August 27, 2012

The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 187 Faegre Baker Daniels Attorneys

One hundred eighty-seven lawyers from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP were named to the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

The firm's recognized lawyers represent 71 practice areas and nine locations in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Washington, D.C.

Best Lawyers, first published in 1983, compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting a peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys evaluate the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® is a registered trademark of Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.

Faegre Baker Daniels attorneys named to the 2013 edition, with specific areas of recognition, are:

Boulder

  • James H. Carroll: Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
  • Darrell M. Daley: Litigation – Bankruptcy

Chicago

  • Michael J. Kanute: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Denver

  • J. David Arkell: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
  • Lawrence Bass: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Jeffrey A. Brimer: Franchise Law
  • J. William Callison: Corporate Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
  • Charles D. Calvin: Real Estate Law
  • Diane B. Davies: Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
  • Leslie A. Fields: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate
  • Natalie Hanlon-Leh: Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Kevin P. Hein: Franchise Law
  • James D. Leonard: Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Sports Law
  • Marc C. Levy: Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Blair L. Lockwood: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Michael S. McCarthy: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation - Securities
  • Linda L. Rockwood: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
  • Jeffrey A. Sherman: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • John D. Shively: Antitrust Law
  • James R. Spaanstra: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
  • John R. Sperber: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • David W. Stark: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
  • Russell O. Stewart: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Douglas R. Wright: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law

Des Moines

  • Michael B. Abbott: Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Michael A. Giudicessi: Litigation – First Amendment Law
  • Lance W. Lange: Litigation – Antitrust
  • Kim J Walker: First Amendment Law

Fort Wayne

  • Jon A. Bomberger: Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
  • John R. Burns III: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • J. Stephen Bennett: Commercial Litigation
  • Timothy J. Haffner: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Steven H. Hazelrigg: Corporate Law
  • John F. Hoffman: Patent Law; Trademark Law
  • David P. Irmscher: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
  • Steven L. Jackson: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
  • Michael L. James: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
  • David J. Kuker: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Michael J. Nader: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – ERISA
  • Thomas M. Shoaff: Corporate Law
  • N. Reed Silliman: Corporate Law

Indianapolis

  • David W. Barrett: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Donald P. Bennett: Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
  • Ben W. Blanton: Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Daniel L. Boeglin: Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law
  • Ellen E. Boshkoff: Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Michelle Kaiser Bray: Trademark Law
  • J. Jeffrey Brown: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
  • H. Patrick Callahan: Corporate Law
  • James M. Carr: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Trevor Carter: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
  • M. Angella Castille: International Trade and Finance Law
  • Anthony Scott Chinn: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Municipal; Public Finance Law
  • Elizabeth Cierzniak: Education Law
  • Stephen A. Claffey: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor  Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • J. Murray Clark: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
  • Shaun Healy Clifford: Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Patrick S. Cross: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
  • Gregory N. Dale: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Francina Dlouhy: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
  • Robert W. Elzer: Trusts and Estates
  • Brian S. Fennerty: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
  • David A. Foster: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Richard T. Freije, Jr.: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Insurance Law
  • Thomas C. Froehle, Jr.: Corporate Law; Gaming Law; Public Finance Law
  • John A. Gardner: Trusts and Estates
  • David A. Given: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
  • Eric J. Groen: Patent Law
  • Paul Lowell Haines: Education Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Terry E. Hall: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • David R. Hamer: Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • J.P. Hanlon: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Steve Hardin: Land Use & Zoning Law
  • David K. Herzog: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
  • Jennett M. Hill: Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Jay Jaffe: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Jerry R. Jenkins: Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
  • John S. Keeler: Government Relations Practice
  • Tibor D. Klopfer: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Scott M. Kosnoff: Corporate Law; Insurance Law
  • David Lawther Johnson: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Public Finance Law
  • Jon B. Laramore: Appellate Practice
  • Mary Katherine Lisher: Real Estate Law
  • Michael J. MacLean: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – ERISA
  • Joseph E. Miller, Jr.: Education Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Mark S. Moore: Public Finance Law
  • John T. Neighbours: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
  • Timothy E. Niednagel: Patent Law
  • Stephen H. Paul: Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
  • Hudnall A. Pfeiffer: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Andrea Roberts Pierson: Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Wendy W. Ponader: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • John W. Purcell: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Roberta Sabin Recker: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Rebecca A. Richardson: Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Kent A. Rollison: Trusts and Estates
  • Christopher G. Scanlon: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
  • Joseph M. Scimia: Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
  • Regina M. Sharrow: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Gayle L. Skolnik: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Joseph L. Smith, Jr.: Government Relations Practice
  • Andrew Z. Soshnick: Family Law
  • Cynthia K. Springer: Labor Law – Management
  • Robert K. Stanley: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Trusts & Estates
  • J. Joseph Tanner: Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Gregory J. Utken: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
  • Mark A. Voigtmann: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
  • David C. Worrell: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Robert S. Wynne: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Joseph H. Yeager, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation

