Best Lawyers recognizes 273 US Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers, honoring 15 as “Lawyer of the Year”

United States | Press release - Recognition | August 2025

Best Lawyers recognized 273 US Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers in its 2026 edition, with 213 individuals named to The Best Lawyers in America and 60 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Additionally, 15 lawyers received the prestigious 'Lawyer of the Year' honor, earning the highest ratings among recognized peers. This distinction is awarded to only one lawyer in each practice area and geographic location.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review, with lawyers voting on the professional abilities of peers within their same practice area and region.

Listed below are the Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers honored by The Best Lawyers in America.

Lawyer of the Year

Lawyer	Practice area
Jason Boland	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Felicia Boyd	Trademark Law
Sean Christy	Information Technology Law
Steven Jansma	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
John Jennings	Real Estate Law
Timothy Kenny	Copyright Law
Neel Lane	Insurance Law
Josh Lee	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Steven Lofchie	Derivatives and Futures Law
Linda Merritt	Trademark Law
Alison Radecki	Public Finance Law
Ellen Sessions	Litigation - Securities
Eric Tashman	Public Finance Law
Charles Walker	Trademark Law
Jeff Ziesman	Litigation - Securities

Best Lawyers

Lawyer	Practice area
Rodney Acker	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Securities
Linda Addison	Commercial Litigation
Robin Adelstein	Antitrust Law Litigation - Antitrust
Ronald Adzgery	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Josh Agrons	Banking and Finance Law
Jerry Alcazar	Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Darryl Anderson	Commercial Litigation
Noam Ayali	Project Finance Law
Mario Barrera	Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Bruce Baty	Banking and Finance Law Insurance Law
Lawrence Bauer	Public Finance Law
Jerry Bell	Health Care Law
Deborah Birndorf-Zeiler	Employment Law - Management
Jason Boland	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Bill Bowers	Tax Law
Felicia Boyd	Advertising Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Trademark Law
Paul Braden	Public Finance Law
Reagan Brown	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Energy Law Insurance Law Oil and Gas Law Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Bob Bruner	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Hal Burroughs	Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law
David Burton	Energy Law
Edward Casmere	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
William Cavanagh	Tax Law
Jay Chadha	Tax Law
Todd Chelius	Tax Law
Sean Christy	Information Technology Law Technology Law
Alexander Clark	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Tax Law
Shauna Clark	Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lawrence Clore	Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management
Jeff Cody	Litigation - Health Care
Marc Collier	Commercial Litigation
Paul Conneely	Corporate Governance Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Robert Converse	Real Estate Law
Tom Coulter	Commercial Litigation Government Relations Practice
Beau Cox	Appellate Practice
Carter Crow	Commercial Litigation Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Dani Davis	Real Estate Law
D’Lesli Davis	Litigation - Health Care Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Douglas Danzig	Real Estate Law
Charles Deacon	Commercial Litigation Health Care Law Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Stephanie DeBrow	Appellate Practice Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law
Brian Devine	Admiralty and Maritime Law
Jay Dewald	Criminal Defense: General Practice Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Becky Diffen	Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law
Stephen Dillard	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Patrick Dolan	Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Robert Dransfield	Public Finance Law
Joy Ellis	Tax Law
Kathleen Ellison	Public Finance Law
Jason Fagelman	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Banking and Finance
Jamal Faleel	Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Bryon Farnsworth	Public Finance Law
Susan Feigin Harris	Government Relations Practice Health Care Law
Brian Fenske	Corporate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Technology Law Venture Capital Law
Kevin Fischer	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Peter Fitzgerald	Project Finance Law
Jonathan Franklin	Appellate Practice
Stewart Gagnon	Family Law
Caileen Kateri Gamache	Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law
Frank Garcia	Corporate Law
Mark Garrett	Copyright Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law Trade Secrets Law Trademark Law
Cat Garza	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Debra Gatison Hatter	Corporate Law
Clifford Gerber	Public Finance Law
Toby Gerber	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Marjorie Glover	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kristian Gluck	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Corey Gordon	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Brett Govett	Commercial Litigation Copyright Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law Trademark Law
Eric Green	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
William Greendyke	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert Greeson	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Eric Hall	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Kenneth Hansen	Project Finance Law
Kevin Harnisch	Litigation - Securities
John Herring	Insurance Law
Glen Hettinger	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
Thomas Hirsch	Energy Regulatory Law
Chuck Hollis	Information Technology Law Technology Law
Warren Huang	Appellate Practice
Matt Hughey	Public Finance Law
Benjamin Hulse	Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Richard Hunn	Tax Law
Scott Incerto	Commercial Litigation
Paul Jacobs	Corporate Law
Steven Jansma	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
John Jennings	Real Estate Law
Derek Johnston	IT Outsourcing Law
Debbi Johnstone	Health Care Law
