Nine Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year"; 137 Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 137 attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Nine attorneys have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year”, 102 attorneys have been recognized as leaders and 35 attorneys have been recognized as “Ones to Watch” in their respective fields. 

Since it was first published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has become a nationally recognized guide to legal counsel. The publication annually ranks attorneys after a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

The 2024 Eversheds Sutherland “Lawyers of the Year” are:

Peter J. Anderson - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Thomas M. Byrne - Financial Services Regulation Law
Eric J. Coffill - Tax Law
D. Clayton Howell - Real Estate Law
Kevin W. King - Biotechnology and Life Sciences 
Jose L. Patino - Litigation - Patent
Sarah E. Paul - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
John S. Pruitt - Insurance Law
Wade H. Stribling - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

This year’s attorneys recognized in their field include:

Administrative/Regulatory Law
Lino Mendiola III

Banking and Finance Law
Renée M. Dailey
Eric R. Fenichel 
Peter A. Fozzard
Brennan A. Posner 
Christina B. Rissler 
David A. Wender 

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights
Stephanie J. Bentley (Ones to Watch) 
Jennifer B. Kimble 
Mark D. Sherrill 
David A. Wender 

Biotechnology and Life Sciences 
Jeffrey W. Guise
Kevin W. King

Commercial Litigation
Thomas M. Byrne
Kaitlin A. Carreno (Ones to Watch) 
Michael Coburn (Ones to Watch) 
Thomas W. Curvin
Samantha N. Darnell (Ones to Watch) 
Amanda R. Giffin (Ones to Watch) 
Patricia A. Gorham
Ana Rocio Monzón Woc (Ones to Watch) 
Lee A. Peifer 
Benjamin E. Reed (Ones to Watch) 
Amelia Toy Rudolph
Valerie Strong Sanders
Scott Sorrels
Rocco E. Testani

Communications Law
Joshua W. Branson (Ones to Watch) 

Construction Law
Lee C. Davis
W. Henry Parkman
Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher 
William R. Wildman

Corporate Law
Steven B. Boehm
R. Alex Brown (Ones to Watch) 
Charles D. Ganz
Thomas C. Herman
Mark D. Kaufman
Ben Marzouk (Ones to Watch)
Steve B. Park 
Mark D. Wasserman

Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Andrea L. Gordon (Ones to Watch)
Scott Sorrels

Derivatives and Futures Law
James M. Cain
Warren N. Davis 

Education Law
Stanley A. Freeman
Rocco E. Testani

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Adam B. Cohen
Paul R. Lang
Carol T. McClarnon 
W. Mark Smith

Energy Law
Michael A. Boldt 
Daniel E. Frank 
Garrett A. Gibson (Ones to Watch) 
Jonathan W. Gottlieb 
Kelsey M. Machado (Ones to Watch) 
David T. McIndoe 
Lino Mendiola III
Richard P. Noland
James A. Orr
Robin A. Raasch (Ones to Watch) 
Jim L. Silliman (Ones to Watch) 
Herbert J. Short, Jr.
Allison E.S. Salvia (Ones to Watch) 
Jeffrey B. Stuart 
R. Michael Sweeney, Jr. 
Alyssa Walker (Ones to Watch) 
Thomas H. Warren

Energy Regulatory Law
Michael A. Boldt 
Daniel E. Frank 

Environmental Law
R. Todd Silliman
James A. Thompson, Jr.

