Foley & Lardner: Foley attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 guide

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 215 of its attorneys from 19 offices have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 guide, 94 of which work in Wisconsin. Most notably, the number of Foley attorneys ranked in the 2013 edition represents a nearly 26 percent increase from last year’s guide.

The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America guide is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 68,934 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. All of the information included in the listings is independently verified.

Attorneys are ranked in categories established by Best Lawyers. Foley rankings, segmented by office location, include:

Attorneys are ranked in categories established by Best Lawyers.

Listed by office location are the recognized attorneys in Wisconsin:

Madison (22):

* Allen A. Arntsen: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning, Litigation – Patent

* Christopher S. Berry: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

* Douglas S. Buck: Real Estate Law

* Christopher C. Cain: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Douglas B. Clark: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law

* Timothy S. Crisp: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law

* Gordon Davenport III: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law

* Paul S. Hunter: Patent Law

* Bradley D. Jackson: Communications Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulation Law

* Daniel A. Kaplan: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment

* Mark A. Kassel: Biotechnology Law, Patent Law, Technology Law

* Daniel G. Mohan: Trusts and Estates

* Gregory F. Monday: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates

* Brian H. Potts: Environmental Law

* David W. Reinecke: Trusts and Estates

* Blaine R. Renfert: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law

* Anne E. Ross: Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Anita M. Sorensen: Immigration Law

* Naikang Tsao: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Patent

* Michael B. Van Sicklen: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate

* David G. Walsh: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Paul T. Wrycha: Corporate Law

Milwaukee (72):

* Michael J. Aprahamian: Commercial Litigation

* William J. Abraham, Jr.: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation

* Paul Bargren: Advertising Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental

* Steven R. Barth: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

* Linda E. Benfield: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law

* Michael M. Biehl: Health Care 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: Commercial Litigation

* Mary K. Braza: Commercial Litigation, Sports Law

* John F. Callan: Trusts and Estates

* Richard H. Casper: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

* Jon P. Christiansen: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Litigation – Construction

* Keith A. Christiansen: Trusts and Estates

* James R. Clark: Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation

* James P. Connelly: Health Care Law

* Jeffrey N. Costakos: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

* Lloyd J. Dickinson: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

* George A. Dionisopoulos: Trusts and Estates

* Gregg H. Dooge: 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: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

* Benjamin F. Garmer III: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

* C. Frederick Geilfuss II: Health Care 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: Real Estate Law

* Emory Ireland: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law

* Stanley S. Jaspan: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

* Sarah O. Jelencic: Real Estate Law

* Bruce A. Keyes: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law

* Patricia J. Lane: Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

* Benjamin D. Levin: Real Estate Law

* Brett H. Ludwig: Insurance Law

* Wayne R. Lueders: Trusts and Estates

* Lawrence T. Lynch: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

* Susan R. Maisa: Litigation – Labor & Employment

* Marc J. Marotta: Native American Law

* Maureen A. McGinnity: Commercial Litigation

* 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, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Patrick G. Quick: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

* David M. Reicher: Derivatives and Futures Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

* Greg W. Renz: 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: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Public Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

* Bryan S. Schultz: Corporate Law

* Nancy J. Sennett: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities

* Timothy J. Sheehan: Corporate Law

* Thomas L. Shriner, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate

* Luke E. Sims: Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

* Peter J. Stone: Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law

* Mark A. Thimke: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law

* Joseph B. Tyson, Jr.: Corporate Law, 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.: Energy Law, Environmental Law

* John K. Wilson: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Andrew J. Wronski: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy

* Joseph N. Ziebert: Patent Law

* Lynette M. Zigman: Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law