Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Lexology Index Reports

Faegre Drinker attorneys from across several practice groups were recognized in Lexology’s 2025 Index reports, including their “Recommended,” “Thought Leaders” and “Future Leaders” tiers.

The Lexology Index research process involves qualitative analysis based on first-hand experience of working with nominees and quantitative analysis of a range of relevant data points. More than 250,000 third-party recommendations are gathered each year.

The “Recommended” leaders are national and international leaders in their field and fewer than 50% of individuals considered are selected for inclusion in the recognition. “Thought Leaders” are individuals who have performed especially well, around 25-30% of practitioners. And the “Global Elite” are the best of the best, a recognition for which only about 5% are included. The “Future Leaders” category is reserved for attorneys aged 45 and under and likely to be pre-eminent leaders in their respective practices. To learn more about Lexology Index’s selection methodology, click here. 

Below are the 2025 Lexology Index report areas in which Faegre Drinker attorneys have been recognized.

Index Global Elite Thought Leaders

Global Elite Thought Leader: Immigration 

• Claire Nilson 

Global Elite Thought Leader: Labor & Employment 

• Erika Collins 

Index Thought Leaders 

Thought Leaders USA – Franchising 

• Brian Schnell 

Thought Leaders USA – Labor & Employment 

• Erika Collins 

Thought Leaders USA – Labor, Employment & Benefits

• Erika Collins 

Thought Leaders USA – Insurance & Reinsurance

• John Mulhern 

Thought Leaders USA – Product Liability Defence 

• E. Paul Cauley 
• James Frederick 

Thought Leaders USA – Data – Information Technology

• Kenneth Dort 

Thought Leaders USA – Healthcare & Life Sciences

• Susan Sharko 

Thought Leaders UK – Restructuring & Insolvency 

• Patrick Corr 

Thought Leaders UK – Immigration

• Claire Nilson 

Index Recommended 

Asset Recovery

• Jeremy Andrews 

Business Crime Defense

• Carolyn Fitzhugh McNiven 

Labor & Employment

• Erika Collins 

Product Regulation & Liability 

• E. Paul Cauley 
• Susan Sharko 
• Andrea Roberts Pierson 
• Wayne Mason 
• Daniel Connolly 
• Joseph Tanner
• John Mandler 
• David Abernethy 
• James Frederick 

Construction

• Laurence Demuth 
• Karen Denys 
• Michael Lapicola

Competition 

• Paul Saint-Antoine 

Healthcare & Life Sciences

• E. Paul Cauley
• Jesse Witten
• Eileen Considine 
• Jennifer Breuer 
• James Frederick 

Data – Information Technology 

• Kenneth Dort 

Environment & Climate Change

• Judith Praitis 
• Bonnie Barnett 

Intellectual Property

• Edwin Getz
• Lora Brzezynski

Investigations

• Carolyn Fitzhugh McNiven 
• Jeremy Andrews

Real Estate

• Scott Anderegg 
• John Wheaton
• Michael Rothpletz, Jr.

Restructuring & Insolvency 

• Andrew Kassner 
• Brett Fallon

Sports & Gaming

• James Leonard 

Trade & Customs

• James Sawyer 

Commercial Litigation 

• John Ursu 

Index Future Leaders 

Future Leaders: Arbitration 

• Berglind Birkland