Jeffrey Kalinowski	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation - Securities
Mike Keeley	Banking and Finance Law
Lauren Kelly	Tax Law
Timothy Kenny	Copyright Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law Trademark Law
Benjamin Koenigsberg	Energy Law
Jeffrey Korenblatt	Tax Law
Scott Kortmeyer	Public Finance Law
Michael Krawzsenek	Patent Law
Richard Krumholz	Commercial Litigation
Layne Kruse	Antitrust Law Commercial Litigation Litigation - Antitrust
Stephen Kuntz	Tax Law
Neel Lane	Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Securities
Daryl Lansdale	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Celeste Lawton	Tax Law Trusts and Estates
Anna Lee	Public Finance Law
Josh Lee	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Stephanie Leibe	Public Finance Law
James Leito IV	Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Bill Leone	Commercial Litigation
Daniel Leventhal	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Eddie Lewis	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Gene Lewis	Corporate Law
Steven Lofchie	Derivatives and Futures Law
Luke Maher	Construction Law Litigation - Construction
Purvi Maniar	Health Care Law
Ryan Manns	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Jeffrey Margulies	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Tamsen Marklund	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Eric Martin	Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Keith Martin	Project Finance Law
Stacey Martinez	Litigation - Health Care Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Daniel McClure	Antitrust Law Commercial Litigation Oil and gas law
Charlene McHugh	Insurance Law
Scarlet McNellie	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jamila Mensah	Employment Law - Management
Linda Merritt	Advertising Law Copyright Law Trademark Law
Philip Michaels	Trusts and Estates
Mark Miller	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Litigation - ERISA
Amy Mitchell	Real Estate Law
Robert Morris	Litigation and Controversy - Tax Tax Law
Manuel Mungia	Commercial Litigation
Stacey Murphy	Health Care Law
Stephen Nelson, Jr.	Real Estate Law
Robert Newman	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Trusts and Estates Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Denton Nichols	International Arbitration - Commercial International Arbitration - Governmental
Alex Niebruegge	Oil and Gas Law
Nancy Nowlin Kerr	Trusts and Estates
Mark Oakes	Commercial Litigation
Patrick O’Daniel	Tax Law
Michael O’Donnell	Arbitration Energy Regulatory Law Mediation
Kevin O’Gorman	International Arbitration - Commercial International Arbitration - Governmental
Gregory Ossi	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Litigation - Labor and Employment
Steve Peirce	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Philip Pfeiffer	Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management
Steven Pfeiffer	International Trade and Finance Law
Robert Phillpott	Tax Law
Uyen Poh	Public Finance Law
Charles Powell	Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Technology Law Venture Capital Law
Daniel Prati	Litigation - Patent
Andrew Price	Commercial Litigation International Arbitration - Commercial
Christopher Psihoules	Energy Law
Yvonne Puig	Health Care Law Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Litigation - Health Care
Alison Radecki	Public Finance Law
Carlos Rainer	Litigation - Antitrust
Benjamin Ratliff	Banking and Finance Law
Alan Raylesberg	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Securities
James Renard	Commercial Litigation
Jeff Richardson	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property
Eagle Robinson	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Anne Rodgers	Antitrust Law
Keith Rosen	Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David Rosenzweig	Litigation - Bankruptcy
Lisa Rossmiller	Tax Law
Andrew Roth	Health Care Law
Kristen Savant	Public Finance Law
Johanna Schmitt	Trademark Law
Adam Schramek	Insurance Law
Chad Schreiber	Litigation - Insurance
Les Schreyer	Trusts and Estates
Todd Schroeder	Tax Law
Stephanie Schroepfer	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
George Scofield	Tax Law
Adrienne Sebring	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Howard Seife	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Ellen Sessions	Litigation - Securities
Robert Shapiro	Project Finance Law
Gina Shishima	Litigation - Patent Patent Law Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Jonathan Skidmore	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Health Care Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Joseph Sleeth	Trusts and Estates
Peter Smith	Tax Law
Andrey Spektor	Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Michael Steindorf	Commercial Litigation
Peter Stokes	Litigation - Securities
Brian Stolarz	Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brian Sun	Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation - Securities
Michael Swartzendruber	Commercial Litigation
Katherine Tapley	Real Estate Law
Eric Tashman	Public Finance Law
William Tate	Real Estate Law
Jasper Taylor	Tax Law Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Brett Todd	Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law
Paul Trahan	Commercial Litigation
Daniel Tristan	Banking and Finance Law
James Turken	Commercial Litigation
Timothy Tyler	International Arbitration - Commercial International Arbitration - Governmental
Katie Van Dyk	Real Estate Law
Justin VandenBout	Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Alyssa Vazquez	Aviation Law
R. Ross Viguet	Patent Law
Craig Vogelsang	Oil and Gas Law
Charles Walker	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law Trademark Law
Winston Walp	Real Estate Law
Tim Walsh	Construction Law Litigation - Construction
Elizabeth Weaver	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Denise Webb Glass	Health Care Law
Fredric Weber	Corporate Law Public Finance Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
John Weber, Jr.	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Mark Wilson	Patent Law
Rebecca Winthrop	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey Wolff	Commercial Litigation
Patti Wu	Municipal Law Public Finance Law
Brett Young	Litigation - Environmental Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mary Young	Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Richard Zembek	Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law
Jeff Ziesman	Litigation - Securities

