Best Lawyers recognizes 271 US Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers, honoring 16 as “Lawyer of the Year”

United States Press release - Recognition August 2024

Best Lawyers recognized 271 US Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers in its 2025 edition, with 202 individuals named to The Best Lawyers in America and 69 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

In addition, 16 lawyers were awarded “Lawyer of the Year,” receiving the highest ratings among leading lawyers recognized. Only one lawyer receives “Lawyer of the Year” designation in each practice area and location.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review, with lawyers voting on the professional abilities of peers within their practice area and geographic region.

Listed below are the Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers honored by The Best Lawyers in America.

Lawyer of the Year

Best Lawyers

Lawyer Specialty
Rodney Acker

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Antitrust

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Securities

Linda Addison Commercial Litigation
Robin Adelstein

Antitrust Law

Litigation - Antitrust

Josh Agrons Banking and Finance Law
Darryl Anderson Commercial Litigation
Noam Ayali Project Finance Law
Mark Baker

International Arbitration - Commercial

International Arbitration - Governmental

Mario Barrera

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tamsen Barrett

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Bruce Baty

Banking and Finance Law

Insurance Law

Lawrence Bauer Public Finance Law
Jerry Bell Health Care Law
Jason Boland

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Bill Bowers Tax Law
Felicia Boyd

Advertising Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Trademark Law

Paul Braden Public Finance Law
Reagan Brown

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Energy Law

Insurance Law

Oil and Gas Law

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Bob Bruner Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Hal Burroughs

Banking and Finance Law

Public Finance Law

Real Estate Law

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

David Burton Energy Law
Edward Casmere

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

William Cavanagh Tax Law
Jay Chadha Tax Law
Sean Christy

Information Technology Law

Technology Law

Alexander Clark

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tax Law

Donna Clark Health Care Law
Shauna Clark

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Lawrence Clore

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Jeff Cody Litigation - Health Care
Paul Conneely

Corporate Governance Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Robert Converse Real Estate Law
Tom Coulter

Commercial Litigation

Government Relations Practice

Beau Cox Appellate Practice
Carter Crow

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Dani Davis Real Estate Law
D’Lesli Davis

Litigation - Health Care

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Charles Deacon

Commercial Litigation

Health Care Law

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Stephanie DeBrow

Appellate Practice

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Brian Devine Admiralty and Maritime Law
Jay Dewald

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Becky Diffen Energy Law
Stephen Dillard

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Patrick Dolan Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Robert Dransfield Public Finance Law
Joy Ellis Tax Law
Kathleen Ellison Public Finance Law
Jason Fagelman

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Banking and Finance

S. Jamal Faleel

Commercial Litigation

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Bryon Farnsworth Public Finance Law
Susan Feigin Harris Government Relations Practice Health Care Law
Brian Fenske

Corporate Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Technology Law

Venture Capital Law

Kevin Fischer

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Peter Fitzgerald Project Finance Law
Jonathan Franklin Appellate Practice
Stewart Gagnon Family Law
Caileen Kateri Gamache

Energy Law

Energy Regulatory Law

Frank Garcia Corporate Law
Mark Garrett

Copyright Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Trade Secrets Law

Trademark Law

Debra Gatison Hatter Corporate Law
Clifford Gerber

Municipal Law

Public Finance Law

Toby Gerber

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Marjorie Glover Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kristian Gluck

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Corey Gordon

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Brett Govett

Commercial Litigation

Copyright Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent Patent Law

Trademark Law

William Greendyke

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Robert Greeson

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Eric Hall

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Kenneth Hansen Project Finance Law
Kevin Harnisch Litigation - Securities
John Herring Insurance Law
Glen Hettinger

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Securities Regulation

Thomas Hirsch Energy Regulatory Law
Chuck Hollis

Information Technology Law

Technology Law

Warren Huang Appellate Practice
Matt Hughey Public Finance Law
Benjamin Hulse

Commercial Litigation

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Richard Hunn Tax Law
Scott Incerto Commercial Litigation
Steven Jansma

