The New York Area’s Lawyers of the Year

Atlantic City, NJ
Gaming Law Lawyer of the Year: Nicholas Casiello, Jr.

Hackensack, NJ
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency andReorganization Law Lawyer of the Year: Robert P. Shapiro
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Richard R. Kahn
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Michael H. Forman

Hartford, CT
Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year: Linda L. Morkan
Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year:Daniel I. Papermaster
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency andReorganization Law Lawyer of the Year: James J. Tancredi
Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year: Francis J. Brady
Construction Law Lawyer of the Year: Dennis C. Cavanaugh
Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year: James I. Lotstein
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Hubert J. Santos
Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Hope C. Seeley
Education Law Lawyer of the Year: Anne H. Littlefield
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year:Richard I. Cohen
Employment Law–Individuals Lawyer of the Year:Kathleen Eldergill
Employment Law–Management Lawyer of the Year:Albert Zakarian
Energy Law Lawyer of the Year: Paul R. McCary
Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year: Gregory A. Sharp
Family Law Lawyer of the Year: Carlo Forzani
Health-Care Law Lawyer of the Year: Michelle Wilcox DeBarge
Immigration Law Lawyer of the Year: Anthony D. Collins
Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year: Ernest J. Mattei
Labor Law–Management Lawyer of the Year: Saranne P. Murray
Labor Law–Union Lawyer of the Year: Gregg D. Adler
Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year: Dwight H. Merriam
Litigation–Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: Craig A. Raabe
Litigation–Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year: James J. Tancredi
Litigation–Construction Lawyer of the Year: Brian J. Donnell
Litigation–Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Franca L. DeRosa
Litigation–Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year:Richard Voigt
Litigation–Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year:Timothy S. Hollister
Litigation–Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Matthew N. Perlstein
Litigation–Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year:Judith M. Keppelman
Litigation & Controversy–Tax Lawyer of the Year:John O. Tannenbaum
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year:Willard F. Pinney, Jr.
Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year: Kathryn A. Calibey
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Garrett M. Moore, Sr.
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Mark Oland
Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year: Richard S.Smith, Jr.
Tax Law Lawyer of the Year: Robert J. Percy
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Paul L. Bourdeau
Workers’ Compensation Law–Employers Lawyer of the Year:William C. Brown

New Haven, CT
Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year: Richard Emanuel
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Hugh F. Keefe
Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Robert M. Casale
DUI/DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year: James J. Ruane
Employment Law–Individuals Lawyer of the Year: David N. Rosen
Family Law Lawyer of the Year: Jean L. Welty
Health-Care Law Lawyer of the Year: Melinda A. Agsten
Immigration Law Lawyer of the Year: Justin Conlon
Litigation–Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year:Joseph D. Garrison
Medical Malpractice Law Lawyer of the Year:Richard A. O’Connor
Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants Lawyer of the Year:Michael G. Durham
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:William H. Clendenen, Jr.
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Susan J. Bryson
Tax Law Lawyer of the Year: Ronald C. Osach
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Sara R. Stadler

New London, CT
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Dale Patrick Faulkner

