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Ninety-Six Morgan Lewis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2006

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    09/12/2005
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Ninety-six Morgan Lewis lawyers have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2006. The 12th edition of the widely known listing marks the first annual publication of Best Lawyers, which previously was released biennially. Best Lawyers 2006 includes 57 law specialties, 25 of which are new to this edition.

Those listed were nominated by peer attorneys and were voted in by a pool consisting of all the lawyers listed in the previous edition. More than 1.5 million individual evaluations were completed prior to compiling the 12th edition. The complete rankings will be published at www.bestlawyers.com this fall.

The following Morgan Lewis lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers 2006:

Attorney Office Recognized Practice Area
Robert L. Abramowitz Philadelphia Employee Benefits
Michael Banks Philadelphia Labor and Employment
Michael A. Bloom Philadelphia Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights
Mark H. Boxer San Francisco Employee Benefits, Tax
Peter Buscemi Washington, D.C. Appellate, Commercial Litigation
John Michael Calimafde * New York Intellectual Property
Michael A. Chapnick New York Corporate
Charles I. Cohen Washington, D.C. Labor and Employment
Steven M. Cohen Princeton Mergers & Acquisitions
Terence G. Connor Miami Labor and Employment
Joseph J. Costello Philadelphia Employee Benefits
George A. Cumming, Jr. San Francisco Antitrust
Michael A. Curley New York Labor and Employment
Doreen S. Davis Philadelphia Labor and Employment
S. James DiBernardo Palo Alto Employee Benefits
Mark S. Dichter Philadelphia Labor and Employment
Brian J. Dougherty Philadelphia Employee Benefits
George L. Edgar Washington, D.C. Energy
Mark P. Edwards Philadelphia Antitrust
Rebecca D. Eisen San Francisco Labor and Employment
John G. Ferreira Pittsburgh Employee Benefits
Stephen R. Finn San Francisco Real Estate
William J. Flannery Harrisburg Labor and Employment
Thomas P. Gadsden Philadelphia Energy
Andrew P. Gilbert Princeton Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity
Stephen M. Goodman Philadelphia Corporate
Jeffrey L. Grausam Los Angeles Tax
Linda L. Griggs Washington, D.C. Corporate Governance and Compliance, Securities
Jay Matthew Gutierrez Washington, D.C. Energy
Max Gutierrez, Jr. San Francisco Family, Trusts and Estates
David M. Halbreich Los Angeles Insurance
W. Russell Hamilton III Miami Labor and Employment
John F. Hartigan Los Angeles Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities
Mark R. Haskell Washington, D.C. Energy, Natural Resources
Michael J. Holston Philadelphia Commercial Litigation
Michel Yves Horton Los Angeles Insurance
Charles C. Jackson Chicago Labor and Employment
Riva T. Johnson Dallas Employee Benefits
Stephen B. Judlowe New York Intellectual Property
Eric D. Kline Pittsburgh Technology
Paul N. Kokulis Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property

Robert D. Lane **

Philadelphia Real Estate
John W. Larson San Francisco Corporate, Securities
Robert J. Lichtenstein Philadelphia Employee Benefits
S. Gerald Litvin Philadelphia Personal Injury Litigation
David B. MacGregor Philadelphia Energy
Thomas A. Marrinson Chicago Insurance
John J. McAleese III Philadelphia Environmental
John D. McGrane Washington, D.C. Energy
James W. McKenzie, Jr. Philadelphia Corporate
Jami Wintz McKeon San Francisco Commercial Litigation
Richard F. McMenamin Philadelphia Insurance
V. Thomas Meador III Los Angeles Mass Tort Litigation
Francis M. Milone Philadelphia Labor and Employment
Francis J. Mirabello Philadelphia Trusts and Estates
Philip A. Miscimarra Chicago Labor and Employment
Ralph J. Moore, Jr. Washington, D.C. Railroad, Trusts and Estates
Ronald B. Moskovitz San Francisco Private Funds
Karol Lyn Newman Washington, D.C. Energy
Floyd L. Norton IV Washington, D.C. Energy
Richard S. Odom Los Angeles Commercial Litigation
Timothy Patrick O'Reilly Philadelphia Labor and Employment
Brian T. Ortelere Philadelphia Employee Benefits
Michael J. Ossip Philadelphia Labor and Employment
James N. Penrod San Francisco Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation
Andrew C. Peterson Los Angeles Labor and Employment
Peter Phleger San Francisco Private Funds
Zaitun Poonja Palo Alto Employee Benefits
John R. Quarles, Jr. Washington, D.C. Environmental
Gary G. Quintiere ** Washington, D.C. Employee Benefits
Christopher P. Reynolds New York Labor and Employment
Harry A. Rissetto Washington, D.C. Labor and Employment
Andrew J. Schaffran New York Labor and Employment
Robert H. Scheibe New York Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights
Jerry R. Selinger Dallas Intellectual Property
Howard L. Shecter New York Mergers & Acquisitions
John H. Shenefield Washington, D.C. Antitrust, Commercial Litigation
Richard A. Shortz Los Angeles Corporate, Project Finance
John D. Shugrue Chicago Insurance
Alan Singer Philadelphia Corporate
David A. Sirignano Washington, D.C. Securities
Robert J. Smith Washington, D.C. Labor and Employment
Marc J. Sonnenfeld Philadelphia Commercial Litigation
David J. Sorin Princeton Corporate, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity
Michael W. Steinberg Washington, D.C. Environmental
Eric L. Stern Philadelphia Real Estate
Nina G. Stillman Chicago Labor and Employment
W. Scott Thomas San Francisco Trusts and Estates
Richard S. Toder New York Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights
Willard K. Tom Washington, D.C. Antitrust
E. Carl Uehlein, Jr. Washington, D.C. Labor and Employment
Thomas L. Van Wyngarden Los Angeles Mass Tort Litigation
Steven R. Wall Philadelphia Labor and Employment
Cecily A. Waterman San Francisco Labor and Employment
Maxine M. Woelfling Harrisburg Environmental
Mims Maynard Zabriskie Philadelphia Employee Benefits

* Retired.
** Has left firm since survey was completed.