Individual Honors and Rankings

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, Fellows

• Eric Mogilnicki
• Judy Mok
• Andrew Smith
• David Stein

American College of Coverage Counsel, Fellows

• John Buchanan
• Suzan Charlton
• Anna Engh
• Wendy Feng
• Marialuisa Gallozzi
• David Goodwin
• Christine Haskett
• Gretchen Hoff Varner
• David Luttinger
• Darren Teshima
• Seth Tucker

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellows

• Lanny Breuer
• Kevin Collins
• Robert Haslam
• Phyllis Jones
• Carolyn Kubota
• John Nields
• George Pappas
• C. William Phillips
• Paul Schmidt

The American Lawyer - “Dealmakers of the Year”

• Catherine Dargan and Michael Riella (2022)
• Holly Fechner and Mark Plotkin (2019) 
• David Fagan and Mark Plotkin (2016)

The American Lawyer - "Lifetime Achievement Award" (2018)

• Eric Holder

Best Lawyers - Germany's Lawyers of the Year 

• Horst Henschen (2021)
• Thomas Heymann (2021)
• Adem Koyuncu (2023-2024)
• Lars Lensdorf (2022)

Business Insurance “Women to Watch”

• Anna Engh (2012)
• Josianne El Antoury (2023)
• Gretchen Hoff Varner (2022)
• Marialuisa Gallozzi (2014)

The BTI Client Service All-Stars

• Hunter Bennett (2023)
• Alan Blankenheimer (2011)
• Jason “Jay” Carey (2023)
• Dan Cooper (2022)
• Jim Garland (2020)
• Corinne Goldstein (2020)
• William Greaney (2011)
• Timothy Hester (2012)
• Benedict Lenhart (2020)
• Gregg Levy (2008)
• Peter Lichtenbaum (2020)
• David Martin (2006, 2010, 2013, 2015) 
• Andrew W. Ment (2021)
• John Nields (2017)
• Jeannie Perron (2015)
• Thomas Repke (2023)
• Michael Riella (2015)
• David Rosinus (2004)
• Peter Schwartz (2015) 
• David Schwartzbaum (2015)
• Jonathan Sperling (2018)
• David Stein (2022)
• Allan Topol (2018)
• Sarah Wilson (2020)

Billboard - Top Music Lawyers

• Phillip Hill (2024)
• Adrian Perry (2020-2024)
• Neema Sahni (2021-2024)
• Jonathan Sperling (2018-2024)

Cablefax - Top Lawyer (2017-2018)

• Yaron Dori
• Robyn Polashuk

Cablefax - Most Powerful Women (2021-2024)

• Robyn Polashuk

The California State Bar’s Antitrust & Unfair Competition Section -  Antitrust Lawyer of the Year (2014)

• Phillip Warren

Chambers North America Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year (2021)

• Catherine Dargan
  

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)

• Corporate/M&A: Ralph Voltmer (India)
• Intellectual Property: Scott Schrader (South Korea)

Chambers Brazil (2022)

• International Arbitration: Nicole Duclos
  

Chambers Europe (2024)

• Agro/Food: Brian Kelly (Europe-wide)
• Commercial and Corporate Litigation: Craig Pollack and Louise Freeman (UK)
• Competition/European Law State Aid: Johan Ysewyn (Belgium)
• Competition Domestic: Johan Ysewyn and Melissa Van Schoorisse (Belgium)
• Competition EU: Christian Ahlborn, Johan Ysewyn, and Sibel Yilmaz (Belgium)
• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market: Louise Nash (UK)
• Environment: Candido Garcia Molyneux (Europe-wide)
• Life Sciences: Peter Bogaert (Belgium), Adem Koyuncu (Germany), and Bart Van Vooren (Belgium)
• TMT: Data Protection: Daniel Cooper and Kristof Van Quathem (Belgium)
• TMT: Information Technology: Thomas Heymann and Lars Lensdorf (Germany)

Chambers Europe (2021) - Outstanding Contribution Award (2021)

• Peter Bogaert

Chambers Global (2024)

