141 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Receive The Best Lawyers in America (2008)
141 Morgan Lewis lawyers have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2008. The 14th edition of the widely known listing marks the third annual publication of Best Lawyers, which previously was released biennially.
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 14th edition. The complete rankings will be published at www.bestlawyers.com.
The following Morgan Lewis lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers 2008:
| Attorney | Office | Recognized Practice Area |
| Robert L. Abramowitz | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| David Ackerman | Chicago | Employee Benefits Law |
| Michael Banks | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law |
| Howard S. Beltzer | New York | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Michael A. Bloom | Philadelphia | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Mark H. Boxer | San Francisco | Employee Benefits Law |
| Gregory C. Braden | Washington, D.C. | Employee Benefits Law |
| John Joseph Broderick | Philadelphia | Real Estate Law |
| Harry W. Burton | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Peter Buscemi | Washington, D.C. | Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation |
| Jay H. Calvert, Jr. | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation |
| Michael A. Chapnick | New York | Corporate Law |
| Anthony Ciasulli | Los Angeles | Real Estate Law |
| Michael F. Clayton | Washington, D.C. | Advertising Law, Intellectual Property Law |
| Steven M. Cohen | Princeton | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Charles I. Cohen | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Martin F. Conniff | New York | Maritime Law |
| J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation |
| Joseph J. Costello | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| George A. Cumming, Jr. | San Francisco | Antitrust Law |
| Michael A. Curley | New York | Labor and Employment Law |
| Doreen S. Davis | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| S. James DiBernardo | Palo Alto | Employee Benefits Law |
| Mark S. Dichter | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| John C. Dodds | Philadelphia | White-Collar Criminal Defense |
| George L. Edgar | Washington, D.C. | Energy Law |
| Mark P. Edwards | Philadelphia | Antitrust Law |
| Rebecca D. Eisen | San Francisco | Labor and Employment Law |
| Richard W. Esterkin | Los Angeles | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| I. Lee Falk | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| Joseph B. G. Fay | Philadelphia | Antitrust Law |
| John G. Ferreira | Pittsburgh | Employee Benefits Law |
| Stephen R. Finn | San Francisco | Real Estate Law |
| Miriam L. Fisher | Washington, D.C. | Tax Law |
| Margery Sinder Friedman | Washington, D.C. | Employee Benefits Law |
| John A. Funk | Dallas | Information Technology Law |
| Thomas P. Gadsden | Philadelphia | Energy Law |
| David A. Gerson | Pittsburgh | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law |
| Andrew P. Gilbert | Princeton | Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law |
| Stephen M. Goodman | Philadelphia | Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law |
| Andrew D. Gottfried | New York | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Linda L. Griggs | Washington, D.C. | Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Securities Law |
| Jay Matthew Gutierrez | Washington, D.C. | Energy Law |
| Max Gutierrez, Jr. | San Francisco | Family Law, Trusts and Estates |
| David M. Halbreich** | Los Angeles | Insurance Law |
| W. Russell Hamilton III** | Miami | Labor and Employment Law |
| Thomas S. Harman | Washington, D.C. | Mutual Funds Law, Securities Law |
| Judith E. Harris | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| John F. Hartigan | Los Angeles | Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law |
| Barry A. Hartstein | Chicago | Labor and Employment Law |
| Mark R. Haskell | Washington, D.C. | Energy Law, Natural Resources Law |
| J. Pat Heptig ** | Dallas | Intellectual Property Law |
| Michel Yves Horton | Los Angeles | Insurance Law |
| Jim Hunter | Philadelphia | Banking Law |
| Ben A. Indek | New York | Administrative Law |
| Charles C. Jackson | Chicago | Labor and Employment Law |
| Riva T. Johnson | Dallas | Employee Benefits Law |
| Ethan W. Johnson | Miami | Private Funds Law |
| Stephen B. Judlowe | New York | Intellectual Property Law |
| Thomas W. Kellerman | Palo Alto | Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Donald C. Klawiter** | Washington, D.C. | Antitrust Law |
| Eric D. Kline | Pittsburgh | Technology Law |
| Paul N. Kokulis | Washington, D.C. | Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law |
| Eric Kraeutler | Philadelphia | Intellectual Property Law |
| John W. Larson | San Francisco | Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law |
| William H. Lewis, Jr. | Washington, D.C. | Environmental Law |