New York, NY
Admiralty & Maritime Law Lawyer of the Year:Lawrence J. Bowles
Advertising Law Lawyer of the Year: Kenneth A. Plevan
Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year: Donald L. Flexner
Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year: Andrew L. Frey
Arbitration Lawyer of the Year: Louis A. Craco
Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year: Edward D. Herlihy
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency andReorganization Law Lawyer of the Year: Myron Trepper
Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year: Evan R. Chesler
Biotechnology Law Lawyer of the Year: Dan DiNapoli
Communications Law Lawyer of the Year: Floyd Abrams
Construction Law Lawyer of the Year: Frederick R. Rohn
Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year: I. Fred Koenigsberg
Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year: Richard I. Beattie
Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year: Martin Lipton
Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year: Ira M. Millstein
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Gerald L. Shargel
Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Mark F. Pomerantz
Derivatives and Futures Law Lawyer of the Year:Kenneth M. Raisler
Elder Law Lawyer of the Year: Peter J. Strauss
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year:Bronislaw E. Grala
Employment Law–Individuals Lawyer of the Year: Laura S. Schnell
Employment Law–Management Lawyer of the Year:Samuel Estreicher
Energy Law Lawyer of the Year: Stuart A. Caplan
Entertainment Law–Motion Pictures & Television Lawyer of theYear: Elliot H. Brown
Entertainment Law–Music Lawyer of the Year: L. Peter Parcher
Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year: Gail S. Port
Equipment Finance Law Lawyer of the Year: Elliot Gewirtz
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Lawyer of the Year:David G. Keyko
Family Law Lawyer of the Year: John F. Zulack
Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year:H. Rodgin Cohen
Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year: Craig R. Tractenberg
Health-Care Law Lawyer of the Year: Susan S. Robfogel
Immigration Law Lawyer of the Year: Austin T. Fragomen, Jr.
Information Technology Law Lawyer of the Year: Lori E. Lesser
Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year: Jeff S. Liebmann
International Arbitration–Commercial Lawyer of the Year:James H. Carter
International Arbitration–Governmental Lawyer of the Year:Lucy Reed
International Trade and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year:Jiro Murase
Labor Law–Management Lawyer of the Year:Theodore O. Rogers, Jr.
Labor Law–Union Lawyer of the Year: Amy N. Gladstein
Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year: Paul D. Selver
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year:Franci J. Blassberg
Litigation–Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: A. Paul Victor
Litigation–Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year: Lewis J. Liman
Litigation–Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year: D. J. Baker
Litigation–Construction Lawyer of the Year:David E. Montgomery
Litigation–Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Michael B. Gerrard
Litigation–First Amendment Lawyer of the Year: Slade R. Metcalf
Litigation–Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year:Pasquale A. Razzano
Litigation–Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year:Wayne Norris Outten
Litigation–Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year:Stephen Lefkowitz
Litigation–Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year:Bruce D. Angiolillo
Litigation–Patent Lawyer of the Year: John M. Desmarais
Litigation–Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Jonathan L. Mechanic
Litigation–Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)Lawyer of the Year: Jack C. Auspitz
Litigation–Securities Lawyer of the Year: Brad S. Karp
Litigation–Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year: William D. Zabel
Litigation & Controversy–Tax Lawyer of the Year:Ronald A. Morris
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions–Defendants Lawyer of theYear: Sheila L. Birnbaum
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Perry Weitz
Media Law Lawyer of the Year: Marcia B. Paul
Mediation Lawyer of the Year: Edna Sussman
Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants Lawyer of the Year:Charles L. Bach, Jr.
Medical Malpractice Law–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Steven E. North
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year:Richard D. Katcher
Mutual Funds Law Lawyer of the Year: Margery K. Neale
Non-Profit/Charities Law Lawyer of the Year: Rochelle Korman
Patent Law Lawyer of the Year: Nicholas M. Cannella
Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants Lawyer of the Year:Luke M. Pittoni
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Thomas A. Moore
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Lawyer of the Year:Rebecca F. Silberstein
Product Liability Litigation–Defendants Lawyer of the Year:Robert S. Deutsch
Product Liability Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Robert M. Ginsberg
Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year: Arthur A. Scavone
Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year: Richard Chirls
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Joseph C. Shenker
Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year:William J. Whelan III
Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year: Joseph McLaughlin
Securitization and Structured Finance Law Lawyer of the Year:Jason H. P. Kravitt
Sports Law Lawyer of the Year: Jeffrey A. Mishkin
Tax Law Lawyer of the Year: Peter H. Blessing
Technology Law Lawyer of the Year: Frank A. Pugliese
Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year: Vincent N. Palladino
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Linda B. Hirschson

