215 Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition

Best Lawyers^® has named 215 Faegre Drinker attorneys to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America report, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a national peer-review survey.

Eighteen Faegre Drinker attorneys were also named “Lawyer of the Year” in this year’s report. The “Lawyer of the Year” distinction is awarded to only one attorney with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location.

The full list of Faegre Drinker attorneys named in the report follows:

*denotes “Lawyer of the Year” ranking

Boulder, Colo.

• David Kuosman: Real Estate Law
• John R. Marcil: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Mark W. Weakley: Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law

Chicago

• Alison J. Baldwin: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Jennifer R. Breuer: Health Care Law
• Quin R. Frazer: Nonprofit/Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
• Edwin A. Getz: Trademark Law
• Kimberly A. Jones: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Michael J. Kanute: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• David N. Kay: Corporate Law; International Arbitration – Commercial
• Sarah Bassler Millar: Health Care Law
• David W. Porteous: Litigation – Securities
• Michael D. Rosenbaum: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Douglas B. Swill: Health Care Law
• Michael B. Viner: Real Estate Law

Dallas

• E. Paul Cauley Jr.: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jason S. Luter: Tax Law
• Wayne B. Mason: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• George S. McCall: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

Denver

• Emily A. Bayton: Copyright Law; Sports Law; Trademark Law
• Jared Briant: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Heather Carson Perkins: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
• Brandee L. Caswell: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate
• Sarah Kellner: Real Estate Law
• Lynn Kornfeld: Environmental Law
• Michael B. Lapicola: Construction Law
• James D. Leonard: Corporate Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Sports Law
• Michael R. MacPhail: Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Kathleen E. Ott: Patent Law
• Ann Prouty: Environmental Law
• Joel Sayres: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Timothy B. Scull: Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• *Jeffrey A. Sherman: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Jack R. Sperber: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Kirstin L. Stoll-DeBell: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Heather K. Strack: Family Law; Family Law Arbitration; Family Law Mediation
• Mary L. Will: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Douglas R. Wright: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law

Des Moines, Iowa

• *Michael B. Abbott: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Andrew Anderson: Government Relations Practice
• Michael A. Giudicessi: Labor Law – Management; Litigation – First Amendment
• Thomas J. Joensen: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• *Nicholas Klinefeldt: Criminal Defense – White Collar
• *Lance W. Lange: Litigation – Antitrust

East Palo Alto, Calif.

• David J.F. Gross: Litigation – Patent

Florham Park, N.J.

• Lynne Anne Anderson: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Edward A. Gramigna, Jr.: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Glenn S. Pantel: Real Estate Law
• Michael P. Pompeo: Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Michael E. Rothpletz, Jr.: Real Estate Law
• Michael San Giacomo: Real Estate Law
• Susan M. Sharko: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Helen E. Tuttle: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Frank F. Velocci: Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Kenneth J. Wilbur: Appellate Practice
• Michael C. Woodruff: Real Estate Law

Fort Wayne, Ind.

• James Stephen Bennett: Commercial Litigation
• *Jon A. Bomberger: Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Brian P. Clifford: Construction Law
• Timothy J. Haffner: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Karen T. Moses: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
• Pat Scheiderer: Real Estate Law

Indianapolis

• *David W. Barrett: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kayla D. Britton: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
• *J. Jeffrey Brown: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• R. Trevor Carter: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation V Patent
• A. Scott Chinn: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Municipal; Public Finance Law
• J. Murray Clark: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• Patrick S. Cross: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Brian S. Fennerty: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
• David A. Foster: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor 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
• Steven D. Hardin: Land Use and Zoning Law
• Ryan M. Hurley: Antitrust Law
• Jay Jaffe: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Scott M. Kosnoff: Corporate Law; Insurance Law
• *Michael J. MacLean: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – ERISA
• Andrew M. McCoy: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Kip S.M. McDonald: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• William S. Meyers: Patent Law
• Joseph E. Miller, Jr.: Education Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law
• *Kathy L. Osborn: Antitrust Law
• Brian J. Paul: Appellate Practice
• Jennifer A. Pearcy: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
• Carl R. Pebworth: Litigation – Construction
• Scott Evans Peck: Public Finance Law; Tax Law
• Andrea Roberts Pierson: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jacqueline M. Pimentel-Gannon: Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Patrick H. Reilly: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Anne K. Ricchiuto: Commercial Litigation
• Amanda L. Shelby: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Gayle L. Skolnik: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Joseph L. Smith, Jr.: Government Relations Practice
• Andrew Z. Soshnick: Family Law
• *Marilee J. Springer: Nonprofit/Charities Law
• David A. Suess: Tax Law
• J. Joseph Tanner: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mark A. Voigtmann: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
• Isaac M. Willett: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Health Care Law
• Erica S. Williams: Real Estate Law
• Jane Dall Wilson: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Paul A. Wolfla: Commercial Litigation
• Mark E. Wright: Real Estate Law
• Robert S. Wynne: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Los Angeles

