Fox Rothschild LLP issued the following announcement on Aug. 20.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce that 184 firm attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 issue of “Best Lawyers in America," including 15 attorneys who were named “Lawyer of the Year." 48 attorneys have also been named to Best Lawyers' inaugural "Ones to Watch" list.
Founded in 1983 and published in 70 countries and all 50 states, "Best Lawyers in America" is a peer-review source for legal referrals with its annual compilation of leading lawyers from across the nation. The guide designates a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area as a “Lawyer of the Year" and recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers as "Ones to Watch."
The firm's “Lawyer of the Year” recipients are:
Brett A. Axelrod (NV) - Bankruptcy Law
Thomas W. Epting (SC) - Copyright Law
Bruce T. Goto (WA) - Copyright Law
Terrill Johnson Harris (NC) - Health Care Litigation
Jonathan Heyl (NC) - Antitrust Litigation
J. Tod Hyche (SC) - Trusts and Estates Law
Henry L. Kent-Smith (NJ) - Land Use and Zoning Law
David L. Kyger (NC) - Nonprofit/Charities Law
Kenneth H. Mack (NJ) - Environmental Litigation
James A. Matthews III (PA) - Labor Management Law
George J. "Jerry" Oliver (NC) - Labor Management Law
Jeffrey M. Pollock (NJ) - Environmental Law
Craig R. Tractenberg (NY) - Franchise Law
Joseph E. Shickich, Jr. (WA) - Bankruptcy Litigation
David S. Sokolow (PA) - Health Care Law
The firm's 2021 “Best Lawyers in America” are:
California
David Aronoff (Los Angeles)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Media Law
Mark H. Hess (Los Angeles)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Darrell D. Miller (Los Angeles)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Christopher C. Stephens (Los Angeles)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Scott N. Weston (Los Angeles)
Family Law
Colorado
Marshall H. Fishman (Denver)
Real Estate Law
Janet E. Perlstein (Denver)
Real Estate Law
Marsha M. Piccone (Denver)
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability - Defendants
William A. Rudy (Denver)
Technology Law
District of Columbia
Reginald M. Jones
Construction Law
Brian W. Stolarz
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Florida
Joseph A. DeMaria (Miami)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Litigation - Construction
Gary M. Dunkel (West Palm Beach)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Robert F. Elgidely (Miami)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Laura M. Holm (West Palm Beach)
Corporate Law
Gregory A. Nelson (West Palm Beach)
Patent Law
Georgia
H. Sanders Carter Jr. (Atlanta)
Insurance Law
Vivian D. Hoard (Atlanta)
Tax Law
Robert B. Wedge (Atlanta)
Construction Law
Illinois
Robert M. Fishman (Chicago)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Donna B. More (Chicago)
Gaming Law
Peter J. Roberts (Chicago)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brian L. Shaw (Chicago)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Minnesota
Kenneth J. Abdo (Minneapolis)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law - Music
C. Robert Beattie (Minneapolis)
Banking and Finance Law
Brian G. Belisle (Minneapolis)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jeffrey J. Bouslog (Minneapolis)
Commercial Litigation
Martin A. Culhane III (Minneapolis)
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Gary Hansen (Minneapolis)
Litigation - Antitrust
D. William Kaufman (Minneapolis)
Corporate Law
Venture Capital Law
Bradley S. Keil (Minneapolis)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lloyd G. Kepple (Minneapolis)
Real Estate Law
Kathy S. Kimmel (Minneapolis)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Thomas A. Letscher (Minneapolis)
Corporate Law
Christine N. Lindblad (Minneapolis)
Commercial Litigation
Bruce A. Machmeier (Minneapolis)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Timothy C. Matson (Minneapolis)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Timothy J. Scallen (Minneapolis)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Margo S. Struthers (Minneapolis)
Health Care Law
Pamela A. Thein (Minneapolis)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robin R. Tutt (Minneapolis)
Trust and Estates Law
Nevada
Brett A. Axelrod (Las Vegas)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Deanna Forbush (Las Vegas)
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Colleen E. McCarty (Las Vegas)
Commercial Litigation
Media Law
New Jersey
Ernest E. Badway (Morristown)
Criminal Defense - White-Collar
Michael Barabander (Morristown)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Nicholas Casiello, Jr. (Atlantic City)
Gaming Law
Karen A. Confoy (Princeton)
Government Contracts
Jerome A. Deener (Morristown)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tax Law
Sandra C. Fava (Morristown)
Family Law
Stanley L. Goodman (Morristown)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Phillip E. Griffin (Princeton)
Health Care Law
Mark E. Hall (Morristown)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Harold L. Hoffman (Morristown)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Marie J. Jones (Atlantic City)
Gaming Law
Andrew J. Karas (Morristown)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Henry L. Kent-Smith (Princeton)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Robert A. Klausner (Morristown)
Real Estate Law
Elizabeth G. Litten (Princeton)
Government Relations Practice
Virginia Long (Princeton)
Appellate Practice
Kenneth H. Mack (Princeton)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Deirdre E. Moore (Morristown)
Real Estate Law
Jack Plackter (Atlantic City)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Stephen A. Ploscowe (Morristown)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Jeffrey M. Pollock (Princeton)