• Arbitration (International): Nicole Duclos and Miguel López Forastier (Latin America-wide)
• Business & Human Rights Law: Hannah Edmonds-Camara (Global)
• Capital Markets: Kerry Burke and Brian Rosenzweig (USA)
• Climate Change: Kevin Poloncarz (Global)
• Commercial and Corporate Litigation: Craig Pollack and Louise Freeman (UK)
• Competition/European Law State Aid: Johan Ysewyn (Belgium)
• Competition EU: Christian Ahlborn, Johan Ysewyn, and Sibel Yilmaz (Belgium)
• Corporate Crime & Investigations: Veronica Yepez  (Latin America-wide)
• Corporate/M&A: Taisuke Kimoto (Japan) and Rupert Harper (UAE)
• E-Discovery & Information Governance: Leeanne Mancari and Edward Rippey (USA)
• Energy (Electricity Regulatory & Litigation): William Massey and Mark Perlis (USA)
• Energy & Natural Resources: Power: Agnieszka Klich (UK)
• FCPA: Lanny Breuer, Steven Fagell, and Donald Ridings (USA)
• Intellectual Property: Scott Schrader (South Korea)
• Intellectual Property: Patent: Robert Haslam and George Pappas (USA)
• International Arbitration: Nicole Duclos (Brazil); Marney Cheek, Nicole Duclos, Miguel López Forastier, Allan Moore, and David Pinsky (USA); Jeremy Wilson (UK)
• International Trade/WTO: Timothy Stratford (China)
• International Trade - CFIUS: David Fagan, Heather Finstuen, Jonathan Wakely, and Mark Plotkin (USA)
• International Trade - Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Peter Flanagan, Corinne Goldstein, Kimberly Strosnider, and Peter Lichtenbaum (USA)
• International Trade - Intellectual Property (Section 337): Maureen Browne, Alexander Chinoy, Jessica Hill, Brian Nester, and Sturgis Sobin (USA)
• International Trade - Trade Remedies & Trade Policy: Shara Aranoff, Stuart Eizenstat, and John Veroneau (USA)
• Life Sciences Corporate/Commercial: John Hurvitz and Emily Leonard (USA)
• Life Sciences IP/Patent Litigation: George Pappas (USA)
• Life Sciences Regulatory/Compliance: Krista Carver, Denise Esposito, Michael Labson, Richard Kingham, and Peter Safir (USA)
• Litigation - Trial Lawyers: Paul Schmidt (USA)
• Outsourcing: Nigel Howard (USA)
• Privacy & Data Security: James Garland, Lindsey Tonsager (USA)
• Privacy & Data Security - Healthcare: Elizabeth Canter
• Privacy & Data Security - Litigation: Alexander Berengaut (USA)
• Projects: Agnieszka Klich (UK)
• Projects & Energy: Ben Donovan and Agnieszka Klich (Africa-wide); Richard Keenan, Derek Kirton, Agnieszka Klich, and Marc Norman (Middle East-wide); Ben Donovan (South Africa)
• Public International Law: Marney Cheek (Global-wide)

Chambers Greater China Region (2023)

• Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms): Eric Carlson
• International Trade/WTO (International Firms): Timothy Stratford
  

Chambers Latin America (2023)

• International Arbitration: Nicole Duclos and Miguel López Forastier

Chambers UK (2025)

• Commercial and Corporate Litigation: Louise Freeman and Craig Pollack
• Competition Law: James Marshall
• Competition Law: Litigation: Louise Freeman
• Corporate/M&A: Louise Nash
• Data Protection and Information Law: Mark Young
• Energy & Natural Resources - Power: Agnieszka Klich
• Financial Services: Non-contentious - David Berman
• Fraud - Civil: Craig Pollack
• Insurance: Mainly Policyholders: Sonia Campbell
• International Arbitration: Jeremy Wilson
• Life Sciences - Regulatory: Grant Castle, and Sarah Cowlishaw, and Brian Kelly
• Life Sciences - Transactional: Paul Claydon, James Gubbins, James Halstead, and Daniel Pavin
• Parliamentary & Public Affairs - Public Affairs: Lisa Peets
• Private Equity - Venture Capital Investment: James Gubbins
• Product Liability - Food: Brian Kelly
• Projects: Agnieszka Klich
• Sanctions: David Lorello

Chambers USA (2024)

