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Honors & Rankings: Individual Honors


The American Lawyer - Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
  • James McKay 

The American Lawyer - Litigation's Rising Stars (2007)
  • Ethan Posner

Best Lawyers in America (2012)
  • Administrative/Regulatory: Jennifer Johnson and Robert Long
  • Antitrust: Harvey Applebaum, Thomas Barnett, Robert Sayler, and Theodore Voorhees
  • Appellate: Gregg Levy, Robert Long, and John Nields
  • Arbitration: Mitchell Dolin, Eugene Gulland, and Robert Sayler
  • Banking and Finance: David Rosinus, Stuart Stock, and Jean Veta
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization: Dennis Auerbach, Michael St. Patrick Baxter, and Benjamin Hoch
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation: Robert Haslam, Mark Lynch, George Pappas, Ethan Posner, Robert Sayler, and Alan Vinegrad
  • Biotechnology: Erika Lietzan and Jim Snipes
  • Commercial Litigation: Harvey Applebaum, Donald Brown, Mitchell Dolin, Saul Goodman, Eugene Gulland, William Iverson, Gregg Levy, Robert Long, Mark Lynch, George Pappas, Ethan Posner, Robert Sayler, and Alan Vinegrad
  • Communications: Jonathan Blake, Mace Rosenstein, Gerard Waldron, and Stephen Weiswasser
  • Copyright: George Pappas and Christopher Sipes
  • Corporate: Philip Howard, David Martin, and Scott Smith
  • Corporate Compliance: Bruce Baird, David Bayless, Len Chazen, Philip Howard, and David Martin
  • Corporate Governance: Len Chazen, Philip Howard, and David Martin
  • Criminal Defense - White Collar: Stephen Anthony, Bruce Baird, Mark Lynch, John Nields, Ethan Posner, and Alan Vinegrad
  • Derivatives and Futures: Bruce Bennett and Allison Lurton
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA): Julie Edmond, Amy Moore, Richard Shea, and John Vine
  • Employment - Management: Jeffrey Huvelle
  • Energy: Robert Fleishman, William Massey, and Richard Meserve
  • Environmental: Ted Garrett, Richard Meserve, and Allan Topol
  • FDA: Scott Danzis, Ellen Flannery, Peter Barton Hutt, Richard Kingham, Michael Labson, Gerald Masoudi, and Peter Safir
  • Financial Services Regulation: Mark Plotkin, David Rosinus, Stuart Stock, and Jean Veta
  • Government Relations: Roderick DeArment, Stuart Eizenstat, Martin Gold, and Jack Schenendorf
  • Health Care: Peter Barton Hutt and Ethan Posner
  • Information Technology: Nigel Howard and Bert Wells
  • Insurance: Donald Brown, John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, Saul Goodman, David Goodwin, William Greaney, Lawrence Hobel, Ben Lenhart, Robert Sayler, and William Skinner
  • International Arbitration - Commercial: Mitchell Dolin, Oscar Garibaldi, and Eugene Gulland
  • International Arbitration - Governmental: Oscar Garibaldi and Eugene Gulland
  • International Trade and Finance: Harvey Applebaum, Stuart Eizenstat, Peter Flanagan, Peter Lichtenbaum, and Peter Trooboff
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity: Paul Rogers
  • Litigation & Controversy - Tax: Robert Culbertson, William Paul, and Reeves Westbrook
  • Litigation - Antitrust: Thomas Barnett, Gregg Levy, and Anita Stork
  • Litigation - Banking & Finance: Robert Long, Stuart Stock, and Jean Veta
  • Litigation - Environmental: Ted Garrett
  • Litigation - ERISA: Julie Edmond, Robert Long, Richard Shea, and John Vine
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property: Robert Fram, Simon Frankel, Robert Haslam, George Pappas, and Christopher Sipes
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment: Jeffrey Huvelle
  • Litigation - Patent: Robert Fram, Robert Haslam, Roderick McKelvie, George Pappas, and Christopher Sipes
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy): Bruce Baird
  • Litigation Securities: David Bayless
  • Mediation: Mitchell Dolin, Eugene Gulland, and Robert Sayler
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: David Brown, Len Chazen, Bruce Deming, and Bruce Wilson
  • Patent: George Pappas and Christopher Sipes
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants: Chad Morriss
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants: Patrick Davies, Mark Lynch, Keith Teel, and Ted Voorhees
  • Real Estate: Robert Gage
  • Securities/Capital Markets: Bruce Bennett and David Martin
  • Securities Regulation: Bruce Bennett and David Martin
  • Sports: Douglas Gibson, Gregg Levy, Bruce Wilson, and Peter Zern
  • Tax: Robert Culbertson, Roderick DeArment, William Paul, Dirk Suringa, and Reeves Westbrook
  • Technology: Mark Plotkin
  • Trademark: George Pappas and Christopher Sipes
  • Transportation: Michael Rosenthal and Jack Schenendorf
  • Trusts and Estates: Doris Blazek-White
  • Water: Ted Garrett

