More than 250 Sheppard Mullin attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
In addition, five Sheppard Mullin attorneys were selected as “Lawyer of the Year”:
Lisa Cottle (San Francisco)
Natural Resources Law
Energy Law
Hal Hamersmith (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Construction
Joseph M. Karp (San Francisco)
Utilities Law
Ori Katz (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Aaron J. Malo (Orange County)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Sheppard Mullin attorneys named 2025 Best Lawyers In America:
Eric L. Altman (New York)
Real Estate Law
Edwin Astudillo (Del Mar)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Martin R. Bader (Del Mar)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Elizabeth S. Balfour (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Peter Ballance (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Charles F. Barker (Los Angeles)
Employment Law – Management
Steven P. Braccini (Silicon Valley)
Trusts and Estates
Lawrence M. Braun (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
John T. Brooks (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Martin A. Bruehs (Washington, DC)
Patent Law
Richard W. Brunette, Jr. (Los Angeles)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Craig P. Cardon (Century City)
Privacy and Data Security Law
Peter H. Carson (San Francisco)
Banking and Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Angeles Garcia Cassin (Houston)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Steven J. Chananie (New York)
Health Care Law
Benjamin Chew (Washington, DC)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David B. Chidlaw (San Diego)
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Shaun C. Clark (Century City)
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Kevin M. Cloutier (Chicago)
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Lisa A. Cottle (San Francisco)
Communications Law
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law
Utilities Law
Amanda Cottrell (Dallas)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Joseph F. Coyne, Jr. (Los Angeles)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Randal Crispen (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Andre J. Cronthall (Los Angeles)
Insurance Law
Jeffrey S. Crowe (Orange County)
Litigation – Insurance
Aytan Dahukey (Century City)
Health Care Law
Bryan D. Daly (Los Angeles)
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles A. Danaher (San Diego)
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Robert A. Darwell (Los Angeles)
Advertising Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Brian M. Daucher (Orange County)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Health Care
Litigation - Intellectual Property
MaryJeanette Dee (New York)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Gemma L. Descoteaux (Dallas)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Brendan Dolan (San Francisco)
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Domenic C. Drago (Del Mar)
Real Estate Law
Chad R. Ensz (Del Mar)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Lawrence C. Eppley (Chicago)
Leisure and Hospitality
Real Estate Law
Alan M. Feld (Los Angeles)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
Marc J. Feldman (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Kendal Fletcher (Silicon Valley)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey W. Forrest (San Diego)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Stephen E. Fox (Dallas)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Dwight M. Francis (Dallas)
Commercial Litigation
Darren M. Franklin (Los Angeles)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Geraldine Ann Freeman (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Arthur J. Friedman (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Richard S. Fries (New York)
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Keith Garner (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law
James G. Gatto (Washington, D.C.)
Patent Law
Jay E. Gerzog (New York)
Health Care Law
Doug Van Gessel (San Francisco)
Real Estate Law
Ronald D. Getchey (San Diego)
Commercial Litigation
Robert Gorzelany (New York)
Real Estate Law
Jerry J. Gumpel (Del Mar)
Real Estate Law
Guy N. Halgren (San Diego)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law – Management
Hal Hamersmith (Los Angeles)
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Derek Havel (Los Angeles)
Employment Law – Management
Michael R. Heimbold (Century City)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Sascha Henry (Los Angeles)
Commercial Litigation
Elliot Hinds (Century City)
Energy Law
Matthew W. Holder (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Brent E. Horstman (Los Angeles)
Banking and Finance Law
Nancy E. Howard (Los Angeles)
Trusts and Estates
David M. Hymer (San Diego)
Real Estate Law
Ronda D. Jamgotchian (Century City)
Employment Law – Management
Michelle Kahn (San Francisco)
Trademark Law
Joseph M. Karp (San Francisco)
Energy Law
Utilities Law
Martin D. Katz (Century City)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Ori Katz (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Thomas R. Kaufman (Century City)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Tracey A. Kennedy (Los Angeles)
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
John Keville (Houston)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Trade Secrets Law
Peter H. Klee (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Eric A. Klein (Century City)
Health Care Law
Sheldon M. Kline (Washington, D.C.)