• Antitrust: Cortlin Lannin, Anita Stork, and Phillip Warren (CA)
• Antitrust: Thomas Barnett, James Dean, Terrell McSweeny (DC)
• Antitrust - Litigation Specialists: Derek Ludwin and Robert Wick (DC)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Michael St. Patrick Baxter (DC)
• Capital Markets: Megan Gates (MA)
• Capital Markets - Debt & Equity: Kerry Burke and Brian Rosenzweig (Nationwide)
• Climate Change: Gary Guzy and Kevin Poloncarz (Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A: J D Weinberg (NY)
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity: Catherine Dargan, W. Andrew Jack, Thomas Repke, and Michael Riella (DC)
• Corporate/M&A - Deals in Asia: Taisuke Kimoto (CA)
• E-Discovery & Information Governance: Leeanne Mancari and Edward Rippey (Nationwide)
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation: Marianna Dyson, Michael Francese, Robert Newman, Richard Shea, and William Woolston (DC)
• Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation): William Massey and Mark Perlis (Nationwide)
• Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation): Richard Meserve (Nationwide)
• Environment: Kevin Poloncarz (CA)
• Environment: Thomas Brugato (DC)
• False Claims Act: Peter B, Hutt II, Matthew O'Connor, and Ethan Posner (Nationwide)
• FCPA: Lanny Breuer, Steven Fagell, Donald Ridings, and Veronica Yepez (Nationwide)
• Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance): Randy Benjenk and Michael Nonaka (Nationwide)
• Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations): Nikhil Gore and D. Jean Veta (Nationwide)
• Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance): Andrew Smith (Nationwide)
• Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations): Eric Mogilnicki and D. Jean Veta (Nationwide)
• Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation): Valerie Hletko and Eric Mogilnicki (Nationwide)
• Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions (M&A): Rusty Conner (Nationwide)
• Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation: Miriam Guggenheim, Peter Barton Hutt, Deepti Kulkarni, Jessica O'Connell, and Jeannie Perron (Nationwide)
• Gaming and Licensing: Edward Rippey (Nationwide)
• Government Contracts: Ray Biagini, Jay Carey, Susan Cassidy, Scott Freling, Robert Huffman, Peter B. Hutt II, Frederic Levy, and Kayleigh Scalzo (Nationwide)
• Government Contracts - Bid Protests: Jay Carey (Nationwide)
• Government Contracts - Cybersecurity: Susan Cassidy (Nationwide)
• Government Relations - Congressional Investigations: Angelle Baugh, Robert Kelner, and Brian Smith (Nationwide)
• Government Relations - Federal: Holly Fechner (Nationwide)
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory: Krista Carver, Denise Esposito, Pamela Forrest, Michael Labson, and Peter Safir (DC)
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder: Don Brown, John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, Anna Engh, David Goodwin, William Greaney, Benedict Lenhart, and Seth Schafler (Nationwide)
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder: David Luttinger and Seth Schafler (NY)
• Insurance: Policyholder: Donald Brown, David Goodwin, Christine Haskett, Marty Myers, René Siemens, Darren Teshima, and Gretchen Hoff Varner (CA)
• Insurance: Policyholder: John Buchanan, Mitchell Dolin, Anna Engh, Marialuisa Gallozzi, Saul Goodman, William Greaney, Georgia Kazakis, Benedict Lenhart, and Matthew Schlesinger (DC)
• Intellectual Property: Robert Haslam, George Pappas (Nationwide)
• Intellectual Property: Litigation: Jeffrey Lerner, Brian Nester, George Pappas, Richard Rainey, and Christopher Sipes (DC)
• Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation: Robert Haslam and Alexa Hansen (CA)
• International Arbitration - Counsel: Marney Cheek, Nicole Duclos, Miguel López Forastier, Allan Moore, and David Pinsky (Nationwide)
• International Trade: CFIUS Experts: David Fagan, Heather Finstuen, Mark Plotkin, and Jonathan Wakely (Nationwide)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Peter Flanagan, Corinne Goldstein, Peter Lichtenbaum, and Kim Strosnider (Nationwide)
• International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337): Maureen Browne, Alex Chinoy, Jessica Hill, Brian Nester, and Sturgis Sobin (Nationwide)
• International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy: Shara Aranoff and John Veroneau (Nationwide)
• Life Sciences: Megan Gates (MA)
• Life Sciences - Corporate/Commercial: John Hurvitz and Emily Leonard (Nationwide)
• Life Sciences - Corporate/Commercial: Emily Leonard and Amy Toro (CA)
• Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation: George Pappas (Nationwide)
• Life Sciences - Regulatory/Compliance: Krista Carver, Denise Esposito, Richard Kingham, Michael Labson, and Peter Safir (Nationwide)
• Litigation - General Commercial: Emily Henn (CA)
• Litigation - General Commercial: Ben Razi (DC)
• Litigation: Trial Lawyers: Paul Schmidt (Nationwide)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Carolyn Kubota, Aaron Lewis, Daniel Shallman, and Douglas Sprague (CA)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Stephen Anthony, Lanny Breuer, Steve Fagell, James Garland, Eric Holder, Matthew O'Connor, and Dan Suleiman (DC)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Arlo Devlin-Brown, Nancy Kestenbaum, Amanda Kramer, and Alan Vinegrad (NY)
• Media & Entertainment - Advisory: Adrian Perry (NY)
• Media & Entertainment - Regulatory: Mace Rosenstein (DC)
• Outsourcing: Nigel Howard (Nationwide)
• Outsourcing: Nigel Howard (NY)
• Political Law: Andrew Garrahan, Robert Kelner, Robert Lenhard, and Zachary Parks (Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: James Garland (Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security - Healthcare: Elizabeth Canter (Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security - Litigation: Alexander Berengaut (Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security - Privacy: Elizabeth Canter and Lindsey Tonsager (Nationwide)
• Product Liability - Regulatory: Sarah Wilson (Nationwide)
• Product Liability & Mass Torts: Mike Imbroscio, Phyllis Jones, Paul Schmidt, and Emily Ullman (Nationwide)
• Real Estate: Heather Haberl (DC)
• Securities Regulation - Advisory: Kerry Burke and David Martin (Nationwide)
• Securities Regulation - Enforcement: Gerald Hodgkins (Nationwide)
• Sports Law: Ben Block, Douglas Gibson, Gregg Levy, Derek Ludwin, Jeremy Spector, Paul Tagliabue, and Peter Zern (Nationwide)
• Tax: Sean Akins, Michael Caballero, Robert Culbertson, Dan Luchsinger, Samuel Maruca, Jeremy Spector, and Dirk Suringa (DC)
• Tax: Controversy: Sean Akins and Kevin Otero (Nationwide)
• Technology: Suzanne Bell and Nigel Howard (Nationwide)
• Technology: Nigel Howard and Adrian Perry (NY)
• Technology - Transactions: Suzanne Bell and Winslow Taub (CA)
• Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Matthew DelNero, Yaron Dori, Jennifer Johnson, and Mace Rosenstein (DC)
• Transportation - Rail (for Railroads): Michael Rosenthal (Nationwide)