Best Lawyers in America - Lawyer of the Year
  • David Bayless, Corporate Compliance Law, San Francisco (2012)
  • Jonathan Blake, Communications Law, Washington (2011) 
  • Don Brown, Insurance Law, San Francisco (2012)
  • David Goodwin, Insurance Law, San Francisco (2011)
  • Bill Greaney, Insurance Law, Washington (2012)
  • Gregg Levy, Sports Law, Washington (2011)
  • Erika Lietzan, Biotechnology Law, Washington (2012)
  • Mace Rosenstein, Communications Law, Washington (2012)
  • Peter Safir, FDA Law, Washington (2012) 
  • Robert Sayler, Insurance Law, Washington (2011)
  • Bruce Wilson, Sports Law, Washington (2012)

Best Lawyers in Belgium (2012)
  • Competition/Antitrust: Lars Kjølbye
  • Regulatory: Peter Bogaert
  • Trade: Georg Berrisch

Best Lawyers in Belgium - Lawyer of the Year (2012)
  • Peter Bogaert, Regulatory, Brussels

The BTI Client Service All-Stars
  • Alan Blankenheimer (2011)
  • William Greaney (2011)
  • Timothy Hester (2012)
  • Gregg Levy (2008)
  • David Martin (2006, 2010)
  • Peter Nickles (2002)
  • David Rosinus (2004)

California Lawyer - Attorney of the Year (2012)
  • Robert Haslam

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2012)
  • Corporate/M&A (India): Ralph Voltmer
  • International Trade (Asia-Pacific Region): Timothy Stratford
  • International Trade (China): Eric Carlson and Timothy Stratford
  • Life Sciences (China): Shaoyu Chen and Jason Ma

Chambers Global (2012)
  • Competition/Antitrust: Deborah Garza
  • Competition/European Law: George Berrisch, Peter Camesasca, Damien Geradin, David Hull and Lars Kjølbye
  • Corporate/M&A: Carmen Chang, Peter Laveran-Stiebar and Ralph Voltmer
  • Energy (Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation): William Massey
  • Employment: Christopher Walter
  • Intellectual Property: Johnny Chiu
  • Intellectual Property (Patent): George Pappas
  • International Arbitration: Stephen Bond, Oscar Garibaldi and Gaëtan Verhoosel
  • International Trade (CFIUS Experts): David Fagan and Mark Plotkin
  • International Trade (China-based): Eric Carlson and Timothy Stratford
  • International Trade (Export Controls & Economic Sanctions): Peter Flanagan and Peter Trooboff 
  • International Trade (Intellectual Property - Section 337): Maureen Browne and Sturgis Sobin
  • International Trade (Trade Remedies & Trade Policy): Stuart Eizenstat and John Veroneau
  • International Trade/WTO: George Berrisch
  • Life Sciences (Corporate/Commercial): John Hurvitz
  • Life Sciences (Regulatory/Compliance): Grant Castle and Richard Kingham
  • Outsourcing: Nigel Howard
  • Privacy & Data Security: David Fagan and Mark Plotkin
  • Public International Law: Oscar Garibaldi
  • Tax (International Tax): Robert Culbertson

Chambers Latin America (2012)
  • International Arbitration: Latin America-wide: Oscar Garibaldi and Gaëtan Verhoosel

Chambers UK (2012)
  • Corporate/M&A - Mid-Market: Paul Claydon
  • Data Protection: Daniel Cooper
  • Employment - Employer: Christopher Walter
  • Fraud - Civil: John Rupp
  • Insurance - Mainly Policyholders: Roger Enock and Richard Mattick
  • International Arbitration - Dispute Resolution: Stephen Bond and Gaëtan Verhoosel
  • Life Sciences - Regulatory: Grant Castle and Richard Kingham
  • Life Sciences - Transactional: Paul Claydon, James Gubbins, James Halstead and Daniel Pavin
  • Parliamentary & Public Affairs: Lisa Peets
  • Private Equity - Buyouts: James Gubbins
  • Private Equity - Venture Capital Investment: Paul Claydon and Louise Nash

Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2011)
  • Antitrust (CA): Anita Stork
  • Antitrust (DC): Thomas Barnett, Deborah Garza, and Alan Wiseman
  • Appellate Law (Nationwide): Robert Long
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (DC): Dennis Auerbach and Michael Baxter
  • Climate Change (Nationwide): Rubén Kraiem
  • Corporate/M&A (NY): Scott Smith and J. D. Weinberg
  • Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (DC): Andrew Jack and David Martin
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC): Amy Moore, Richard Shea, and John Vine
  • Energy/Electricity (Nationwide): William Massey
  • Energy/Oil & Gas (Nationwide): Robert Fleishman and William Massey
  • Environment (DC): Theodore Garrett
  • ERISA Litigation (Nationwide): Jeff Huvelle
  • Financial Services Regulation/Compliance (Nationwide): John Dugan, Mark Plotkin, and Stuart Stock
  • Financial Services Regulation/Enforcement & Investigations (Nationwide): Stuart Stock and Jean Veta
  • First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide) Kurt Wimmer
  • Food & Beverages (Nationwide): Clausen Ely, Jay Friedman, and Peter Hutt
  • Government/Government Relations (Nationwide): Rod DeArment and Martin Gold
  • Government/Political Law (Nationwide): Robert Kelner
  • Healthcare/Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC): Scott Cunningham, Ellen Flannery, Peter Hutt, Richard Kingham, Michael Labson, and Peter Safir
  • Insurance/Policyholder (CA): Donald Brown, David Goodwin, and Lawrence Hobel
  • Insurance/Policyholder (DC): John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, Anna Engh, Marialuisa Gallozzi, Saul Goodman, William Greaney, Georgia Kazakis, Benedict Lenhart, and William Skinner
  • Insurance/Dispute Resolution/Policyholder (Nationwide): Donald Brown, John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, David Goodwin, William Greaney, Lawrence Hobel, William Skinner
  • Intellectual Property (DC): Rod McKelvie and George Pappas
  • Intellectual Property/Patent (CA): Robert Fram and Robert Haslam
  • International Arbitration (Nationwide): Oscar Garibaldi and Eugene Gualland
  • International Trade/CFIUS Experts (Nationwide): David Fagan and Mark Plotkin
  • International Trade/Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide): Peter Flanagan and Peter Trooboff
  • International Trade/IP - Section 337 (Nationwide): Maureen Browne and Sturgis Sobin
  • International Trade/Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide): Stuart Eizenstat and John Veroneau
  • Investment Funds/Private Equity/Fund Formation (Nationwide): Loretta Shaw-Lorello
  • Life Sciences/Corporate/Commercial (CA): James Snipes and Amy Toro
  • Life Sciences/Corporate/Commercial (Nationwide): John Hurvitz, Emily Leonard, and James Snipes
  • Life Sciences/Regulatory/Compliance (Nationwide): Richard Kingham
  • Litigation/General Commercial (CA): Sonya Winner
  • Litigation/General Commercial (DC): John Nields and Michael Schlanger
  • Litigation/White-Collar Crime & Government Investigation (DC): Stephen Anthony and John Nields
  • Litigation/White-Collar Crime & Government Investigation (NY): Alan Vinegrad
  • Media & Entertainment (DC): Stephen Weiswasser and Kurt Wimmer
  • Media & Entertainment/Mainly Regulatory (DC): Mace Rosenstein and Stephen Weiswasser
  • Outsourcing (Nationwide): Nigel Howard
  • Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide): David Fagan and Mark Plotkin
  • Products Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide): Robert Brock, Patrick Davies, Paul Schmidt, and Theodore Voorhees
  • Real Estate (DC): Robert Gage and Heather Haberl
  • Securities/Regulation/Advisory (Nationwide): David Martin
  • Securities/Regulation/Enforcement (Nationwide): Bruce Baird and David Martin
  • Sports Law (Nationwide): Douglas Gibson, Gregg Levy, Bruce Wilson, and Peter Zern
  • Tax (DC): William Chip, Robert Culbertson, Dan Luchsinger, William Paul, Dirk Suringa, and Reeves Westbrook
  • Technology & Outsourcing (NY): Nigel Howard
  • Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite/Finance (DC): Mace Rosenstein and Ralph Voltmer
  • Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite/Regulatory (DC): Yaron Dori, Jennifer Johnson, and Mace Rosenstein
  • Transportation/Rail (Nationwide): Michael Rosenthal

