More Than 130 ArentFox Schiff Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in 2025

Best Lawyers uses an extensive peer review process to capture a consensus opinion of the leading lawyers in each geographic area. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition goes to the attorney who received the highest overall peer feedback for his or her area of specialty, and only one is recognized in each specialty and location each year.

The 2025 “Lawyers of the Year” are:

• Tom W. Abendroth - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Joseph J. Krasovec III - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

The lawyers listed among the “Best Lawyers” for 2025 and their areas of practice are:

Advertising Law

• Pamela M. Deese
• D. Reed Freeman, Jr.
• Brian P. Waldman

Antitrust Law

• Robert J. Wierenga

Appellate Practice

• Frederick J. Sperling

Banking and Finance Law

• Scott E. Pickens
• Peter L. Rossiter
• Alexis J. Schostak

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• George P. Angelich
• Mary Joanne Dowd
• Todd A. Feinsmith
• M. Douglas Flahaut
• Aram Ordubegian
• Andrew I. Silfen
• Tal M. Unrad

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

• Susan T. Bart

Commercial Litigation

• Terree A. Bowers
• Victor P. Danhi
• Howard Graff
• Lawrence H. Heftman
• Bernice K. Leber
• Andrew R. Levin
• Malcolm S. McNeil
• Frederick J. Sperling
• Barbara S. Wahl
• Jay Williams

Construction Law

• Mark A. Bloom
• Andrew Ross

Copyright Law

• Ross J. Charap
• Joseph M. Maraia
• Michelle Mancino Marsh
• Anthony V. Lupo

Corporate Governance Law

• Peter L. Rossiter

Corporate Law

• Jay L. Halpern
• Alexis J. Schostak

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Terree A. Bowers
• Craig Engle
• Maggie Hickey
• Michelle J. Shapiro
• Peter R. Zeidenberg
• William P. Ziegelmueller

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• William R. Charyk
• David S. Greenberg
• Quana C. Jew
• Edward Spacapan, Jr.

Employment Law – Individuals

• Henry Morris, Jr.
• Jennifer A. Yelen

Employment Law – Management

• Robert K. Carrol
• Darrell S. Gay
• Paul R. Lynd
• Julie Furer Stahr
• Jennifer A. Yelen

Energy Law

• Owen E. MacBride
• Gabriel M. Rodriguez

Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television

• Matthew Mills

Environmental Law

• Stanley H. Abramson
• Amy Antoniolli
• Daniel J. Deeb
• Francis X. Lyons
• Jane E. Montgomery
• Gabriel M. Rodriguez

Equipment Finance Law

• J. Mark Fisher

FDA Law

• Stanley H. Abramson
• Karen Ellis Carr
• Brian P. Waldman

Franchise Law

• Ann H. MacDonald

Government Relations Practice

• Craig Engle
• Dan H. Renberg

Health Care Law

• Sarah G. Benator
• Jack R. Bierig
• Gerald J. Billow
• Lowell C. Brown
• Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr.
• Anne M. Murphy

Insurance Law

• Antony S. Burt
• Everett J. Cygal
• Richard G. Liskov
• Catherine M. Masters
• David M. Spector

International Arbitration – Commercial

• Lee M. Caplan

International Arbitration – Governmental

• Lee M. Caplan

International Mergers and Acquisitions

• Nicholas M. Tipsord

International Trade and Finance Law

• Kay C. Georgi
• David R. Hamill
• Matthew Nolan
• Nancy A. Noonan
• Diana Dimitriuc Quaia

Litigation – Antitrust

• Jessica Sprovtsoff

Litigation – Bankruptcy

• Mary Joanne Dowd
• Aram Ordubegian

Litigation – Construction

• Mark A. Bloom

Litigation – Environmental

• Amy Antoniolli
• Gabriel M. Rodriguez

Litigation – ERISA

• Alison Lima Andersen
• Caroline Turner English

Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Imron T. Aly
• Christopher P. Carroll
• Laura L. Carroll
• Anthony V. Lupo
• Joseph M. Maraia
• Sailesh K. Patel

Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Darrell S. Gay
• Linda M. Jackson
• Lauren C. Schaefer
• Michael L. Stevens

Litigation – Patent

• Anthony V. Lupo
• Sailesh K. Patel

Litigation – Real Estate

• Frederick J. Sperling

Litigation – Trusts and Estates

• Tom W. Abendroth
• David C. Blickenstaff

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

• Joanne B. Faycurry
• Samuel J. McKim III

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Thomas M. Crispi
• Joseph J. Krasovec III
• Ann H. MacDonald
• Catherine M. Masters

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Scott Adamson
• Alexis J. Schostak

Nonprofit / Charities Law

• Jack R. Bierig

Patent Law

• Bruce D. Jobse
• Anthony V. Lupo
• Joseph M. Maraia
• Kevin M. Nelson
• Sailesh K. Patel

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Thomas M. Crispi

Privacy and Data Security Law

• D. Reed Freeman, Jr.