Chambers FinTech (2023-2024)

• FinTech Legal - Payments & Lending: Michael Nonaka (USA)

Chambers Litigation Support (2023)

• Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms): Craig Pollack (Global-wide)

Chambers Crisis & Risk Management (2023)

• Crisis Management: Lanny Breuer and Eric Holder (USA - Nationwide)
  

Chambers USA - Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year (2021)

• Catherine Dargan 

Chambers USA - Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)

• Paul Tagliabue

Chambers USA - Women in Law Awards (2012)

• Up and Coming Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Heather Haberl 

China Law & Practice - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year (2018)

• Ruixue Ran    

Cybersecurity Docket - Incident Response 30 (2020)

• David Fagan
• Ashden Fein
  

Daily Journal - California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year

• Jeffrey Davidson (2018)
• Thomas Garten (2018)
• Robert Haslam (2012)
• Laura Muschamp (2018)
• Michael Plimack (2018)
• Lindsey Tonsager (2019)
• Stanley Young (2014)

Daily Journal - Women of Influence: Attorneys

• Carolyn Kubota (2021-2022)
• Robyn Polashuk (2019, 2021)
  

Daily Journal - Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in California

• Lindsey Barnhart (2024)
• Kate Cahoy (2022)
• Jeffrey Davidson (2018)
• Gretchen Hoff Varner (2017)
• Brandon Palmen (2023)

Daily Journal - Top 100 Lawyers in California

• Donald Brown (2009)   
• David Goodwin (2013-2014)
• Emily Henn (2021)
• Ashley Simonsen (2024, 2022)