Chambers USA - Women in Law Awards (2012)
  • Up and Coming Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Heather Haberl

Daily Journal - Top 20 Under 40 Lawyers in California (2012)
  • Tammy Albarrán

Daily Journal - Top 100 Lawyers in California (2009)
  • Donald Brown

Daily Journal - Top IP Litigators in California (2008-2010)
  • Robert Fram
  • Robert Haslam

Daily Journal - Top Women Lawyers
  • Emily Leonard (2011)
  • Sonya Winner (2012)

Daily Journal - Top Women Litigators
  • Anita Stork (2009)
  • Sonya Winner (2007-2010) 

Ethisphere Magazine - Attorneys Who Matter
  • Environmental: Ted Garrett (2009)
  • Corporate Monitor: Alan Vinegrad (2010)
  • Top Guns: Alan Vinegrad (2009)

Ethisphere Magazine - 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics (2007)
  • Alan Vinegrad

Euromoney's Expert Guides to the World's Leading Lawyers (2008-2010)
  • Banking: David Martin and Mark Plotkin
  • Commercial Arbitration: Stephen Bond, Oscar Garibaldi, and Eugene Gulland
  • Corporate Governance: Leonard Chazen and David Martin
  • Environment: Ted Garrett  
  • Insolvency and Restructuring: Michael Baxter 
  • Insurance and Reinsurance: Donald Brown, John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, Anna Engh, Marialuisa Gallozzi, David Goodwin, Saul Goodman, William Greaney, Lawrence Hobel, Benedict Lenhart, William Skinner, and Keith Teel 
  • International Trade: Georg Berrisch and Sturgis Sobin
  • Litigation: Mitchell Dolin, Gregg Levy, and Robert Long
  • Patent: Alan Blankenheimer, Robert Haslam, and Rod McKelvie
  • Product Liability: Ted Voorhees
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications: Jonathan Blake and Nigel Howard
  • Trusts and Estates: Doris Blazek-White
  • White Collar Crime: Stephen Anthony

European Legal Experts (2010) 
  • Dispute Resolution: Georg Berrisch
  • EU and Competition: Georg Berrisch, Peter Bogaert, and David Hull
  • Intellectual Property: Alain Strowel and Wim van Velzen

First Amendment Award (2010)
  • Presented to Kurt Wimmer by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Global Arbitration Review - 45 under 45 (2011)
  • Gaëtan Verhoosel

Global Competition Review - 40 under 40 (2012)
  • Peter Camesasca

International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2011-2012)
  • Arbitration: Stephen Bond, Oscar Garibaldi, Peter Trooboff, and Gaëtan Verhoosel
  • Banking: Stuart Stock
  • Business Crime Defence: John Nields, Ethan Posner, Jason Raofield, and Alan Vinegrad
  • Competition: Thomas Barnett, Peter Camesasca, Deborah Garza, Damien Geradin, David Hull, Lars Kjølbye, Theodore Voorhees, and Alan Wiseman
  • Corporate Tax: Robert Culbertson, William Paul, and Reeves Westbrook
  • Environment: Theodore Garrett
  • Franchise: Ning Lu
  • Insolvency & Restructuring: Michael Baxter
  • Insurance & Reinsurance: Donald Brown, John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, Marialuisa Gallozzi, David Goodwin, and William Greaney
  • Internet & e-Commerce: Nigel Howard
  • Life Sciences: James Beery, Peter Bogaert, Mike Brock, Grant Castle, Paul Claydon, Ellen Flannery, James Gubbins, David Hull, John Hurvitz, Peter Hutt, Richard Kingham, Erika Lietzan, Gerald
  • Masoudi, Geneviève Michaux, George Pappas, Daniel Pavin, Ethan Posner, Peter Safir, and James Snipes
  • Management Labour & Employment: Christopher Walter
  • Product Liability Defence: Michael Imbroscio
  • Regulatory Communications: Jonathan Blake, Damien Geradin, Mace Rosenstein, and Kurt Wimmer
  • Trade & Customs: Georg Berrisch and Stuart Eizenstat

IP Law & Business - Top IP People Under 45 (2008)
  • Laurie Self

Law360 - Most Admired Attorneys (2010)
  • Competition: Deborah Garza
  • Insurance: Donald Brown

Law360 - Most Valuable Players (2011)
  • Insurance: David Goodwin and William Skinner
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Scott Smith
  • Privacy & Consumer Protection: Eric Bosset
  • White Collar: Alan Vinegrad