Environmental Law
Insurance Law
Mark Z. Segal (Princeton)
Family Law
Eric Solotoff (Morristown)
Family Law
Jonathan D. Weiner (Princeton)
Health Care Law
New York
Jerald David August (New York City)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
John D. Dadakis (New York City)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Margaret Davino (New York City)
Health Care Law
Alan R. Friedman (New York City)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Abbe G. Shapiro (New York City)
Trusts and Estates
Craig R. Tractenberg (New York City)
Franchise Law
North Carolina
D. Erik Albright (Greensboro)
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Sports Law
Bruce Ashley (Greensboro)
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
E. Kent Auberry (Greensboro)
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
W. Alexander Audilet (Greensboro)
Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Laura Deddish Burton (Greensboro)
Immigration Law
Brian W. Byrd (Greensboro)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Michelle D. Connell (Raleigh)
Family Law
Richard A. Coughlin (Greensboro)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Julianna Theall Earp (Greensboro)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Marilyn Feuchs-Marker (Greensboro)
Family Law
Mark A. Finkelstein (Raleigh)
Commercial Litigation
Susan McNear Fradenburg (Greensboro)
Health Care Law
Kimberly Bullock Gatling (Greensboro)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Wesley P. Gelb (Raleigh)
Family Law
Terrill Johnson Harris (Greensboro)
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Litigation - Health Care
Elizabeth Sims Hedrick (Raleigh)
Litigation - Health Care
Marcus C. Hewitt (Raleigh)
Health Care Law
Litigation - Health Care
Jonathan Heyl (Charlotte)
Antitrust Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust
Gregory G. Holland (Greensboro)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Real Estate
Clyde Holt III (Raleigh)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Neale T. Johnson (Greensboro)
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Real Estate
Patrick M. Kane (Greensboro)
Commercial Litigation
Karen M. Kemerait (Raleigh)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Robert D. Kidwell (Greensboro)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Amy Smith Klass (Greensboro)
Trusts and Estates
Stephen E. Klee (Greensboro) 100
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
David L. Kyger (Greensboro)
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tax Law
Deana A. Labriola (Raleigh)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Matthew Nis Leerberg (Raleigh)
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Caroline Hudson Lock (Greensboro)
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Alexander L. Maultsby (Greensboro)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Charles E. Melvin, Jr. (Greensboro)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Maureen Demarest Murray (Greensboro)
Health Care Law
David J. Neill (Raleigh)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
George J. Oliver (Raleigh)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Diana R. Palecek (Charlotte)
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Timothy Peck (Greensboro)
Litigation - Insurance
Stephen W. Petersen (Raleigh)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Patti W. Ramseur (Greensboro)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
John W. Reis (Charlotte)
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Bradley M. Risinger (Raleigh)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Barbara C. Ruby (Greensboro)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
D. Clark Smith, Jr. (Greensboro)
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jeremy R. Sayre (Raleigh)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
M. Gray Styers, Jr. (Raleigh)
Energy Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Thomas E. Terrell, Jr. (Greensboro)
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Real Estate Law
E. Garrett Walker (Greensboro)
Real Estate Law
Jeri L. Whitfield (Greensboro)
Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Pennsylvania
Herbert Bass (Philadelphia)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
M. Joel Bolstein (Warrington)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Ian M. Comisky (Philadelphia)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles A. DeMonaco (Pittsburgh)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Edward J. DiDonato (Blue Bell)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Patrick J. Egan (Philadelphia)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Linda Rhone Enion (Pittsburgh)
Trusts and Estates
John C. Hansberry (Pittsburgh)
Commercial Litigation
Gerald M. Hatfield (Philadelphia)
Trusts and Estates
Michael S. Harrington (Exton)
Corporate Law
Susan Foreman Jordan (Pittsburgh)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Edward J. Kabala (Pittsburgh)
Health Care Law
Matthew D. Lee (Philadelphia)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Steven K. Ludwig (Philadelphia)
Employment Law – Individuals
William H. Maruca (Pittsburgh)
Health Care Law
James A. Matthews III (Philadelphia)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michael G. Menkowitz (Philadelphia)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mark L. Morris (Philadelphia)
Leisure and Hospitality Law
David S. Rasner (Philadelphia)
Family Law
Abraham C. Reich (Philadelphia)
Antitrust Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Commercial Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Stephanie Resnick (Philadelphia)
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Christopher M. Roe (Exton)
Environmental Law