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Joseph J. Krasovec III
• Andrew R. Levin

Public Finance Law

• David L. Dubrow
• Les Jacobowitz
• Richard J. Krainin
• Paul C. Marengo
• Richard A. Newman
• Davis V. R. Sherman
• Bruce P. Weisenthal

Real Estate Law

• Anne-Carmene Almonord
• Richard L. Brand
• David L. Dubrow
• Bryson M. Filbert
• Richard N. Gale
• Sean W. Glynn
• Russel T. Hamilton
• Mindy Pittell Hurwitz
• Janet M. Johnson
• Mark M. Katz
• Faige P. Klein
• Paul G. Mackey
• David M. Martin
• Gerald L. Mitchell
• Ivan W. Moskowitz
• Richard A. Newman
• M.J. Pritchett
• David S. Sattelberger
• Kimberly A. Wachen
• Eleanor D. Zappone

Sports Law

• Richard L. Brand
• Maidie E. Oliveau
• Frederick J. Sperling

Tax Law

• Tom W. Abendroth
• William R. Charyk
• Christian M. McBurney

Trade Secrets Law

• Nicholas J. Nesgos
• Matthew F. Prewitt

Trademark Law

• Cristina A. Carvalho
• Michelle Mancino Marsh

Trusts and Estates

• Tom W. Abendroth
• Susan T. Bart
• Holly M. Bastian
• Jessica J. Birnbaum
• Brian K. Janowsky
• Kevin Matz , LL.M.
• Michael K. Moyers
• Lynn K. Pearle
• Robert R. Pluth, Jr.
• Christine R. W. Quigley
• Sarah Kerr Severson

The lawyers listed among the “Ones to Watch” for 2024 and their areas of practice are:

Banking and Finance Law

• Peter T. Butler

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Nicholas A. Marten
• Annie Y. Stoops
• Christopher K.S. Wong

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

• Sarah Roscioli

Commercial Litigation

• Katia Asche
• Robert D. Boley
• Gary D. Brophy
• Meredith R.W. DeCarlo
• Franjo M. Dolenac
• Adam L. Littman
• Robert A.H. Middleton
• Michael K. Molzberger
• Nadia Patel
• Daniel J. Schufreider
• Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda
• David J. Ward
• Elise H. Yu

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

• Michael F. Dearington
• Paul A. Schmid

Corporate Law

• Gary D. Brophy
• Marc E. Rivera
• R. Erica Roque
• Dean A. Roy
• Paul A. Schmid

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Alexander S. Birkhold
• Robert D. Boley
• Michael F. Dearington
• Meredith R.W. DeCarlo
• Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Brian A. Friederich

Energy Law

• Christina Campbell Rather

Entertainment and Sports Law

• Danielle W. Bulger
• Justin A. Goldberg
• Zachary D. Welsh

Environmental Law

• Alex Garel-Frantzen
• Robert A.H. Middleton
• Pascal F. Naples

Health Care Law

• Michele L. Gipp
• Katie Heilman
• Emily M. Leongini
• Kathryn L. Steffen
• Hillary M. Stemple
• Laura Zell

Insurance Law

• Justin A. Goldberg

Intellectual Property Law

• Diana S. Bae
• Peter T. Busch
• Dan Jasnow
• Helen H. Ji
• Kamanta C. Kettle
• Lindsay Korotkin
• B. Thorne Maginnis
• Brooke A. Penrose
• Jasjit S. Vidwan
• David Yearwood

Labor and Employment Law – Employee

• Alexandra M. Romero

Land Use and Zoning Law

• Pascal F. Naples

Litigation – Environmental

• Katie Heilman

Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Kirsten A. Hart
• Helen H. Ji

Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Andrew Baskin
• Adam L. Littman
• Oluwaseun (Shay) Wells

Litigation – Patent

• Helen H. Ji

Litigation – Securities

• Adam L. Littman

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Jonathan P. Dean
• Michael K. Molzberger
• Sonul Rao

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Paul A. Schmid

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Jonathan P. Dean
• Lili C. Ozarowski
• Sonul Rao
• Malerie Ma Roddy

Public Finance Law

• Carlos Estevez

Real Estate Law

• Sarah H. Cohn
• Carlos Estevez
• Sterling Johnson
• June M. Lee
• Douglas W. Pyle
• Christina Campbell Rather
• Cynthia M. Thomas
• Zachary D. Welsh

Tax Law

• Raida Lopez
• Evgeny Magidenko
• Allison K. Pfeifle

Transportation Law

• Michael P. McMahan

Trusts and Estates

• Hanna R. Dameron
• June M. Lee
• Raida Lopez
• George E. Martin
• Tracy McLaughlin
• Kristen Hosack Pace
• Allison K. Pfeifle
• Xiang Qu
• Sarah Roscioli