Awards and Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America® 2012

09/2011
The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest lawyer-rating publication in the U.S., has selected 116 Bryan Cave lawyers for inclusion in the 2012 edition. Selection is based on a peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast more than 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties.

Bryan Cave lawyers listed in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and the practice area or areas for which each is recognized, are:


 

Atlanta, GA

Richard L. Arenburg

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

Gerald L. Blanchard

Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law


 

Armin G. Brecher

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

Paul F. Concannon

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

Frank A. Crisafi

Tax Law

 

William V. Custer

Commercial Litigation

 

Kathryn L. Knudson

Financial Services Regulation Law

 

Jay J. Levin

Real Estate Law

 

William Linkous, Jr.

Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts and Estates


 

Frank S. McGaughey

Trusts and Estates

 

Thomas R. McNeill

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law


 

Rick Miller

Corporate Law

 

Walter G. Moeling

Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law


 

F. Donald Nelms, Jr.

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

 

Eugene Penn Nicholson

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

Thomas S. Richey

Litigation - Securities

 

Joan B. Sasine

Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental


 

Steven G. Schaffer

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

William Brown Shearer, Jr.

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law


 

William J. Thompson

Real Estate Law

 

Robert Moore Travis

Commercial Litigation

 

G. Patrick Watson

Antitrust Law
Litigation - Antitrust


 

Charlotte, NC

B.T. Atkinson

Securities / Capital Markets Law

 

Dallas, TX

Keith Miles Aurzada

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

Walter Herring

Medical Malpractice Law

 

Bruce F. Howell

Health Care Law

 

Kansas City, MO

Robert M. Barnes

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law


 

Steven B. Becker

Construction Law

 

Irvin V. Belzer

Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation - Real Estate


 

William Perry Brandt

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities


 

Laurence M. Frazen

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

Robert J. Hoffman

Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation - Real Estate


 

Gregory G. Johnson

Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation


 

Herbert M. Kohn

Corporate Law

 

Craig S. O'Dear

Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs


 

James P. Pryde

Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law


 

Gino R. Serra

Non-Profit/Charities Law

 

Stephen S. Sparks

Public Finance Law

 

Mark G. Stingley

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

Robert M. Thompson

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation


 

Terence J. Thum

Insurance Law

 

Thomas W. Van Dyke

Corporate Law

 

New York, NY

Austin V. Campriello

Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Criminal Defense: White-Collar


 

Robert S. Davis

Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning


 

Zachary A. Hummel

Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment


 

Steven Monteforte

Real Estate Law

 

Robert J. Rawn

Corporate Law

 

Barry C. Ross

Real Estate Law

 

Stephanie Wickouski

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

 

Phoenix, AZ

George C. Chen

Litigation - Intellectual Property

 

Steven A. Hirsch

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

 

R. Neil Irwin

Real Estate Law

 

Robert J. Miller

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

 

Lawrence G. Scarborough

Litigation - Antitrust
Mass Tort Litigation


 

Jay A. Zweig

Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment


 

San Francisco, CA

C. Scott Greene

Commercial Litigation

 

Santa Monica, CA

Kenneth R. Costello

Franchise Law

 

Jonathan C. Solish

Franchise Law

 

St. Louis, MO

Jane E. Arnold

Health Care Law

 

Dan H. Ball

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants


 

Fred W. Bartelsmeyer

International Trade and Finance Law

 

Brian W. Berglund

Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law


 

 

 

 

Lawrence Brody

Tax Law
Trusts and Estates


 

James G. Buell

Real Estate Law

 

Michael P. Burke

Employment Law - Management

 

Harold R. Burroughs

Banking and Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law


 

Elizabeth C. Carver

Appellate Practice

 

J. Bennett Clark

Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law


 

John Michael Clear

Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Securities


 

Dennis C. Donnelly

Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management


 

Victoria I. Goldson

Real Estate Law

 

Mark H. Goran

Health Care Law

 

Dale A. Guariglia

Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental


 

Edward J. Hejlek

Patent Law

 

John W. Hoffman

Real Estate Law

 

Jerry M. Hunter

Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management


 

E. Perry Johnson

Antitrust Law

 

Jeffery J. Kalinowski

Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities


 

J. Mark Klamer

Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation


 

Christopher J. Lawhorn

Litigation - Bankruptcy

 

Ned O. Lemkemeier

Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management


 

Don G. Lents

Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law


 

Denis P. McCusker

Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law


 

Walter L. Metcalfe, Jr.