Minneapolis

  • Scott A. Anderegg: Real Estate Law
  • Peter J. Berrie: Real Estate Law
  • John P. Borger: Appellate Practice; Litigation – First Amendment; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Kerry L. Bundy: Franchise Law
  • W. Morgan Burns: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • William R. Busch: Corporate Law
  • Jay D. Christiansen: Health Care Law
  • Angela M. Christy: Real Estate Law
  • Richard A. Duncan: Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Environmental; Native American Law; Timber Law
  • Delmar R. Ehrich: Litigation – Environmental
  • Bruce M. Engler: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Charles S. Ferrell: Real Estate Law
  • Page Fleeger: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Richard A. Forschler: Government Relations Practice
  • Jack M. Fribley: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Philip S. Garon: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
  • John B. Gordon: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • J. Hazen Graves: Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • David J.F. Gross: Litigation – Patent
  • Peter C. Halls: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
  • Douglas Heffernan: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • John H. Herman: Environmental Law; Land Use & Zoning Law
  • John H. Hinderaker: Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Construction
  • Andrew G. Humphrey: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Bruce Jones: Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Randall E. Kahnke: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Steven C. Kennedy: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
  • Denise M. Kettelberger: Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
  • William L. Killion – Franchise Law
  • Charles F. Knapp: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Carol Lansing: Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Kenneth S. Levinson: Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
  • Kenneth A. Liebman: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
  • Calvin L. Litsey: Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
  • George D. Martin: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • David B. Miller: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
  • Paul S. Moe: Real Estate Law
  • Thomas G. Morgan: Corporate Law
  • Kathlyn E. Noecker: Employment Law – Management
  • Timothy M. O'Brien: Litigation – Construction
  • Patrick J. O'Connor: Litigation – Construction
  • James A. O'Neal: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Defense - Defendants
  • Charles T. Parks, Jr.: Trusts and Estates
  • James M. Pfau: Banking and Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Walter A. Pickhardt: Tax Law
  • Joseph M. Price: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Lisa Pugh: Tax Law
  • Kent E. Richey: Gaming Law; Native American Law
  • Andrew J. Ritten: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Winthrop A. Rockwell: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Defense – Defendants
  • Stephen C. Rosholt: Public Finance Law
  • Dennis M. Ryan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Mark D. Savin: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Robert L. Schnell, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities
  • Thomas S. Schroeder: Health Care Law
  • Amy C. Seidel: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • David J. Shannon: Trusts and Estates
  • Donald C. Shepard: Banking and Finance Law
  • Michael A. Stanchfield: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • James P. Stephenson: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Michael R. Stewart: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Aaron D. Van Oort: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Antitrust 
  • David M. Vander Haar: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • James L. Volling: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Securities
  • Lyle G. Ward: Banking and Finance Law
  • Charles F. Webber: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Securities
  • John R. Wheaton: Real Estate Law
  • Daniel G. Wilczek: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Wendy J. Wildung: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities
  • Peter J. Withoff: Tax Law
  • Scott W. Wright: Immigration Law

South Bend

  • James R. Brotherson: Transportation Law
  • Thomas J. Brunner: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Richard L. Hill: Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
  • Randolph R. Rompola: Public Finance Law
  • Edward A. Sullivan: Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Litigation – Construction

Washington, D.C.

  • Leslie P. Kramer: Trademark Law

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