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Named As Leaders in 35 Practice Categories, "Top 100" and "Top 50 Female" Lists
September 27, 2007 (New York, NY) - Eighty-three lawyers from Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, have been named in New York Super Lawyers 2007, a peer-ranked guide to the top legal practitioners in the New York metropolitan area.
This year's New York Super Lawyers accompanied the September 23 edition of The New York Times Magazine and highlighted 83 Proskauer lawyers as leaders in a total of 35 practice categories. In addition, partners Bettina Plevan and Kathleen McKenna were included in the "Top 100," which listed the 100 lawyers who received the most votes, and joined partner Gail Port on the "Top 50 Female" list.
"I congratulate everyone named to this year's Super Lawyers," said Allen I. Fagin, Chairman of Proskauer. "It is gratifying to see our colleagues singled out across this diverse range of practice areas, demonstrating that, as the firm has grown, we have remained leaders in the areas where we always excelled and expanded with great success into many new ones." The Proskauer lawyers included in this year's list were nominated based on peer recognition and professional accomplishments including verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative clients, experience, and honors and awards, among other criteria.
Proskauer's New York-area Super Lawyers are:
Alternative Dispute Resolution Allen I. Fagin Claire P. Gutekunst David A. Picon Peter J.W. Sherwin
Antitrust Litigation Harry Frischer Steven E. Obus Ronald S. Rauchberg Louis M. Solomon
Appellate Claire P. Gutekunst Steven C. Krane Charles S. Sims Lawrence I. Weinstein
Banking Jack P. Jackson
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights Sheldon I. Hirshon Alan B. Hyman Scott K. Rutsky
Business/Corporate Julie M. Allen Arnold J. Levine Kathy H. Rocklen Peter G. Samuels Michael S. Sirkin
Business Litigation Edwin M. Baum Robert J. Cleary Margaret A. Dale Bruce E. Fader Sarah S. Gold Claire P. Gutekunst Steven M. Kayman Steven C. Krane Steven E. Obus Charles B. Ortner Kevin J. Perra David A. Picon Stephen L. Ratner Ronald S. Rauchberg Bradley I. Ruskin Scott K. Rutsky Seth B. Schafler Peter J.W. Sherwin Louis M. Solomon
Civil Litigation Defense John H. Gross
Civil Rights Jack P. Jackson
Class Action/Mass Torts Edwin M. Baum
Criminal Defense: White Collar Robert J. Cleary Sarah S. Gold Thomas V. Sjoblom Howard Wilson
Employee Benefits/ERISA Rory Judd Albert Michael J. Album Ira G. Bogner Katharine H. Parker Andrea S. Rattner Myron D. Rumeld Neal S. Schelberg Michael S. Sirkin
Employment & Labor Rory Judd Albert Michael J. Album L. Robert Batterman Edwin M. Baum Joseph Baumgarten Lloyd B. Chinn Allen I. Fagin Howard L. Ganz Daniel Halem Jerold D. Jacobson Steven M. Kayman Kathleen M. McKenna Katharine H. Parker Bettina B. Plevan Bernard M. Plum Gregory I. Rasin Howard Z. Robbins Paul Salvatore M. David Zurndorfer
Employment Litigation: Defense Rory Judd Albert Lloyd B. Chinn Allen I. Fagin Howard L. Ganz Jerold D. Jacobson Kathleen M. McKenna Katharine H. Parker Bettina B. Plevan Bernard M. Plum Stephen L. Ratner Myron D. Rumeld Paul Salvatore M. David Zurndorfer
Entertainment & Sports L. Robert Batterman Howard L. Ganz Daniel Halem Wayne D. Katz Joseph M. Leccese Charles B. Ortner Kevin J. Perra Howard Z. Robbins Bradley I. Ruskin
Environmental Robert J. Kafin Gail S. Port
Environmental Litigation Gail S. Port
Estate Planning & Probate Henry J. Leibowitz Lawrence J. Rothenberg Philip M. Susswein Ivan Taback Jay D. Waxenberg
First Amendment/Media/Advertising Charles S. Sims
General Litigation Bruce E. Fader Gregg M. Mashberg Steven E. Obus Louis M. Solomon Howard Wilson
Health Care Edward S. Kornreich Richard J. Zall
Immigration David Grunblatt
Insurance Coverage John H. Gross Seth B. Schafler
Intellectual Property William M. Hart Jeffrey A. Horwitz Ronald S. Rauchberg Charles S. Sims Lawrence I. Weinstein
Intellectual Property Litigation William M. Hart Steven M. Kayman Brendan J. O'Rourke Charles B. Ortner Kevin J. Perra Lawrence I. Weinstein
International Peter J.W. Sherwin
Land Use/Zoning Gail S. Port
Mergers & Acquisitions Julie M. Allen Charles E. Dropkin James P. Gerkis Sheldon I. Hirshon Jeffrey A. Horwitz Jack P. Jackson Steven L. Kirshenbaum Joseph M. Leccese Bruce L. Lieb Peter G. Samuels
Non-Profit Sheldon I. Hirshon Jerold D. Jacobson Edward S. Kornreich Lawrence J. Rothenberg Michael S. Sirkin
Professional Liability: Defense Steven C. Krane
Real Estate Andrea Ascher Perry A. Cacace Peter M. Fass Kenneth S. Hilton Lawrence J. Lipson Ronald D. Sernau David J. Weinberger
Schools & Education M. David Zurndorfer
Securities & Corporate Finance Julie M. Allen Charles E. Dropkin Peter M. Fass James P. Gerkis Jeffrey A. Horwitz Arnold S. Jacobs Steven L. Kirshenbaum Bruce L. Lieb Kathy H. Rocklen
Securities Litigation Robert J. Cleary Harry Frischer Sarah S. Gold Gregg M. Mashberg Stephen L. Ratner Kathy H. Rocklen Thomas V. Sjoblom Howard Wilson
Tax Stuart Rosow Lawrence J. Rothenberg

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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