Additionally, Four Mintz Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 15 Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Mintz is pleased to announce that 110 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, four Mintz attorneys received 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 15 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 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” award recipients:

• Jeremy D. Glaser – Venture Capital Law (San Diego)
• Daniel J. Herling – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (San Francisco)
• Jonathan L. Kravetz – Securities / Capital Markets Law (Boston)
• Samuel M. Tony Starr – Construction Law (Boston)

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 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition:

• Alyssia J. Bryant – Communications Law (Washington, D.C.)
• Jennifer R. Budoff – Labor and Employment Law – Management (Washington, D.C.)
• Kaitlyn Anne Crowe – Commercial Litigation (New York)
• Eric J. Eastham – Commercial Litigation (San Diego)
• Caitlin A. Hill – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Boston)
• Paul M. Huston – Litigation - Labor and Employment (San Diego)
• Angela Y. Kung – Communications Law (Washington, D.C.)
• Melanie Ruthrauff Levy – Corporate Law (San Diego)
• E. Crystal Lopez - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Los Angeles)
• Brendan J. Lowd – Litigation - Labor and Employment (Boston)
• Mathilda S. McGee-Tubb – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Boston)
• Esteban Morales - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Los Angeles)
• Lavinia H. Weizel – Litigation – Securities (Boston)
• Benjamin M. Zegarelli – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law (New York)
• Lily Zhang – Patent Law (San Diego)

Finally, the following Mintz attorneys were included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: 

Boston

• Lisa J. Adams – Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Nancy D. Adams – Insurance Law
• Eoin 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
• Joseph G. Blute – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Dianne J. Bourque – Health Care Law
• Meghan B. Burke – Public Finance Law
• Elizabeth B. Burnett – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas R. Burton – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Allan Caggiano – Real Estate Law
• Kathleen B. Carr – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Keith Carroll – Commercial Litigation
• William L. Coffman – Immigration Law
• Susan J. Cohen – Immigration Law
• David G. Conlin – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Peter F. Corless – Patent Law
• Nicholas C. Cramb – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Thomas S. Crane – Health Care Law
• Deborah A. Daccord – Health Care Law
• Michael L. Fantozzi – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Susan M. Finegan – Commercial Litigation
• Cory S. Flashner – Criminal Defense; White-Collar
• Scott C. Ford – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Daniel O. Gaquin – Real Estate Law
• Matthew J. Gardella – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• William C. Geary III – Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Lewis J. Geffen – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• H. Joseph Hameline – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Ian A. Hammel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• 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; Technology Law
• Cynthia J. Larose – Privacy and Data Security Law
• 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 – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kevin R. McNamara – Immigration Law
• William A. Meunier – Litigation - Patent
• Peter M. Miller – Trusts and Estates
• Laurence P. Naughton – Corporate Law
• Marilyn Newman – Environmental Law
• M. Daria Niewenhous – Health Care Law
• Stuart A. Offner – Real Estate Law
• Poonam Patidar – Public Finance Law
• Edwin C. Pease – Corporate Law
• Susan P. Phillips – Environmental 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 – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• John F. Quill – Immigration Law
• Paul J. Ricotta – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Mark E. Robinson – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Adam P. Samansky – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Gregory A. Sandomirsky – Public Finance 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
• Reena I. Thadhani – Trusts and Estates
• Adrienne K. Walker – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Kevin J. Walsh – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Stephen M. Weiner – Health Care Law
• William T. Whelan – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Nicholas A. Zachariades PhD – Patent Law

Los Angeles 

• Ralph A. Campillo - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

New York

• Richard H. Block – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert I. Bodian – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Securities
• Charles Carey – Public Finance Law
• Peter A. Chavkin – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jason P.W. Halperin – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• David R. Lagasse – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey A. Moerdler – Real Estate Law
• Joel I. Papernik – Corporate Law
• Brian J. Platton – Health Care Law
• David M. Siegal – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Nili Yolin – Health Care Law

San Diego

• Micha Mitch Danzig – Employment Law – Management 
• 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 Jones – Commercial Litigation
• Adam C. Lenain – Corporate Law
• Antony Nash – Litigation - Real Estate
• Daniel T. Pascucci – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Natalie Prescott – Litigation - Insurance
• Sean T. Prosser – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Litigation - Securities
• Scott M. Stanton – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets 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
• Jon Welner – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Real Estate Law

Washington, D.C.

• David Barmak – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Susan W. Berson – Health Care Law
• Tara M. Corvo – Communications Law
• Hope S. Foster – Health Care Law
• Russell H. Fox – Communications Law
• Laurence J. Freedman – Health Care Law
• Christopher J. Harvie – Communications Law
• Karen Lovitch – Health Care Law
• O’Kelly E. McWilliams III – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bruce Sokler – Antitrust Law
• Laura A. Stefani – Communications 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.