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

John Jennings Real Estate Law
Derek Johnston IT Outsourcing Law
Debbi Johnstone Health Care Law
Jeffrey Kalinowski

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Litigation - Securities

Mike Keeley Banking and Finance Law
Timothy Kenny

Copyright Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent Patent Law

Trademark Law

Benjamin Koenigsberg Energy Law
Scott Kortmeyer Public Finance Law
Michael Krawzsenek Patent Law
Richard Krumholz Commercial Litigation
Layne Kruse

Antitrust Law

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Antitrust

Stephen Kuntz Tax Law
Neel Lane

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Litigation - Securities

Daryl Lansdale

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Celeste Lawton

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Josh Lee Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Stephanie Leibe Public Finance Law
James Leito IV Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Bill Leone Commercial Litigation
Daniel Leventhal

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Eddie Lewis

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

Gene Lewis Corporate Law
Steven Lofchie

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Derivatives and Futures Law

Luke Maher

Construction Law

Litigation - Construction

Purvi Maniar Health Care Law
Ryan Manns

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Jeffrey Margulies

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

Eric Martin

Commercial Litigation

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Keith Martin Project Finance Law
Stacey Martinez

Litigation - Health Care

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Daniel McClure Antitrust Law Commercial Litigation
Charlene McHugh Insurance Law
Scarlet McNellie Corporate Law
Jamila Mensah Employment Law - Management
Linda Merritt Advertising Law Copyright Law Trademark Law
Philip Michaels Trusts and Estates
Mark Miller Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Litigation - ERISA
Amy Mitchell Real Estate Law
Robert Morris Litigation and Controversy - Tax Tax Law
Manuel Mungia Commercial Litigation
Stacey Murphy Health Care Law
Stephen Nelson, Jr. Real Estate Law
Robert Newman

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Antitrust

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Environmental

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Denton Nichols

International Arbitration - Commercial

International Arbitration - Governmental

Alex Niebruegge Oil and Gas Law
Nancy Nowlin Kerr Trusts and Estates
Mark Oakes Commercial Litigation
Patrick O’Daniel Tax Law
Michael O’Donnell

Arbitration

Energy Regulatory Law

Mediation

Kevin O’Gorman

International Arbitration - Commercial

International Arbitration - Governmental

Steve Peirce Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Philip Pfeiffer

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Steven Pfeiffer International Trade and Finance Law
Uyen Poh Public Finance Law
Charles Powell

Corporate Law

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Technology Law

Venture Capital Law

Daniel Prati Litigation - Patent
Andrew Price

Commercial Litigation

International Arbitration - Commercial

Christopher Psihoules Energy Law
Yvonne Puig

Health Care Law

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Litigation - Health Care

Alison Radecki Public Finance Law
Carlos Rainer Litigation - Antitrust
Benjamin Ratliff Banking and Finance Law
Alan Raylesberg

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Securities

James Renard Commercial Litigation
Jeff Richardson

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Eagle Robinson

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Anne Rodgers Antitrust Law
Keith Rosen Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David Rosenzweig Litigation - Bankruptcy
Lisa Rossmiller Tax Law
Andrew Roth Health Care Law
Kristen Ieyoub Savant Public Finance Law
Adam Schramek Insurance Law
Les Schreyer

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Todd Schroeder Tax Law
Stephanie Schroepfer Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
George Scofield Tax Law
Adrienne Sebring Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Howard Seife Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Ellen Sessions Litigation - Securities
Robert Shapiro Project Finance Law
Gina Shishima

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Jonathan Skidmore

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Health Care

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Joseph Sleeth Trusts and Estates
Peter Smith Tax Law
Michael Steindorf Commercial Litigation
Peter Stokes Litigation - Securities
Brian Stolarz Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brian Sun

Commercial Litigation

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Litigation - Securities

Richard Susalka Energy Law
Michael Swartzendruber Commercial Litigation
Robert Swift

Health Care Law

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Katherine Tapley Real Estate Law
Eric Tashman Public Finance Law
Jasper Taylor

Tax Law

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Neil Thomas Public Finance Law
Brett Todd