Daily Journal - Leading Commercial Litigators in California

• Gretchen Hoff Varner (2025)
• Ashley Simonsen (2024)
• Paul Schmidt (2024)
• Andrew Soukup (2025)

Daily Journal - Top AI Lawyers in California (2024, 2019)

• Lindsey Tonsager

Daily Journal - Top California White Collar Lawyers

• Aaron Lewis (2020-2022)
• Dan Shallman (2020)
• Doug Sprague (2021)

Daily Journal - Top Antitrust Lawyers

• Jeff Davidson (2021)
• Cortlin Lannin (2022)
• Anita Stork (2020)

Daily Journal - Top Cyber Lawyers

• Kathryn Cahoy (2022)
• Lindsey Tonsager (2020, 2022)

Daily Journal - Top Health Care Lawyers

• Wade Ackerman (2020-2021; 2023)
• Alexa Hansen (2022-2023)
• Amy Toro (2020-2022)

Daily Journal - Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California

• Brian Bieluch (2025)
• Kurt Calia (2016; 2020-2025) 
• Robert Fram (2008-2011)
• Alexa Hansen (2023-2024)
• Robert Haslam (2008-2011; 2014)
• Michael Plimack (2018) 
• Clara Shin (2014; 2020)

Daily Journal - Top Labor and Employment Lawyers (2016)

• Emily Henn

Daily Journal - Top Trade Secrets Lawyers

• Kurt Calia  (2020, 2022-2023)
• Jeff Davidson (2024)

Daily Journal - Top Women Lawyers

• Suzanne Bell (2020)
• Emily Henn (2015-2016; 2024)
• Kate Cahoy (2023)
• Rani Gupta (2022)
• Carolyn Kubota (2008-2011; 2013-2014; 2017-2019; 2022)
• Emily Leonard (2011, 2015-2016)
• Robyn Polashuk (2015-2019)
• Neema Sahni (2021)
• Clara Shin (2017; 2019)
• Ashley Simonsen (2023)
• Amy Toro (2013)
• Sonya Winner (2007-2010; 2012-2013; 2016-2020)

Daily Journal - Top Women Litigators

• Anita Stork (2009)
• Sonya Winner (2007-2010) 

The Deal - Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Dealmaker of the Year (2022)

• Catherine Dargan
  

The Deal - Rising Stars (2021)

• Allison Schiffman

The Deal - Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Dealmaker of the Year (2022)

• Catherine Dargan
  

The Deal - Top Women in Dealmaking (2021-2022)

• Catherine Dargan

Environmental Law Institute Environmental Achievement Award (2021)

• Carol Browner
  

Ethisphere Magazine - Attorneys Who Matter

• Antitrust: Alan Wiseman (2011)
• Corporate Monitor: Alan Vinegrad (2010)
• Environmental: Ted Garrett (2009); Lawrence Hobel (2013)   
• Hall of Fame: Lanny Breuer (2015)
• Private Practice: Eric Holder (2017); Lanny Breuer (2016)
• Top Guns: Lanny Breuer (2014); John Nields (2011-2012); Alan Vinegrad (2009)

Ethisphere Magazine - 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics (2012)

• Lanny Breuer

Euromoney - Americas Women in Business Law Awards

• Best in Insolvency & Restructuring: Dianne Coffino (2015)  
• Best in Mergers & Acquisitions: Catherine Dargan (2014)
• Best in Patent: Andrea Reister (2015)

Euromoney - Europe Women in Business Law Awards

• Best in Copyright: Lisa Peets (2011-2018)
• Best in Mergers & Acquisitions: Louise Nash (2015-2017)
• Best in Project Finance: Agnieszka Klich

Global Banking Regulation Review “45 Under 45” (2020)

• Michael Nonaka
  

Global Competition Review - Women in Antitrust

• Anne Lee (2021)

Global Competition Review - 40 Under 40 (2015)

• Anne Lee

Global Competition Review - Foreign Investment Control 40 Under 40 (2023)

• Jonathan Wakely

Global Data Review - 40 Under 40

• Libbie Canter (2021)
• Yan Luo (2018)

Global Investigations Review - 40 Under 40

• Eric Carlson (2014)
• Mark Finucane  (2020)

Global Investigations Review - Top 30 FCPA Practitioners (2021)

