Three Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year"; 111 Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 111 attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Three attorneys have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year”, 90 attorneys have been recognized as leaders and 21 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 2023 Eversheds Sutherland “Lawyers of the Year” are:

Lee C. Davis - Litigation—Construction
Peter A. Fozzard - Project Finance Law
Thomas C. Herman - Mergers and Acquisitions Law

This year’s attorneys recognized in their field include:

Administrative/Regulatory Law
Bruce M. Bettigole
Lino Mendiola III

Banking and Finance Law
Eric R. Fenichel 
Peter A. Fozzard

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights
David A. Wender 

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

Commercial Litigation
Thomas M. Byrne
Thomas W. Curvin
Patricia A. Gorham
Lee A. Peifer 
Amelia Toy Rudolph
Valerie Strong Sanders
Scott Sorrels
Rocco E. Testani

Communications Law
Joshua W. Branson (Ones to Watch) 

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

Corporate Law
Steven B. Boehm
Charles D. Ganz 
Thomas C. Herman
Mark D. Kaufman 
Ben Marzouk (Ones to Watch)
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
Carol T. McClarnon 
W. Mark Smith 

Energy Law
Jackson M. Allen (Ones to Watch) 
Joshua L. Belcher (Ones to Watch) 
James M. Bushee
Daniel E. Frank
Dorothy Black Franzoni
Jonathan W. Gottlieb 
Kelsey M. Machado (Ones to Watch) 
Lino Mendiola III
Richard P. Noland 
James A. Orr
Amish M. Shah 
Herbert J. Short, Jr.
Allison E. Speaker (Ones to Watch) 
Alyssa Walker (Ones to Watch) 
Thomas H. Warren

Environmental Law
James A. Thompson, Jr.

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

Insurance Law
B. Scott Burton 
Thomas W. Curvin
James R. Dwyer
Saren Goldner 
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
Bert Adams
Wade H. Stribling

Litigation—Banking and Finance
Thomas M. Byrne

Litigation—Bankruptcy
David A. Wender 

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

Litigation—Environmental
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—Securities
Peter J. Anderson 
Bruce M. Bettigole
Neil S. Lang 
S. Lawrence Polk
Brian L. Rubin
Scott Sorrels

Litigation and Controversy—Tax
Herbert N. Beller 
Eric J. Coffill
N. Jerold Cohen 
Jonathan A. Feldman 
Jerome B. Libin 
Daniel R. McKeithen
Sarah E. Paul 
Alla Raykin (Ones to Watch)
Daniel G. Strickland (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) 

Mergers and Acquisitions
Bert Adams
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

Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Thomas W. Curvin

Project Finance Law
Peter A. Fozzard

Real Estate Law
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) 
Michael G. Kerman
Trent Myers (Ones to Watch)
R. Robinson Plowden
Lisa Alpert Rosen
William G. Rothschild
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 
Bruce M. Bettigole
Steven B. Boehm
Neil S. Lang 
Adam C. Pollet (Ones to Watch)
Brian L. Rubin

Tax Law
Herbert N. Beller
Michele Borens
Reginald J. Clark 
N. Jerold Cohen 
Eric J. Coffill
Jonathan A. Feldman
Jeffrey A. Friedman 
Thomas A. Gick 
Jerome B. Libin 
Laurin E. McDonald (Ones to Watch) 
Daniel R. McKeithen
Michael R. Miles 
Clifford E. Muller
Caroline C. Setliffe (Ones to Watch)
Amish M. Shah
Wes Sheumaker
Eric S. Tresh
Scott Wright
H. Karl Zeswitz

Timber Law
Victor P. Haley
Daniel R. McKeithen
Trade Secrets Law
Peter G. Pappas 

Trade Secrets Law
Peter G. Pappas

Utilities Law
Dorothy Black Franzoni

Venture Capital Law
Peter C. Quittmeyer
Wade H. Stribling

About Eversheds Sutherland 
As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 79 of the Fortune 100, 65 of the FTSE 100 and 134 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in over 70 offices in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax. 

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