| Robert J. Lichtenstein | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| S. Gerald Litvin | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury Litigation |
| Thomas A. Marrinson** | Chicago | Insurance Law |
| Timothy Maxwell | Philadelphia | Corporate Law |
| John J. McAleese III | Philadelphia | Environmental Law |
| John D. McGrane | Washington, D.C. | Energy Law |
| James W. McKenzie, Jr. | Philadelphia | Corporate Law |
| Richard F. McMenamin | Philadelphia | Insurance Law |
| V. Thomas Meador III | Los Angeles | Mass Tort Litigation |
| Barbara Murphy Melby | Philadelphia | Information Technology Law |
| Robert C. Mendelson | New York | Administrative Law |
| Francis M. Milone | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| Francis J. Mirabello | Philadelphia | Trusts and Estates |
| Philip A. Miscimarra | Chicago | Labor and Employment Law |
| Christian J. Mixter | Washington, D.C. | Securities Law |
| Ralph J. Moore, Jr. | Washington, D.C. | Elder Law, Railroad Law, Trusts and Estates |
| Dennis J. Morikawa | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| Ronald B. Moskovitz | San Francisco | Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds Law |
| Marlee S. Myers | Pittsburgh | Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, Technology Law |
| Lance D. Nagel | San Francisco | Immigration Law |
| Karol Lyn Newman | Washington, D.C. | Energy Law |
| Floyd L. Norton IV | Washington, D.C. | Energy Law |
| Timothy P. O'Reilly | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| Brian T. Ortelere | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| Michael J. Ossip | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| James D. Pagliaro | Philadelphia | Product Liability Litigation |
| Eleanor Pelta | Washington, D.C. | Immigration Law |
| James N. Penrod | San Francisco | Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation |
| Peter M. Phleger | San Francisco | Private Funds Law |
| Zaitun Poonja | Palo Alto | Employee Benefits Law |
| William P. Quinn, Jr. | Philadelphia | Securities Law |
| Christopher P. Reynolds ** | New York | Labor and Employment Law |
| Melinda S. Riechert | Palo Alto | Labor and Employment Law |
| Harry A. Rissetto | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Celia Roady | Washington, D.C. | Tax Law |
| Robert M. Romano | New York | Administrative Law |
| Richard G. Rosenblatt | Princeton | Labor and Employment Law |
| Gary S. Rothstein | New York | Employee Benefits Law |
| Joseph E. Santucci, Jr. | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Andrew J. Schaffran | New York | Labor and Employment Law |
| Robert H. Scheibe | New York | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Jerry R. Selinger | Dallas | Intellectual Property Law |
| Howard L. Shecter** | New York | Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| John H. Shenefield | Washington, D.C. | Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation |
| Richard A. Shortz | Los Angeles | Corporate Law, Project Finance Law |
| John D. Shugrue | Chicago | Insurance Law |
| Louis H. Singer | New York | Private Funds Law |
| Alan Singer | Philadelphia | Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law |
| David A. Sirignano | Washington, D.C. | Securities Law |
| Eric W. Sitarchuk | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense |
| Robert J. Smith | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Gary S. Smuckler | Washington, D.C. | Real Estate Law |
| Marc J. Sonnenfeld | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation |
| Joanne R. Soslow | Philadelphia | Corporate Law, Securities Law |
| Grace E. Speights | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Steven D. Spencer | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| Michael W. Steinberg | Washington, D.C. | Environmental Law |
| Eric L. Stern | Philadelphia | Real Estate Law |
| Nina G. Stillman | Chicago | Labor and Employment Law |
| George A. Stohner | Los Angeles | Labor and Employment Law |
| Glen R. Stuart | Philadelphia | Environmental Law |
| W. Scott Thomas | San Francisco | Trusts and Estates |
| Richard S. Toder | New York | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Willard K. Tom | Washington, D.C. | Antitrust Law |
| R. Randall Tracht | Pittsburgh | Employee Benefits Law |
| Erin Turley | Dallas | Employee Benefits Law |
| E. Carl Uehlein, Jr. | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment Law |
| Thomas L. Van Wyngarden | Los Angeles | Mass Tort Litigation |
| Steven R. Wall | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment Law |
| Cecily A. Waterman | San Francisco | Labor and Employment Law |
| Gary B. Wilcox | Washington, D.C. | Tax Law |
| Maxine M. Woelfling | Harrisburg | Environmental Law |
| George G. Yearsich | Washington, D.C. | Securities Law |
| Mims Maynard Zabriskie | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits Law |
| Mark E. Zelek | Miami | Labor and Employment Law |
* Retired.
** Has left firm since survey was completed.