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Ninety-Seven Practice Categories Represented in Peer-Ranked Guidebook
September 26, 2007 (New York, NY) - Proskauer Rose LLP, a global law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, is pleased to announce that 80 of its lawyers in 97 practice categories have been selected in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008, an annual peer-ranked guide that will be published in December. This year's rankings mark a 70 percent increase in the number of Proskauer lawyers named since the 2006 edition.
Of the 80 Proskauer lawyers selected for this year's Best Lawyers, 20 have been named in the guide at least 10 years in a row, and five have been named at least 20 years. Fifteen Proskauer lawyers were included for the first time. The rankings are based on extensive peer-review evaluations from thousands of the top lawyers in the country.
The firm was also ranked number one in the United States, New York State and New York City in Sports Law. In addition, Proskauer was ranked number one in New York State in Corporate and Health Care Law, and number one in New York City in Corporate, Health Care, and Labor and Employment Law. "I'm very proud to see such a strong showing from our lawyers in this year's edition," said Allen I. Fagin, Chairman of Proskauer. "We strive to provide an exceptional level of service with the most talented and dedicated group of lawyers in the country, and it's extremely gratifying to receive recognition of our work from our peers."
The Proskauer attorneys named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 are:
New York
Neil H. Abramson (*) Labor and Employment Law
Rory Judd Albert (*) Employee Benefits Law
Julie M. Allen Corporate Law
L. Robert Batterman (20) Labor and Employment Law Sports Law
Joseph Baumgarten Labor and Employment Law
Elise M. Bloom (*) Labor and Employment Law
Robert A. Cantone (*) Corporate Law Technology Law
Robert J. Cleary White-Collar Criminal Defense
Daniel J. Eisner Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Klaus Eppler (20) Corporate Law
Bruce E. Fader Alternative Dispute Resolution
Allen I. Fagin (10) Labor and Employment Law
Howard L. Ganz (20) Labor and Employment Law Sports Law
Herschel Goldfield Health Care Law
John H. Gross Insurance Law
Daryn A. Grossman (*) Technology Law
William M. Hart Intellectual Property Law
Jeffrey A. Horwitz Corporate Law
Alan B. Hyman (*) Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Arnold S. Jacobs (20) Corporate Law
Alan S. Jaffe (20) Labor and Employment Law
Robert J. Kafin Environmental Law
Robert M. Kaufman (10) Health Care Law
Steven L. Kirshenbaum Corporate Law
Janet B. Korins Tax Law
Edward S. Kornreich (10) Health Care Law
Steven C. Krane Appellate Law Commercial Litigation
Joseph M. Leccese Corporate Law Sports Law
Bruce L. Lieb Corporate Law Private Funds Law
Lawrence J. Lipson (10) Real Estate Law
Kathleen M. McKenna Labor and Employment Law
Ellen H. Moskowitz Health Care Law
Brendan J. O'Rourke Advertising Law Intellectual Property Law
Martin J. Oppenheimer (10) Labor and Employment Law
Charles B. Ortner Entertainment Law
Ronald R. Papa Corporate Law
Bettina B. Plevan (10) Appellate Law Labor and Employment Law
Bernard M. Plum Labor and Employment Law
Gail S. Port Environmental Law
Gregory I. Rasin (10) Labor and Employment Law
Ronald S. Rauchberg (10) First Amendment Law
Kathy H. Rocklen (*) Corporate Law
Kenneth Rubenstein Intellectual Property Law
Bradley I. Ruskin Sports Law
Paul Salvatore Labor and Employment Law
Charles S. Sims First Amendment Law Intellectual Property Law
Louis M. Solomon Commercial Litigation
Jay D. Waxenberg Trusts and Estates
David J. Weinberger (*) Real Estate Law
Lawrence I. Weinstein Advertising Law
Christopher M. Wells Corporate Law
Richard J. Zall (10) Health Care Law
Los Angeles
Fredric I. Bernstein Entertainment Law
Bert H. Deixler Entertainment Law
Mitchell M. Gaswirth Trusts and Estates
Bernard D. Gold (10) Labor and Employment Law
Anthony J. Oncidi Labor and Employment Law
Martin S. Zohn Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Washington
Jon A. Baumgarten (10) Information Technology Law Intellectual Property Law Technology Law
Joseph E. Casson Health Care Law
Malcolm J. Harkins III Health Care Law
Lionel E. Pashkoff (*) Securities Law
Richard H. Rowe (10) Corporate Law International Trade and Finance Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Securities Law
Colin G. Sandercock Biotechnology Law
Boston
Mark Batten (*) Labor and Employment Law
Steven M. Bauer Intellectual Property Law
Daniel P. Finkelman (*) Private Funds Law
Arnold P. May (*) Private Funds Law
Malcolm B. Nicholls III Private Funds Law
Robin A. Painter Corporate Law Private Funds Law
David W. Tegeler Private Funds Law
Boca Raton
Albert W. Gortz (*) Trusts and Estates David Pratt Tax Law Trusts and Estates
Andrew S. Robins Real Estate Law
Allan H. Weitzman Labor and Employment Law
Newark
John P. Barry (*) Labor and Employment Law
Marvin M. Goldstein (20) Labor and Employment Law
David M. Grunblatt (10) Immigration Law
New Orleans
Charles F. Seemann III (*) Labor and Employment Law
Howard Shapiro (10) Employee Benefits Law Labor and Employment Law
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers. (10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years. (20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.

About Proskauer Rose Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.
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