Labor Law – Management
Richard W. Kopenhefer (Los Angeles)
Employment Law – Individuals
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Stephen S. Korniczky (Del Mar)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Charles L. Kreindler (Los Angeles)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Stephen R. LaSala (Del Mar)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael M. Lauter (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael R. Leake (San Diego)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Scott Maberry (Washington, D.C.)
International Trade and Finance Law
Aaron J. Malo (Orange County)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Stephanie Marcantonio (New York)
Health Care Law
Raymond C. Marshall (San Francisco)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Alan H. Martin (Orange County)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Barrett Marum (San Diego)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
William B. Mateja (Dallas)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation – Securities
Kyle J. Mathews (Los Angeles)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Candace Matson (Los Angeles)
Construction Law
Theodore C. Max (New York)
Copyright Law
James L. McGinnis (San Francisco)
Antitrust Law
James A. Mercer III (Del Mar)
Corporate Law
Carolyn V. Metnick (Chicago)
Health Care Law
Linda Michaelson (Century City)
Corporate Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Marisa Miller (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Chad E. Mills (Houston)
Derivatives and Future Law
Scott A. Morehouse (Orange County)
Real Estate Law
Jennifer L. Nassiri (Century City)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Barclay R. Nicholson (Houston)
Insurance Law
Sean P. O'Connor (Orange County)
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Mark T. Okuma (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Stephen J. O’Neil (Los Angeles)
Litigation – Environmental
Jeffrey J. Parker (Los Angeles)
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Cesar Pereira (New York)
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Laurette N. Petersen (Chicago)
Real Estate Law
Jill M. Pietrini (Los Angeles)
Copyright Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Neil A.F. Popović (San Francisco)
Commercial Litigation
Fred R. Puglisi (Los Angeles)
Commercial Litigation
Kent R. Raygor (Los Angeles)
Litigation – First Amendment
Media Law
Jennifer Redmond (San Francisco)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Nancy Baldwin Reimann (Los Angeles)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Timothy J. Reimers (Los Angeles)
Health Care Law
Jennifer E. Renk (San Francisco)
Real Estate Law
Michelle Replogle (Houston)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Allison Martin Rhodes (San Francisco)
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Richard K. Rifenbark (Century City)
Health Care Law
Megan Rooney (Chicago)
Health Care Law
Tamar R. Rosenberg (New York)
Health Care Law
Whitney Jones Roy (Los Angeles)
Litigation – Environmental
Jack Rubens (Los Angeles)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
David H. Sands (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Robert G. Sbardellati (San Diego)
Corporate Law
Ian Carleton Schaefer (New York)
Employment Law - Management
Eric S. Schlichter (Houston)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Trade Secrets Law
Steven G. Schortgen (Dallas)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Ira M. Schulman (New York)
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
David A. Schwarz (Century City)
Litigation – First Amendment
Litigation – Securities
Nancy T. Scull (San Diego)
Real Estate Law
Richard J. Simmons (Los Angeles)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Gregory R. Smith (New York)
Health Care Law
Jeffrey M. Smith (Houston)
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Martin J. Smith (Los Angeles)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jodi Stein (New York)
Real Estate Law
John P. Stigi (Century City)
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement
Litigation – Securities
Jonathan Stoler (New York)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Adam F. Streisand (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Robert J. Stumpf, Jr. (San Francisco)
Appellate Practice
Gail Suchman (New York)
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Mark F. Sundback (Washington, D.C.)
Energy Law
Christine L. Swanick (New York)
Native American Law
Douglas Swill (Chicago)
Health Care Law
Dave Thomas (Washington, D.C.)
