Additionally, Four Mintz Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 62 Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, four Mintz attorneys received 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 62 firm attorneys were included in the 2024 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 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” award recipients:

• Matthew J. Gardella- Corporate Compliance Law (Boston)
• Daniel J. Herling- Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions- Defendants (San Francisco)
• Kenneth E. Jenkins- Patent Law (San Diego)
• Christie Lombard Martin- Public Finance 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 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition:

Boston

• Eric Blythe- Commercial Litigation 
• Grady Campion- Insurance Law
• Smriti Choudhury- Real Estate Law
• Alex Civetta- Technology Law
• Leigh E. Colihan- Commercial Litigation 
• Edmund P. Daley- Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Suparna Datta, PhD- Litigation- Patent; Patent Law
• Emma Follansbee- Labor and Employment Law- Employee; Labor and Employment Law- Management; Litigation- Labor and Employment 
• Katharine Foote- Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Trusts and Estates
• Deborah Frisch- Commercial Litigation
• Katherine Galle- Commercial Litigation 
• Frank Gerratana- Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
• Alison I. Glover- Tax Law; Trusts and Estates 
• Jake Goodelman- Commercial Litigation; Energy Law
• Daniel J. Goodrich- Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Natalie Groot- Labor and Employment Law- Management; Litigation- Labor and Employment 
• Nicole Henry- Commercial Litigation 
• Kaitlyn Leonard- Insurance Law
• Catherine S. Lombardo- Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Brendan J. Lowd- Labor and Employment Law- Management; Litigation- Labor and Employment
• Alain Mathieu- Commercial Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law
• Marguerite McConihe- Litigation-Patent; Litigation-Securities 
• Patrick E. McDonough- Litigation- Securities
• Mathilda S. McGee-Tubb- Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions- Defendants 
• Kevin C. Mortimer- Construction Law
• Tom J. Pagliarini- Labor and Employment Law- Management; Litigation- Labor and Employment
• Cassandra Paolillo- Health Care Law
• Adam S. Rizk- Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
• Gabriel Rossman- Commercial Litigation
• Alyssa Scruggs- Commercial Litigation
• Kate Stewart- Health Care Law
• Kaoru C. Suzuki- Corporate Law
• Dan Weinger- Litigation- Intellectual Property
• Lavinia M. Weizel- Commercial Litigation; Litigation- Securities

Los Angeles

• Arash R. Bahar- Immigration Law
• Adam B. Korn- Commercial Litigation
• E. Crystal Lopez- Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions- Defendants 
• Esteban Morales- Litigation- Banking and Finance; Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions- Defendants 
• Daniel A. Valenzuela- Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law

New York

• Kerime S. Akoglu- Litigation- Securities 
• Amanda B. Asaro- Commercial Litigation
• Kaitlyn Anne Crowe- Litigation- Real Estate
• Alexandra Gallo-Cook- Litigation- Antitrust; Litigation- Securities 
• Megan M. Preusker- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• Timothy J. Rousseau- Litigation- Intellectual Property; Litigation- Patent 
• Joshua N. Rudin- Real Estate Law
• Ellen Shapiro- Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Securities 
• Alex Song- Labor and Employment Law- Management 
• Sophia Temis- Health Care Law
• Maarten J. Tuurenhout- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kristen D. White- Litigation- Securities 
• Benjamin M. Zegarelli- Health Care Law

San Diego 

• Joshua D. Berk- Patent Law
• Cesar Dulanto- Commercial Litigation
• Paul M. Huston- Labor and Employment Law- Management; Litigation- Labor and Employment 
• Jennifer Kim- Commercial Litigation 
• Melanie Ruthrauff Levy- Corporate Law
• Valerie Phan- Commercial Litigation 
• Nicole Rivers- Labor and Employment Law- Employee; Labor and Employment Law- Management; Litigation- Labor and Employment 

San Francisco

• Geoffrey A. Friedman- Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White- Collar; Litigation- Securities 

Washington, DC

• Angela Y. Kung- Communications Law
• Lauren Moldawer- Health Care Law

Finally, the following Mintz attorneys were included in the 2024 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
• 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, III- Corporate Law; Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John Cheney- Corporate Law
• William L. Coffman- Immigration Law
• Susan J. Cohen- Immigration Law
• Nicholas C. Cramb- Insurance Law
• Peter Cuomo- Litigation - Patent
• Deborah A. Daccord- Health Care Law
• Samuel Davenport- Commercial Litigation
• Andrew H. DeVoogd- Litigation - Intellectual Property
• John C. Dougherty- Commercial Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Michael L. Fantozzi- Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Dean Farmer, PhD- Patent 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
• William C. Geary III- Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Lewis J. Geffen- Corporate Law
• Geri L. Haight- Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Douglas D. Hauer- Immigration Law
• Brent L. Henry- Health Care Law
• William M. Hill- Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Ann-Ellen Hornidge- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• 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
• Jonathan L. Kravetz- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Cynthia J. Larose- Privacy and Data Security Law
• Meredith Leary- Commercial Litigation
• Rebecca A. Lee- Real Estate Law
• Breton Leone-Quick- Commercial Litigation
• Kim V. Marrkand- Insurance Law
• Christie Lombard Martin- Public Finance Law
• H. Andrew Matzkin- Employment Law - Individuals; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• William A. Meunier- Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Peter M. Miller- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
• Laurence P. Naughton- Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• M. Daria Niewenhous- Health Care Law
• Poonam Patidar- Public Finance Law
• Edwin C. Pease- Corporate Law
• Jeffrey R. Porter- Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• John F. Quill- Immigration Law
• Michael T. Renaud- Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Mark E. Robinson- Criminal Law: 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
• Christina Sperry- Patent Law
• 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
• Natashia Tidwell- Commercial Litigation
• William T. Whelan- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Securities / Capital Markets Law

Los Angeles

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

New York

• Andrew J. Bernstein- Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Bob Bodian- Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Securities
• Barry A. Bohrer- Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michelle Capezza- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law - Management
• Charles E. 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
• Stephen E. Friedberg- Real Estate Law
• Richard G. Gervase Jr.- Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Jason P.W. Halperin- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jeffrey A. Moerdler- Real Estate Law
• Steven M. Olenick- Sports Law
• David M. Siegal- Criminal Defense: White-Collar

San Diego

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

San Francisco

• Marc H. Axelbaum- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• 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, PhD- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Jon Welner- Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Real Estate Law

Washington DC

• David Barmak- Employment Law - Individuals; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Tara M. Corvo- Communications Law
• Seth Davidson- Communications Law
• Tara E. Dywer- Health Care Law
• Ellen MacDonald Farrell- Insurance 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
• Michelle N. Lipkowitz- Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Daniel P. Reing- Communications Law
• T. 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.