Best Lawyers in America Names 64 Manatt Attorneys to 2020 List August 15, 2019 Best Lawyers in America – Best Lawyers Sixty-four Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of the Best Lawyers in America report, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a national peer-review survey. Five attorneys were also named “Lawyer of the Year” in this year’s report. In Albany, Marcia D. Alazraki was selected for Insurance Law, and James W. Lytle was selected for the Government Relations Practice. In Los Angeles, Michael M. Berger was selected for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, and Charles E. Washburn, Jr., was selected for Financial Services Regulation Law. In San Francisco, Jeff C. Nguyen was selected for Nonprofit / Charities Law. The 2020 list includes the following Manatt attorneys: Albany Marcia D. Alazraki Insurance Law James W. Lytle Government Relations Practice Health Care Law Los Angeles Keith M. Allen-Niesen Real Estate Law Gordon Bava Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Financial Services Regulation Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Michael M. Berger Appellate Practice Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Jeff (Charles) Biederman Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television Entertainment Law – Music Jordan Bromley Entertainment Law – Music Edward Burg Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Lindsay Conner Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television Victor De la Cruz Land Use and Zoning Law Craig J. de Recat Commercial Litigation Litigation – Environmental Blase P. Dillingham Corporate Law Peter Duchesneau Litigation – Environmental John M. Gatti Litigation – Intellectual Property Gary L. Gilbert Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television Entertainment Law – Music Timi Anyon Hallem Leisure and Hospitality Law Real Estate Law Ivan L. Kallick Litigation – Bankruptcy George D. Kieffer Administrative / Regulatory Law Barry S. Landsberg Health Care Law Litigation – Health Care John F. Libby Criminal Defense: White Collar Donald Meaders Employment Benefits (ERISA) Law Tax Law Craig A. Moyer Energy Law Environmental Law F. Thomas Muller, Jr. Real Estate Law Gregory N. Pimstone Health Care Law L. Lee Phillips Entertainment Law – Music Robert H. Platt Commercial Litigation William T. Quicksilver Banking and Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law Anita Famili Real Estate Law James R. Schwartz Health Care Law Nonprofit / Charities Law Brad W. Seiling Commercial Litigation Benjamin G. Shatz Appellate Practice George M. Soneff Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Lisa Specht Corporate Law Charles E. Washburn, Jr. Banking and Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law Sophia K. Yen Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television New York Deborah Bachrach Health Care Law Robert D. Belfort Health Care Law William S. Bernstein Health Care Law Aydin S. Caginalp Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television Entertainment Law – Music Melinda J. Dutton Health Care Law Jeffrey S. Edelstein Advertising Law Peter F. Olberg Corporate Law Health Care Law Monika Tashman Entertainment Law – Music Jacqueline C. Wolff Criminal Defense: White-Collar Po Yi Advertising Law Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television Orange County Steve Edwards Real Estate Law Susan K. Hori Land Use and Zoning Law Real Estate Law Kenneth B. Julian Criminal Defense: White-Collar Ellen R. Marshall Banking and Finance Law International Mergers & Acquisitions Thomas D. Phelps Banking and Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law Silicon Valley Michael Polentz Real Estate Law San Francisco Amy B. Briggs Insurance Law Jill S. Dodd Litigation – Trusts and Estates Nonprofit / Charities Law Tax Law Trusts and Estates James F. Eastman Real Estate Law Clayton B. Gantz Real Estate Law Barry W. Lee Commercial Litigation Alvin T. Levitt Tax Law David L. Huard Energy Law Jeff C. Nguyen Nonproft / Charities Law Marv Pearlstein Real Estate Law Washington, DC Robert Fabrikant Health Care Law Deborah Kelly Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment Cindy Mann Health Care Law John L. Ray Corporate Law View the full rankings here.
