Best Lawyers in America 2027 Recognizes 144 Arnold & Porter Lawyers

The 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America recognized 95 Arnold & Porter lawyers as “Best Lawyers” across 56 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 less than ten years into their careers. This year’s “Ones to Watch” recognized 49 Arnold & Porter lawyers for their “outstanding professional excellence in private practice.”

Best Lawyers also named six Arnold & Porter lawyers as “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 P. Dunphy—Litigation – Health Care in Boston, Massachusetts
• Rosa J. Evergreen—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Washington, D.C.
• Debbie Feinstein—Antitrust Law in Washington, D.C.; Litigation – Antitrust in Washington, D.C.
• Michael D. Goodwin—Leisure and Hospitality Law in Washington, D.C.; Real Estate Law in Washington, D.C.
• Ronald R. Levine II—Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Denver, Colorado
• Jeffrey D. Talbert—Litigation – Environmental in Newark, New Jersey

The Arnold & Porter “Best Lawyers” are:

• Laurie Abramowitz—Tax Law
• Anand Agneshwar—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard M. Alexander—Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Rosemary Alito—Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Henry D. Almond—International Trade and Finance Law
• Christopher Anderson—Health Care Law
• John P. Barker—International Trade and Finance Law
• Annette E. Becker—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John B. Bellinger III—International Trade and Finance Law
• David Benyacar—Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Marisa Bocci—Real Estate Law
• Arthur E. Brown—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Sean M. Callagy—Commercial Litigation
• Gina M. Cavalier—Health Care Law
• Maria Chedid—International Arbitration – Commercial
• Kenneth L. Chernof—Privacy and Data Security Law
• Sarah Constantine—Trusts and Estates
• James W. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Frank Cruz-Alvarez—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mahnu Davar—FDA Law
• Edward A. Deibert—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Paolo Di Rosa—International Arbitration – Commercial; International Arbitration – Governmental
• Daniel P. DiNapoli—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Brian P. Dunphy—Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care
• John P. Elwood—Appellate Practice
• Rosa J. Evergreen—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Debbie Feinstein—Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• John M. Fietkiewicz—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mark S. Filipini—Employment Law - Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Paul J. Fishman—Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Qui Tam Law
• Lynn Fischer Fox—International Trade and Finance Law
• John D. Geelan—Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Daniel M. Glassman—Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
• Jonathan Gleklen—Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• Stephen Gliatta—Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Goodwin—Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Joel I. Greenberg—Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Louis J. Hait—Real Estate Law
• Stacey Halliday—Environmental Law
• Jeffrey L. Handwerker—FDA Law
• Dori Hanswirth—Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• Valarie Hays—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Rhys W. Hefta—Real Estate Law
• James D. Herschlein—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mélida Hodgson—Arbitration; International Arbitration – Commercial
• Jonathan W. Hughes—Commercial Litigation
• Brian Jackson—Commercial Litigation
• Maureen R. Jeffreys—Media Law
• Giselle J. Joffre—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Ronald L. Johnston—Information Technology Law; Litigation – Patent
• James P. Joseph—Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Jeffrey H. Kapner—Real Estate Law
• Fred Kelly—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel A. Kracov—FDA Law; Health Care Law
• C. Thomas Kruse—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance
• Kari L. Larson—Real Estate Law
• Kevin J. Lavin—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Lori B. Leskin—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Ronald R. Levine II—Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Patrick M. Madden—Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Craig D. Margolis—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Karl L. Marschel—Real Estate Law
• David R. Marsh—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Jonathan S. Martel—Environmental Law
• Michael McGill—Government Contracts
• Michael D. Messersmith—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jeffrey A. Miller—Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Randall H. Miller—Commercial Litigation
• Saul P. Morgenstern—Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• John N. Nassikas—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Brandon W. Neuschafer—Environmental Law
• Evelina J. Norwinski—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Todd L. Nunn—Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Stephanie Wright Pickett—Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Benjamin S. Piper—Commercial Litigation
• Raqiyyah Pippins—FDA Law
• Eric S. Prezant—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Christopher J. Renk—Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Thomas W. Richardson—Trusts and Estates
• Amy B. Rifkind—Real Estate Law
• Margaret A. Rogers—Antitrust Law
• Michael A. Rogoff—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Evan M. Rothstein—Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Scott B. Schreiber—Litigation – Securities
• Sean M. SeLegue—Appellate Practice; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Ethan Shenkman—Environmental Law
• Laura Shores—Antitrust Law
• Allison W. Shuren—FDA Law; Health Care Law
• Howard Sklamberg—FDA Law
• Paul W. Sweeney, Jr.—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey D. Talbert—Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Eva A. Temkin—FDA Law
• Pallavi Mehta Wahi—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Douglas A. Winthrop—Commercial Litigation
• Pamela J. Yates—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

The Arnold & Porter “Ones to Watch” are:

• Devin M. Adams—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mohamed Al-Hendy—Commercial Litigation
• Eric J. An—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James Babounakis—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• Thomas A. Bird—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Albert J. Boardman—Intellectual Property Law
• Devon K. Blevins—Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Adrienne D. Boyd—Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Sam Callahan—Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Ai-Li Chiong-Martinson—Commercial Litigation
• Alexander Cousins—Commercial Litigation
• Benjamin G. Danieli—Intellectual Property Law
• David Denuyl—Patent Law
• Matthew R. Diton—Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Therese M. Fox—Corporate Law
• Alexander Fung—Corporate Law
• Ashley E. Gammell—Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
• Bridgette C. Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Brendan M. Gibbons—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jessica D. Gilbert—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Katelyn A. Horne—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• Tommy Huynh—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kristen Proe Kendall—Commercial Litigation
• Jaclyn Machometa—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Mateo Morris Lievano—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• Daniel J. O’Brien—Real Estate Law
• Jennifer J. Oh—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mark A. Patrick—Intellectual Property Law
• Thomas A. Pettit—Commercial Litigation
• Eliseo R. Puig—Commercial Litigation
• Gerard Quinn—Litigation – Antitrust
• Amanda Raines—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Katie Roux—Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Becca Rozen—Banking and Finance Law
• Christian Scarlett—Real Estate Law
• Michael J. Sebba—Intellectual Property Law
• Amanda J. Sherwood—Government Relations Practice
• Samantha Shulman—Antitrust Law
• Preston Smith—Commercial Litigation
• Lindsay Strong—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Zachary Aaron Sweebe—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Roee Talmor—Commercial Litigation
• Declan Tansey—Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Kelly Trout—Commercial Litigation
• Brian Williams—Appellate Practice
• Loreli Wright—Health Care Law
• Lauren S. Wulfe—Commercial Litigation
• Dylan S. Young—Antitrust Law
• William Young, Jr.—Intellectual Property Law