October 9, 2018 (NEW YORK) – With extensive trial experience across global forums, Proskauer is recognized by Benchmark Litigation in its 2019 guide to the leading litigation firms and lawyers in the United States. Benchmark’s results are determined through six months of research which includes extensive interviews with clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. The Firm stands out for its work in litigation practice areas including appellate, general commercial, white collar, intellectual property, and entertainment. Additionally, Benchmark named Proskauer a top-tier labor and employment firm in its inaugural edition of Labor & Employment.
Thirty-six Proskauer lawyers were recognized by Benchmark across a range of categories: Litigation Stars, Labor & Employment Stars, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 250 Women in Litigation, Top Litigators under 40 and Future Stars.
The following partners were named as 2019 Litigation Stars:
- Mark Batten (Labor & Employment)
- Steven Bauer (Intellectual Property)
- Martin Bienenstock (Bankruptcy)
- Elise Bloom (Class Action; Health Care; Labor & Employment)
- Manuel Cachán (General Commercial, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Securities)
- Scott Cooper (Antitrust; White Collar Crime)
- Robert Cleary (Antitrust; General Commercial; White Collar Crime)
- Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks (General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment)
- Margaret Dale (General Commercial; Securities)
- Peter Doyle (General Commercial)
- Ralph Ferrara (Securities; White Collar Crime)
- Siegmund Gutman (Intellectual Property)
- Mark Harris (Appellate)
- Gregg Mashberg (General Commercial, Securities)
- Michael Mervis (Bankruptcy, General Commercial, Intellectual Property)
- Timothy Mungovan(General Commercial)
- Tony Oncidi (California Labor and Employment)
- Brendan O'Rourke (General Commercial; Intellectual Property; Lanham Act)
- Bettina Plevan (Labor & Employment)
- Stephen Ratner (General Commercial; Securities)
- Bradley Ruskin (Antitrust; General Commercial)
- James Shalek (Intellectual Property)
- Howard Shapiro (ERISA)
- Lawrence Weinstein (General Commercial; Intellectual Property; Lanham Act)
- Bart Williams (General Commercial)
Partners named Stars in the inaugural edition of Labor & Employment:
- Neil Abramson
- John Barry
- Mark Batten
- Joseph Baumgarten
- Elise Bloom
- Lloyd Chinn
- Erika Collins
- Howard Ganz
- Keisha-Ann Gray
- Adam Lupion
- Kathleen McKenna
- Joseph O'Keefe
- Anthony Oncidi
- Steven Pearlman
- Bettina Plevan
Partner named in Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America is:
- Bart Williams (General Commercial)
Partners named among the Top 250 Women in Litigation are:
- Elise Bloom (Class Action; Health Care; Labor & Employment)
- Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks (General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment)
- Margaret Dale (General Commercial; Securities)
- Bettina Plevan (Labor & Employment)
In the Top Litigators under 40, partner honorees include:
- Bradley Bobroff
Partner named as 2019 Future Star is:
- Kimberly Mottley