Banking and Finance Law

Corporate Law

Terry Tottenham

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Health Care Law

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Paul Trahan Commercial Litigation
James Turken Commercial Litigation
Timothy Tyler

International Arbitration - Commercial

International Arbitration - Governmental

Katie Van Dyk Real Estate Law
Justin VandenBout Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Alyssa Marie Vazquez Aviation Law
R. Ross Viguet Patent Law
Craig Vogelsang Oil and Gas Law
Charles Walker

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Trademark Law

Winston Walp Real Estate Law
Tim Walsh

Construction Law

Litigation - Construction

Elizabeth Weaver

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

Denise Webb Glass Health Care Law
Fredric Weber

Corporate Law

Public Finance Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

John Weber, Jr.

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Construction

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Mark Wilson Patent Law
Rebecca Winthrop Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey Wolff Commercial Litigation
Patti Wu

Municipal Law

Public Finance Law

Nura Azzam Yanaki Real Estate Law
Brett Young

Litigation - Environmental

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Mary Young Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Richard Zembek

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Litigation - Securities

Jeff Ziesman

Litigation - Securities

Ones to Watch

Lawyer Specialty
Jeremy Albright Intellectual Property Law
Emily Ambrose

Commercial Litigation

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Siyuan An Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Ryan Apar Transportation Law
Will Badcock Banking and Finance Law
Todd Batson Securities Regulation
Nathan Baum

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Commercial Litigation

Jason Blanchard Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Adam Braun Corporate Law
William Allan Braxdale Intellectual Property Law
Christine Brozynski

Energy Law

Project Finance Law

Bassam Chain Project Finance Law
Abraham Chang Commercial Litigation
Kimberly Cheeseman

Labor and Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Chris Conatser Energy Law
James Copeland Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Victoria Corder Commercial Litigation
Alex Cummings Commercial Litigation
Nathan Damweber Commercial Litigation
Emily Despres Wolf Commercial Litigation
Joseph Drapalski Environmental Law
David Dyer Intellectual Property Law
Kate Ergenbright Commercial Litigation
Dylan Fehl

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Real Estate Law

Julie Goodrich Harrison

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Alicia Grant

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Commercial Litigation

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Talbot Hansum

Intellectual Property Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Evan Patrick Hardee

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Ted Hartman Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Erik Janitens

Intellectual Property Law

Patent Law

Jared Kaplan Corporate Law
George Khoukaz

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Matt Lee Banking and Finance Law
Barbara Light

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Trusts and Estates

Laura Masterson Real Estate Law
Utsav Mathur

Banking and Finance Law

Energy Law

Transportation Law

Matthew John McCabe

Banking and Finance Law

Corporate Law

Public Finance Law

Peter Daniel McLellan Intellectual Property Law
Ryan Meltzer

Corporate Law

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Government Relations Practice

Litigation - Securities

Erin Mitchell Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David Moore, Jr.

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Damola Omisore Oil and Gas Law
Thomas Wade Orsak Patent Law
Josh Owings

Labor and Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Helen Pennock Public Finance Law
Laura Perlov

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Litigation - Securities

Joey Piorkowski

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Michael Pohl Litigation - Patent
Kelly Potter Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brittany Covert Pruski Litigation - Environmental
Blake Redwine

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Rafe Schaefer Commercial Litigation
Julie Searle

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Securities

Andrea Shannon

Intellectual Property Law

Litigation - Patent

Heather Sherrod

Labor and Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Darren Smith

Intellectual Property Law

Patent Law

Henry Stark

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kim Stouffer Project Finance Law
Peter Tipps Commercial Litigation
Jeremy Tripp Energy Law
Juan Felipe Velasquez

Corporate Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Aimeé Vidaurri

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Commercial Litigation

Ryan Waggoner Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Brittney Williams

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Reginald Wilson

Banking and Finance Law

Public Finance Law

Vanessa Woods Trusts and Estates
Jeff Wurzburg Health Care Law
Geraldine Young

Antitrust Law

Commercial Litigation

Amelia Zhang

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Securities/ Capital Markets Law