August 15, 2018 (NEW YORK) – One hundred and thirty-seven Proskauer lawyers from across the Firm’s U.S. offices have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 guide.
In addition, two of our lawyers were recognized as the exclusive Lawyers of the Year in their respective practices: Joseph Leccese was recognized for Sports Law and Steven Weise for Banking and Finance Law. Lawyers of the Year awards go to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.
The full list of Proskauer lawyers recognized include:
Advertising Law
Brendan O'Rourke (New York)
Lawrence Weinstein (New York)
Appellate
Bettina Plevan (New York)
Arbitration
Steven Obus (New York)
Peter Sherwin (New York)
Banking & Finance
Steven Weise (Los Angeles)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
Peter Antoszyk (Boston)
Martin Bienenstock (New York)
Michael Kessler (New York)
Jeffrey Levitan (New York)
Jeff Marwil (Chicago)
Paul Possinger (Chicago)
Brian Rosen (New York)
Mark Thomas (Chicago)
Peter Young (Los Angeles)
Biotechnology
Fangli Chen (Boston)
Commercial Litigation
Michael Cardozo (New York)
Scott Cooper (Los Angeles)
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Michael Firestein (Los Angeles)
Gregg Mashberg (New York)
Timothy Mungovan (Boston)
Stephen Ratner (New York)
Bradley Ruskin (New York)
Bart Williams (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Julie Allen (New York)
Robert Cantone (New York)
Steven Ellis (Boston)
Jeffrey Horwitz (New York)
Arnold Jacobs (New York)
Steven Kirshenbaum (New York)
Joseph Leccese (New York)
Bruce Lieb (New York)
Robin Painter (Boston)
Ronald Papa (New York)
Vincenzo Paparo (New York)
Kathy Rocklen (New York)
Christopher Wells (New York)
Michael Woronoff (Los Angeles)
Corporate Compliance Law
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Corporate Governance Law
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Mark Biros (Washington, DC)
Robert Cleary (New York)
Mark Harris (New York)
William Silverman (New York)
Dietrich Snell (New York)
Bart Williams (Los Angeles)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Rory Judd Albert (New York)
Michael Album (New York)
Ira Bogner (New York)
Jacob Friedman (New York)
Paul Hamburger (Washington, DC)
Colleen Hart (Los Angeles)
Andrea Rattner (New York)
Seth Safra (Washington, DC)
Neal Schelberg (New York)
Michael Sirkin (New York)
Employment Law – Management
Neil Abramson (New York)
Rory Judd Albert (New York)
Mark Batten (Boston)
Robert Batterman (New York)
John Barry (Newark)
Joseph Baumgarten (New York)
Allan Bloom (New York)
Elise Bloom (New York)
Harold Brody (Los Angeles)
Erika Collins (New York)
Zachary Fasman (New York)
Howard Ganz (New York)
Deidre Grossman (New York)
Steven Hurd (New York)
Kathleen McKenna (New York)
Anthony Oncidi (Los Angeles)
Bettina Plevan (New York)
Bernard Plum (New York)
Gregory Rasin (New York)
Paul Salvatore (New York)
Lawrence Sandak (Newark)
Howard Shapiro (New Orleans)
Entertainment Law – Music
Charles Ortner (New York)
Environmental Law
Robert Kafin (New York)
Gail Port (New York)
Equipment Finance Law
Steven Weise (Los Angeles)
Health Care
Monte Dube (Chicago)
Robert Kaufman (New York)
Edward Kornreich (New York)
David Manko (New York)
Ellen Moskowitz (New York)
Richard Zall (New York)
Immigration Law
David Grunblatt (Newark)
Information Technology Law
Jeffrey Neuburger (New York)
Insurance Law
Marc Rosenthal (Chicago)
Seth Schafler (New York)
Labor Law – Management
Neil Abramson (New York)
