Lewis Roca Lawyers Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America© 2023

Honors & Recognitions

08/18/2022

PHOENIX (August 18, 2022) – Lewis Roca announced more than 100 lawyers have been named as Best Lawyers. The firm has four lawyers named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America^© 2023 and 86 lawyers recognized as The Best Lawyers in America^© 2023. The firm also has 20 lawyers who have been named The Best Lawyers in America^© Ones to Watch for 2023.

Lewis Roca Lawyers Named “Lawyer of The Year”:

Phoenix, AZ

• Gregory Y. Harris - Government Relations Practice

Las Vegas, NV

• Joel D. Henriod - Appellate Practice

Los Angeles, CA

• John Carson - Trademark Law

Tucson, AZ

• Matthew C. Sweger - Banking and Finance Law

Lewis Roca Best Lawyers 2023:

Albuquerque, NM

• Ross L. Crown - Construction Law, Government Contracts

Colorado Springs, CO

• H. William Mahaffey - Tax Law

Denver, CO

• Trevor G. Bartel - Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
• Frederick J. Baumann - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities
• Kendra N. Beckwith - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Scott M. Browning - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
• Chad S. Caby - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Emily Charlesworth - Real Estate Law
• Brent R. Cohen - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Justin Cumming - Tax Law
• Thomas J. Dougherty II - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Jessica L. Fuller - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Kevin M. Kelly - Banking and Finance Law
• Kris Kostolansky - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nicole Kunnemann - Commercial Litigation
• Gregory D. Leibold - Patent Law
• Darren Lemieux - Commercial Litigation
• James M. Lyons – Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Mediation
• Jay Mankamyer - Real Estate Law
• Lindsay McKae - Banking and Finance Law
• Ben M. Ochoa - Litigation - Real Estate
• Franklin D. O'Loughlin - Insurance Law
• Michael D. Plachy - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Brian Spano - Commercial Litigation
• Susan Strebel Sperber - Commercial Litigation
• Douglas B. Tumminello - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James R. Walker - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Hilary Wells - Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Karen L. Witt - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law

Glendale, CA

• John Carson - Trademark Law

Las Vegas, NV

• Ogonna M. Brown - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
• Howard E. Cole - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Joel D. Henriod - Appellate Practice
• Jennifer K. Hostetler - Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• J. Christopher Jorgensen - Commercial Litigation
• Glenn J. Light - Gaming Law
• Scott Y. MacTaggart - Corporate Law
• Michael J. McCue - Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
• Daniel F. Polsenberg - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Karl F. Rutledge - Gaming Law
• Dan R. Waite - Litigation - Banking and Finance

Phoenix, AZ

• Amy E. Altshuler - Real Estate Law
• Bryant D. Barber - Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
• Edwin A. Barkel - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities
• Gary Bendinger - Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Stephen M. Bressler - Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• A. Joseph Chandler - Real Estate Law
• Samuel Sungjin Chang - Real Estate Law
• Dale A. Danneman - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Litigation – Securities
• Patrick Derdenger - Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Scott D. DeWald - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Todd Erb - Commercial Litigation
• Susan M. Freeman - Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Jason C. Furedy - Corporate Law
• Michael T. Hallam - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law
• Gregory Y. Harris - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law
• Stephen M. Hart - Gaming Law, Native American Law
• Frances J. Haynes - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Real Estate Law
• Steven J. Hulsman - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Lawrence A. Kasten - Appellate Practice
• John K. Kim - Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Robert Kort - Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
• Peter A. Larson - Native American Law
• Laura A. Lo Bianco - Corporate Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Linda M. Mitchell - Real Estate Law
• Kevin Olson - Corporate Law
• Michael J. Phalen - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• John M. Rawicz - Real Estate Law
• Foster Robberson - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Robert F. Roos - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Ronald Rosier - Native American Law
• Ralph W. Selitto Jr. - Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Heidi K. Short - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Mary Ellen Simonson - Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer A. Van Kirk - Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Kenneth Van Winkle, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• John C. West – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance
• Nancy L. White - Corporate Law

Reno, NV

• Paul A. Matteoni - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
• E. Leif Reid - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate

Tucson, AZ

• Anne E. Aikman-Scalese - Trademark Law
• Rob Charles - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Sivan R. Korn - Trade Secrets Law
• Mark D. Patton - Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Andrew D. Schorr - Real Estate Law
• Lewis D. Schorr - Real Estate Law
• Matthew C. Sweger - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law

Lewis Roca Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2023:

Denver, CO

• Dietrich C. Hoefner - Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
• Caitlin McHugh - Commercial Litigation
• Angela M. Vichick - Commercial Litigation

Glendale, CA

• Jimmy Y. Kwun - Intellectual Property Law
• Drew Wilson - Intellectual Property Law

Las Vegas, NV

• Brian Blakley - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Dale Kotchka-Alanes - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Abraham G. Smith - Appellate Practice

Phoenix, AZ

• Nicholas S. Bauman - Commercial Litigation
• Michael Charles Brown - Construction Law, Litigation - Real Estate
• Tyler J. Carrell - Real Estate Law
• Karen Jurichko Lowell - Tax Law
• Molly A. Magestro - Real Estate Law
• Adam Reich - Commercial Litigation
• Jacob Schellinger - Native American Law
• Amanda L. Thatcher - Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Reno, NV

• Nicole Scott - Commercial Litigation

Tucson, AZ

• Joshua Crandell - Real Estate Law
• Jason R. Simon - Banking and Finance Law

Best Lawyers is compiled annually by conducting peer-review surveys in which leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. “Lawyer of the Year” awards are presented to a single outstanding attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.

About Lewis Roca

Lewis Roca is an Am Law 200 law firm serving clients globally in complex litigation, intellectual property, business transactions, gaming, government relations, labor and employment, and regulatory counseling. Its offices are located in Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Reno, Silicon Valley, and Tucson. To learn more about the firm, please visit us at our website at www.lewisroca.com.

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