Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 88 Arnold & Porter Attorneys, Names Seven as 'Lawyers of the Year' and 92 as 'Ones to Watch'

The 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America recognized 88 Arnold & Porter attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in more than 40 practice areas. Best Lawyers is a peer-reviewed survey where attorneys cast votes on the legal capabilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

The guide also included the "Ones to Watch" list, which recognizes attorneys who are 5-9 years into their careers. The supplement included 92 Arnold & Porter attorneys for their "outstanding professional excellence in private practice."

Best Lawyers also named seven Arnold & Porter attorneys "Lawyers of the Year," an annual recognition presented to one "outstanding lawyer" per practice and metropolitan area.

The Arnold & Porter "Lawyers of the Year" are:

• Brian D. Israel—Litigation - Environmental
• John P. Barker—International Trade and Finance Law
• Lori B. Leskin—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Michael B. Gerrard—Litigation - Environmental
• Michael D. Goodwin—Real Estate Law
• Michael L. Bernstein—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Steven L. Mayer—Appellate Practice

The Arnold & Porter "Best Lawyers" are:

• Allison W. Shuren—FDA Law and Health Care Law
• Arthur E. Brown—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Benjamin Berk—Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law and Tax Law
• Brian A. Jackson—Commercial Litigation
• Brian D. Israel—Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental
• C. Thomas Kruse—Commercial Litigation
• Christopher J. Renk—Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent
• Craig D. Margolis—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Daniel A. Kracov—FDA Law and Health Care Law
• Daniel P. DiNapoli—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• David J. Reis—Employment Law - Management
• David R. Marsh—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• David S. Benyacar—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• David Thorne—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Dori Hanswirth—Copyright Law, First Amendment Law, Trademark Law
• Douglas A. Winthrop—Commercial Litigation
• Ed Aro—Corporate Law
• Edward A. Deibert—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Edward F. McTiernan—Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, and Natural Resources Law
• Evan M. Rothstein—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Evelina J. Norwinski —Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Frank Cruz-Alvarez—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Fred A. Kelly, Jr.—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Henry G. Morriello—Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• James D. Herschlein—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James L. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• James P. Joseph—Tax Law
• James R. Walther—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• James W. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jeffrey H. Kapner—Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey L. Handwerker—FDA Law
• Jeffrey Lyle Schaffer—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptc
• Joel I. Greenberg—Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Joel M. Gross—Environmental Law
• John B. Bellinger III—International Trade and Finance Law
• John Geelan—Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John M. Fietkiewicz—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John N. Nassikas—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John P. Barker—International Trade and Finance Law
• John P. Elwood—Appellate Practice
• Jonathan Gleklen—Antitrust Law and Litigation - Antitrust
• Jonathan L. Stern—Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan S. Martel—Environmental Law
• Joseph G. Howe III—Tax Law
• Kabir Duggal—International Arbitration - Commercial
• Kevin J. Lavin—Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kirk C. Jenkins—Appellate Practice
• Laurie Abramowitz—Tax Law
• Lawton M. Camp—Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Lori B. Leskin—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Louis J. Hait—Real Estate Law
• Lynn Fischer Fox—International Trade and Finance Law
• Mahnu Davar—FDA Law
• Maria Chedid—International Arbitration - Commercial
• Matthew M. Wolf—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Maureen R. Jeffreys—Media Law
• Mélida Hodgson—International Arbitration - Commercial
• Michael A. Berta—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Michael A. Mancusi—Banking and Finance Law
• Michael A. Rogoff—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael B. Gerrard—Litigation - Environmental
• Michael B. Solow—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Michael D. Goodwin—Leisure and Hospitality Law and Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Messersmith—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Michael L. Bernstein—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Michele J. Rowland—Corporate Law
• Murad Hussain—Qui Tam Law
• Pamela J. Yates—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Paolo Di Rosa—International Arbitration - Commercial and International Arbitration - Governmental
• Paul J. Fishman—Appellate Practice
• Peter T. Grossi Jr. —Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Raqiyyah Pippins—FDA Law
• Richard M. Alexander—Banking and Finance Law
• Richard W. Canady—Corporate Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Ronald H. Star—Corporate Governance Law
• Ronald L. Johnston—Information Technology Law and Litigation - Patent
• Ronald R. Levine II—Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, and Venture Capital Law
• Rosa J. Evergreen—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Saul P. Morgenstern—Antitrust Law and Litigation - Antitrust
• Sean M. Callagy—Commercial Litigation
• Sean M. SeLegue—Appellate Practice and Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Stephen Culhane—Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Stephen Gliatta—Real Estate Law
• Steven L. Mayer—Appellate Practice and Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Thomas H. Milch—Environmental Law
• Thomas W. Richardson—Trusts and Estates
• Valarie Hays—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Warren J. Bernstein—Real Estate Law

