Super Lawyers 2018 Recognizes 110 Akin Lawyers

May 21, 2019Super Lawyers

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(Washington, D.C.) – Super Lawyers has selected 110 Akin Gump lawyers for inclusion in its 2018 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)
  • Rex Heinke (Appellate)
  • Stephen A. Mansfield (Business Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar)
  • 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)

San Francisco

California – Rising Stars

Irvine

  • Romeao Jon Jennings (Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Kelsey Stapler Morris (Business Litigation)

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 List: Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania
  • Katherine M. Katchen (Business Litigation, Health Care and Antitrust Litigation)
  • Steven D. Maslowski (Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property)
  • Matthew A. Pearson (Intellectual Property Litigation)

Pennsylvania – Rising Stars

  • Mira E. Baylson (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense)
  • Jenna M. Pellecchia (Intellectual Property Litigation)
  • Meredith C. Slawe (Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense)
  • John Wittenzellner (Intellectual Property)

Texas – Super Lawyers

Dallas

Houston

  • Michael J. Byrd (Energy and Natural Resources)
  • Andrés F. Chaves (Energy and Natural Resources, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business/Corporate)
  • 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)
  • Thomas Weir (Tax, Estate Planning & Probate)
  • James R. Wetwiska (Civil Litigation: Defense)

Texas – Rising Stars

Dallas

  • Matthew D. Bivona (Securities & Corporate Finance)
  • Sarah J. Crow (Bankruptcy: Business)
  • Julie S. Feldman (Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities and Corporate Finance)
  • Lacy M. Lawrence (Civil Litigation: Defense and Business Litigation)
  • Elizabeth D. Scott (Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Laura Warrick (Business Litigation)

Houston

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

Washington, D.C. – Super Lawyers

Washington, D.C. – Rising Stars

  • Melissa D. Chastang (Criminal Defense: White Collar and Business Litigation)
  • Joseph Decker (Business Litigation)
  • Daniel D. Graver (Health Care)
  • Alexis Guinan (International)
  • Scott Johnson (Utilities and Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Deona T. Kalala (Antitrust Litigation)
  • Abigail K. Kohlman (Civil Litigation: Defense)
  • Kapil Pandit (Securities & Corporate Finance and Business/Corporate)
  • James E. Tysse (Appellate and Business Litigation)
  • Joseph W. Whitehead (Government Contracts, Business Litigation and Nonprofit Organizations)
  • Stanley E. Woodward Jr. (Civil Litigation: Defense)

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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