New York, August 19, 2021 – Proskauer lawyers from across the Firm’s U.S. offices have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2022 list. This year, 178 Proskauer lawyers have been ranked “Best Lawyers” with 34 named to the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list, which highlights lawyers who have practiced for 10 years or less.

Additionally, four Proskauer lawyers were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice areas and regions. This award is reserved for lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback:

• Bart H. Williams - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Los Angeles)
• Daryn A. Grossman - Technology Law (New York)
• Mary B. Kuusisto - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Boston)
• Michael P. Kessler - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)

Proskauer Lawyers ranked as “Best Lawyers” include:

• Albert W. Gortz - Trusts and Estates (Boca Raton)
• David Pratt - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (Boca Raton)
• Peter J. Antoszyk - Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Boston)
• Keith R. Barnett - Real Estate Law (Boston)
• Mark W. Batten - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Boston)
• Howard J. Beber - Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Boston)
• Sean T. Boulger - Real Estate Law (Boston)
• Stephen A. Boyko - Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Boston)
• Robert D. Burke - Tax Law (Boston)
• Joseph A. Capraro, Jr. - Patent Law (Boston)
• Fangli Chen Ph. - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law (Boston)
• Charles A. Dale III - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (New York)
• Stephen M. Edwards - Real Estate Law (Boston)
• Steven M. Ellis - Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law (Boston)
• Scott A. Faust - Labor Law – Management (Boston)
• David T. Jones - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Boston)
• Scott S. Jones P.C. - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Tax Law (Boston)
• Mary B. Kuusisto - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Tax Law (Boston)
• Arnold P. May - Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Tax Law (Boston)
• Stephen T. Mears - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Boston)
• Timothy W. Mungovan - Commercial Litigation (Boston)
• Robin A. Painter - Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Boston/New York)
• Steven M. Peck - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Boston)
• Jamiel E. Poindexter - Corporate Law; Tax Law (Boston)
• David W. Tegeler - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (Boston)
• Michael J. Choate - Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law (Chicago)
• Jeff J. Marwil - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (Chicago)
• Steven J. Pearlman - Litigation - Labor and Employment (Chicago)
• Paul V. Possinger - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (Chicago)
• Marc E. Rosenthal - Insurance Law; Reinsurance Law (Chicago)
• Nigel F. Telman - Employment Law – Management (Chicago)
• Harold M. Brody - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Los Angeles)
• Scott P. Cooper - Commercial Litigation; Sports Law (Los Angeles)
• Sandra A. Crawshaw-Sparks - Litigation - Intellectual Property (Los Angeles)
• Michael Fernhoff - Tax Law (Los Angeles)
• Michael A. Firestein - Commercial Litigation (Los Angeles)
• Douglas B. Frank - Real Estate Law (Los Angeles)
• Mitchell M. Gaswirth - Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (Los Angeles)
• Kate Gold - Litigation - Labor and Employment (Los Angeles)
• Siegmund Y. Gutman - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice (Los Angeles)
• Colleen Hart - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Los Angeles)
• Andrew M. Katzenstein - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (Los Angeles)
• Sandra Lee Montgomery - Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Los Angeles)
• Matthew S. O'Loughlin - International Mergers and Acquisitions (Los Angeles)
• Anthony J. Oncidi - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Los Angeles)
• Ben D. Orlanski - Securities / Capital Markets Law (Los Angeles)
• Lary Alan Rappaport - Commercial Litigation (Los Angeles)
• Mark Theodore - Labor Law – Management (Los Angeles)
• Steven O. Weise - Banking and Finance Law; Equipment Finance Law (Los Angeles)
• Bart H. Williams - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Sports Law (Los Angeles)
• Peter J. Young - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (Los Angeles)
• Nicole A. Eichberger - Litigation – ERISA (New Orleans)
• Neil H. Abramson - Employment Law – Management; labor Law – Management (New York)
• Michael J. Album - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New York)
• Ehud Barak - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)
• John P. Barry - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Joseph Baumgarten - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Martin J. Bienenstock - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (New York)
• Allan S. Bloom - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Elise M. Bloom - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Lauren K. Boglivi - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (New York)
• Ira G. Bogner - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New York)
• Perry A. Cacace - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Michael E. Callahan - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (New York)
• Robert A. Cantone - Corporate Law (New York)
• Michael A. Cardozo - Commercial Litigation (New York)
• Robert J. Cleary - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (New York)
• Stuart H. Coleman - Mutual Funds Law (New York)
• Peter M. Fass - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Robert E. Freeman - Sports Law (New York)
• Jacob I. Friedman - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New York)
• Evandro C. Gigante - Employment Law – Management (New York)
• Ira M. Golub - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Boston)
• Daryn A. Grossman - Technology Law (New York)
• David M. Grunblatt - Immigration Law (New York)
• Martin T. Hamilton - Tax Law (New York)
• Mark D. Harris - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (New York)
• Stephanie E. Heilborn - Trusts and Estates (New York)
• Steven Holinstat - Litigation - Trusts and Estates (New York)
• Jeffrey A. Horwitz - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law (New York)
• Steven D. Hurd - Employment Law – Management (New York)
• Arnold S. Jacobs - Corporate Law (New York)
• Robert J. Kafin - Environmental Law (New York)
• Wayne D. Katz - Sports Law (New York)
• Robert M. Kaufman - Health Care Law (New York)
• Michael P. Kessler - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (New York)
• Steven L. Kirshenbaum - Corporate Law (New York)
• Edward S. Kornreich - Health Care Law (New York)
• Edward A. Kwalwasser - Litigation – Securities; Securities Regulation (New York)
• Michael J. Lebowich - Labor Law – Management (New York)
• Joseph M. Leccese - Corporate Law; Sports Law (New York)
• Henry J. Leibowitz - Trusts and Estates (New York)
• Robert G. Leonard - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (New York)
• Jeffrey W. Levitan - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)
• Steven L. Lichtenfeld - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Bruce L. Lieb - Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (New York)
• Leslie H. Loffman - Tax Law (New York)
• Janna Manes - Mutual Funds Law (New York)
• David A. Manko - Health Care Law (New York)
• Gregg M. Mashberg - Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities (New York)
• Kathleen M. McKenna - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• David S. Miller - Tax Law (New York)
• Ellen H. Moskowitz - Health Care Law (New York)
• Jeffrey D. Neuburger - Information Technology Law; Technology Law (New York)
• Amanda H. Nussbaum - Tax Law (New York)
• Steven E. Obus – Arbitration; Mediation (New York)
• Jon H. Oram - Sports Law (New York)
• Brendan J. O'Rourke - Advertising Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property (New York)
• Ronald R. Papa - Corporate Law (New York)
• Christopher L. Pennington - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Kevin J. Perra - Litigation - Intellectual Property (New York)
• Bettina B. Plevan - Appellate Practice; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Bernard M. Plum - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management (New York)
• Gail S. Port - Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental (New York)
• Robert M. Projansky - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New York)
• Frederic L. Ragucci - Banking and Finance Law (New York)
• Gregory I. Rasin - Employment Law – Management (New York)
• Stephen L. Ratner - Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities (New York)
• Andrea S. Rattner - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New York)
• Howard Z. Robbins - Employment Law – Management; Robbins  Labor Law – Management (New York)
• Kathy H. Rocklen - Corporate Law (New York)
• Brian S. Rosen - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)
• Stuart L. Rosow - Tax Law (New York)
• Bradley I. Ruskin - Commercial Litigation; Sports Law (New York)
• Paul A. Salvatore - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Lawrence R. Sandak - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Seth B. Schafler - Insurance Law (New York)
• Neal S. Schelberg - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New York)
• Ronald D. Sernau - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Peter J.W. Sherwin - International Arbitration – Commercial (New York)
• William C. Silverman - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (New York)
• Charles S. Sims - Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property (New York)
• Dietrich L. Snell - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (New York)
• David Stephens - Mutual Funds Law (New York)
• Ana Vermal - International Arbitration – Commercial (New York/Paris)
• Jay D. Waxenberg - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates (New York)
• David J. Weinberger - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Lawrence I. Weinstein - Advertising Law (New York)
• Christopher M. Wells - Corporate Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law (New York)
• Jennifer Wexler - Immigration Law (New York)
• Ralph C. Ferrara - Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation (DC)
• Paul M. Hamburger - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (DC)
• Robert E. Plaze - Mutual Funds Law (DC)
• Seth J. Safra - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (DC)