Communications Law
Liisa M. Thomas (Chicago)
Privacy and Data Security Law
Edward H. Tillinghast, III (New York)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John D. Tishler (Del Mar)
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
David C. Ulich (Los Angeles)
Tax Law
Michael S. Umansky (Del Mar)
Corporate Law
Robert J. Uram (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law
Water Law
Nicholas J. Van Brunt (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Carlo Van den Bosch (Orange County)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Trademark Law
Doug Van Gessel (San Francisco)
Real Estate Law
Edward D. Vogel (San Diego)
Commercial Litigation
Karin Dougan Vogel (San Diego)
Appellate Practice
Wilda Wahpepah (Washington, D.C.)
Native American Law
Robert D. Weber (Century City)
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Brian D. Weimer (Washington, D.C.)
Communications Law
Paul A. Werner (Washington, D.C.)
Commercial Litigation
Pamela L. Westhoff (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
William R. Wyatt (Silicon Valley)
Banking and Finance Law
John A. Yacovelle (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Daniel N. Yannuzzi (Del Mar)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Douglas A. Yeager (Houston)
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Theona Zhordania (Los Angeles)
Insurance Law
Sheppard Mullin Attorneys Recognized As 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch:
Cyrus Abbassi (New York)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Amanda S. Ackerman (New York)
Corporate Law
Nadia D. Adams (Del Mar)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Benjamin Aigboboh (Los Angeles)
Commercial Litigation
Alex A. Akhavan (Century City)
Entertainment and Sports Law
Emily D. Anderson (New York)
Construction Law
Litigation Construction
Eric Angel (Orange County)
Labor and Employment Law –Management
Joseph Antel (Washington, D.C.)
Antitrust Law
Luis Arias (San Francisco)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Stephanie I. Awanyai-Ufondu (Century City)
Construction Law
Jennifer Klein Ayers (Dallas)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Richard B. Azada (Los Angeles)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Alexandra M. Banis (San Francisco)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Karen Baruch (New York)
Corporate Law
Amanda E. Beckwith (San Francisco)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Esperance Becton (Washington, D.C.)
Health Care Law
Daniel Belzer (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sarah A. K. Blitz (Los Angeles)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Darby K. Brown (New York)
Real Estate Law
Jack Burns (San Diego)
Commercial Litigation
Sophia L. Cahill (New York)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Construction Law
Michael T. Campbell (Century City)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kevin K. Chang (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Lauren K. Chang (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Paul Chang (Del Mar)
Intellectual Property Law
Jonathan E. Clark (Dallas)
Commercial Litigation
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lindsey Olson Collins (Washington, D.C.)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
John G. Crisp (Orange County)
Real Estate Law
Anne-Marie Dao (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Daniel De La Cruz (San Diego)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Snehal Desai (San Francisco)
Intellectual Property Law
Laura C. D’lorio (Orange County)
Real Estate Law
Brian C. Egan (Los Angeles)
Trusts and Estates
John Ellis (San Francisco)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Patrick R. Emerson (Los Angeles)
Insurance Law
Shawn D. Fabian (Chicago)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Andrea Feathers (Los Angeles)
Commercial Litigation
Shadi Farzan (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Alyssa K. Fiedler (Washington, D.C.)
Corporate Law
AJ Gatesman (Del Mar)
Real Estate Law
Nioura Ghazni (San Francisco)
Corporate Law
Eric K. Gill (Del Mar)
Intellectual Property Law
Helene Gogadze (Washington, D.C.)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Matthew J. Goldman (Century City)
Corporate Law
Adam J. Goldstein (Del Mar)
Real Estate Law
Keith A. Goodwin (San Diego)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert L. Green (Houston)
Civil Rights Law
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Hilary A. Habib (Los Angeles)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Shin Y. Hahn (New York)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Melanie M. Hamilton (Orange County)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Sami Hasan (San Francisco)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Michael K. Heins (Del Mar)
Immigration Law
Francis M.K. Hernandez (Orange County)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Jason C. Hoggan (Dallas)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Kristin P. Housh (Del Mar)
Criminal Defense – White Collar
Chi L. Huynh (Los Angeles)
Health Care Law
Patricia M. Jeng (San Francisco)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Tyler J. Johnson (Los Angeles)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Julia K. Kadish (Chicago)
Intellectual Property Law
Paul Kim (New York)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Litigation
Phillip L. Kim (Dallas)
Health Care Law
Jennifer L. Kozun (San Diego)
Real Estate Law
Erica J. Kraus (Washington, D.C.)