Financial Services Regulation Law
Thomas M. Byrne
Lewis S. Wiener

Insurance Law
Samir A. Aguirre (Ones to Watch) 
B. Scott Burton 
Thomas W. Curvin
James R. Dwyer
Thomas A. Gick
Saren Goldner 
Peter A. Ivanick 
John S. Pruitt
Cynthia R. Shoss
P. Bruce Wright 

International Arbitration – Commercial 
Valerie Strong Sanders

International Trade and Finance Law
Mark D. Herlach

Leisure and Hospitality Law
H. Edward Hales

Legal Malpractice Law—Defendants
Thomas W. Curvin
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Wade H. Stribling

Litigation—Banking and Finance
Peter J. Anderson
Thomas M. Byrne

Litigation—Bankruptcy
Erin E. Broderick 
Jennifer B. Kimble 
David A. Wender 

Litigation—Construction
Lee C. Davis
W. Henry Parkman
Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher
William R. Wildman

Litigation—Environmental
Garrett A. Gibson (Ones to Watch) 
Jim L. Silliman (Ones to Watch) 
Ronald W. Zdrojeski

Litigation—Intellectual Property
Ann G. Fort
Jose L. Patino
Daniel J. Warren

Litigation—Patent
Jose L. Patino
Daniel J. Warren

Litigation—Real Estate
Thomas M. Byrne

Litigation—Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Peter J. Anderson 
Scott Sorrels 

Litigation—Securities
Peter J. Anderson
Bruce M. Bettigole
Andrea L. Gordon (Ones to Watch) 
Olga Greenberg 
S. Lawrence Polk
Brian L. Rubin
Sarah Razaq Sallis (Ones to Watch) 
Scott Sorrels

Litigation and Controversy—Tax
Eric J. Coffill
Jonathan A. Feldman 
Timothy A. Gustafson 
Jerome B. Libin
Daniel R. McKeithen
Sarah E. Paul 
Alla Raykin (Ones to Watch)
Eric S. Tresh
Scott Wright

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants 
Samir A. Aguirre (Ones to Watch) 
Melissa L. Fox (Ones to Watch)
Alexander P. Fuchs (Ones to Watch) 

Mergers and Acquisitions
Thomas C. Herman
Mark D. Kaufman
Robert J. Pile
Herbert J. Short, Jr.

Mutual Funds Law
Steven B. Boehm
Stephen E. Roth

Patent Law
Kevin W. King
Peter G. Pappas

Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Steven B. Boehm

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 
Benjamin E. Reed (Ones to Watch) 

Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Thomas W. Curvin

Project Finance Law
Peter A. Fozzard

Real Estate Law
Alfred G. Adams, Jr.
Marc A. Benjamin 
Kathleen Dempsey Boyle
Pedro Dorado (Ones to Watch) 
Thomas F. Dugan (Ones to Watch)
H. Edward Hales 
Victor P. Haley
D. Clayton Howell
James B. Jordan
Susan V. Kai (Ones to Watch) 
Trent Myers (Ones to Watch)
Brooke P. Paris 
R. Robinson Plowden
Lisa Alpert Rosen
William G. Rothschild
Kevin A. Thomas 
Kristina Kopf Thomas
Virginia E. Worthy (Ones to Watch)

Securities/Capital Markets Law
Steven B. Boehm
Dwaune L. Dupree (Ones to Watch)

Securities Regulation
Peter J. Anderson
Steven B. Boehm
Issa J. Hanna (Ones to Watch) 
Adam C. Pollet (Ones to Watch)
Brian L. Rubin
Sarah Razaq Sallis (Ones to Watch)

Tax Law
Michele Borens
Eric J. Coffill
Reginald J. Clark
Jonathan A. Feldman
David. J Fischer 
Jeffrey A. Friedman 
Ted W. Friedman (Ones to Watch) 
Xenia J. Garofalo (Ones to Watch) 
Thomas A. Gick
Saren Goldner 
Megan K. Hall (Ones to Watch) 
Jerome B. Libin
Laurin E. McDonald (Ones to Watch) 
Daniel R. McKeithen
Michael R. Miles
Caroline C. Setliffe (Ones to Watch)
Wes Sheumaker
Eric S. Tresh
Scott Wright
H. Karl Zeswitz

Timber Law
Victor P. Haley

Trade Secrets Law
Peter G. Pappas 

Venture Capital Law
Peter C. Quittmeyer
Wade H. Stribling

Water Law
R. Todd Silliman

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