Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 164 Arnold & Porter Lawyers

The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America recognized 97 Arnold & Porter lawyers as “Best Lawyers” across 45 practice areas. Best Lawyers is a peer-reviewed survey where lawyers cast votes on the legal capabilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

The guide also included the "Ones to Watch" list, which recognizes lawyers who are five to nine years into their careers. This year’s “Ones to Watch” recognized 67 Arnold & Porter lawyers for their "outstanding professional excellence in private practice."

Best Lawyers also named Maureen Jeffreys as a "Lawyer of the Year," an annual recognition presented to one "outstanding lawyer" per practice and metropolitan area.

The Arnold & Porter "Lawyer of the Year" is:

• Maureen Jeffreys—Media Law

The Arnold & Porter "Best Lawyers" are:

• Laurie Abramowitz—Tax Law
• Richard Alexander—Banking and Finance Law
• Rosemary Alito—Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Henry Almond—International Trade and Finance Law
• Ed Aro—Corporate Law
• John Barker—International Trade and Finance Law
• Annette Becker—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John Bellinger III—International Trade and Finance Law
• David Benyacar—Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Marisa Bocci—Real Estate Law
• Arthur Brown—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Sean Callagy—Commercial Litigation
• Lawton Camp—Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Richard Canady—Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Gina Cavalier—Health Care Law
• Kenneth Chernof—Privacy and Data Security Law
• James L. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• James W. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Frank Cruz-Alvarez—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mahnu Davar—FDA Law
• Edward Deibert—Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Paolo Di Rosa—International Arbitration – Commercial; International Arbitration – Governmental
• Daniel DiNapoli—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Kabir Duggal—International Arbitration – Commercial; International Arbitration – Governmental
• John Elwood—Appellate Practice
• Rosa Evergreen—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Deborah Feinstein—Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• John Fietkiewicz—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mark Filipini—Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lynn Fischer Fox—International Trade and Finance Law
• Paul Fishman—Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Qui Tam Law
• John Geelan—Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Daniel Glassman—Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
• Jonathan Gleklen—Antitrust Law
• Stephen Gliatta—Real Estate Law
• Michael Goodwin—Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Joel Greenberg—Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Joel Gross—Environmental Law
• Louis Hait—Real Estate Law
• Stacey Halliday—Environmental Law
• Jeffrey Handwerker—FDA Law 
• Dori Hanswirth—Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• Valarie Hays—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Suneeta Hazra—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• James Herschlein—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mélida Hodgson—Arbitration; International Arbitration – Commercial
• Joseph Howe III—Tax Law
• Murad Hussain—Qui Tam Law
• Brian Jackson—Commercial Litigation
• Maureen Jeffreys—Media Law
• Giselle Joffre—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Ronald Johnston—Information Technology Law; Litigation – Patent
• James Joseph—Tax Law
• Jeffrey Kapner—Real Estate Law
• Fred Kelly—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel Kracov—FDA Law; Health Care Law
• C. Thomas Kruse—Commercial Litigation
• Kari Larson—Real Estate Law
• Kevin Lavin—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law        
• Lori Leskin—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Ronald Levine—Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture
• Capital Law
• Patrick Madden—Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael Mancusi—Banking and Finance Law
• Craig Margolis—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Karl Marschel—Real Estate Law
• David Marsh—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice 
• Jonathan Martel—Environmental Law
• Steven Mayer—Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Michael McGill—Government Contracts
• Michael Messersmith—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Randall Miller—Commercial Litigation
• Saul Morgenstern—Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• Henry Morriello—Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• John Nassikas—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Brandon Neuschafer—Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Evelina Norwinski—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Todd Nunn—Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Benjamin Piper—Commercial Litigation
• Raqiyyah Pippins—FDA Law
• Eric Prezant—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Christopher Renk—Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Thomas Richardson—Trusts and Estates
• Margaret Rogers—Antitrust Law
• Michael Rogoff—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Evan Rothstein—Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Scott Schreiber—Litigation – Securities
• Sean SeLegue—Appellate Practice; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Allison Shuren—FDA Law; Health Care Law
• Howard Sklamberg—FDA Law
• Ronald Star—Corporate Governance Law
• Jeffrey Talbert—Litigation – Environmental
• Eva Temkin—FDA Law
• David Thorne—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Pallavi Mehta Wahi—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Douglas Winthrop—Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Wolf—Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Pamela Yates—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

The Arnold & Porter "Ones to Watch" are:

• Mohamed Al-Hendy—Commercial Litigation
• Eric An—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James Babounakis—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• Andrew Bergman—Commercial Litigation
• Thomas Bird—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Albert Boardman—Intellectual Property Law
• Adrienne Boyd—Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tyler Burgess—Environmental Law
• Ai-Li Chiong-Martinson—Commercial Litigation
• Robert Conrad—Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Native American Law; Natural Resources Law
• Alexander Cousins—Commercial Litigation
• David Denuyl—Patent Law
• Matthew Diton—Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Ashley Gammell— Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
• Bridgette Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Michael Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
• Brendan Gibbons—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kolya Glick—Appellate Practice
• Sarah Gryll—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Naomi Hartman—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amber Hay—Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Elise Henry—Commercial Litigation
• Katelyn Horne—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• David Hung—Intellectual Property Law
• Tommy Huynh—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Ali Krimmer—Real Estate Law
• Meir Lax—Corporate Law
• Kang Woo Lee—Commercial Litigation
• Jenna Levy—Corporate Law 
• William Louden—Intellectual Property Law
• Tal Machnes—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jaclyn Machometa—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Pari Mody—Health Care Law
• Mateo Morris Lievano—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• John Muse-Fisher—Commercial Litigation
• Daniel O'Brien—Real Estate Law
• Jennifer Oh—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Karen Otto—Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• Mark Patrick—Intellectual Property Law
• Thomas Pettit—Commercial Litigation
• Kathryn Podsiadlo—Commercial Litigation
• Eliseo Puig—Commercial Litigation
• Gerard Quinn—Litigation – Antitrust
• Anthony Raglani—Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Amanda Raines—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Patrick Reidy—Intellectual Property Law
• Katelyn Rey—Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Katie Roux—Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Rebecca Rozen—Banking and Finance Law
• Tyler Scandalios—Health Care Law
• Michael Sebba—Intellectual Property Law
• Amanda Sherwood—Government Relations Practice
• Samantha Shulman—Antitrust Law
• Preston Smith—Commercial Litigation
• Lindsay Strong—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Zachary Sweebe—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Stephanna Szotkowski—Commercial Litigation
• Roee Talmor—Commercial Litigation
• Declan Tansey—Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Kelly Trout—Commercial Litigation
• Carlyn Williams—Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law
• Stephen Wirth—Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Loreli Wright—Health Care Law
• Lauren Wulfe—Commercial Litigation
• Dylan Young—Antitrust Law
• William Young, Jr.—Intellectual Property Law
• Ethan Zausner—Mergers and Acquisitions Law