Super Lawyers 2019 Recognizes Akin Lawyers

(Washington, D.C.) – Super Lawyers has selected nearly 100 Akin Gump lawyers for inclusion in its 2019 Super Lawyers recognitions spanning the United States.

Super Lawyers recognizes, through a selection process of independent research and peer nominations and evaluations, outstanding U.S. lawyers with high degrees of peer recognition and professional achievement.

The following Akin Gump lawyers were selected by Super Lawyers:

California - Super Lawyers

Irvine

• Kevin G. McBride (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)

Los Angeles

• P. John Burke (Entertainment and Sports)
• Rex Heinke (Appellate)
• Neal Marder (Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation and Securities Litigation)
• Gary M. McLaughlin (Employment & Labor: Employer and Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Marissa Román Griffith (Entertainment and Sports)
• Robin M. Schachter (Employee Benefits, Securities and Corporate Finance and Tax: Business)

San Francisco

• Donna M. Mezias (Employment and Labor and Business Litigation)

California – Rising Stars

Irvine

• Kelsey Stapler Morris (Business Litigation)

Los Angeles

• Michael Miller (Energy and Natural Resources)
• Vanessa Roman (Entertainment and Sports and Business/Corporate)

New York – Super Lawyers

• James J. Benjamin Jr. (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Kerry Berchem (Business/Corporate)
• David H. Botter (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Ira S. Dizengoff (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Patrick B. Fenn (Tax: Business)
• Daniel H. Golden (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Robert H. Hotz Jr. (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Business Litigation)
• Stuart E. Leblang (Tax: Business)
• Parvin Daphne Moyne (Crime Defense: White Collar)
• Abid Qureshi (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Bruce E. Simonetti (Employee Benefits, Tax: Business, Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Seth D. Slotkin (Estate Planning & Probate)
• Michael S. Stamer (Bankruptcy: Business)
• David M. Zensky (Business Litigation and Insurance Coverage)

New York – Rising Stars

• Desireé E. Busching (Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, Entertainment and Sports, Legal Aid/Pro Bono and Mergers and Acquisitions)
• Dean Lindsay Chapman Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Eli Nathaniel Miller (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
• Naomi Moss (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Marc Palumbo (Business/Corporate)
• Jacqueline Yecies (Business Litigation)
• Kevin Zuzolo (Bankruptcy: Business)

Pennsylvania – Super Lawyers

• Dianne B. Elderkin (Intellectual Property Litigation) – Top List: Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania
• Katherine M. Katchen (Business Litigation, Health Care and Antitrust Litigation)
• Steven D. Maslowski (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)

Pennsylvania – Rising Stars

• Mira E. Baylson (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense)
• Jenna M. Pellecchia (Intellectual Property Litigation)
• Meredith C. Slawe (Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense)

Texas – Super Lawyers

Dallas

• M. Scott Barnard (Securities Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense and General Litigation)
• Marty L. Brimmage Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Eric Gambrell (Professional Liability: Plaintiff and Business Litigation)
• Daniel J. Micciche (Tax)
• Michelle A. Reed (Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts and Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Thomas H. Yang (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)

Houston

• Michael J. Byrd (Energy and Natural Resources)
• Alison L. Chen (Tax: Business)
• John Goodgame (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
• Christine B. LaFollette (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
• Thomas J. McCaffrey (Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate: Business)
• Thomas Weir (Tax, Estate Planning & Probate)

Texas – Rising Stars

Dallas

• Sarah J. Crow (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Lacy M. Lawrence (Civil Litigation: Defense and Business Litigation) – Top List: Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars
• Brennan H. Meier (Business Litigation)
• Elizabeth D. Scott (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Laura Warrick (Business Litigation)

Houston

• Jon Boben (Mergers & Acquisitions and Business/Corporate)
• Stephen M. Boone (Energy and Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business/Corporate)
• Cynthia Mabry (Securities and Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
• Brian G. Patterson (Employment and Labor)
• Michael Francis Reeder (Intellectual Property Litigation)

Washington, D.C. – Super Lawyers

• Scott L. Alberino (Creditor Debtor Rights: Business and Bankruptcy: Business)
• Paul W. Butler (Criminal Defense: White Collar, General Litigation, Government Relations)
• Cono A. Carrano (Intellectual Property Litigation and International)
• Charles Connolly (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Spencer S. Griffith (International and General Litigation)
• Robert K. Huffman (Government Contracts)
• John R. Jacob (Health Care)
• Gorav Jindal (Antitrust Litigation and Mergers & Acquisitions)
• John F. Jonas (Government Relations, Health Care and Tax: Business)
• Robert G. Lian Jr. (Employment and Labor)
• Mark J. MacDougall (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Native American Law)
• Daniel L. Nash (Employment and Labor)
• Nathan J. Oleson (Employment and Labor: Employer)
• Anthony T. Pierce (Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation and Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Jennifer Richter (Communications, Mergers and Acquisitions and Technology Transactions)
• Corey W. Roush (Antitrust Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts and Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Robert S. Salcido (Health Care)
• Steven H. Schulman (Legal Aid/Pro Bono and Antitrust Litigation)
• Pratik Shah (Appellate)
• Valerie A. Slater (International)
• Angela B. Styles (Government Contracts)

Washington, D.C. – Rising Stars

• Daniel D. Graver (Health Care)
• Alexis Guinan (International)
• Scott Johnson (Utilities and Energy & Natural Resources)
• Jaelyn Edwards Judelson (International)
• Deona T. Kalala (Antitrust Litigation)
• Abigail K. Kohlman (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Kapil Pandit (Securities & Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
• Joshua Keith Sekoski (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Devin S. Sikes (International)
• Yaw T. Temeng (Energy & Natural Resources)
• James E. Tysse (Appellate and Business Litigation)
• Melissa D. Whitaker (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Business Litigation)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1945, the firm is proudly celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020. #AkinGump75

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