More than 230 Sheppard Mullin attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
In addition, five Sheppard attorneys were selected as “Lawyer of the Year”:
Lisa Cottle (San Francisco)
Natural Resources Law
Jeffrey Crowe (Orange County)
Litigation – Insurance
Joseph Karp (San Francisco)
Utilities Law
Ori Katz (San Francisco)
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Aaron Malo (Orange County)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
The following Sheppard attorneys were named 2027 Best Lawyers In America:
Century City:
Craig P. Cardon
Media Law
Privacy and Data Security Law
Shaun C. Clark
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Aytan Dahukey
Health Care Law
Robert A. Darwell
Advertising Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Michael Heimbold
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Thomas R. Kaufman
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Eric A. Klein
Health Care Law
Richard W. Kopenhefer
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law – Management
Linda Giunta Michaelson
Corporate Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jennifer Nassiri
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jill Pietrini
Copyright Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Fred R. Puglisi
Commercial Litigation
Kent R. Raygor
Litigation - First Amendment
Media Law
Richard K. Rifenbark
Health Care Law
David A. Schwarz
Litigation – Securities
Adam F. Streisand
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Robert D. Weber
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Chicago:
Christopher K. Buch
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kevin M. Cloutier
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Christopher S. Comstock
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David B. Fournier
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Patent Law
Linas J. Grikis
Health Care Law
Carolyn V. Metnick
Health Care Law
Laurette N. Petersen
Real Estate Law
Megan R. Rooney
Health Care Law
Douglas B. Swill
Health Care Law
Liisa M. Thomas
Privacy and Data Security Law
Dallas:
Jennifer Klein Ayers
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Joel Bannister
Banking and Finance Law
Gene R. Besen
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Heather S. Bethancourt
IT Outsourcing Law
Information Technology Law
Jeffrey Bingham
Banking and Finance Law
Amanda Cottrell
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Stephen E. Fox
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Dwight M. Francis
Commercial Litigation
Elisha Kobre
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Securities Regulation
Bill Mateja
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Michelle C Replogle
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Steven G. Schortgen
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Del Mar:
Edwin Astudillo
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Martin Bader
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Elizabeth S. Balfour
Commercial Litigation
Chad R. Ensz
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Matthew W. Holder
Commercial Litigation
Stephen S. Korniczky
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Stephen R. LaSala
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James A. Mercer III
Corporate Law
Thomas Millikan
Litigation – Patent
Joseph P. Reid
Litigation – Patent
John P. Stigi III
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation – Securities
John D. Tishler
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tony Toranto
Real Estate Law
Paul M. Tyson
Litigation - Construction
Michael S. Umansky
Corporate Law
John A. Yacovelle
Commercial Litigation
Houston:
Angeles Garcia Cassin
Litigation - Labor and Employment
John R. Keville
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Trade Secrets Law
Chad E. Mills
Derivatives and Futures Law
Energy Law
Mosby Perrow
CleanTech Law
Energy Law
Eric S. Schlichter
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Trade Secrets Law
Kathryn Shurin
Derivatives and Futures Law
Jeffrey M. Smith
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Tammy Ward Woffenden
Health Care Law
Douglas A. Yeager
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Los Angeles:
Peter D. Ballance
Real Estate Law
Charles F. Barker
Employment Law - Management
Lawrence M. Braun
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joseph F. Coyne, Jr.
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Andre J. Cronthall
Insurance Law
Bryan D. Daly
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Alan M. Feld
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Derek Havel
Employment Law – Management
Sascha Henry
Commercial Litigation
Brent E. Horstman
Banking and Finance Law
Nancy Howard
Trusts and Estates
Tracey A. Kennedy
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Charles L. Kreindler
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jennifer Lee
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Kyle J. Mathews
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Amy McEvoy
Trusts and Estates
Mark T. Okuma
Real Estate Law
Stephen J. O'Neil
Litigation – Environmental
Jeffrey J. Parker
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Nancy Baldwin Reimann
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Timothy J. Reimers
Health Care Law
Whitney Jones Roy
Litigation – Environmental
Jack H. Rubens
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
David H. Sands
Corporate Law
Richard J. Simmons
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Martin J. Smith
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Nicholas J. Van Brunt
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Pamela L. Westhoff
Real Estate Law
Theona Zhordania
Insurance Law
New York:
Eric L. Altman
Real Estate Law
Steven J. Chananie
Health Care Law
Richard S. Fries
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Jay E. Gerzog
Health Care Law
Michael Gilbert
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Robert Gorzelany
Real Estate Law
Stephanie Marcantonio
Health Care Law
Steven Pepe
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Cesar Pereira
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Kevin J. Post
Litigation - Patent
Tamar R. Rosenberg
Health Care Law
John J. Sarchio
Insurance Law
Ira M. Schulman
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Gregory R. Smith
Health Care Law
Jodi Stein
Real Estate Law
Scott Stern
Real Estate Law
Jonathan Stoler
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Gail Suchman
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Christine L. Swanick
Native American Law
Edward H. Tillinghast III
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Danielle Vrabie
Health Care Law
Orange County:
Steven W. Cardoza
Commercial Finance Law
Jeffrey S. Crowe
Litigation – Insurance
Brian M. Daucher
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Health Care
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Aaron J. Malo
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Alan H. Martin
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Scott A. Morehouse
Real Estate Law
Sean P. O'Connor
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Carlo F. Van den Bosch
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Camille Vasquez
Commercial Litigation
San Diego:
John T. Brooks
Insurance Law
David B. Chidlaw
Employment Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Randal Crispen
Insurance Law
Charles A. Danaher
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Marc J. Feldman
Insurance Law
Jeffrey W. Forrest
Land Use and Zoning Law
Ronald Getchey
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
John Golembesky
Health Care Law
Guy N. Halgren
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law – Management
Peter H. Klee
Insurance Law
Michael R. Leake
Real Estate Law
Nancy T. Scull
Real Estate Law
San Francisco:
Lisa A. Cottle
Communications Law
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law
Utilities Law
Brendan G. Dolan
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law – Management
Keith Garner
Land Use and Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law
Zach P. Hutton
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michelle D. Kahn
Trademark Law
Joseph M. Karp
Energy Law
Utilities Law
Ori Katz
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael M. Lauter
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Raymond C. Marshall
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Neil A. F. Popović
Commercial Litigation
Jennifer G. Redmond
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Allison Martin Rhodes
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Robert J. Stumpf, Jr.