• Lanny Breuer

Global Investigations Review - Women in Investigations

• Sarah Crowder (2018)
• Helen Hwang (2021)
• Nancy Kestenbaum (2015)

Handelsblatt - Germany’s "Lawyer of the Year" (2023)

• Adem Koyuncu (Pharma Law and Health Law)

The Hollywood Reporter - New York Power Lawyers

• Michael Hill (2024)
• Anders Linderot (2024)
• Adrian Perry (2020-2021, 2023)

The Hollywood Reporter - Power Lawyers

• Mike Hill (2021)
• Robyn Polashuk (2021, 2024-2025)

The Hollywood Reporter - Top Music Attorneys (2024)

• Adrian Perry
• Jonathan Sperling

India Business Law Journal - International A-list (2019-2021, 2025)

• Ralph Voltmer

Insider - Power Player (2022)

• Denise Esposito (Life Sciences)
  

Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Trailblazer Award (2018)

• Catharina Min 

Latinvex - “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers”

• Nicole Duclos (2017-2023)
• Rubén Kraiem (2019-2021)
• Miguel López Forastier (2019-2023)

Latinvex - Rising Legal Stars in Latin America

• José E. Arvelo (2020)
• Gustavo Akkerman (2021)
• Laura Bleier (2023)
• Ricardo Chirinos (2025)
• Roy Goldsman (2025)
• Diane Ramirez (2025)
• Leah Saris (2023)
• Clovis Trevino (2023)

Latinvex - “Top 100 Female Lawyers”

• Nicole Duclos (2016-2024)
• Veronica Yepez (2019-2024)

Law360 - Appellate A-List (2014)

• Bob Long

Law360 - Influential Women in IP Law (2014)

• Shara Aranoff

Law360 - Most Admired Attorneys (2010)

• Insurance: Donald Brown

Law360 - Most Valuable Players

• Appellate: Robert Long (2012)
• Banking: Ashley Simonsen (2023)
• Benefits: Robert Newman (2024)
• Competition: Rob Wick (2014); Thomas Barnett (2019)   
• Class Actions: Ashley Simonsen (2021)
• Cybersecurity & Privacy: Alex Berengaut (2021)
• Energy: Steven Rosenbaum (2012)
• Environmental: Kevin Poloncarz (2022)
• Food & Beverage: Jessica O'Connell (2016)
• Government Contracts: Ray Biagini (2015, 2017); Hunter Bennett (2021); Jay Carey (2016, 2019-2020, 2023); Scott Freling (2022)
• Insurance: Anna Engh (2022); David Goodwin (2011); Christine Haskett (2019); Mark Herman (2023); Gretchen Hoff Varner (2024); Marty Myers (2016); William Skinner (2011) 
• Intellectual Property: Richard Rainey (2019)
• International Arbitration: Marney Cheek (2019)
• International Trade: Shara Aranoff (2016, 2018); David Fagan (2014, 2018); Heather Finstuen (2024, 2021); Peter Lichtenbaum (2012); Mark Plotkin (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019); Jay Smith (2022)
• Life Sciences: Catherine Dargan (2024); John Hurvitz (2012); Jennifer Plitsch (2020); Amy Toro (2022)
• Media & Entertainment: Doug Gibson (2014); Michael Hill (2023)
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Scott Smith (2011)
• Privacy & Consumer Protection: Eric Bosset (2011)
• Product Liability: Michael Imbroscio (2012, 2016); Phyllis Jones (2015); Paul Schmidt (2014, 2018)
• Project Finance: Agnieszka Klich (2022); Ursula Owczarkowski (2023)
• Sports & Betting: Michael Hill (2021); Derek Ludwin (2016); Brent Little (2019); Peter Zern (2023)
• Tax: Jeremy Spector (2017)
• Technology: Alex Berengaut (2024)
• Telecommunications: Gerry Waldron (2024)
• Trials: Ben Razi (2017)
• White Collar: Steve Fagell (2020, 2023); Nancy Kestenbaum (2015, 2018-2019); Alan Vinegrad (2011) 

