Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 91 Arnold & Porter Lawyers, Names Three as "Lawyers of the Year" and 80 as "Ones to Watch"

The 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America recognized 91 Arnold & Porter lawyers as “Best Lawyers” in more than 40 practice areas.  Best Lawyers is a peer-reviewed survey where lawyers cast votes on the legal capabilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

The guide also included the "Ones to Watch" list, which recognizes lawyers who are five to nine years into their careers. This year’s “Ones to Watch” recognized 80 Arnold & Porter lawyers for their "outstanding professional excellence in private practice."

Best Lawyers also named three Arnold & Porter lawyers "Lawyers of the Year," an annual recognition presented to one "outstanding lawyer" per practice and metropolitan area.

The Arnold & Porter "Lawyers of the Year" are:

• Jeffrey D. Talbert—Litigation - Environmental
• Michael A. Mancusi—Banking and Finance Law
• Ronald R. Levine II—Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

The Arnold & Porter "Best Lawyers" are:

• Allison W. Shuren—FDA Law; Health Care Law
• Amy Jeffress—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Arthur E. Brown—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Benjamin Piper—Commercial Litigation
• Brandon W. Neuschafer—Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Brian A. Jackson—Commercial Litigation
• C. Thomas Kruse—Commercial Litigation
• Christopher J. Renk—Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Craig D. Margolis—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Daniel A. Kracov—FDA Law; Health Care Law
• Daniel P. DiNapoli—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• David B. Thorne—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• David R. Marsh—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• David S. Benyacar—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Deborah L. Feinstein—Antitrust Law
• Dori Hanswirth—Copyright Law; First Amendment Law; Trademark Law
• Douglas A. Winthrop—Commercial Litigation
• Ed Aro —Corporate Law
• Edward A. Deibert—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Eric S. Prezant—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Evan M. Rothstein—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Evelina J. Norwinski—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Frank Cruz-Alvarez—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Fred A. Kelly, Jr. —Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Gina M. Cavalier—Health Care Law
• Giselle J. Joffre—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Henry D. Almond—International Trade and Finance Law
• Henry G. Morriello—Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Howard Sklamberg—FDA Law
• James D. Herschlein—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James L. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• James P. Joseph—Tax Law
• James W. Cooper—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jeffrey D. Talbert—Litigation - Environmental
• Jeffrey H. Kapner—Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey L. Handwerker—FDA Law
• Joel I. Greenberg—Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Joel M. Gross—Environmental Law
• John B. Bellinger III—International Trade and Finance Law
• John Geelan—Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John M. Fietkiewicz—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John N. Nassikas—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John P. Barker International Trade and Finance Law
• John P. Elwood—Appellate Practice
• Jonathan Gleklen—Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Jonathan L. Stern—Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan S. Martel—Environmental Law
• Joseph G. Howe III—Tax Law
• Kabir Duggal—International Arbitration- Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental
• Karl L. Marschel—Real Estate Law
• Kenneth L. Chernof—Privacy and Data Security Law
• Kevin J. Lavin Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Laurie Abramowitz—Tax Law
• Lawton M. Camp—Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Lori B. Leskin—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Louis J. Hait—Real Estate Law
• Lynn Fischer Fox—International Trade and Finance Law
• Mahnu Davar—FDA Law
• Margaret A. Rogers—Antitrust Law
• Matthew M. Wolf—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Maureen R. Jeffreys—Media Law
• Mélida Hodgson—Arbitration; International Arbitration - Commercial
• Michael A. Berta—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Michael A. Mancusi—Banking and Finance Law
• Michael A. Rogoff—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael B. Solow—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Michael D. Goodwin—Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Messersmith—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Michael L. Bernstein—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Murad Hussain—Qui Tam Law
• Pamela J. Yates—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Paolo Di Rosa—International Arbitration – Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental
• Paul J. Fishman—Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Qui Tam Law
• Randall H. Miller—Commercial Litigation
• Raqiyyah Pippins—FDA Law
• Richard M. Alexander—Banking and Finance Law
• Richard W. Canady—Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Ronald H. Star —Corporate Governance Law
• Ronald L. Johnston—Information Technology Law; Litigation - Patent
• Rosa J. Evergreen—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Sara Shudofsky—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Saul P. Morgenstern—Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Sean M. Callagy—Commercial Litigation
• Sean M. SeLegue—Appellate Practice; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Stacey Sublett Halliday—Environmental Law
• Stephen Culhane—Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Stephen Gliatta—Real Estate Law
• Steven L. Mayer—Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Suneeta Hazra —Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Thomas W. Richardson—Trusts and Estates
• Valarie Hays—Criminal Defense: White-Collar