The Arnold & Porter "Ones to Watch" are:

• Adrienne D. Boyd—Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Albert J. Boardman—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexander Cousins—Commercial Litigation
• Alexander S. Altman—Commercial Litigation
• Ali Krimmer—Real Estate Law
• Amanda J. Sherwood—Government Relations Practice
• Amanda S. Thomson—Commercial Litigation
• Andrew D. Bergman—Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Tutt—Appellate Practice
• Ashley Burkett—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Assad H. Rajani—Intellectual Property Law
• Brendan M. Gibbons—Commercial Litigation
• Bridgette C. Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law and Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Caitlin Martini Mika—Commercial Litigation
• Carlyn S. Williams—Corporate Law
• Carmela T. Romeo—Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Carmen Lo—Intellectual Property Law
• Catherine A. Brandon—Health Care Law
• Chad S. Pearlman—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Christian D. Sheehan—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Christina D. Fernandez—Real Estate Law
• Claudia M. Taveras—Commercial Litigation
• Corey W. Glass—Tax Law
• Daniel Bernstein—Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. O'Brien—Real Estate Law
• David A. Kerschner—Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Declan Tansey—Tax Law
• Diana E. Mahoney—Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Securities
• Dov Bobker—Real Estate Law
• Dylan S. Young—Antitrust Law
• Elise M. Henry—Commercial Litigation
• Eliseo R. Puig—Commercial Litigation
• Elizabeth Trentacost—Health Care Law
• Francesca M. Pisano—Antitrust Law
• Gerard Quinn—Litigation - Antitrust
• Harry K. Fidler—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Henry D. Almond—Commercial Litigation
• Jake R. Miller—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jason Hsu—Real Estate Law
• Jayne Banks—Real Estate Law
• Jennifer Kwapisz—Commercial Litigation
• Jennifer Oh—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jocelyn A. Wiesner—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Joseph Farris—Intellectual Property Law
• Joshua Ragaz—Real Estate Law
• Kaitlin Konkel—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Katelyn A. Horne—Litigation - Construction
• Kathryn L. Rosenberg—Antitrust Law
• Katie Roux—Energy Law, Natural Resources Law and Oil and Gas Law
• Kelly Trout—Commercial Litigation
• Keron J. Morris—Antitrust Law
• Kevin M. Toomey—Banking and Finance Law
• Kolya D. Glick—Appellate Practice
• Lauren Daniel—Environmental Law
• Lauren Wulfe—Commercial Litigation
• Loreli Wright—Health Care Law
• Marisa A. White—Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Mark Samartino—Commercial Litigation
• Mateo Morris Lievano—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Corporate Law
• Matthew S. Kirsch—Real Estate Law
• Matthew Tabas—Antitrust Law and Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael J. Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent
• Michael Sebba—Intellectual Property Law
• Mitchell Russell Stern—Commercial Litigation
• Mohamed Al-Hendy—Commercial Litigation
• Naomi M. Hartman—Corporate Law
• Nora Schneider—Health Care Law
• Oscar Ramallo—Intellectual Property Law
• Palak Mayani Parikh—Intellectual Property Law
• Pari R. Mody—Health Care Law
• Patrick Hall—Intellectual Property Law
• Peter J. Gioello Jr.—Environmental Law
• Reuven Graber—Tax Law
• Robert A. Conrad—Environmental Law and Native American Law
• Ryan D. Budhu—Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law
• Sally Pei—Appellate Practice
• Samantha Shulman—Antitrust Law
• Sarah Constantine—Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Sarah Grey—Environmental Law
• Sasha Zheng—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Sonia Tabriz—Government Relations Practice
• Stephen K. Wirth—Appellate Practice
• Tara L. Williamson—Intellectual Property Law
• Thomas A. Bird—Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Thomas Pettit—Commercial Litigation
• Tyler Burgess—Environmental Law
• Tyler Scandalios—Health Care Law
• William Perdue—Appellate Practice
• William Young, Jr.—Intellectual Property Law
• Yasmine L. Harik—Antitrust Law
• Zachary Sweebe—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Zeno Houston—Commercial Litigation