Law360 - Rising Stars

• Appellate: David Zionts (2019) 
• Banking: Charlotte May (2024); Michael Nonaka (2018); Ashley Simonsen (2020)
• Benefits: William Woolston (2020)
• Class Action: Megan Rodgers (2023); Andrew Soukup (2019)
• Compliance: Jennifer Saperstein (2020)
• Cybersecurity & Privacy: Alexander Berengaut (2018); Libbie Canter (2017); Megan Crowley (2022)
• Environmental: Thomas Brugato (2023)
• Government Contracts: Kayleigh Scalzo (2020)
• Insurance: Dustin Cho (2020); Alexis Dyschkant (2024) ; Rani Gupta (2021); Heather Habes (2023); Mark Herman (2022)
• Intellectual Property: Brianne Bharkhda (2022)
• International Arbitration: Nikhil Gore (2024); David Pinsky (2016)
• International Trade: Marney Cheek (2012) and David Fagan (2010) Jonathan Wakely (2021)
• Media & Entertainment: Neema Sahni (2023); Peter Zern (2013)
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Drew Fischer (2024)
• Product Liability: Greg Halperin (2024); Phyllis Jones (2014); Paul Schmidt (2010); David Sneed (2023); Emily Ullman (2021)
• Project Finance: Ursula Owczarkowski (2018)
• Sports & Betting: Adrian Perry (2020)
• Tax: Sean Akins (2020)
• Technology: Kate Cahoy (2022); Ross Demain (2024); Ranganath Sudarshan (2021)
• White Collar: Ben Razi (2013)

Law.com International - Rising Stars

• Sam Jungyun Choi - Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Female Lawyers (2023)
• Bethan Lukey - The UK Legal Industry's Best Up-And-Coming Women (2025)

Legal Momentum - Women of Achievement (2021)

• Catharina Min
  

The Lawyer - Hot 100 (2020)

• Sarah Cowlishaw

Legal 500 US - Leading Lawyers (2017)

• Thomas Barnett 
• Donald Brown
• Rob Culbertson 
• Mitchell Dolin 
• David Fagan
• Peter Flanagan
• James Garland
• Doug Gibson
• Saul Goodman
• William Greaney
• Nigel Howard
• John Hurvitz
• Jeffrey Huvelle
• Richard Kingham
• Benedict Lenhart
• Peter Lichtenbaum
• Robert Long
• Mace Rosenstein
• Peter Safir
• Richard Shea
• William Skinner
• Sturgis Sobin
• Phillip Warren
• Peter Zern

Los Angeles Business Journal - Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Lawyers 

• Brian Bieluch (2024)
• Chris Eppich (2023)
• Carolyn Kubota (2021)
• Ali Mojibi (2022)
• Ashley Simonsen (2020, 2022, 2024)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Leading Professionals in Their 40s

• Taisuke Kimoto (2024)
• Leeanne Mancari (2023)
• Ali Mojibi (2021)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Most Influential Lawyers (2015)

• Dan Shallman "White Collar and Cyber Crime"

Los Angeles Business Journal - Most Influential Diverse Lawyers

• Wade Ackerman (2018)
• Aaron Lewis (2018)
• Neema Sahni (2020)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Leaders of Influence: Banking & Finance

• Abigail O’Brient (2024)
• Ashley Simonsen (2024)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Leaders of Influence: Insurance

• Heather Habes (2025)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys 

• Wade Ackerman (2018, 2025) 
• Helen Hwang (2024)
• Taisuke Kimoto (2024)
• Aaron Lewis (2016; 2018; 2022)
• Ali Mojibi (2021, 2025)
• Neema Sahni (2020-2022)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Most Influential Women Lawyers

• Helen Hwang (2024)
• Carolyn Kubota (2021-2022)
• Robyn Polashuk (2017; 2019; 2021)
• Neema Sahni (2023)
• Ashley Simonsen (2024)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Top 100 Lawyers

• Robyn Polashuk (2023)
• Dan Shallman (2022)

Los Angeles Business Journal - Women of Influence: Finance (2025)

• Lilit Kazangyan

Los Angeles Times - Visionaries

• Wade Ackerman (2022)
• Brian Bieluch (2024)
• Taisuke Kimoto (2023)
• Aaron Lewis (2023)
• Robyn Polashuk (2022)
• Neema Sahni (2021)
• Ashley Simonsen (2024-2025)
• Dan Shallman (2025)

Mergers & Acquisitions - The Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A (2016-2017; 2019; 2021)