Mark Batten (Boston)
Robert Batterman (New York)
Joseph Baumgarten (New York)
Zachary Fasman (New York)
Scott Faust (Boston)
Howard Ganz (New York)
Bernard Plum (New York)
Paul Salvatore (New York)
Mark Theodore (Los Angeles)
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Lauren Boglivi (New York)
Steven Peck (Boston)
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Martin Bienenstock (New York)
Michael Kessler (New York)
Jeff Marwil (Chicago)
Paul Possinger (Chicago)
Mark Thomas (Chicago)
Litigation – Environmental
Gail Port (New York)
Litigation – ERISA
Stacey Cerrone (New Orleans)
Nicole Eichberger (New Orleans)
Howard Shapiro (New Orleans)
Litigation – First Amendment
Charles Sims (New York)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Steven Bauer (Boston)
Brendan O'Rourke (New York)
Kevin Perra (New York)
Kenneth Rubenstein (New York)
Charles Sims (New York)
Litigation – Labor & Employment
John Barry (Newark)
Mark Batten (Boston)
Allan Bloom (New York)
Harold Brody (Los Angeles)
Zachary Fasman (New York)
Howard Ganz (New York)
Anthony Oncidi (Los Angeles)
Bettina Plevan (New York)
Paul Salvatore (New York)
Lawrence Sandak (New York)
Howard Shapiro (New Orleans)
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Gregg Mashberg (New York)
Litigation – Patent
Steven Bauer (Boston)
Safraz Ishmael (Boston)
Kenneth Rubenstein (New York)
Litigation - Real Estate
Richard Goldstein (New York)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Andrew Katzenstein (Los Angeles)
David Pratt (Boca Raton)
Jay Waxenberg (New York)
Mediation
Steven Obus (New York)
Mutual Funds Law
Stuart Coleman (New York)
Janna Manes (New York)
Robert Plaze (Washington, DC)
David Stephens (New York)
Patent Law
Steven Bauer (Boston)
Joseph Capraro, Jr. (Boston)
Fangli Chen (Boston)
Kenneth Rubenstein (New York)
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Howard Beber (Boston)
Mary Kuusisto (Boston)
Bruce Lieb (New York)
Arnold May (Boston)
Stephen Mears (Boston)
Robin Painter (Boston)
David Tegeler (Boston)
Qui Tam Law
Connie Bertram (Washington, DC)
Real Estate
Perry Cacace (New York)
Michael Choate (Chicago)
Peter Fass (New York)
Douglas Frank (Los Angeles)
Steven Lichtenfeld (New York)
Christopher Pennington (New York)
Wendy Schriber (New York)
Ronald Sernau (New York)
David Weinberger (New York)
Securities / Capital Markets
Michael Choate (Chicago)
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Securities Litigation
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Edward Kwalwasser (New York)
Gregg Mashberg (New York)
Securities Regulation
Ralph Ferrara (Washington, DC)
Edward Kwalwasser (New York)
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Sandra L. Montgomery (Los Angeles)
Sports Law
Robert Batterman (New York)
Howard Ganz (New York)
Wayne Katz (New York)
Joseph Leccese (New York)
Jon Oram (New York)
Bradley Ruskin (New York)
Tax Law
Michael Fernhoff (Los Angeles)
Mitchell Gaswirth (Los Angeles)
Mary Kuusisto (Boston)
Leslie Loffman (New York)
Arnold May (Boston)
David Miller (New York)
Amanda Nussbaum (New York)
Jamiel Poindexter (Boston)
David Pratt (Boca Raton)
Technology Law
Robert Cantone (New York)
Daryn Grossman (New York)
Jeffrey Neuburger (New York)
Trusts and Estates
Mitchell Gaswirth (Los Angeles)
Albert Gortz (Boca Raton)
Stephanie Heilborn (New York)
Andrew Katzenstein (Los Angeles)
Henry Leibowitz (New York)
David Pratt (Boca Raton)
Philip Susswein (New York)
Jay Waxenberg (New York)