Additionally, Two Mintz Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 28 Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Boston, MA – Mintz is pleased to announce that 108 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location. A highly competitive honor, only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. The following Mintz attorneys were named 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” award recipients:

• Poonam Patidar – Public Finance Law (Boston)
• Scott M. Stanton –  Mergers and Acquisitions Law (San Diego)

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. The following Mintz attorneys received a 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition:

• Kerime S. Akoglu - Litigation – Securities (New York)
• Amanda B. Asaro - Commercial Litigation (New York)
• Arash Ramineh Bahar - Immigration Law (Los Angeles)
• Joshua D. Berk - Patent Law (San Diego)
• Eric Blythe - Commercial Litigation (Boston)
• Edmund P. Daley III - Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Boston)
• Katharine Foote - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates (Boston)
• Geoffrey A. Friedman - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities (Boston)
• Caitlin A. Hill - Litigation – Construction; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Boston)
• Paul M. Huston - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (San Diego)
• Melanie Ruthrauff Levy - Corporate Law (San Diego)
• E. Crystal Lopez - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Los Angeles)
• Brendan J. Lowd - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Boston)
• Alain Mathieu - Commercial Litigation (Boston)
• Patrick E. McDonough - Litigation – Securities (Boston)
• Mathilda S. McGee-Tubb - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Boston)
• Esteban Morales - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Los Angeles)
• Peter C. Mulcahy - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Boston)
• Tom J. Pagliarini - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Boston)
• Megan M. Preusker - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law (New York)
• Gabriel Rossman - Commercial Litigation (Boston)
• Joshua N. Rudin - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Ellen Shapiro - Litigation – Securities (New York)
• Maarten J. Tuurenhout - Mergers and Acquisitions Law (New York)
• Kaoru Christopher Suzuki - Corporate Law (Boston)
• Lavinia H. Weizel - Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities (Boston)
• Angela Y. Kung - Communications Law (Washington, D.C.)
• Lily Zhang - Patent Law (San Diego)

Finally, the following Mintz attorneys were included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: 

Boston

• Lisa J. Adams – Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Nancy D. Adams – Insurance Law; Reinsurance Law
• Eóin P. Beirne – Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Peter A. Biagetti – Commercial Litigation
• Alden J. Bianchi – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Daniel S. Bleck – Bankruptcy and  Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
• Dianne J. Bourque – Health Care Law
• Meghan B. Burke – Public Finance Law
• Elizabeth B. Burnett – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas R. Burton – Corporate Law; Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• William L. Coffman – Immigration Law
• Susan J. Cohen – Immigration Law
• Nicholas C. Cramb – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Deborah A. Daccord – Health Care Law
• Andrew H. DeVoogd - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• John C. Dougherty - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Michael L. Fantozzi – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Susan M. Finegan – Commercial Litigation
• Cory S. Flashner – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Scott C. Ford – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Steve Ganis - Banking and Finance Law
• Daniel O. Gaquin – Real Estate Law
• Matthew J. Gardella – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• Megan N. Gates – Corporate Law
• William C. Geary III – Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Lewis J. Geffen – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Douglas D. Hauer – Immigration Law
• Brent L. Henry – Health Care Law
• William M. Hill – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Ellen L. Janos – Health Care Law
• William W. Kannel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Jennifer M. Kiely – Real Estate Law
• Martha J. Koster – Insurance Law
• Jonathon L. Kravetz – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Cynthia J. Larose – Privacy and Data Security Law
• Meredith Leary – Commercial Litigation
• Rebecca A. Lee – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Kim V. Marrkand – Insurance Law
• Christie L. Martin – Public Finance Law
• H. Andrew Matzkin – Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• William A. Meunier – Litigation – Patent; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Peter M. Miller – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
• Laurence P. Naughton – Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Venture Capital Law
• M. Daria Niewenhous – Health Care Law
• Poonam Patidar – Public Finance Law
• Edwin C. Pease – Corporate Law
• John R. Pomerance – Corporate Law
• R. Robert Popeo – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement  (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Jeffrey R. Porter – Litigation - Environmental
• John F. Quill – Immigration Law
• Michael T. Renaud - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
• Mark E. Robinson – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Adam P. Samansky – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• P. Miyoko Sato - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Public Finance Law
• Laurence A. Schoen – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• William J. Squires III – Environmental Law
• Samuel M. Tony Starr – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Kurt R. Steinkrauss – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
• Henry A. Sullivan – Commercial Litigation
• John F. Sylvia – Litigation - Securities
• William T. Whelan – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Thomas H. Wintner - Commercial Litigation
• James Wodarski - Litigation - Intellectual Property

Los Angeles 

• Lara D. Compton - Health Care Law
• Daniel B. Guggenheim - Real Estate Law
• Erin F. Natter - Real Estate Law
• Arameh O'Boyle - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Abigail O'Brient - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

New York

• Richard H. Block – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert I. Bodian – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Securities
• Charles Carey – Public Finance Law
• Peter A. Chavkin – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Nathan F. Coco - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law         
• Therese M. Doherty - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities     
• Richard G. Gervase Jr. - Litigation – Patent; Patent Law        
• Jason P.W. Halperin – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jeffrey A. Moerdler – Real Estate Law
• Joel I. Papernik – Corporate Law
• David M. Siegal – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar

San Diego

• Micha Mitch Danzig – Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Joseph R. Dunn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation Bankruptcy
• Jeremy D. Glaser – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• Kenneth E. Jenkins – Patent Law
• Randy K. Jones – Commercial Litigation
• Adam C. Lenain – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Antony Nash – Litigation - Real Estate
• Daniel T. Pascucci – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Sean T. Prosser – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Securities
• Scott M. Stanton – Corporate Law; Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tali M. Tuchin - IT Outsourcing Law
• Michael D. Van Loy PhD – Patent Law

San Francisco

• Paul Churchill – Real Estate Law
• Daniel J. Herling – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• William Kezer – Patent Law
• Alexander Trimble - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Jon Welner – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Real Estate Law

Washington, D.C.

• David Barmak – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Employment Law - Individuals
• Susan W. Berson – Health Care Law
• Tara M. Corvo – Communications Law
• Seth Davidson – Communications Law
• Hope S. Foster – Health Care Law
• Russell H. Fox – Communications Law
• Laurence J. Freedman – Health Care Law
• Christopher J. Harvie – Communications Law
• Paul W. Kalish – Insurance Law
• Karen Lovitch – Health Care Law
• Thomas Scott Thompson - Communications Law
• Susan Neuberger Weller - Patent Law

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based exclusively on peer-review and employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Learn more about the methodology here.

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