The New York Area’s Lawyers of the Year

HARTFORD, CT
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Timothy S. Fisher
Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: James Sicilian
Appellate Lawyer of the Year: Wesley W. Horton
Banking Lawyer of the Year: William W. Bouton III
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: William S. Fish, Jr.
Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year: James A. Wade
Construction Lawyer of the Year: Louis R. Pepe
Corporate Governance and Compliance Lawyer of the Year: Hugh P. McGee, Jr.
Corporate Lawyer of the Year: Willard F. Pinney, Jr.
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Richard R. Brown
White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: James T. Cowdery
Education Lawyer of the Year: Howard M. Klebanoff
Employee Benefits Lawyer of the Year: Ira H. Goldman
Energy Lawyer of the Year: David T. Doot
Environmental Lawyer of the Year: W. Richard Smith, Jr.
Family Lawyer of the Year: Gerald A. Roisman
Health Care Lawyer of the Year: Maynard R. Miller, Jr.
Immigration Lawyer of the Year: Elizabeth B. Leete
Insurance Lawyer of the Year: Stephen E. Goldman
Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Gregg D. Adler
Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Timothy S. Hollister
Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year: Richard S. Smith, Jr.
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Dale Patrick Faulkner
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Frank A. Appicelli
Securities Lawyer of the Year: Edward J. Samorajczyk, Jr.
Tax Lawyer of the Year: Richard W. Tomeo
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Mary M. Ackerly
Workers’ Compensation Lawyer of the Year: Douglas L. Drayton

NEW HAVEN, CT
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Anthony M. Fitzgerald
Appellate Lawyer of the Year: David N. Rosen
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: William F. Dow III
White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Hugh F. Keefe
DUI/DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year: Ira B. Grudberg
Family Lawyer of the Year: James R. Greenfield
Health Care Lawyer of the Year: Maureen Weaver
Immigration Lawyer of the Year: Michael J. Boyle
Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Peter J. Lefeber
Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: Augustus R. Southworth III
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Paul E. Pollock
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Michael Susman
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Mark W. Dost

STAMFORD, CT
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: Craig I. Lifland
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Jacob D. Zeldes
White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Eugene J. Riccio
Family Lawyer of the Year: Thomas D. Colin
Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Victoria de Toledo
Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Michael J. Cacace
Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: Robert B. Adelman
Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year: David A. Swerdloff
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Cindy L. Robinson
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Richard Berkowitz
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Gayle Brian Wilhelm

HACKENSACK, NJ
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: Michael D. Sirota
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Edward M. Schotz

NEWARK, NJ
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: L. Anthony Gibson
Appellate Lawyer of the Year: Thomas F. Campion
Banking Lawyer of the Year: Joel N. Jacobson
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: Ben H. Becker
Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year: Paul A. Rowe
Construction Lawyer of the Year: Armen Shahinian
Corporate Governance and Compliance Lawyer of the Year: Peter G. Verniero
Corporate Lawyer of the Year: Stuart L. Pachman
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Michael Critchley, Sr.
White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Joseph A. Hayden, Jr.
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Lawyer of the Year: Edward D. McKirdy
Employee Benefits Lawyer of the Year: Kathy A. Lawler
Energy Lawyer of the Year: Stewart G. Pollock
Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Michael L. Rodburg
Family Lawyer of the Year: Mark H. Sobel
Health Care Lawyer of the Year: John D. Fanburg
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year: Robert Neuner
Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Francis X. Dee
Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Douglas K. Wolfson
Mass Tort Litigator of the Year: Lauren E. Handler
Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: Carol L. Forte
Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year: John D. Schupper
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Michael J. Maggiano
Product Liability Litigator of the Year: Kenneth A. Berkowitz
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Wendell A. Smith
Securities Lawyer of the Year: Warren J. Casey
Tax Lawyer of the Year: Stephen M. Vajtay, Jr.
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Anita J. Siegel

WOODBRIDGE, NJ
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Raymond A. Gill, Jr.

NEW YORK, NY
Advertising Lawyer of the Year: Steven A. Zalesin
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Simeon H. Baum
Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: Evan R. Chesler
Appellate Lawyer of the Year: Steven J. Ahmuty, Jr.
Banking Lawyer of the Year: Robert L. Tortoriello
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year: D. J. Baker
Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year: Gregory P. Joseph
Biotechnology Lawyer of the Year: Steven D. Singer
Construction Lawyer of the Year: Michael S. Zetlin
Corporate Governance and Compliance Lawyer of the Year: Lawrence B. Pedowitz
Corporate Lawyer of the Year: Joseph H. Flom
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Gerald B. Lefcourt
White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year: Mary Jo White
Derivatives Lawyer of the Year: Edward J. Rosen
Employee Benefits Lawyer of the Year: Susan P. Serota
Entertainment Lawyer of the Year: Seth D. Gelblum
Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Gail A. Flesher
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Lawyer of the Year: Ronald C. Minkoff
Family Lawyer of the Year: David Aronson
First Amendment Lawyer of the Year: Dean Ringel
Franchise Lawyer of the Year: David J. Kaufmann
Health Care Lawyer of the Year: Jeffrey H. Becker
Immigration Lawyer of the Year: Naomi Schorr
Information Technology Lawyer of the Year: Henry B. Gutman
Insurance Lawyer of the Year: Barry R. Ostrager
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year: Robert L. Baechtold
Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year: Walter M. Meginniss, Jr.
Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Michael T. Sillerman
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Lawyer of the Year: Charles I. Cogut
Maritime Lawyer of the Year: David A. Nourse
Mass Tort Litigator of the Year: Robert J. Gordon
Media Lawyer of the Year: Rick Kurnit
Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year: Judith A. Livingston
Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year: James C. Morphy
Mutual Funds Lawyer of the Year: Joel H. Goldberg
Personal Injury Litigator of the Year: Robert L. Conason
Private Funds Lawyer of the Year: Yukako Kawata
Product Liability Litigator of the Year: Anthony H. Gair
Project Finance Lawyer of the Year: Harold F. Moore
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Jonathan L. Mechanic
Tax Lawyer of the Year: James M. Peaslee
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Henry Christensen III

WHITE PLAINS, NY
Family Lawyer of the Year: Henry S. Berman

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The New York Area’s Lawyers of the Year