11/18/2008
93 Cooley Godward Kronish Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2008
November 18, 2008—Law & Politics magazine recognized 93 Cooley Godward Kronish attorneys in its 2008 Super Lawyers publications. Among those named, five attorneys were from the Firm's Boston office, four attorneys from the Firm's Colorado office, 19 attorneys from the Firm's New York office, 40 attorneys from the Firm's Northern California offices, 13 from the Firm's San Diego office, four attorneys from the Firm's Virginia office and one from the Firm's Seattle office. Additionally, four attorneys in the Boston office and 3 attorneys in the Seattle office were named to the Rising Stars list.
John Hession, Alan Levine, Richard Climan, Keith Flaum, Stephen Neal and Myron Sugarman were singled out by their peers as one of the "Top 100 Super Lawyers" in their regions.
Also recognized were William Grauer and Frederick Muto who were named to the "Top 50 Super Lawyers" in San Diego, Celia Goldwag Barenholtz as one of the "Top 50 Female New York Super Lawyers" and Barbara Borden as one of the "Top 25 Female San Diego Super Lawyers."
The complete list of Cooley attorneys, along with the areas of law for which they were selected, includes:
COLORADO
James P. Brogan – Intellectual Property Litigation
James Linfield – Securities & Corporate Finance
James Nesland – Securities Litigation
Francis Wheeler – Securities & Corporate Finance
MASSACHUSETTS
Alfred L. Browne – Business/Corporate
Lester J. Fagen – Business/Corporate
John Hession – Business/Corporate
Donald K. Stern – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Miguel J. Vega – Business/Corporate
NEW YORK
Jonathan P. Bach – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Celia Goldwag Barenholtz – General Litigation
James A. Beldner – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Lesse Castleberry – Tax
James S. Eustice – Tax
Philip Gall – Tax
Stephen D. Gardner – Tax
Lawrence C. Gottlieb – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Cathy Rae Hershcopf – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Jay R. Indyke – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Richard C. Kanowitz – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Shira N. Levin – Real Estate
Alan Levine – Business Litigation
Richard Lieb – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Adam C. Rogoff – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Richard S. Rothberg – Estate Planning and Probate
William J. Schwartz – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Ronald R. Sussman – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
David M. Warren – Estate Planning & Probate
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Gordon C. Atkinson – Business Litigation
Frederick D. Baron – Employment & Labor
Lee F. Benton – Securities & Corporate Finance
Laura A. Berezin – Business/Corporate
Richard E. Climan – Mergers & Acquisitions
Janet L. Cullum – Intellectual Property Litigation
Craig E. Dauchy – Business/Corporate
Renee R. Deming – Securities & Corporate Finance
James J. Donato – Antitrust Litigation
John C. Dwyer – Securities Litigation
Robert L. Eisenbach III – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Keith A. Flaum – Mergers & Acquisitions
William S. Freeman – Securities Litigation
Steven L. Friedlander – Employment & Labor
Thomas J. Friel, Jr. – Intellectual Property Litigation
James F. Fulton, Jr. – Securities & Corporate Finance
Suzanne S. Hooper – Securities & Corporate Finance
Eric C. Jensen – Securities & Corporate Finance
Robert L. Jones – Business/Corporate
J. Michael Kelly – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Barbara A. Kosacz – Business/Corporate
Samuel M. Livermore – Business/Corporate
Mark A. Medearis – Securities & Corporate Finance
Robert H. Miller – Tax
Ann M. Mooney – Insurance Coverage
Gary H. Moore – Intellectual Property
Stephen C. Neal – Business Litigation
Susan C. Philpot – Tax
Anna B. Pope – Real Estate
Sandra B. Price – Estate Planning & Probate
Thomas Z. Reicher – Employee Benefits/ERISA
Paul A. Renne – Civil Litigation Defense
Martin S. Schenker – Business Litigation
Joseph A. Scherer – Securities & Corporate Finance
Michael D. Stern – Intellectual Property
Myron G. Sugarman – Estate Planning & Probate
Mark P. Tanoury – Business/Corporate
Mark B. Weeks – Securities & Corporate Finance
Christopher A. Westover – Business/Corporate
Mark Winfeld-Hansen – Tax
SAN DIEGO
Michael A. Attanasio – Securities Litigation
Barbara L. Borden – Mergers & Acquisitions
L. Kay Chandler – Securities & Corporate Finance
Dennis M. Childs – Employment & Labor
Thomas A. Coll – Business/Corporate
Koji F. Fukumura – Securities Litigation
William Grauer – Business Litigation
Bill Morrow – Tax
Frederick T. Muto – Securities & Corporate Finance
Michael G. Rhodes – Business Litigation
Anthony M. Stiegler – Intellectual Property Litigation
Steven M. Strauss – Business Litigation
Thomas S. Welk – Employee Benefits/ERISA
VIRGINIA
Antonio Calabrese – Real Estate
Joe Conroy – Business/Corporate
Mike Lincoln – Mergers & Acquisitions
John Toole – Real Estate
WASHINGTON
John W. Robertson– Securities & Corporate Finance
RISING STARS
Brian Finrow – Securities & Corporate Finance
Blake Ilstrup – Business/Corporate
Christopher J. Kiyan – Mergers & Acquisitions
Patrick J. Mitchell – Securities & Corporate Finance
Greg Papciak – Securities & Corporate Finance
Nicole K. Peppe – Business/Corporate
Scott B. Weston – Intellectual Property
Super Lawyers identifies the top five percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Super Lawyers is published in 48 states and reaches more than 10 million readers annually. For more information, visit www.superlawyers.com.