Super Lawyers 2020 Recognizes Akin Lawyers

(Washington, D.C.) – Super Lawyers has selected 80 Akin Gump lawyers for inclusion in its 2020 Super Lawyers recognitions spanning the United States.

Super Lawyers recognizes, through a selection process of independent research and peer nominations and evaluations, outstanding U.S. lawyers with high degrees of peer recognition and professional achievement.

The following Akin Gump lawyers were selected by Super Lawyers:

California - Super Lawyers

Irvine

• Kevin G. McBride (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)

Los Angeles

• P. John Burke* (Entertainment and Sports)
• Neal Marder (Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation and Securities Litigation)
• Gary M. McLaughlin (Employment & Labor: Employer and Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Marissa Román Griffith (Entertainment and Sports)
• Christopher Staton Spicer (Entertainment and Sports)

San Francisco

• Donna M. Mezias (Employment and Labor and Business Litigation)

California – Rising Stars

Irvine

• Kelsey Stapler Morris (Business Litigation)

Los Angeles

• Maka Y. Hutson (Immigration)
• Michael Miller (Energy and Natural Resources)
• Vanessa Roman (Entertainment and Sports and Business/Corporate)

New York – Super Lawyers

• James J. Benjamin Jr. (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Kerry Berchem (Business/Corporate)
• David H. Botter (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Ira S. Dizengoff (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Patrick B. Fenn (Tax: Business)
• Stuart E. Leblang (Tax: Business)
• Parvin Daphne Moyne (Crime Defense: White Collar)
• Abid Qureshi (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Bruce E. Simonetti (Employee Benefits, Tax: Business, Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Michael S. Stamer (Bankruptcy: Business)
• David M. Zensky (Business Litigation and Insurance Coverage)

New York – Rising Stars

• Desireé E. Busching (Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, Entertainment and Sports, Legal Aid/Pro Bono and Mergers and Acquisitions)
• Lucas T. Charleston (Securities & Corporate Finance)
• Andrew Fox Lillywhite (Business/Corporate)
• John P.J. Mattiace (Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor)
• Richard T. Swanson (Tax)
• Katie Tongalson (Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Bankruptcy)
• Kevin Zuzolo (Bankruptcy: Business)

Pennsylvania – Super Lawyers

• Dianne B. Elderkin (Intellectual Property Litigation)
• Steven D. Maslowski (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)

Pennsylvania – Rising Stars

• Jenna M. Pellecchia (Intellectual Property Litigation)

Texas – Super Lawyers

Dallas

• M. Scott Barnard (Securities Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense and General Litigation)
• Eric Gambrell (Professional Liability: Plaintiff and Business Litigation)
• Michelle A. Reed (Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts and Civil Litigation: Defense)

Houston

• Michael J. Byrd (Energy and Natural Resources)
• Alison L. Chen (Tax: Business)
• John Goodgame (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
• Christine B. LaFollette* (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
• Thomas J. McCaffrey (Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate: Business)

Texas – Rising Stars

Dallas

• Lacy M. Lawrence (Civil Litigation: Defense and Business Litigation) – Top Lists: Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars, and Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars)
• Brennan H. Meier (Business Litigation)
• Elizabeth D. Scott (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Laura Warrick (Business Litigation)

Fort Worth

• Kent Morris Watson (Real Estate)

Houston

• Jon Boben (Mergers & Acquisitions and Business/Corporate)
• Stephen M. Boone (Energy and Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business/Corporate)
• Matthew A. Kapinos (Energy & Natural Resources, Utilities)
• Cynthia Mabry (Securities and Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)

Washington, D.C. – Super Lawyers

• Scott L. Alberino (Creditor Debtor Rights: Business and Bankruptcy: Business)
• Paul W. Butler (Criminal Defense: White Collar, General Litigation, Government Relations)
• Cono A. Carrano (Intellectual Property Litigation and International)
• Charles Connolly (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Spencer S. Griffith (International and General Litigation)
• John R. Jacob (Health Care)
• Gorav Jindal (Antitrust Litigation and Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Robert G. Lian Jr. (Employment and Labor)
• Mark J. MacDougall (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Native American Law)
• Daniel L. Nash (Employment and Labor)
• Nathan J. Oleson (Employment and Labor: Employer)
• Anthony T. Pierce (Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation and Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Donald R. Pongrace (Native American Law)
• Jennifer Richter (Communications, Mergers and Acquisitions and Technology Transactions)
• Corey W. Roush (Antitrust Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts and Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Robert S. Salcido (Health Care)
• Steven H. Schulman (Legal Aid/Pro Bono and Antitrust Litigation)
• Pratik Shah (Appellate)
• Angela B. Styles (Government Contracts)

Washington, D.C. – Rising Stars

• Kate Doorley (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Rachel J. Elsby (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)
• Daniel D. Graver (Health Care)
• Alexis Guinan (International)
• Scott Johnson (Utilities and Energy & Natural Resources)
• Abigail K. Kohlman (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Amanda S. McGinn (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Kapil Pandit (Securities & Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
• Joshua Keith Sekoski (Employment & Labor: Employer)
• Devin S. Sikes (International, Appellate, Administrative Law)
• Ryan Stronczer (Intellectual Property)
• Melissa D. Whitaker (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation and Class Action/Mass Torts)

* Partner Emeritus

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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