174 Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition

Best Lawyers^® has named 174 Faegre Drinker attorneys to the 2022 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

Chicago

• Alison J. Baldwin: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Jennifer R. Breuer: Health Care Law
• *Darren S. Cahr: Trademark Law
• James F. Conlan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Quin R. Frazer: Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
• Edwin A. Getz: Trademark Law
• Michael J. Kanute: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• David N. Kay: Corporate Law; International Arbitration – Commercial
• Catherine M. Masters: Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Michael D. Rosenbaum: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Brian C. Rupp: Patent Law
• Douglas B. Swill: Health Care Law

Dallas

• E. Paul Cauley Jr.: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• *Wayne B. Mason: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• W. Neil Rambin: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

Denver

• *Emily A. Bayton: Copyright Law
• J. William Callison: Corporate Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Brandee L. Caswell: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Real Estate
• Gregory R. Hall: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sarah Kellner: Real Estate Law
• Michael B. Lapicola: Construction Law
• James D. Leonard: Corporate Law; Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Sports Law
• Michael S. McCarthy: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Securities
• Ann Prouty: Environmental Law
• Timothy B. Scull: Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Jack R. Sperber: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Heather K. Strack: Family Law; Family Law Mediation
• 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
• Michael A. Giudicessi: Litigation - First Amendment
• Thomas J. Joensen: 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 E. Rothpletz, Jr.: Real Estate Law
• Susan M. Sharko: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• 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

Indianapolis

• David W. Barrett: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Erica S. Black: Real Estate Law
• Daniel L. Boeglin: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Law
• *Ellen E. Boshkoff: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kayla D. Britton: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization 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 – Patent
• A. Scott Chinn: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Municipal; Public Finance Law
• Elizabeth Kelley Cierzniak: Education Law
• J. Murray Clark: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• Patrick S. Cross: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Dustin R. DeNeal: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization 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
• *Tom Froehle 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
• 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: Commercial Finance Law
• Carl R. Pebworth: Litigation – Construction
• Andrea Roberts Pierson: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Anne K. Ricchiuto: Commercial Litigation
• 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
• Paul A. Wolfla: Commercial Litigation
• Robert S. Wynne: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Los Angeles

• Bruce L. Ashton: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law;
• 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

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
• *Carol E. Lansing: Land Use and Zoning Law
• Maureen M. Maly: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• George D. Martin: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jennifer Miernicki: Banking and Finance Law
• *Jerome A. Miranowski: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Paul S. Moe: Real Estate Law
• Bernard (B.J.) E. Nodzon, Jr.: Construction Law
• Patrick J. O'Connor, Jr.: 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
• Breia L. Schleuss: Banking and 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
• John W. Ursu: Commercial Litigation
• Aaron D. Van Oort: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Antitrust
• *James L. Volling; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Securities
• John R. Wheaton: Real Estate Law
• *Wendy J. Wildung: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation – Securities
• Scott W. Wright: Immigration 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
• John P. Mulhern: Insurance Law
• Lawrence G. Scarborough: Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Philadelphia

• Bonnie Allyn Barnett: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Thomas J. Barton: Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert E. Cannuscio: Patent Law
• Harry S. Cherken, Jr.: Real Estate Law
• William H. Clark, Jr.: Corporate 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
• Michael P. Malloy: Mutual Funds Law
• Kenneth A. Murphy: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• 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.

• 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

• 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
• 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
• Andrew C. Kassner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

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