Newark, NJ
Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year: Bruce I. Goldstein
Arbitration Lawyer of the Year: L. Anthony Gibson
Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year:E. Kenneth Williams, Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency andReorganization Law Lawyer of the Year: Karen A. Giannelli
Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year: Thomas F.Campion
Construction Law Lawyer of the Year: Robert J. MacPherson
Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year: Steven E. Gross
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:John C. Whipple
Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Gerald Krovatin
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Lawyer of the Year:Jack H. Buonocore, Jr.
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year:Leonard J. Witman
Employment Law–Individuals Lawyer of the Year:Nancy Erika Smith
Employment Law–Management Lawyer of the Year:Francis X. Dee
Energy Law Lawyer of the Year: James C. Meyer
Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year: Dennis J. Krumholz
Family Law Lawyer of the Year: Gary N. Skoloff
Health-Care Law Lawyer of the Year: Andrew F. McBride III
Immigration Law Lawyer of the Year: Harlan G. York
Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year: Thomas F. Quinn
Labor Law–Management Lawyer of the Year: Jerold E. Glassman
Legal Malpractice Law–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:William W. Voorhees
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year:Allen B. Levithan
Litigation–Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: Murray J. Laulicht
Litigation–Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year:Armen Shahinian
Litigation–Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year: Frank J. Vecchione
Litigation–Construction Lawyer of the Year: Bruce D. Meller
Litigation–Environmental Lawyer of the Year: Michael L. Rodburg
Litigation–First Amendment Lawyer of the Year: John J. Gibbons
Litigation–Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year:Charles P. Kennedy
Litigation–Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year:Sharon P. Margello
Litigation–Patent Lawyer of the Year: William L. Mentlik
Litigation–Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Gage Andretta
Litigation–Securities Lawyer of the Year: Michael B. Himmel
Litigation–Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year: Gerard G. Brew
Litigation & Controversy–Tax Lawyer of the Year:Michael A. Guariglia
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions–Defendants Lawyerof the Year: Lauren E. Handler
Mediation Lawyer of the Year: Robert E. Margulies
Medical Malpractice Law Lawyer of the Year: John Zen Jackson
Medical Malpractice Law–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Dennis M. Donnelly
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year:Peter D. Hutcheon
Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants Lawyer of the Year:Louis A. Ruprecht
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Gerald B. O’Connor
Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year: John M. Blume
Product Liability Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Alfred D. Dimiero
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Stanley Schwartz
Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year:Alan Wovsaniker
Tax Law Lawyer of the Year: Alan F. Kornstein
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Joel D. Siegel

Princeton, NJ
Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year: Allen M. Silk
Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year: William L. Warren
Government Relations Practice Lawyer of the Year:Mary Kathryn Roberts
Health-Care Law Lawyer of the Year: Jonathan D. Weiner
Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year: Kevin J. Bruno
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Jonathan I. Epstein

Stamford, CT
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency andReorganization Law Lawyer of the Year: Jed Horwitt
Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year: David A. Swerdloff
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Shelley R. Sadin
Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:David S. Golub
Employment Law–Individuals Lawyer of the Year:Victoria de Toledo
Employment Law–Management Lawyer of the Year:Jonathan B. Orleans
Family Law Lawyer of the Year: Gaetano Ferro
Immigration Law Lawyer of the Year: Douglas R. Penn
Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year: Robert A. Fuller
Litigation–Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year: Craig I. Lifland
Litigation–Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year:Victoria de Toledo
Litigation–Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year: Gregory A. Hayes
Medical Malpractice Law–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Ernest F. Teitell
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year: Jon T. Hirschoff
Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants Lawyer of the Year:Charles A. Deluca
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Cindy L. Robinson
Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year: Robert B. Adelman
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: Michael J. Cacace
Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year:Ernest M. Lorimer
Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year: Harold B. Finn III
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Conrad Teitell

Woodbridge, NJ
Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year:Frederic K. Becker
Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year: John A. Aiello
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Joseph J. Benedict
Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year:Steven D. Altman
Health-Care Law Lawyer of the Year: Michael F. Schaff
Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year: Paul H. Schneider
Litigation–Construction Lawyer of the Year: Lawrence P. Powers
Litigation–Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year: Dean A. Gaver
Litigation–Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: David S. Gordon
Litigation–Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year: Richard F. Lert
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year:W. Raymond Felton
Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year:Raymond A. Gill, Jr.
Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year: John A. Giunco, Jr.
Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year: Stephen J. Oppenheim

The New York Area’s Lawyers of the Year