Barnett Satinsky (Philadelphia)
Energy Law
Jacqueline G. Segal (Exton)
Family Law
Ronald J. Shaffer (Philadelphia)
Commercial Litigation
James M. Singer (Pittsburgh)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Patent Law
Trademark Law
David B. Snyder (Philadelphia)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
David S. Sokolow (Philadelphia)
Health Care Law
Michael H. Syme (Pittsburgh)
Real Estate Law
Michael L. Temin (Philadelphia)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Chris Michael Temple (Pittsburgh)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Craig R. Tractenberg (Philadelphia)
Franchise Law
Catherine V. Wadhwani (Pittsburgh)
Immigration Law
Marvin L. Weinberg (Philadelphia)
Employment Law – Individuals
Robert S. Whitehill (Pittsburgh)
Immigration Law
Michael Wiethorn (Pittsburgh)
Health Care Law
South Carolina
William L. Dennis (Greenville)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Trusts and Estates
Thomas W. Epting (Greenville)
Copyright Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Stephanie G. Flynn (Greenville)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Henry M. Gallivan Jr. (Greenville)
Corporate Law
David E. Hodge (Greenville)
Corporate Law
Mark R. Holmes (Greenville)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
J. Tod Hyche (Greenville)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Michele Fuller Lyerly (Greenville)
Real Estate Law
M. Kevin McCarrell (Greenville)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Natalma M. McKnew (Greenville)
Franchise Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
John Patrick Riordan (Greenville)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Joseph W. Rohe (Greenville)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Frank C. Williams III (Greenville)
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Texas
Laura S. Hayes (Dallas)
Family Law
Trey A. Monsour (Dallas)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Washington
Bruce J. Borrus (Seattle)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David D. Buck (Seattle)
Real Estate Law
Michael D. Carrico (Seattle)
Trusts and Estates
Bruce T. Goto (Seattle)
Copyright Law
Trademark Law
Pamela A. Grinter (Seattle)
Corporate Law
Robert M. Howie (Seattle)
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Erin J. Letey (Seattle)
Corporate Law
Patrick D. McVey (Seattle)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Maureen L. Mitchell (Seattle)
Natural Resources Law
Barbara A. Shickich (Seattle)
Health Care Law
Joseph E. Shickich, Jr. (Seattle)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Gavin Skok (Seattle)
Commercial Litigation
The firm's 2021 “Ones to Watch” are:
Colorado
Maureen E. Carroll (Denver)
Commercial Litigation
Benjamin A. Maresca (Denver)
Real Estate Law
Jessica D. Tsuda (Denver)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Delaware
Kasey DeSantis (Wilmington)
Family Law
Courtney A. Emerson (Wilmington)
Commercial Litigation
Chaney Hall (Wilmington)
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Wali Rushdan II (Wilmington)
Intellectual Property Law
District of Columbia
Diana Lyn C. McGraw (DC)
Construction Law
Florida
Megan A. McNamara (West Palm Beach)
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Georgia
Nicholas B. Corser (Atlanta)
Litigation - Labor and Employment
A. Binford Minter (Atlanta)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Illinois
David R. Doyle (Chicago)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Christina M. Sanfelippo (Chicago)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Minnesota
Ellie J. Barragry (Minneapolis)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jenny H. Fuller (Minneapolis)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Natalie I. Uhlemann (Minneapolis)
Commercial Litigation
New Jersey
Michael C. Bachmann (Morristown)
Real Estate Law
Dominique J. Carroll (Morristown)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Jessica C. Diamond (Morristown)
Family Law
Lindsay A. Heller (Morristown)
Family Law
Harry S. Jackson III (Atlantic City)
Corporate Law
Jordan B. Kaplan (Morristown)
Commercial Litigation
Marissa Koblitz Kingman (Morristown)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Julius J. Suarez (Morristown)
Real Estate Law
Bridget A. Sykes (Atlantic City)
Real Estate Law
New York
Daniel Benge (New York City)
Entertainment and Sports Law
North Carolina
Emanuel Clark (Greensboro)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Alexandra J. Hirsch (Charlotte)
Commercial Litigation
Troy D. Shelton (Raleigh)
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Pennsylvania
Nathan M. Buchter (Philadelphia)
Appellate Practice
Kristina Neff Burland (Philadelphia)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Andrew S. Console (Philadelphia)
Litigation - Construction
Karl C. Helgerson (Warrington)
Commercial Litigation
Nathan Huddell (Philadelphia)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Emma M. Kline (Warrington)
Commercial Litigation
Trusts and Estates
Olufunke O. Leroy (Philadelphia)
Real Estate Law
Alicia S. Luke (Exton)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Shannon R. Pierce (Blue Bell)
Education Law
Danielle Ryan (Exton)
Construction Law
Robert J. Schena (Exton)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Environmental
Andrew R. Stoll (Warrington)
Real Estate Law
South Carolina
Katherine Hendricks Laffitte (Greenville)
Real Estate Law
Aimee V. Leary (Greenville)
Real Estate Law
Texas
K. Patrick Babb (Dallas)
Commercial Litigation
Adam T. Hamilton (Dallas)
Commercial Litigation
Pavan S. Parikh (Dallas)
Real Estate Law
Kimberly Winnubst (Dallas)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Washington
Laura P. Hansen (Seattle)
Commercial Litigation
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