Ninety-eight attorneys from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publication. Attorneys from 10 of Brownstein’s offices were recognized in 40 different law categories ranging from bankruptcy, litigation and gaming to corporate, real estate and government relations. They included:
- Steven E. Abelman, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Pacifico Agnellini, Gaming Law
- Adam J. Agron, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Peter H. Ajemian, Copyright Law, Trademark Law
- Nicole R. Ament, Real Estate Law
- Sarah Auchterlonie, Corporate Compliance Law
- Richard B. Benenson, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Gregory W. Berger, Tax Law
- Melissa Kuipers Blake, Government Relations Practice
- Norman Brownstein, Government Relations Practice
- Adam K. Bult, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Eric R. Burris, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Travis F. Chance, Commercial Litigation
- Justin L. Cohen, Commercial Litigation
- Beth Collins, Land Use and Zoning Law
- David A. Curfman, Real Estate Law
- Diane C. De Felice, Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Steven C. Demby, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michelle C. DeVoe, Environmental Law
- Marc Diamant, Real Estate Law
- Amy J. Diaz, Real Estate Law
- William J. Downey III, Gaming Law
- Jason R. Dunn, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice
- Emily L. Dyer, Commercial Litigation
- Erin Elliott, Gaming Law
- Affie Ellis, Native American Law; Natural Resources Law
- Maximilien D. Fetaz, Commercial Litigation
- Frank M. Flansburg III, Commercial Litigation
- Wayne F. Forman, Land Use and Zoning Law, Water Law
- Matthew D. Francis, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Douglas J. Friednash, Government Relations Practice
- Phillip A. Gosch, Real Estate Law
- Shane C. Griffin, Real Estate Law
- Erin E. Grolle, Copyright Law, Trademark Law
- Dulcinea Z. Hanuschak, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
- Stephanie Osler Hastings, Water Law
- S. Craig Hemenway, Patent Law
- Bradley J. Herrema, Water Law
- Christopher M. Humes, Litigation – ERISA
- Aaron M. Hyatt, Real Estate Law
- Bruce A. James, Real Estate Law
- Gregory M. Janssen, Corporate Compliance Law
- Carrie E. Johnson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
- Robert Kaufmann, Real Estate Law
- Michael W. King, Corporate Law, Health Care Law
- Albert Z. Kovacs, Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Marc S. Lampkin, Government Relations Practice
- Kirk B. Lenhard, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
- Mark F. Leonard, Family Law
- Blair E. Lichtenfels, Real Estate Law
- Avi Loewenstein, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bryce Loveland, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – ERISA
- Janae Magee, Real Estate Law
- Mark J. Mathews, Environmental Law
- Gino A. Maurelli, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Lindsey A. McDougall, Trademark Law
- Sarah M. Mercer, Government Relations Practice
- Andrew Meyers, Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Water Law
- Rebecca L. Miltenberger, Real Estate Law
- Alfred E. Mottur, Communications Law
- Sarah A. Murray, Gaming Law, Native American Law
- Matthew R. Nyberg, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Christopher L. Ottele, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Angela Turriciano Otto, Real Estate Law
- Michael J. Pankow, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Elizabeth D. Paulsen, Corporate Law
- Jonathan G. Pray, Litigation – Construction
- Mark L. Pryor, Government Relations Practice
- Caitlin Quander, Construction Law, Real Estate Law
- Patrick J. Reilly, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
- Julia E. Rhine, Natural Resources Law
- Airina L. Rodrigues, Copyright Law, Trademark Law
- Christine A. Samsel, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert J. Saperstein, Water Law
- Frank A. Schreck, Gaming Law
- Ellen L. Schulhofer, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
- Adam P. Segal, Litigation – ERISA
- Zachary Siegel, Real Estate Law
- Steven O. Sims, Water Law
- Scott S. Slater, Water Law
- Brianna Smith, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
- Jordan T. Smith, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Michael P. Smith, Natural Resources Law
- Ryan A. Smith, Native American Law
- David M. Spaulding, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Amy M. Steinfeld, Water Law
- Nancy A. Strelau, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Russell W. Sullivan, Tax Law
- Jamie L. Thalgott, Real Estate Law
- Albert C. Valencia, Real Estate Law
- Gregory A. Vallin, Real Estate Law
- Sonia Church Vermeys, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, Gaming Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Kevin P. Walsh, Litigation – Construction
- Eric D. Walther, Commercial Litigation
- Carolynne C. White, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law
- Jacob P. Whitted, Real Estate Law
- Ashley B. Wingfield, Real Estate Law
- Arthur Zorio, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
To see which attorneys were recognized as 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients, click here.
In addition, 14 attorneys from four of the firm’s offices were listed in the sixth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in 15 different law categories. They included:
- Courtney E. Bartkus, Commercial Litigation
- Lance T. Collins, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Daniel F. Freedman, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Lucas E. Garcia, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Securities
- Samuel T. Goold, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Salma G. Granich, Corporate Law
- Molly M. Marias, Commercial Litigation
- Jia D. Meeks, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Colin J.A. Oldberg, Tax Law
- J. Maxwell Porteus, Commercial Litigation
- Brielle L. Rumsey, Real Estate Law
- Paige E. Samblanet, Environmental Law
- Connor H. Shea, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which tens of thousands of leading attorneys cast almost 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”