Best Lawyers has named 67 Manatt attorneys among its 2016 Best Lawyers in America. The annual list of leading lawyers is based on a rigorous national peer-review survey involving more than five million evaluations.
In addition, four firm partners were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practices and geographies, including Michael Berger, Los Angeles Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Susan Hori, Orange County Real Estate Law; Ellen Marshall, Orange County Banking and Finance Law; and Peter Parcher, New York Entertainment Law – Music.
Representing a broad spectrum of 34 practice areas and expertise from six of the firm's offices, Manatt's lawyers on the prestigious list for 2016 include:
Albany
James W. Lytle
Government Relations Practice
Healthcare Law
Los Angeles
Keith M. Allen-Niesen
Real Estate Law
Gordon M. Bava
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Michael M. Berger
Appellate Practice
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Charles J. Biederman
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law – Music
T. Hale Boggs III
Banking and Finance Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Alan M. Brunswick
Employment Law – Management
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Edward G. Burg
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Lindsay A. Conner
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Craig J. de Recat
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Environmental
Blase P. Dillingham
Corporate Law
Peter Duchesneau
Litigation – Environmental
Gene R. Elerding
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Robert M. Eller
Real Estate Law
Gary L. Gilbert
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law – Music
T. J. Grasmick
Financial Services Regulation Law
Timi Anyon Hallem
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Real Estate Law
Ivan L. Kallick
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Barry S. Landsberg
Healthcare Law
Mark S. Lee
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Margaret Levy
Insurance Law
John F. Libby
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Donald W. Meaders
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law
Craig A. Moyer
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Tom Muller
Real Estate Law
L. Lee Phillips
Entertainment Law – Music
Gregory N. Pimstone
Healthcare Law
Adam Pines
Commercial Litigation
William T. Quicksilver
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Harold P. Reichwald
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
James R. Schwartz
Healthcare Law
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Brad W. Seiling
Commercial Litigation
Benjamin G. Shatz
Appellate Practice
George M. Soneff
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Lisa Specht
Corporate Law
Rebecca L. Torrey
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Charles E. Washburn, Jr.
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
New York
Marcia D. Alazraki
Insurance Law
Deborah Bachrach
Healthcare Law
Robert D. Belfort
Healthcare Law
William S. Bernstein
Healthcare Law
Aydin S. Caginalp
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law – Music
Melinda J. Dutton
Healthcare Law
Jeffrey S. Edelstein
Advertising Law
Linda A. Goldstein
Advertising Law
Commercial Litigation
Thomas C. Morrison
Advertising Law
Peter F. Olberg
Corporate Law
L. Peter Parcher
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law – Music
Orange County
Steven Edwards
Real Estate Law
Susan K. Hori
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Ellen R. Marshall
Banking and Finance Law
Matthew S. O'Loughlin
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Thomas D. Phelps
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Martin J. Thompson
Antitrust Law
Healthcare Law
San Francisco
Jill S. Dodd
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
James F. Eastman
Real Estate Law
David L. Huard
Energy Law
Barry W. Lee
Commercial Litigation
Alvin T. Levitt
Tax Law
Jeff C. Nguyen
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Marv Pearlstein
Real Estate Law
Jordan P. Rose
Tax Law
Lenard G. Weiss
Utilities Law
Washington, D.C.
Kenneth M. Kaufman
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law – Music
Litigation – Intellectual Property
John L. Ray
Corporate Law
Robert H. Shulman
Insurance Law
Ivan J. Wasserman
Advertising Law