The Arnold & Porter "Ones to Watch" are:

• Adrienne D. Boyd—Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Alexander Cousins—Commercial Litigation
• Ali Krimmer—Real Estate Law
• Amanda J. Sherwood—Government Relations Practice
• Amanda S. Thomson—Commercial Litigation
• Andrew D. Bergman—Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Tutt—Appellate Practice
• Ashley Burkett—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Assad H. Rajani—Intellectual Property Law
• Brendan M. Gibbons—Commercial Litigation
• Bridgette C. Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Carlyn S. Williams—Corporate Law
• Carmela T. Romeo—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Carmen Lo—Intellectual Property Law
• Catherine A. Brandon—Health Care Law
• Chad S. Pearlman—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Christian D. Sheehan—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Corey W. Glass—Tax Law
• Daniel Bernstein—Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. O'Brien—Real Estate Law
• David A. Kerschner—Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Declan Tansey—Tax Law
• Dov Bobker—Real Estate Law
• Dylan S. Young—Antitrust Law        
• Elise M. Henry—Commercial Litigation
• Eliseo R. Puig—Commercial Litigation
• Elizabeth Trentacost—Health Care Law
• Gerard Quinn  Litigation—Antitrust
• Harry K. Fidler—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jake R. Miller—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jennifer Kwapisz—Commercial Litigation
• Jennifer Oh—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jocelyn A. Wiesner—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Joseph Farris—Intellectual Property Law
• Joshua Ragaz—Real Estate Law
• Kaitlin Konkel—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Katelyn A. Horne—Litigation - Construction
• Katie Roux—Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Kelly Trout—Commercial Litigation
• Kolya D. Glick—Appellate Practice
• LaRona Mondt Kitzinger—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Lauren Daniel—Environmental Law
• Lauren Wulfe—Commercial Litigation
• Lindsay Strong—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Loreli Wright—Health Care Law
• Marisa A. White—Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Mark Samartino—Commercial Litigation
• Mateo Morris Lievano—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• Matthew S. Kirsch—Real Estate Law
• Matthew Tabas—Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael E. Kientzle—Intellectual Property Law
• Michael J. Gershoni—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Michael Sebba—Intellectual Property Law
• Mitchell Russell Stern—Commercial Litigation
• Mohamed Al-Hendy—Commercial Litigation
• Naomi M. Hartman—Corporate Law
• Nicholas M. Nyemah—Intellectual Property Law
• Nora Schneider—Health Care Law
• Oscar Ramallo—Intellectual Property Law
• Pari R. Mody—Health Care Law
• Patrick Hall—Intellectual Property Law
• Rachel L. Forman—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Reuven Graber—Tax Law
• Robert A. Conrad—Environmental Law; Native American Law
• Sally Pei—Appellate Practice
• Samantha Shulman—Antitrust Law
• Sarah Constantine—Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Sarah Grey—Environmental Law
• Sasha Zheng—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Sonia Tabriz—Government Relations Practice
• Stephen K. Wirth—Appellate Practice
• Thomas A. Bird—Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Thomas Pettit—Commercial Litigation
• Tyler Burgess—Environmental Law
• Tyler Scandalios—Health Care Law
• William Perdue—Appellate Practice
• William Young, Jr. —Intellectual Property Law
• Yasmine L. Harik—Antitrust Law
• Zachary Sweebe—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Zeno Houston—Commercial Litigation