Law360 - Rising Stars
  • Employment: Seth Safra (2010)
  • International Trade: Marney Cheek (2012) and David Fagan (2010)
  • Product Liability: Paul Schmidt (2010)

Lawdragon - 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation (2008)
  • C. William Phillips

Lawdragon 500 - The Leading Lawyers in America
  • Mitchell Dolin (2007)
  • Theodore Garrett (2007-2008)
  • Gregg Levy (2007)
  • David Martin (2008)

Lawdragon 500 - New Stars (2007)
  • John Hurvitz
  • Jennifer Johnson
  • Ralph Voltmer

Lawdragon 3000
  • Bruce Baird (2010)
  • Tom Barnett (2010)
  • David Bayless (2010)
  • Donald Brown (2008)
  • Mitchell Dolin (2008-2010)
  • Robert Gage (2008-2010)
  • Theodore Garrett (2010)
  • Deborah Garza (2008-2010)
  • Douglas Gibson (2010)
  • Robert Kelner (2010)
  • Gregg Levy (2008-2010)
  • Robert Long (2010)
  • William Phillips (2010)
  • Robert Sayler (2008)
  • Scott Smith (2010)
  • Elaine Stone (2010)
  • Paul Tagliabue (2010)
  • Jean Veta (2010)
  • J. D. Weinberg (2010)
  • Bruce Wilson (2008-2010)

Legal 500 US - Leading Lawyers (2011)
  • Insurance - Advice to Policyholders: Mitchell Dolin, Saul Goodman, Ben Lenhart, and William Skinner
  • International Arbitration: Allan Moore
  • Patent Licensing and Transactional: Lee Teidrich
  • Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission: Sturgis Sobin
  • Tax - International: Rob Culbertson
  • Technology - Data Protection and Privacy: Mark Plotkin
  • Technology - Transactions: Nigel Howard
  • Telecoms and Broadcast - Transactional: Mace Rosenstein

Legal Times "Champions & Visionaries"
  • Stuart Eizenstat - Champion (2008)
  • Tim Hester - Visionary (2009)
  • Bill Livingston - Champion (2011) 

Legal Times - Leading Lawyers (2005-2007)
  • Business Litigation: George Pappas
  • Communications: Jonathan Blake 
  • Food & Drug: Peter Barton Hutt and Peter Safir
  • Insurance: Mitchell Dolin
  • International Trade: Stuart Eizenstat 
  • Life Sciences: John Hurvitz 
  • Tax: William Paul 

Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance - Rising Star of Corporate Governance Award (2011)
  • Keir Gumbs

National Association of Corporate Directors - Directorship 100 People to Watch (2011)
  • Keir Gumbs

National Law Journal - 40 Under 40 (2009)
  • Paul Schmidt

National Law Journal - Minority 40 Under 40 (2011)
  • Tammy Albarrán

National Law Journal - The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America (2008)
  • Thomas Williamson

National Law Journal - The 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America (2007)
  • Deborah Garza

National Law Journal - Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers (2010)
  • Deborah Garza

SportsBusiness Journal - Forty Under 40 (2008-2009; 2012)
  • Peter Zern

Washington Business Journal - 40 Under 40 (2010)
  • Peter Zern

Washingtonian - Top 50 Lobbyists (2007)
  • Marty Gold

Washingtonian - Best Lawyers (2011)
  • Thomas Barnett
  • Michael St. Patrick Baxter
  • Jonathan Blake
  • Doris Blazek-White
  • John Buchanan
  • Michael Chertoff
  • Mitchell Dolin
  • Stuart Eizenstat
  • Ellen Flannery
  • Marialuisa Gallozzi
  • Theodore Garrett
  • Deborah Garza
  • Peter Barton Hutt
  • Jennifer Johnson
  • Robert Kelner
  • Richard Kingham
  • Robert Lenhard
  • Gregg Levy
  • Robert Long
  • David Martin
  • Gerald Masoudi
  • Roderick McKelvie
  • John Nields
  • George Pappas
  • William Paul
  • Mark Plotkin
  • Mace Rosenstein
  • Peter Safir
  • Paul Schmidt
  • William Skinner
  • Stuart Stock
  • Jean Veta
  • Kurt Wimmer

Wiley Branton Award for Lifetime Commitment to Equal Justice (2007)
  • Presented to Thomas S. Williamson, Jr. by the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.

Women in Business Law Awards “Best in Copyright” (2011)
  • Lisa Peets
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