The Best Lawyers in America® 2024

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized BCLP in its 2024 rankings across 16 office locations with 170 lawyer rankings, 10 of which were recognized for the first time. They are:

1. Gretchen E. von Dwingelo
2. Wesley O. Fields
3. Daniel C. Nester
4. Meridyth M. Andresen
5. Sean K. McElenney
6. Jean-Claude Andre
7. Mark S Deiermann
8. Darci F. Madden
9. Matthew G. Minder
10. Brandon W. Neuschafer

Nine practitioners were also put forward for ‘Lawyer of the Year’ awards. They are as follows:

St. Louis

• Dale A. Guariglia - Environmental Law
• James L. Nouss Jr. - Corporate Governance Law
• Peter D. Van Cleve - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Philip B. Wright - Tax Law
• Randall Wang - Securities Regulation
• Rebecca A.D. Nelson - Antitrust Law

Kansas City-MO

• James P. Pryde - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Laurence M. Frazen - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Denver

• Steven B. Richardson - Oil and Gas Law

In addition, a number of our lawyers entered the listing for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for the first time, including Meredith L. Silliman in Charlotte, Nicholas R. Marcus in Chicago, David A. Harford in Irvine,  Mollie Harmon Moylan, Puanani Norwood, Sara E. O'Keefe, and Jay E. Wheeler in Kansas City, Katelyn W. Harrell in New Orleans, Jonathan Ginsberg, Sarah K. Hook, Chase Sandler and Kurt Steinhouse in New York, Cory G. Smith in Phoenix, Alexandra C. Whitworth in San Francisco, Linda C. Hsu, Helen C. Looney and Kristy A. Murphy in Santa Monica, Adam M. Braun, LaDawn L. Burnett, Thea R. Hromadka, and Timothy G. O’Connell in St. Louis.

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