Corporate Law

 

George E. Murray

Real Estate Law

 

Rebecca A.D. Nelson

Antitrust Law

 

Michael N. Newmark

Tax Law

 

James L. Nouss, Jr.

Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation


 

Gerald R. Ortbals

Litigation - First Amendment

 

Lloyd A. Palans

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

Steven J. Poplawski

Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental


 

David A. Roodman

Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law


 

John D. Schaperkotter

Trusts and Estates

 

William F. Seabaugh

Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law


 

Kathleen R. Sherby

Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts and Estates


 

Sarah Roe Sise

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

Peter D. Van Cleve

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law


 

Lisa A. Van Fleet

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

Thomas E. Wack

Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation


 

Franklin F. Wallis

Trusts and Estates

 

Thomas C. Walsh

Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Trademark Law


 

Brian C. Walsh

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

R. Randall Wang

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation


 

Charles A. Weiss

Commercial Litigation

 

Gregory D. Willard

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy


 

Frank P. Wolff, Jr.

Non-Profit/Charities Law
Technology Law


 

Philip B. Wright

Tax Law

 

Washington, DC

John P. Barrie

Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law


 

William F. Bavinger III

Corporate Law

 

Paul Huey-Burns

Litigation - Securities
Securities Regulation


 

Mary Ann Mancini

Trusts and Estates

 

Stanley J. Marcuss

Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law


 

Rodney F. Page

Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mass Tort Litigation


 

Therese D. Pritchard

Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Securities Regulation


 

Daniel C. Schwartz

Antitrust Law
Litigation - Antitrust

 


Related Professionals

Richard L. Arenburg
B.T. Atkinson
Keith Miles Aurzada
Dan H. Ball
Robert M. Barnes
John P. Barrie
Fred W. Bartelsmeyer
William F. Bavinger III
Steven B. Becker
Irvin V. Belzer
Brian W. Berglund
Gerald L. Blanchard
William Perry Brandt
Armin G. Brecher
Lawrence Brody
James G. Buell
Michael P. Burke
Harold R. Burroughs
Austin V. Campriello
Elizabeth C. Carver
George C. Chen
J. Bennett Clark
John Michael Clear
Paul F. Concannon
Kenneth R. Costello
Frank A. Crisafi
William V. Custer
Robert S. Davis
Dennis C. Donnelly
Laurence M. Frazen
Victoria I. Goldson
C. Scott Greene
Dale A. Guariglia
Edward J. Hejlek
Walter Herring
Steven A. Hirsch
John W. Hoffman
Robert J. Hoffman
Zachary A. Hummel
Jerry M. Hunter
R. Neil Irwin
E. Perry Johnson
Gregory G. Johnson
Jeffrey J. Kalinowski
J. Mark Klamer
Kathryn L. Knudson
Herbert M. Kohn
Christopher J. Lawhorn
Ned O. Lemkemeier
Don G. Lents
Jay J. Levin
William Linkous Jr.
Stanley J. Marcuss
Denis P. McCusker
Frank S. McGaughey
Thomas R. McNeill
Walter L. Metcalfe Jr.
Rick Miller
Robert J. Miller
Walter G. Moeling
George E. Murray
F. Donald Nelms, Jr.
Rebecca A. D. Nelson
Michael N. Newmark
Eugene Penn Nicholson
James L. Nouss Jr.
Craig S. O'Dear
Gerald R. Ortbals
Rodney F. Page
Lloyd A. Palans
Steven J. Poplawski
Therese D. Pritchard
James P. Pryde
Thomas S. Richey
David A. Roodman
Barry C. Ross
Joan B. Sasine
Lawrence G. Scarborough
Steven G. Schaffer
John D. Schaperkotter
Daniel C. Schwartz
William F. Seabaugh
Gino R. Serra
Kathleen R. Sherby
Sarah Roe Sise
Jonathan C. Solish
Stephen S. Sparks
Mark G. Stingley
Robert M. Thompson
William J. Thompson
Terence J. Thum
Robert Moore Travis
Peter D. Van Cleve
Thomas W. Van Dyke
Lisa A. Van Fleet
Thomas E. Wack
Franklin F. Wallis
Brian C. Walsh
Thomas C. Walsh
R. Randall Wang
G. Patrick Watson
Charles A. Weiss
Stephanie Wickouski
Frank P. Wolff, Jr.
Philip B. Wright
Jay A. Zweig
 
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