Appellate Practice
Robert J. Uram
Land Use and Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law
Water Law
Doug Van Gessel
Real Estate Law
Silicon Valley:
Steven P. Braccini
Trusts and Estates
Kendal Fletcher
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
William R. Wyatt
Banking and Finance Law
Washington, DC:
Jonathan S. Aronie
Government Contracts
Benjamin G. Chew
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
James G. Gatto
Patent Law
Denise E. Giraudo
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Scott Maberry
International Trade and Finance Law
John Marston
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Kourtney Mueller Merrill
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Scarlett Singleton Nokes
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law
Litigation - Health Care
Qui Tam Law
Ann O’Brien
Antitrust Law
Mark F. Sundback
Energy Law
Dave Thomas
Communications Law
Brian D. Weimer
Communications Law
Daniel N. Yannuzzi
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Sheppard Attorneys Recognized As 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch:
Century City:
Rachel S. Connelly
Entertainment and Sports Law
Jordan E. Grushkin
Health Care Law
Lauren Hansson
Entertainment and Sports Law
Joseph A. Ireland
Entertainment and Sports Law
Alexandra Jackson
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Parth P. Jani
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Taylor Mangan
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Ramela Ohanian
Entertainment and Sports Law
Rachel Patta Howard
Labor and Employment Law – Management
John D. Rees III
Trusts and Estates
Patrick D. Rubalcava IV
Commercial Litigation
Chicago:
Amanda R. Bogle
Health Care Law
Kanasha S. Herbert
Corporate Law
Catherine Jun
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Julia K. Kadish
Intellectual Property Law
Adam R. Marks
Health Care Law
Katherine H. Oblak
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Kathleen M. O'Neill
Health Care Law
Alexander Schwartz
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Dallas:
Lindsey R. Alhadef
Banking and Finance Law
Robert E. Hough II
Intellectual Property Law
Stephen K. Moulton
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tax Law
Mark T. Ratway
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Courtlyn Ward
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Del Mar:
Lyle W. LeBlang
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Alina Litoshyk Adams
Corporate Law
John V. Mysliwiec
Insurance Law
Joseph C. Peacock
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Andrea T. Ramos
Corporate Law
Houston:
Camilo Godoy
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Real Estate Law
Briana Hopes
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Real Estate Law
Elise LeGros
Health Care Law
Lu Ling
Intellectual Property Law
John A. Montgomery II
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Los Angeles:
Chenxi Li
Real Estate Law
Arthur Moore
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Edward W. Musharbash
Real Estate Law
Jaemie Paraon
Insurance Law
Benjamin Z. Taylor
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Ashley Zavala
Trusts and Estates
New York:
Keren Baruch
Corporate Law
Nirav Bhatt
Banking and Finance Law
Christopher Bosch
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Stephanie Calnan
Commercial Litigation
Michelle Cooper
Construction Law
Richard Hevier
Corporate Law
Jessica N. Meyers
Commercial Litigation
Orange County:
Crispin Collins
Commercial Litigation
Christine Fan
Real Estate Law
Lisa Mays
Government Relations Practice
Samuel A. Moniz
Commercial Litigation
Honieh Udenka
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Abigail Zeimis
Commercial Litigation
San Diego:
Preston B. Bennett
Commercial Litigation
Adrielli Ferrer
Labor and Employment Law - Employee
Labor and Employment Law - Management
San Francisco:
Amanda E. Beckwith
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Snehal Desai
Intellectual Property Law
Samuel Z. Hyams-Millard
Commercial Litigation
Patricia M. Jeng
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lowell B. Ritter
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Joy O. Siu
Appellate Practice
Washington, D.C.:
Ariel Debin Collinsworth
Government Relations Practice
Allison M. Glasunow
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Gloria Kim
Intellectual Property Law
Malika Levarlet
Corporate Law
Matthew Lutz
Litigation - Intellectual Property
David Smith
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Government Relations Practice
Isaiah Smith
Antitrust Law