Los Angeles Business Journal Names Gregory Knopp and Neal Marder Top Litigators
(Los Angeles) – Akin Gump litigation partners Gregory Knopp and Neal Marder have been named Top Litigators by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The list, according to the publication, includes those lawyers who are “masters of their craft that prepare individuals and businesses for any legal issue that should come up.”
Mr. Knopp, who was recently named partner in charge of Akin Gump’s Los Angeles office, is noted as “a recognized leader not only within the firm but throughout the area of labor and employment.” The Business Journal writes that he leads “many of the nation’s most closely watched employment disputes involving class action and Private Attorneys General Act claims.” Last month, Mr. Knopp was named one of Daily Journal’s Top Labor and Employment Attorneys in California. (Click here for more.)
The Business Journal stated that Mr. Marder is “one of the leading class action litigators in the country, obtaining favorable verdicts, decisions and settlements for clients across industries and international borders.” He has obtained “an enviable track record of success in consumer and securities class actions.” Mr. Marder has also had a great deal of success with bet-the-company cases.
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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