneys from 16 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Additionally, 12 attorneys earned Best Lawyers® 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas.
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 12 Foley attorneys recognized as a 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” are:
- John F. Birmingham, Jr.: Detroit Labor Law — Management
- Gardner F. Davis: Jacksonville Corporate Law
- Edward J. Hammond: Milwaukee Commercial Finance Law
- Kevin E. Hyde: Jacksonville Labor Law — Management, Litigation — Labor and Employment
- Daniel A. Kaplan: Madison Litigation — Labor and Employment
- James P. Peterson: Milwaukee Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Patrick G. Quick: Milwaukee Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Bartholomew F. Reuter: Milwaukee Energy Law
- Jay O. Rothman: Milwaukee Corporate Governance Law
- Naikang Tsao: Madison Appellate Practice
- Adam J. Wiensch: Milwaukee Litigation — Trusts and Estates
- Lynette M. Zigman: Milwaukee Non-Profit / Charities Law
The 197 Foley attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2016, 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: Commercial Litigation, Food and Beverage Law
- Patrick Daugherty: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Bennett L. Epstein: Litigation — Labor and Employment
- Jay A. Erens: Corporate Law
- Jeanne M. Gills: Food and Beverage Law
- Phillip M. Goldberg: Litigation — Securities
- Mark F. Hebbeln: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- 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
- Scott T. Seabolt: Commercial Litigation
- John A. Simon: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- John R. Trentacosta: Commercial Litigation
- Ann Marie Uetz: Commercial Litigation
Jacksonville
- 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.: Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
- John A. Tucker: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Banking and Finance, Litigation — Construction, Litigation — Real Estate
Los Angeles
- Alan E. Friedman: Commercial Litigation
- Jaime B. Guerrero: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Pamela L. Johnston: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- James R. Kalyvas: Privacy and Data Security Law
- Richard W. Lasater II: Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Lori S. Richardson Pelliccioni: Health Care Law
- 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
- Roberta F. Howell: Franchise Law
- Paul S. Hunter: Patent 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
- Matthew R. Lynch: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- 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
- Jeffrey A. Simmons: Litigation — Intellectual Property
- Anita M. Sorensen: Immigration Law
- Naikang Tsao: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent
- 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
- 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
- Michael D. Flanagan: Environmental Law, Litigation — Environmental, Natural Resources Law
- Richard S. Florsheim: Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent
- Kevin G. Fitzgerald: Insurance Law
- 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
- 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
- Wayne R. Lueders: Trusts and Estates
- Benjamin D. Levin: Real Estate Law
- Brett H. Ludwig: Insurance Law
- Susan R. Maisa: Employment Law — Management, Litigation — Labor and Employment
- Kevin D. Makowski: Mergers and Acquisitions 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
- 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
- Kevin R. Schulz: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nancy J. Sennett: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — ERISA, Litigation — Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation — Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation — Securities
- Thomas L. Shriner, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Antitrust, Litigation — Banking and Finance, Litigation — Bankruptcy, Litigation — Mergers and Acquisitions, 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
- Andrew J. Wronski: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Banking and Finance, Litigation — Bankruptcy
- John K. Wilson: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Joseph N. Ziebert: Patent Law
- Lynette M. Zigman: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law
New York
- Andrew Baum: Trademark Law
- Jonathan N. Halpern: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- 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: Leisure and Hospitality Law, 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
- Richard A. Kaufman: Biotechnology Law
- Jose L. Patino: Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Patent
- Nancy L. Stagg: Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Labor and Employment
- Gerald F. Swiss: Biotechnology Law
- Van A. Tengberg: Real Estate 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: Government Relations Practice, 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: Appellate Practice, 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, Venture Capital 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
- 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
- Michele M. Simkin: Biotechnology Law
- Richard G. Stoll: Environmental Law
- Samuel J. Winer: Litigation — Securities, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation