130 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Receive The Best Lawyers in America (2007)
130 Morgan Lewis lawyers have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2007. The 13th edition of the widely known listing marks the second annual publication of Best Lawyers, which previously was released biennially. Best Lawyers 2007 includes 36 law specialties.
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 13th edition. The complete rankings will be published at www.bestlawyers.com.
The following Morgan Lewis lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers 2007:
| Attorney | Office | Recognized Practice Area |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Banks | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| Lawrence H. Berger | Philadelphia | Banking Law |
| Michael A. Bloom | Philadelphia | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights |
| Mark H. Boxer | San Francisco | Employee Benefits |
| Harry W. Burton | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment |
| Peter Buscemi | Washington, D.C. | Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation |
| John Michael Calimafde * | New York | Intellectual Property |
| Michael A. Chapnick | New York | Corporate |
| Anthony Ciasulli | Los Angeles | Real Estate Law |
| Michael F. Clayton | Washington, D.C. | Advertising Law, Intellectual Property Law |
| Charles I. Cohen | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment |
| J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation |
| 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 |
| Manya S. Deehr | Philadelphia | Biotechnology Law |
| S. James DiBernardo | Palo Alto | Employee Benefits |
| Mark S. Dichter | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| John C. Dodds | Philadelphia | White Collar Criminal Defense |
| 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 |
| Joseph B.G. Fay | Philadelphia | Antitrust |
| John G. Ferreira | Pittsburgh | Employee Benefits |
| Stephen R. Finn | San Francisco | Real Estate |
| Margery Sinder Friedman | Washington, D.C. | Employee Benefits |
| Thomas P. Gadsden | Philadelphia | Energy |
| David A. Gerson | Pittsburgh | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law |
| Stephen M. Goodman | Philadelphia | Corporate |
| Andrew D. Gottfried | New York | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| 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 |
| Judith E. Harris | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| John F. Hartigan | Los Angeles | Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities |
| Barry A. Hartstein | Chicago | Labor and Employment |
| Mark R. Haskell | Washington, D.C. | Energy, Natural Resources |
| John Patrick Heptig | Dallas | Intellectual Property Law |
| Michael J. Holston | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation |
| Michel Yves Horton | Los Angeles | Insurance |
| Ben A. Indek | New York | Regulatory Law |
| Charles C. Jackson | Chicago | Labor and Employment |
| Ethan W. Johnson | Miami | Private Funds Law |
| Riva T. Johnson | Dallas | Employee Benefits |
| Thomas W. Kellerman | Palo Alto | Corporate, Mergers and Aquisitions Law |
| Donald C. Klawiter | Washington, D.C. | Antitrust |
| Eric D. Kline | Pittsburgh | Technology |
| Paul N. Kokulis | Washington, D.C. | Intellectual Property |
| John W. Larson | San Francisco | Corporate |
| Thomas P. Lemke** | Washington, D.C. | Private Funds Law |
| William H. Lewis, Jr. | Washington, D.C. | Environmental Law |
| Robert J. Lichtenstein | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits |
| S. Gerald Litvin | Philadelphia | Personal Injury Litigation |
| Thomas A. Marrinson | Chicago | Insurance |
| John J. McAleese III | Philadelphia | Environmental |
| John D. McGrane | Washington, D.C. | Energy |
| James W. McKenzie, Jr. | Philadelphia | Corporate |
| Richard F. McMenamin | Philadelphia | Insurance |
| V. Thomas Meador III | Los Angeles | Mass Tort Litigation |
| Robert C. Mendelson | New York | Regulatory Law |
| Francis M. Milone | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| Francis J. Mirabello | Philadelphia | Trusts and Estates |
| Philip A. Miscimarra | Chicago | Labor and Employment |
| Christian J. Mixter | Washington, D.C. | Securities Law |
| Ralph J. Moore, Jr. | Washington, D.C. | Railroad, Trusts and Estates |
| Dennis J. Morikawa | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| Ronald B. Moskovitz | San Francisco | Private Funds, Corporate, Mergers and Aquisitions Law |
| Marlee S. Myers | Pittsburgh | Corporate, Mergers and Aquisitions Law, Technology Law |
| Lance D. Nagel | San Francisco | Immigration Law |
| Karol Lyn Newman | Washington, D.C. | Energy |
| Floyd L. Norton IV | Washington, D.C. | Energy |
| Timothy Patrick O'Reilly | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| Brian T. Ortelere | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits |
| Michael J. Ossip | Philadelphia | Labor and Employment |
| James D. Pagliaro | Philadelphia | Product Liability Litigation |
| Eleanor Pelta | Washington, D.C. | Immigration Law |
| 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 |
| Christopher P. Reynolds | New York | Labor and Employment |
| Melinda S. Riechert | New York | Labor and Employment |
| Harry A. Rissetto | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment |
| Celia Roady | Washington, D.C. | Tax Law |
| Robert M. Romano | New York | Regulatory Law |
| Joseph E. Santucci, Jr. | 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, Mergers and Aquisitions Law, Securities |
| Louis H. Singer | New York | Private Funds Law |
| David A. Sirignano | Washington, D.C. | Securities |
| Robert J. Smith | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment |
| Marc J. Sonnenfeld | Philadelphia | Commercial Litigation |
| Joanne R. Soslow | Philadelphia | Corporate, Securities Law |
| Grace E. Speights | Washington, D.C. | Labor and Employment |
| Steven D. Spencer | Philadelphia | Employee Benefits |
| Michael W. Steinberg | Washington, D.C. | Environmental |
| Eric L. Stern | Philadelphia | Real Estate |
| Nina G. Stillman | Chicago | Labor and Employment |
| George A. Stohner | Los Angeles | 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 |
| R. Randall Tracht | Pittsburgh | Employee Benefits |
| 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 |
| Edward W. Zaelke | Los Angeles | Project Finance Law |
| Mark E. Zelek | Miami | Labor and Employment |
* Retired.
** Has left firm since survey was completed.