• Catherine Dargan

Multichannel News - Women to Watch (2018) 

• Robyn Polashuk

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund - Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)

• Eric Holder

National Black Lawyers - 40 Under 40

• Priscilla Fasoro (2019)
• Kendra Mells (2019-2020)
• Hakeem Rizk (2021)

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty - Outstanding Achievement Award (2016)

• Eric Holder

National Law Journal - D.C. Rising Star 

• Alexis Dyschkant (2024)
• Phyllis Jones (2015)
• Anne Lee (2019) 
• Daniel Suleiman (2015)
• David Zionts (2020)

National Law Journal - Outstanding Women Lawyers (2015)

• Catherine Dargan

National Law Journal - Trailblazers 

• Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, & Fintech: Michael Nonaka (2018)
• Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: David Fagan (2015)
• Energy & Environmental: Gary Guzy (2017) 
• Finance, Banking & Capital Markets: Rusty Conner (2019)
• Healthcare and Life Sciences: John Hurvitz (2020)
• Insurance: John Buchanan (2021)
• Intellectual Property: Shara Aranoff (2019)
• Regulatory and Compliance: Mark Plotkin (2015)
• Sports/Gaming/Entertainment Law: Jeremy Spector (2021)

National Legal Aid & Defender Association - Justice John Paul Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)

• Eric Holder

New York Law Journal – Rising Star (2022)

• Michael Hill
  

The Recorder - Distinguished Leader Award

• Emily Henn (2024)

The Recorder - Game Changers

• Clara Shin (2017)

The Recorder - Lawyers on the Fast Track

• Ingrid Rechtin (2012)
• Megan Rodgers (2023)
• Neema Sahni (2023)
• Ashley Simonsen (2022)

The Recorder - Trailblazers (2020)

• Lindsey Tonsager

The Recorder - Women Leaders in Tech Law

• Emily Henn (2023)
• Catharina Min (2023)
• Ingrid Rechtin (2017) 
• Ashley Simonsen (2023)
• Lindsey Tonsager (2023-2024)

San Francisco Business Times - 40 Under 40

• Jeffrey Davidson (2018)

San Francisco Business Times - Most Influential Women (2024)

• Gretchen Hoff Varner

Silicon Valley Business Journal - Women of Influence 

• Kate Cahoy (2023)
• Emily Henn (2017)
• Emily Leonard (2018)

SportsBusiness Journal - 40 Under 40

• Mike Hill (2025)
• Neema Sahni (2020)
• Peter Zern (2008-2009; 2012)

SportsBusiness Journal - Lifetime Achievement Award (2012)

• Paul Tagliabue

SportsBusiness Journal - 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business (2016)

• Doug Gibson
• Gregg Levy 

SportsBusiness Journal - Power Players: Outside Counsel (2016)

• Doug Gibson
• Gregg Levy
• Bruce Wilson
• Peter Zern

The Hill - Top Lobbyists

• Holly Fechner (2013-2024)
• Stephen Rademaker (2024)
• Bill Wichterman (2015-2024) 

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Elie Wiesel Award (2021)

• Stuart Eizenstat
  

Variety - Dealmakers Impact Report

• Matthew DelNero (2022)
• Mike Hill (2020, 2023-2024)
• David Lefebvre (2024)
• Adrian Perry (2020-2022, 2024)
• Robyn Polashuk (2019, 2023-2024)
• Neema Sahni (2022)
• Jonathan Sperling (2022)

Variety - Legal Impact Report

• Matt DelNero (2020-2023)
• Hardy Ehlers (2025)
• Mike Hill (2023-2024)
• Derek Ludwin (2023)
• Adrian Perry (2022-2024)
• Robyn Polashuk (2020-2024)
• Neema Sahni (2020-2023, 2025)
• Ashley Simonsen (2025)
• Jonathan Sperling (2022-2023, 2025)

Washington Business Journal - 40 Under 40 (2025)

• Nikhil Gore

Washington Business Journal - LGBTQ Business Leader Awards (2018)

• D. Jean Veta 

Washington Business Journal - Diversity in Business Awards (2022)

• Catherine Dargan
  

WirtschaftsWoche - Top IT Lawyers in Germany

• Thomas Heymann (2018-2020)
• Moritz Hüsch (2023)
• Lars Lensdorf (2019-2020, 2023)