Super Lawyers 2017 Recognizes 120 Akin Lawyers

March 7, 2018Super Lawyers

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(Washington, D.C.) – Super Lawyers has selected 120 Akin Gump lawyers for inclusion in its 2017 Super Lawyers recognitions spanning the United States.

Additionally, four lawyers—Murry Cohen, Dianne Elderkin, Mark MacDougall and Michelle Reed—were named to a Super Lawyers Top List in their respective regions.

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

  • John Burke (Entertainment and Sports)
  • James E. Fitzgerald (Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage and General Litigation)
  • Rex Heinke (Appellate)
  • Neal Marder (Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation and Securities Litigation)
  • Marissa Román Griffith (Entertainment and Sports)
  • Robin M. Schachter (Employee Benefits, Securities and Corporate Finance and Tax: Business)
  • Edward W. Zaelke (Securities and Corporate Finance, Energy and Natural Resources and Real Estate: Business)

San Francisco

California – Rising Stars

Irvine

  • Romeao Jon Jennings (Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation: Defense)

Los Angeles

  • Andrew S. Jick (Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense, Intellectual Property Litigation and Business Litigation)
  • Garrett Scott Llewellyn (Civil Litigation: Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense and Civil Litigation: Plaintiff)
  • Courtney A. Matsuishi (Securities and Corporate Finance)
  • Michael Miller (Energy and Natural Resources)
  • Vanessa Roman (Entertainment and Sports and Business/Corporate)

New York – Super Lawyers

New York – Rising Stars

Pennsylvania – Super Lawyers

  • David L. Comerford (Business Litigation)
  • Jeffery A. Dailey (Business Litigation, Professional Liability: Defense and Securities Litigation)
  • Dianne B. Elderkin (Intellectual Property Litigation) – Top 50 women in Pennsylvania
  • Katherine M. Katchen (Business Litigation, Health Care and Antitrust Litigation)
  • Steven D. Maslowski (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)
  • Barbara L. Mullin (Intellectual Property Litigation)
  • Matthew A. Pearson (Intellectual Property Litigation)

Pennsylvania – Rising Stars

  • Rubén H. Muñoz (Intellectual Property Litigation)
  • Jenna M. Pellecchia (Intellectual Property Litigation)
  • John Wittenzellner (Intellectual Property)

Texas – Super Lawyers

Dallas

  • Scott Barnard (Securities Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense and General Litigation)
  • Marty L. Brimmage Jr. (Business Litigation)
  • Alan D. Feld (Securities and Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • Eric Gambrell (Professional Liability: Plaintiff and Business Litigation)
  • Charles R. Gibbs (Bankruptcy: Business)
  • Kenneth Menges Jr. (Mergers and Acquisitions, Business/Corporate and International)
  • Daniel J. Micciche (Tax)
  • Terry M. Schpok (Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
  • Thomas H. Yang (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)

Houston

  • Michael J. Byrd (Energy and Natural Resources)
  • Murry B. Cohen (Appellate, General Litigation and Business Litigation) – Top 100 in Houston and featured on a Top List for more than 10 years
  • 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)
  • James R. Wetwiska (Civil Litigation: Defense)

Texas – Rising Stars

Dallas

  • Sarah J. Crow (Bankruptcy: Business)
  • Julie S. Feldman (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
  • Sean Gurgle (Securities and Corporate Finance)
  • Lacy M. Lawrence (Civil Litigation: Defense and Business Litigation)
  • Andrew F. Newman (Business Litigation)
  • Michelle A. Reed (Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts and Civil Litigation: Defense) – Top 50 up and coming women in Texas
  • Elizabeth D. Scott (Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Laura Warrick (Business Litigation)
  • Matt Zmigrosky, II (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Houston

  • Stephen M. Boone (Energy and Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business/Corporate)
  • Alison L. Chen (Tax: Business)
  • James Loughlin Duncan (Intellectual Property Litigation)
  • Cynthia Mabry (Securities and Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
  • Brian G. Patterson (Employment and Labor)
  • Michael Francis Reeder (Intellectual Property Litigation)

San Antonio

Washington, D.C. – Super Lawyers

  • Scott L. Alberino (Creditor Debtor Rights: Business and Bankruptcy: Business)
  • Stanley M. Brand (Criminal Defense, Administrative Law and Entertainment and Sports)
  • Rick L. Burdick (Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • Paul W. Butler (Criminal Defense: White Collar, General Litigation, Government Relations)
  • Cono A. Carrano (Intellectual Property Litigation and International)
  • Joel M. Cohn (Employment Litigation: Defense and Employment and Labor)
  • Charles Connolly (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Spencer S. Griffith (International and General Litigation)
  • Robert K. Huffman (Government Contracts)
  • John R. Jacob (Health Care)
  • Joel Jankowsky (Government Relations)
  • Gorav Jindal (Antitrust Litigation and Mergers & Acquisitions)
  • John F. Jonas (Government Relations, Health Care and Tax: Business)
  • Christopher L. Keough (Health Care)
  • Robert G. Lian Jr. (Employment and Labor)
  • Terence J. Lynam (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Litigation and Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Mark J. MacDougall (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Native American Law) – Top 100 in Washington, D.C.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Valerie A. Slater (International)
  • Stephanie A. Webster (Health Care)

Washington, D.C. – Rising Stars

  • Melissa D. Chastang (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Business Litigation)
  • Joseph Decker (Business Litigation)
  • Carl J. Fleming (Energy & Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions and International)
  • Daniel D. Graver (Health Care)
  • Alexis Guinan (International)
  • Scott Johnson (Utilities and Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Deona T. Kalala (Antitrust Litigation)
  • Ashley J. Keapproth (Employment and Labor)
  • Abigail K. Kohlman (Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Connor Mullin (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Civil Litigation: Defense, Entertainment & Sports and International)
  • Kapil Pandit (Securities & Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
  • Jillie B. Richards (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Business Litigation)
  • James E. Tysse (Appellate and Business Litigation)
  • Joseph W. Whitehead (Government Contracts, Business Litigation and Nonprofit Organizations)
  • Stanley E. Woodward Jr. (Business/Corporate)

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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