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