Best Lawyers in the USA 2027

International law firm BCLP has been recognized in the 2027 edition of the Best Lawyers in America guide, a well-regarded publication that honors the top legal talent across the United States. This year, the firm achieved placements for 190 lawyers across 16 offices, with 5 lawyers recognized as “Lawyers of the Year,” 161 lawyers recognized as “Best Lawyers,” and 24 lawyers recognized in the “Ones to Watch” category.

“Lawyers of the Year”

Los Angeles, CA

• Glenn Plattner - Franchise Law

New York, NY

• Philip E. Karmel - Litigation - Environmental 

Phoenix, AZ 

• George C. Chen - Litigation - Intellectual Property

Seattle, WA

• Randall T, Thomsen - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

St Louis, MO

• Douglas J. Stanley - Trust and Estates

“Best Lawyers”

Phoenix, AZ 

• Meridyth M. Andresen - Commercial Litigation
• George C. Chen - Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Kyle S. Hirsch - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Sean K. McElenney - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate

Irvine, CA

• Holly P. Lopez - Real Estate Law
• Steven H. Sunshine - Real Estate Law
• Martin W. Taylor - Real Estate Law

San Francisco, CA

• Meryl Macklin - Commercial Litigation
• Kenneth Lee Marshall - Appellate Practice; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Rachel E. Matteo-Boehm - First Amendment Law; Litigation - First Amendment
• Roger R. Myers - First Amendment Law; Litigation - First Amendment
• Jean-Claude André - Appellate Practice
• Kenneth R. Costello - Franchise Law
• Keith D. Klein - Franchise Law
• Anthony J. Marks - Franchise Law
• Glenn Plattner - Franchise Law
• Jonathan C. Solish - Franchise Law
• Vanessa A. Sunshine - Real Estate Law
• Sharon Z. Weiss - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Boulder, CO

• Amy De la Lama - Privacy and Data Security Law
• Jason D. Haislmaier - Copyright Law; Information Technology Law
• Paul E. Smith - Tax Law

Denver, CO

• Robert H. Bach - Real Estate Law
• Timothy R. Beyer - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Heather J. Boelens - Real Estate Law
• Tal Diamant - Real Estate Law
• Timothy W. Hanson - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sarah Hartley - Commercial Litigation
• Lynn P. Hendrix - Copyright Law; Energy Law; Information Technology Law; Native American Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Michael J. Hofmann - Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• William C. Holland - Banking and Finance Law
• Bruce L. Likoff - Real Estate Law
• Charles D. Maguire, Jr. - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sean R. Odendahl - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steven B. Richardson - Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law

Washington, D.C.

• Andrew Tauber - Railroad Law

Miami, FL

• Eugene Balshem - Real Estate Law
• Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga - Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration - Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental
• C. Ryan Reetz - Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration - Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental
• Justin R. Steinmark - Real Estate Law

Atlanta, GA

• Richard L. Arenburg - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• John R. Bielema - Litigation - Securities
• W. Bard Brockman - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation - ERISA
• Terrence Allen Childers - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Paul F. Concannon - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Frank A. Crisafi - Tax Law
• Jennifer B. Dempsey - Commercial Litigation
• Marilyn M. Fish - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Christopher Paul Galanek - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Trade Secrets Law
• Jeffrey K. Haidet - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Luke A. Lantta - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Johnny D. Latzak Jr. - Real Estate Law
• Robert John Lystad - Corporate Law
• Richard H. Miller - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Eliot W. Robinson - Corporate Governance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Curtis Romig - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
• Steven G. Schaffer - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Eric P. Schroeder - First Amendment Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Louis C. Spelios - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• G. Patrick Watson - Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Damon Whitaker - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Amy Taylor Wilson - Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gregory H. Worthy - Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law

Chicago, IL

• Thor W. Ketzback - Environmental Law
• Bryan E. Keyt - Environmental Law
• Mary Margaret Moore - Employment Law - Management
• Brian A. Sher - Litigation - First Amendment
• Justin Winerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Kansas City, MO

• Shannon K. Barks - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Robert M. Barnes - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steven B. Becker - Construction Law
• Wesley O. Fields - Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
• Christopher J. Fisher - Banking and Finance Law
• Laurence M. Frazen - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Robert J. Hoffman - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Real Estate
• Michael R. Humphrey - Real Estate Law
• Trevor Jenkins - Banking and Finance Law
• Elaine D. Koch - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• James D. Lawrence - Commercial Litigation
• Daniel C. Nester - Real Estate Law
• James P. Pryde - Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• B. John Readey III - Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Michael J. Royle - Banking and Finance Law
• Gino R. Serra - Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Stephen S. Sparks - Public Finance Law
• Robert M. Thompson - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation

St. Louis, MO

• Ketrina G. Bakewell - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Matthew Banocy - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Frederick W. Bartelsmeyer - Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steven M. Baumer - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Cathryn R. Benedict - Tax Law
• A. Elizabeth Blackwell - Food and Beverage Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Louis F. Bonacorsi - Commercial Litigation
• Erin L. Brooks - Environmental Law
• James G. Buell - Real Estate Law
• Michael P. Burke - Employment Law - Management
• Richard P. Cassetta - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• J. Bennett Clark - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• John Michael Clear - Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Securities
• Daniel A. Crowe - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Ryan S. Davis - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark S. Deiermann - Commercial Litigation
• Jessica Edwards - Tax Law
• Robert J. Endicott - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Karen W. Fries - Banking and Finance Law
• Herbert R. Giorgio - Commercial Litigation
• Victoria I. Goldson - Real Estate Law
• Dale A. Guariglia - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• John W. Hoffman - Real Estate Law
• Stephanie M. Hosler - Corporate Law
• Jerry M. Hunter - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Todd M. Kaye - Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Keith J. Kehrer - Nonprofit / Charities Law
• John Kindschuh - Environmental Law
• Joel N. Lander - Corporate Law
• Don G. Lents - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Darci F. Madden - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kenneth J. Mallin - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Walter L. Metcalfe Jr. - Corporate Law
• Jeanne Mattingly Miller - Trusts and Estates
• Matthew G. Minder - Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
• George E. Murray - Real Estate Law
• Rebecca A.D. Nelson - Advertising Law; Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael N. Newmark - Tax Law
• Robert L. Newmark - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James L. Nouss Jr. - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• David A. Roodman - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Jeffrey S. Russell - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• John D. Schaperkotter  - Trusts and Estates
• Christopher J. Schmidt - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• William F. Seabaugh - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Kathleen R. Sherby - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Randy J. Soriano - Litigation - Patent
• Douglas J. Stanley - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Stephen G. Strauss - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Vyas Suresh - Real Estate Law
• David M. Unseth - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Peter D. Van Cleve - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Lisa A. Van Fleet - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Bart D. Wall - Banking and Finance Law
• R. Randall Wang - Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• John M. Welge - Corporate Law
• Nick E. Williamson - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Stefani L. Wittenauer - Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Frank P. Wolff, Jr. - Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Kristin Yemm - Corporate Law

Charlotte, NC

• Paul S. Donohue - Banking and Finance Law
• C. Angelia Duncan - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jarret P. Hitchings - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

New York, NY

• William Campbell - Real Estate Law
• Daniel J. Doron - Employment Law - Management
• Ronald B. Emanuel - Real Estate Law
• Philip E. Karmel - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Kwon Lee - Energy Law
• Joseph J. Richetti - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Steven M. Stimell - Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Noah M. Weissman - Litigation - Real Estate

Seattle, WA

• Jennifer Campbell - Commercial Litigation
• Jenny A. Durkan - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Timothy G. Leyh - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Randall T. Thomsen - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

“Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America” 

Irvine, CA

• Sue Chang - Real Estate Law

San Francisco, CA

• Abigail M. Cotton - Intellectual Property Law

Santa Monica, CA

• Puanani E. Norwood - Energy Law; Real Estate Law

Boulder, CO

• Andrea E. Rastelli - Privacy and Data Security Law

Denver, CO

• Benjamin J. Hogan - Appellate Practice; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Leif Olson - Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Kaley Rickert - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brenna L. Wolcott - Litigation - Labor and Employment

Atlanta, GA

• Nicholas A. Bedo - Commercial Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law
• Christian J. Bromley - Commercial Litigation
• Brian M. Underwood - Commercial Litigation; Communications Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property

Chicago, IL

• Christopher A. Girouard - Tax Law
• Alejandro J. Montenegro - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kansas City, MO

• Alexandra L. Liebetrau - Real Estate Law
• Mollie Harmon Moylan - Real Estate Law
• Jay E. Wheeler - Banking and Finance Law

St. Louis, MO

• Lauren Beeman - Corporate Law
• Thea R. Hromadka - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law
• Nicholas Scholz - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Trusts and Estates

Charlotte, NC

• Matt Sides - Energy Law; Project Finance Law
• Meredith L. Silliman - Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law

New York, NY

• Bret H. Ruber - Commercial Litigation
• Kurt Steinhouse - Land Use and Zoning Law
• Rebecca Zarett - Real Estate Law

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The 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® marks 46 years of the organization's research into the top legal practitioners in the country. Since our founding in 1981, our mission has remained the same: to showcase the most distinguished attorneys across various practice areas in the United States.