Health Care Law
Andrew S. Kreider (Los Angeles)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael C. Krill (Houston)
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Kendra E. Leghart (Los Angeles)
Construction Law
Real Estate Law
Katarzyna Levecke (Chicago)
Energy Law
Malika Levarlet (Washington, D.C.)
Corporate Law
Yvette J. Mabbun (Dallas)
Real Estate Law
Justin J. Mahramas (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Jonathan Marina (Del Mar)
Intellectual Property Law
Daniel S. Maroon (San Francisco)
Real Estate Law
Environmental Law
Robert McLellarn (Chicago)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Abby Meyer (Orange County)
Construction Law
Samuel A. Moniz (Orange County)
Commercial Litigation
John A. Montgomery II (Houston)
Corporate Law
Arthur Moore (Los Angeles)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Rachel J. Moroski (San Francisco)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Adam Marks (Chicago)
Health Care Law
Edward W. Musharbash (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
John V. Mysliwiec (Del Mar)
Insurance Law
Kazim A. Naqvi (Century City)
Commercial Litigation
Kathleen M. O’Neill (Chicago)
Health Care Law
Joy Nemirow (Silicon Valley)
Intellectual Property Law
Katherine H. Oblak (Chicago)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ramela Ohanian (Century City)
Entertainment and Sports Law
Matthew Owens (Del Mar)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Nika B. Palama (Chicago)
Corporate Law
Peter D. Park (Los Angeles)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Yasamin Parsafar (San Francisco)
Intellectual Property Law
Genevieve Perez (New York)
Entertainment and Sports Law
David M. Poell (Chicago)
Commercial Litigation
Cedric A. Powell (Washington, D.C.)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity
Patrick C. Quine (Dallas)
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jay Ramsey (Century City)
Commercial Litigation
J.D. Rees (Century City)
Trusts and Estates
Lowell B. Ritter (San Francisco)
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kate Rumsey (Dallas)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Joshua Schlenger (New York)
Appellate Practice
Anthony P. Sensoli (Chicago)
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Abraham J. Shanedling (Washington, D.C.)
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Matthew B. Silverstein (New York)
Corporate Law
Aerin A. Snow (Century City)
Corporate Law
Corey F. Steady (Orange County)
Trusts and Estates
Joy O. Siu (San Francisco)
Appellate Practice
Douglas A. “Drew” Svor (Washington, D.C.)
Communications Law
Corporate Law
Benjamin Z. Taylor (Los Angeles)
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Emily S. Theriault (Washington, D.C.)
Commercial Litigation
Matthew A. Tobias (Los Angeles)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Shane M. Trawick (Dallas)
Real Estate Law
Allison Wu Troianos (New York)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Katherine Jones Turke (Century City)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Camille M. Vasquez (Orange County)
Commercial Litigation
Kelly M. Vazhappilly (Dallas)
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Jared A. Wachtler (New York)
Real Estate Law
Jennifer S. Warheit (New York)
Real Estate Law
Jeffrey D. Watkins (Century City)
Entertainment and Sports Law
Chante Westmoreland (Houston)
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Bryan M. Wittlin (Century City)
Trusts and Estates
Douglas Yang (Los Angeles)
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Golnaz Yazdchi (Century City)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
William Ziegelbauer (New York)
Corporate Law