26 Lawyers Recognized as Best in Their Field
NEW YORK, October 10, 2023 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that eight of its practice areas and 26 of its lawyers were named as leaders in their field by Benchmark Litigation in its 2024 U.S. guide.
This year, four of the Firm’s practice areas – Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Labor & Employment and Product Liability – received a tier one ranking. Four of Proskauer’s offices were also named leaders in their jurisdictions.
Additionally, partner Bart Williams, chair of Proskauer’s Litigation Department and head of its Los Angeles office, was named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America. This is the third consecutive year that Bart has been named to the annual list, which recognizes an elite group of lawyers who have been recognized by peers and clients as being at the top of trial law.
Benchmark Litigation focuses exclusively on litigation in the U.S. The report’s results are determined through six months of research, which includes extensive interviews with clients to identify the leading litigators and firms.
Practice Rankings
- Antitrust – Tier 1
- Appellate – Tier 2
- Bankruptcy – Tier 1
- General Commercial – Tier 2
- Intellectual Property – Tier 2
- Labor & Employment – Tier 1
- Product Liability – Tier 1
- White Collar – Tier 2
Office Rankings
- California - Recommended
- District of Columbia – Recommended
- Massachusetts - Highly Recommended
- New York - Highly Recommended
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America
- Bart Williams
Future Stars
- Susan Gutierrez
- Lee Popkin
Litigation Stars
- Mark Batten
- Martin Bienenstock
- Elise Bloom
- Colin Cabral
- Robert Cleary
- Scott Cooper
- Sandra (Sandy) Crawshaw-Sparks
- Margaret Dale
- Peter Doyle
- Michael Firestein
- Siegmund (Sige) Gutman
- Mark Harris
- Colin Kass
- Michael Mervis
- Timothy Mungovan
- Anthony Oncidi
- Christopher Ondeck
- Brendan O'Rourke
- Kevin Perra
- Bradley Ruskin
- Peter Sherwin
- Hadassa Waxman
- Jonathan Weiss
- Bart Williams
Earlier this year, seven of its partners were recognized as top talent in the publication’s “Top 250 Women in Litigation” and “40 and Under” annual lists. Additionally, 14 partners were named as labor and employment leaders by Benchmark.
About Proskauer
We are 800+ lawyers serving clients from 12 offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We work with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and industry-redefining companies.
Since 1875, Proskauer has been devoted to our clients’ successes. Our lawyers are known for their unusually high accessibility, responsiveness and attentiveness. We go the extra mile to understand a client’s business — and think like savvy businesspeople in the process.
With top-tier litigation and labor & employment practices, Proskauer lawyers are at the cutting edge of contentious matters with extensive trial experience in virtually every major forum across the globe and winning make-or-break cases, changing laws, and establishing precedents.
