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Awards & Rankings

Best Lawyers Recognizes 193 Pillsbury Lawyers in Latest Guide

Among the honorees are 8 Lawyers of the Year and 55 Ones to Watch

Source: The Best Lawyers Guides

Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas

Awards & Rankings

Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas

08.17.23

In its 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers in America, 193 individual Pillsbury lawyers were honored.

Notably, eight were named "Lawyers of the Year" for having received the highest overall feedback for their practice area and geographic region. Those lawyers included:

  • Amanda Halter - Environmental Law – Houston
  • Mike Hird - Corporate Law – San Diego
  • Christian Salaman - Mergers and Acquisitions Law – San Diego
  • Nathaniel M. Cartmell III - Corporate Compliance Law – San Francisco
  • Julie A. Divola - Tax Law – San Francisco
  • John R. Heisse II - Construction Law and Litigation (Construction) – San Francisco
  • Jeffrey M. Vesely - Litigation and Controversy – Tax – San Francisco
  • Kim T. Schoknecht - Trusts and Estates – Silicon Valley

In addition, 55 lawyers were included in the "Ones to Watch" list, which recognizes U.S. attorneys who have been in practice for five to nine years and have displayed outstanding professional excellence. Those appearing on the "Ones to Watch" list for the first time include Lisseth Ochoa-Chavarria, Hana Cho, Meghan D. Doherty, Ata A. Akiner, Zachary Rozen, Lindsey K. Livingston, Tara Shankar, Sidney L. Fowler, Brendan J. Hennessey, Brendan Hogan, Sophie Wei, Lee Brand, Eric Moorman, Elizabeth Dye, Thomas Eisweirth, Ryan Steinbrunner, Rebecca Starosta, Audrey Lo and Christine Tsai.

To see the full list of 2024 winners, click here.

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Ata A. Akiner, Jennifer Altman, Stephanie Amaru, Stephanie Angkadjaja, Stephen S. Asay, William P. Atkins, Deborah B. Baum, David S. Baxter, Craig A. Becker, Stephan E. Becker, Callie A. Bjurstrom, Richard L. Blaylock, James P. Bobotek, William E. Bonano, William M. Bosch, Lee Brand, Tamara D. Bruno, Daniel N. Budofsky, Christian A. Buerger, Mary E. Buxton, Alexandra F. Calcado, Andrew Caplan, Nathaniel M. Cartmell III, Edward A. Cavazos, Craig E. Chason, Noa L. Clark, James P. Conley, Rahman Connelly, Charles C. Conrad, Betsy Craig, Craig A. de Ridder, David T. Dekker, Jeffrey J. Delaney, Richard Deutsch, Patrick J. Devine, Julie A. Divola, Meghan D. Doherty, Jonathan Doolittle, Elizabeth J. Dye, Aaron S. Dyer, Mark E. Elliott, Bruce A. Ericson, Dillon J. Ferguson, Nancy A. Fischer, Sarah G. Flanagan, Barry Fleishman, Lauren Lynch Flick, Scott R. Flick, Sidney L. Fowler, Kelly M. Frisch, Elizabeth H.W. Fry, Maria T. Galeno, Jeffrey R. Gans, Aimee P. Ghosh, Peter M. Gillon, Avigail Goldglancz, Ellen C. Grady, Peter K. Hahn, Amanda G. Halter, Steven D. Hamilton, Patrick Hammon, Laura E. Hannusch, Caroline A. Harcourt, John R. Heisse, Brendan J. Hennessey, Robert C. Herr, Mike Hird, Brendan Hogan, Rachel B. Horsch, Justin D. Hovey, Robert G. Howard, Laura C. Hurtado, Jerald A. Jacobs, Michael Evan Jaffe, Mark Jones, Megan L. Jones, Kathy A. Jorrie, Christopher Kao, Steve Kaplan, Colin T. Kemp, David G. Keyko, David F. Klein, Steven E. Knott, Jack Ko, Ph.D., Michael Kosnitzky, Eric A. Kremer, Jean F. Kuei, Colleen E. Lamarre, Issac M. Lee, Rebecca M. Lee, Melissa C. Lesmes, David E. Lillevand, Lindsey K. Livingston, Audrey Lo, James J. Masetti, Miles S. Mason, Derek M. Mayor, Hugh M. McDonald, Alicia M. McKnight, William E. McMichael, Michael S. McNamara, Steven L. Meltzer, David L. Miller, Eric Moorman, Matthew W. Morrison, Joshua D. Morse, Roya Motazedi, Ashleigh Myers, Drew A. Navikas, Jessica T. Nyman, Lisseth Ochoa-Chavarria, David Oliwenstein, Aaron M. Oser, Christina F. Pearson, Rodney R. Peck, Mark J. Plumer, Roxane A. Polidora, Patrick J. Potter, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Hugh M. Ray, III, Harsha Reddy, Michael T. Reese, James M. Rishwain, Jr., Shani Rivaux, Robert B. Robbins, Carley Roberts, Margaret Rosegay, Zachary C. Rozen, Christian A. Salaman, Kim T. Schoknecht, Tara Shankar, Jay E. Silberg, Robert L. Sills, Drew Simon-Rooke, Jonathan T. Sink, David R. Snyder, Jacob R. Sorensen, Nathan M. Spatz, David Stanton, Yona Starosta, Ryan Steinbrunner, Matthew D. Stockwell, Matthew B. Swartz, Dianne L. Sweeney, Allison M. Leopold Tilley, Andrew M. Troop, Christine Tsai, David J. Tsai, Ronald E. Van Buskirk, Jeffrey M. Vesely, C. Brian Wainwright, Christopher R. Wall, William S. Waller, Timothy J. V. Walsh, Amber A. Ward, Michael A. Warley, Adam J. Weaver, Paula M. Weber, Andrew J. Weiner, Stanton D. Wong, Stephen M. Wurzburg, Tom Van Wyngarden, June Yeum, Capital Markets, Corporate, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Employment Law, Energy Capital Markets, Executive Compensation & Benefits, Financial Industry Group, Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), State & Local Tax, Federal Tax Controversy & Tax Policy, Technology Transactions, Trusts & Estates, Projects, Structured Finance, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust & Competition, Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Construction Counseling & Dispute Resolution, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, Environmental Litigation, Government Contracts & Disputes, Insurance Recovery & Advisory, International Arbitration, Litigation, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Communications, Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources, International Trade, Regulatory, Construction, Technology, Travel, Leisure & Hospitality, Crisis Management, Fintech, Payments & Blockchain, Private Client & Family Office, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Northern Virginia, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Washington, DC