Gordon Bava, Edward Burg and Kenneth Kaufman Identified as Standouts for 2014.
Manatt's Gordon M. Bava, Edward C. Burg and Kenneth M. Kaufman have been named "Lawyers of the Year" for 2014 by Best Lawyers in America. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year, making this accolade particularly significant.
Gordon M. Bava
2014 Los Angeles Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year
Bava is co-chairman of Manatt, after serving for a decade as its chief executive and managing partner, and lead's the firm's Business, Finance & Tax Division. Bava's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, special committee representation, private and underwritten securities offerings, and general corporate representation of clients in a variety of industries.
First named to the Best Lawyers in America list in 1995, Bava was included in the Los Angeles Business Journal's list of "Who's Who in L.A. Law: Top 40 M&A Lawyers" for 2011 and in the publication's 2009 list of the "100 Most Prominent Business Attorneys" practicing in Los Angeles County. He has been named among the Lawdragon 500's Leading Lawyers in America.
Edward C. Burg
2014 Los Angeles Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Lawyer of the Year
A partner, Burg concentrates his practice on real property litigation, inverse condemnation and eminent domain matters, and general trial and appellate practice. He regularly speaks and writes on eminent domain and real estate industry issues in the context of his active litigation practice.
Burg has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list for seven consecutive years.
Kenneth M. Kaufman
2014 Washington, D.C. Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year
Kaufman is a partner with a practice focused on copyright, entertainment and media law, content and music licensing, Internet law, social media, sports law, and the evolving new technologies in the entertainment and computer fields. He represents a wide range of clients in the entertainment, computer, online, sports and communications industries.
Best Lawyers in America first recognized Kaufman in 2006. Chambers USA named him as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in intellectual property (2007-2010) and media & entertainment (2007-2013). Washingtonian magazine included Kaufman as one of 2009's "Top Lawyers" in the district, and he has been profiled by Legal Times as one of the leading intellectual property lawyers in the Washington, DC area..
Lawyers honored as "Lawyer of the Year" are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments Best Lawyers conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect these lawyers have earned among other lawyers for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.