Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 Madison attorneys and 59 Milwaukee attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 guide. A total of 169 Foley attorneys from 17 offices were recognized, 14 of whom were listed for the first time.
Among the Foley Wisconsin attorneys named to this comprehensive list, 27 have been included in the guide for more than 10 consecutive years. Of that 27, 13 have been included in the guide for at least 20 consecutive years, seven of whom have been named Best Lawyers for at least 25 consecutive years, indicated by the (10), (20) and (25) next to their names. The 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America guide is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. All of the information included in the listings is independently verified. Foley Milwaukee attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 guide include:
Milwaukee
William J. Abraham, Jr. (25): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Paul Bargren: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
Steven R. Barth: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
Linda E. Benfield (10): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
Bernard J. Bobber: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Ralf-Reinhard Boer: Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Michael A. Bowen (10): Commercial Litigation
Mary K. Braza: Sports Law
John F. Callan (10): Trusts and Estates
Richard H. Casper (25): Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jon P. Christiansen (10): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Litigation – Construction
Keith A. Christiansen (25): Trusts and Estates
James R. Clark (20): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
James P. Connelly (20): Health Care Law
Lloyd J. Dickinson (20): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
George A. Dionisopoulos (10): Trusts and Estates
Gregg H. Dooge (10): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kevin G. Fitzgerald: Insurance Law
Michael D. Flanagan: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
Richard S. Florsheim: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Carl D. Fortner: Tax Law
Laura J. Gage: Health Care Law
Richard S. Gallagher (25): Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Benjamin F. Garmer III (25): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel: Health Care Law
Reed Groethe: Public Finance Law
G. Michael Halfenger: Appellate Practice
Edward J. Hammond: Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Project Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Michael W. Hatch (25): Real Estate Law
Emory Ireland: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
Stanley S. Jaspan (10): Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Sarah O. Jelencic: Real Estate Law
Bruce A. Keyes: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law
Benjamin D. Levin: Real Estate Law
Wayne R. Lueders (20): Trusts and Estates
Lawrence T. Lynch: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Susan R. Maisa: Litigation – Labor & Employment
Brian W. McGrath: Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
James T. McKeown: Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Sports Law
Jamshed J. Patel: Tax Law
Thomas C. Pence: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
James P. Peterson: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Patrick G. Quick: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
David M. Reicher: Derivatives and Futures Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Greg W. Renz (25): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Bartholomew F. Reuter: Energy Law
Leigh C. Riley: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jay O. Rothman: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
David B. Ryan: Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Nancy J. Sennett: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities
Thomas L. Shriner, Jr. (10): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate
Peter J. Stone: Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
Mark A. Thimke (20): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
Joseph B. Tyson, Jr.: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Adam J. Wiensch: Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates
Trevor J. Will: Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Allen W. Williams, Jr. (20): Energy Law, Environmental Law
Joseph N. Ziebert: Patent Law
Lynette M. Zigman: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law