Proskauer lawyers ranked as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” include:

• Tulio D. Chirinos - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Boca Raton)
• Brett Rosecan - Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (Boca Raton)
• Joseph E. Kasegian - Venture Capital Law (Boca Raton)
• Samantha Regenbogen Manelin - Labor and Employment Law – Management (Boston)
• Alexandra Rueckle Reynolds - Labor and Employment Law – Management (Boston)
• Rebecca J. Sivitz - Litigation - Labor and Employment (Boston)
• Edward C. Young - Litigation - Labor and Employment (Chicago)
• David Hanna - Intellectual Property Law (Los Angeles)
• Philippe A. Lebel - Litigation - Labor and Employment (Los Angeles)
• Steve Ma - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Los Angeles)
• Atoyia S. Harris - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New Orleans)
• Jennifer Rigterink - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (New Orleans)
• Nat Birdsall - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates (New York)
• Alexander Bondarenko - Banking and Finance Law (Boston)
• Kimberly Ann Braun - Trusts and Estates (New York)
• Joseph E. Clark  - Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Lindsey Olson Collins - Criminal Defense: White-Collar (DC)
• Daniel Desatnik - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)
• Joshua S. Fox - Entertainment and Sports Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management (New York)
• Pinchos Goldberg - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Laura E. Goldsmith - Technology Law (New York)
• Erin M. Harper - Real Estate Law (New York)
• David Heck - Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law (New York)
• Philip A. Kaminski - Banking and Finance Law (New York)
• Steven L. Koppell - Real Estate Law (New York)
• Vanessa Maczko - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates (New York)
• Danielle J. Moss - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Bryan Nance - Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (New York)
• Andrew C. Nightingale - Corporate Law; Entertainment and Sports Law (New York)
• Lee Popkin - Commercial Litigation (New York)
• Neil V. Shah - Litigation - Labor and Employment (New York)
• Elizabeth Rosen Siegel - Health Care Law (New York)
• Tiffany Woo - Intellectual Property Law (New York)
• Jennifer Yang - Intellectual Property Law (New York)