August 15, 2018

The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 124 Faegre Baker Daniels Attorneys

The Best Lawyers in America 2019© has recognized 124 Faegre Baker Daniels attorneys who were endorsed by their peers for this award. In addition, 17 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 2019 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

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

Denver

  • Scott Bialecki: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Law
  • William Callison: Corporate Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
  • Charles Calvin: 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
  • Jack Sperber: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Douglas Wright: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • Mark Yaskanin: Intellectual Property Litigation

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

East Palo Alto, Cali.

  • David Gross: Patent Litigation
  • Calvin Litsey: Copyright Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation

Fort Wayne, Ind.

  • Stephen Bennett: Commercial Litigation
  • Jon Bomberger: Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
  • Timothy Haffner: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • David Kuker: Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Michael Nader: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; ERISA Litigation

Indianapolis

  • David Barrett: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Daniel Boeglin: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Law
  • Ellen Boshkoff: ERISA Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation
  • Jeffrey Brown: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
  • Trever Carter: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
  • Scott Chinn: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; 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
  • Greg Dale: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor and Employment Litigation
  • Dustin DeNeal: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization 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
  • TerryHall: 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
  • Daniel Lechleiter: Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Michael MacLean: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; ERISA Litigation*
  • William Meyers: Patent Law
  • Joseph Miller Jr.: Education Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Kathy Osborn: Antitrust Law
  • Brian Paul, Appellate Practice
  • 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
  • Regina Sharrow: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Gayle Skolnik: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Joseph Smith Jr.: Government Relations Practice
  • Andrew Soshnick: Family Law
  • 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*
  • Paul Wolfla: Commercial Litigation
  • Robert Wynne: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Joseph Yeager Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation

Minneapolis

  • Scott Anderegg: Real Estate Law
  • Peter Berrie: Real Estate Law
  • Kerry Bundy – Franchise Law
  • Morgan Burns – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • William Busch: Corporate Law
  • Martin Chester: Commercial Litigation
  • 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
  • Charles Ferrell: Real Estate Law
  • Amy Fiterman: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Page Fleeger: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Richard Forschler: Government Relations Practice
  • David Gross: Patent Litigation
  • Aaron Harkins: Native American Law
  • Douglas Heffernan: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law*
  • 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
  • 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
  • Maureen Maly: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • George Martin: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Jerome Miranowski: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Paul Moe: Real Estate 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
  • 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
  • Steven Severson: ERISA Litigation
  • 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
  • Charles Webber: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Securities Litigation
  • John Wheaton: Real Estate Law
  • Wendy Wildung: Bet-the-Company Litigation: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation*; Securities Litigation
  • Scott Wright: Immigration Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Angella Castille: International Trade and Finance Law

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