Ones to Watch

Lawyer	Practice area
Tomas Alarcon	Commercial Litigation Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Ryan Apar	Banking and Finance Law Transportation Law
Stephanie Assi	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Bankruptcy
Will Badcock	Banking and Finance Law
Deanne Barrow	Technology Law
Todd Batson	Banking and Finance Law Litigation - Securities Securities Regulation
Geren Brown	Banking and Finance Law
Bassam Chain	Project Finance Law
Abraham Chang	Antitrust Law Commercial Litigation Litigation - Antitrust
Brittany Covert Pruski	Litigation - Environmental
Alex Cummings	Commercial Litigation
Joseph Drapalski	Environmental Law
David Dyer	Intellectual Property Law
Kate Ergenbright	Commercial Litigation
Jackie Feick	Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Eli Gaylor	Real Estate Law
Julie Goodrich Harrison	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Alicia Grant	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Andy Guo	Intellectual Property Law
Talbot Hansum	Intellectual Property Law Litigation - Intellectual Property
Evan Hardee	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
Allie Hemmings	Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Courtney Hikawa	Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jesse Hollingsworth	Construction Law Energy Law
Hannah Hylbert	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Labor and Employment
Vanessa Ishimwe	Project Finance Law
Erik Janitens	Intellectual Property Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Patent Law
George Khoukaz	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Arthur Kimball-Stanley	Public Finance Law
Elie Krief	Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James Lacey	Corporate Law
Natalie Lagunas	Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lauren Lee	Alternative Dispute Resolution Commercial Litigation Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Sonia Lee	Commercial Litigation
Elise LeGros	Health Care Law
Barbara Light	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Trusts and Estates Trusts and Estates
Laura Masterson	Real Estate Law
Matt McCabe	Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Public Finance Law
Peter McLellan	Intellectual Property Law
Ryan Meltzer	Corporate Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar Government Relations Practice Litigation - Securities
Erin Mitchell	Energy Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David Moore, Jr.	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William Moss	Commercial Litigation
Thomas Orsak	Patent Law
Laura Perlov	Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation - Securities Securities Regulation
Joey Piorkowski	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michael Pohl	Intellectual Property Law Litigation - Patent Patent Law
Kelly Potter	Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation - Securities
Taylor Raymond	Public Finance Law
Julie Searle	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Securities
Andrea Shannon	Intellectual Property Law Litigation - Patent
Sarabeth Shaunessy	Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Kim Stouffer	Project Finance Law
Peter Tipps	Commercial Litigation
Jeremy Tripp	Construction Law Energy Law Mergers and Acquisition Law
Juan Felipe Velasquez	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
Aimeé Vidaurri	Alternative Dispute Resolution Commercial Litigation Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Reginald Wilson	Banking and Finance Law Public Finance Law
Emily Wolf	Commercial Litigation
Amelia Zhang	Corporate Governance and Compliance Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities/ Capital Markets Law
Shudan Zhou	Trust and Estates

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