The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 155 Faegre Baker Daniels Attorneys

The Best Lawyers in America 2017^© has recognized 155 Faegre Baker Daniels attorneys who were endorsed by their peers for this award. In addition, 18 FaegreBD attorneys received recognition as a Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and office locations.

Faegre Baker Daniels attorneys named to the 2017 edition, with specific areas of recognition, are listed below. Lawyers of the Year are indicated with an asterisk accompanying the recognized practice area.

Boulder, Colo.

• James Carroll: Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law

Chicago

• George Stohner: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael Kanute: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Denver

• William Callison: Corporate Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
• Charles Calvin: Real Estate Law
• Diane Davies: Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Law
• James Leonard: Corporate Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Sports Law
• Blair Lockwood: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Michael McCarthy: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Environmental Litigation; Securities Litigation
• Linda Rockwood: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
• James Spaanstra: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation*
• Jack Sperber: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• David Stark: Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Securities Litigation
• Douglas Wright: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law

Des Moines, Iowa

• Michael Abbott: Financial Services Regulation Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Michael Giudicessi: First Amendment Litigation
• Karin Johnson: Employment Law – Management
• Lance Lange: Antitrust Litigation
• Kim Walker – First Amendment Law; Land Use and Zoning Litigation

East Palo Alto, Cali.

• David Gross: Patent Litigation

Fort Wayne, Ind.

• Stephen Bennett: Commercial Litigation
• Jon Bomberger: Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• John Burns III: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law*; Bankruptcy Litigation
• Thomas Brunner: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation
• Timothy Haffner: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Steven Hazelrigg: Corporate Law
• David Irmscher: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
• Steven Jackson: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
• Michael James: Construction Law; Construction Litigation
• David Kuker: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Michael Nader: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; ERISA Litigation

Indianapolis

• David Barrett: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Brian Fennerty: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
• Ben Blanton: Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Daniel Boeglin: Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law*
• Ellen Boshkoff: ERISA Litigation; Labor & Employment Litigation
• Jeffrey Brown: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• Paul Lowell Haines: Non-Profit/Charities Law*
• Patrick Callahan: Corporate Law
• Trevor Carter: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
• Angella Castille: International Trade and Finance Law
• Scott Chinn: Appellate Practice; Municipal Litigation; Public Finance Law
• Elizabeth Kelley Cierzniak: Education Law
• Murray Clark: Administrative/Regulatory Law*; Government Relations Practice
• Shaun Healy Clifford: Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Patrick Cross: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Gregory Dale: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor & Employment Litigation
• Francina Dlouhy: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Tax Litigation & Controversy; Tax Law
• Robert Elzer: Trusts and Estates
• Brian Fennerty: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
• David Foster: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Richard Freije Jr.: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Insurance Law
• Thomas Froehle Jr.: Corporate law; Gaming Law*; Public Finance Law
• John Gardner: Trusts and Estates
• David Given: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Eric Groen: Patent Law
• Terry  Hall: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
• J.P. Hanlon: White-Collar Criminal Defense
• Steven Hardin: Land Use & Zoning Law
• David Herzog: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Securities Litigation
• Jay Jaffe: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
• Tibor Klopfer: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Scott Kosnoff: Corporate Law; Insurance Law
• Mary Katherine Lisher: Real Estate Law
• Michael MacLean: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; ERISA Litigation
• Joseph Miller Jr.: Education Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
• John Neighbours: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Kathy Osborn: Antitrust Law
• Brian Paul, Appellate Practice
• Stephen Paul: Tax Litigation & Controversy; Tax Law
• Hudnall Pfeiffer: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor & Employment Litigation
• Andrea Roberts Pierson: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Wendy Ponader: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• John Purcell: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Rebecca  Richardson: Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Kent Rollison: Trusts and Estates
• Regina Sharrow: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Gayle Skolnik: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Joseph Smith Jr.: Government Relations Practice
• Andrew Soshnick: Family Law
• Cynthia Springer: Labor Law – Management
• Robert Stanley: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Antitrust Litigation*; Trusts & Estates Litigation
• David Suess: Tax Law
• Joseph Tanner: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mark Voigtmann: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation
• Robert Wynne: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Joseph Yeager Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation

Los Angeles

• Bonita Moore: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Antitrust

Minneapolis

• Scott Anderegg: Real Estate Law
• David Gross: Litigation – Patent
• Peter Berrie: Real Estate Law
• John Borger: Appellate Practice; First Amendment Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kerry Bundy – Franchise Law
• Morgan Burns – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• William Busch: Corporate Law
• Jay Christiansen: Health Care Law
• Angela Christy: Real Estate Law
• Richard Duncan: Antitrust Law; Antitrust Litigation; Environmental Litigation*; Native American Law; Timber Law
• Delmar Ehrich: Environmental Litigation
• Bruce Engler: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Amy Fiterman: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Charles Ferrell: Real Estate Law
• Page Fleeger: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Richard Forschler: Government Relations Practice
• Peter Halls: Construction Law; Construction Litigation
• Aaron Harkins: Native American Law
• Douglas Heffernan: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Paul Heiring: ERISA Litigation
• Andrew Humphrey: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Bruce Jones: Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants*; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Randall Kahnke: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
• Steven Kennedy: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• William Killion: Franchise Law
• Charles Knapp: Employment Law – Management; Labor & Employment Litigation
• Carol Lansing; Land Use & Zoning Law
• Kenneth Levinson: Tax Litigation & Controversy; Tax Law
• Ken Liebman: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
• Calvin Litsey: Copyright Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
• Maureen Maly: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• George Martin: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• David Miller: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Jerome Miranowski: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
• Paul Moe: Real Estate Law
• Thomas Morgan: Corporate Law
• Kathlyn Noecker: Employment Law – Management
• Patrick O’Connor Jr.: Construction Litigation
• Charles Parks Jr.: Trusts and Estates
• James Pfau: Banking and Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Walter Pickhardt: Tax Law
• James Poradek: Patent Litigation
• Joseph Price: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Lisa Pugh: Tax Law
• Kent Richey: Gaming Law; Native American Law
• Stephen Rosholt: Public Finance Law*
• Dennis Ryan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
• Brian Schnell: Franchise Law
• Robert Schnell Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation*; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation
• Thomas Schroeder: Health Care Law*
• Amy Seidel: Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• David Shannon: Trusts and Estates
• Michael Stanchfield: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• James Steffen: Trademark Law
• Michael Stewart: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Aaron Van Oort: Appellate Practice; Antitrust Litigation*
• James Volling: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Securities Litigation*
• Lyle Ward: Banking and Finance Law*
• Charles Webber: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Securities Litigation
• John Wheaton: Real Estate Law
• Daniel Wilczek: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor & Employment Litigation
• Wendy Wildung: Bet-the-Company Litigation: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Securities Litigation
• Peter Withoff: Tax Law
• Scott Wright: Immigration Law*

South Bend, Ind.

• Richard Hill: Corporate Law; Public Finance Law*
• Randolph Rompola: Public Finance Law
• Edward Sullivan: Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Construction Litigation

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