• Scott F. Gautier: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Judith M. Praitis: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Fred Reish: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – ERISA
• Mark Terman: Employment Law – Management

Minneapolis

• Scott A. Anderegg: Real Estate Law
• Peter J. Berrie: Real Estate Law
• Kerry L. Bundy: Franchise Law
• *W. Morgan Burns: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• William R. Busch: Corporate Law
• Martin Chester: Commercial Litigation
• 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
• Amy R. Fiterman: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Page D. Fleeger: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David J.F. Gross: Litigation – Patent
• Douglas J. Heffernan: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Chris E. Hofstad: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Andrew G. Humphrey: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Bruce Jones: Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Randall E. Kahnke: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• *Steven C. Kennedy: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• Charles F. Knapp: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Elaine M. Kumpula: Immigration Law
• Carol E. Lansing: Land Use and Zoning Law
• Nicole J. Leimer: Banking and Finance Law
• Robert B. Leonard: Patent Law
• Steve Lokensgard: Health Care Law
• D. Charles Macdonald: Litigation – Real Estate
• Maureen M. Maly: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• George D. Martin: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jane E. Maschka: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Stephen M. Mertz: Commercial Finance Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Jennifer Miernicki: Banking and Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Jerome A. Miranowski: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Ryan R. Miske: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Paul S. Moe: Real Estate Law
• *Bernard Nodzon, Jr.: Construction Law
• Jonathan L.H. Nygren: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patrick J. O'Connor: Litigation – Construction
• 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 Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel G. Prokott: Employment Law – Management
• Lisa R. Pugh: Tax Law
• Keith P. Radtke: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kate S. Razavi: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Breia L. Schleuss: Banking and Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Brian B. Schnell: Franchise Law
• Thomas S. Schroeder: Health Care Law
• *Amy C. Seidel: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• David J. Shannon: Trusts and Estates
• Kate Sherburne: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael A. Stanchfield: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James R. Steffen: Trademark Law
• Michael R. Stewart: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Lica Tomizuka: Real Estate Law
• John W. Ursu: Commercial Litigation
• Aaron D. Van Oort: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• *James L. Volling: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Securities
• John R. Wheaton: Real Estate Law
• Allen Wheeler: Real Estate Law
• Scott W. Wright: Immigration Law
• Peter A. Yost: Immigration Law
• Jonathan R. Zimmerman: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

New York

• Russell N. Adler: Elder Law
• Richard J. Bernard: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Erika C. Collins: Employment Law – Management
• Gerald T. Hathaway: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• James H. Millar: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• John P. Mulhern: Insurance Law
• Lawrence G. Scarborough: Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

Philadelphia

• Bonnie Allyn Barnett: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Robert E. Cannuscio: Patent Law
• Harry S. Cherken, Jr.: Real Estate Law
• David A. Ebby: Real Estate Law
• Mark J. Foley: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen D. D. Hamilton: Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• D. Alicia Hickok: Appellate Practice
• Andrew C. Kassner: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Kathryn Levering: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael P. Malloy: Mutual Funds Law
• Timothy J. O'Driscoll: Insurance Law
• Alfred W. Putnam, Jr.: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Doug Raymond: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• *David Shechtman: Tax Law
• Larissa R. Whitman: Trusts and Estates

Princeton, N.J.

• Thomas J. Barton: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jonathan I. Epstein: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Lisa S. Presser: Trusts and Estates
• John E. Stoddard III: Corporate Law

San Francisco

• Yana S. Johnson: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Alan Lazarus: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Diane J. Mason: Trademark Law

Washington, D.C.

• M. Angella Castille: International Trade and Finance Law
• James A. Frederick: Commercial Litigation
• Thomas J. Kelly, Jr.: Criminal Defense: White Collar; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Charles S. Leeper: Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Gregory J. Ossi: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Shaunda A. Patterson-Strachan: Litigation – Insurance
• Laura H. Phillips: Communications Law
• John R. Przypyszny: Education Law
• Dee Ann Sjogren: Mutual Funds Law
• Robert L. Stoll: Patent Law
• Jesse A. Witten: Health Care Law

Wilmington, Del.

• *Francis DiGiovanni: Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Brett D. Fallon: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Joseph C. Schoell: Commercial Litigation
• Andrew C. Kassner: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Founded in 1983 and published in 70 countries and all 50 states, Best Lawyers in America is a peer-review source for legal referrals with its annual compilation of leading lawyers from across the nation. Each year, Best Lawyers also designates a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area as “Lawyer of the Year.”