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38 Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America; 11 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

08.19.21 Foster Garvey Newsroom

Nearly 50 Foster Garvey attorneys have been named in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America© and list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which are based on exhaustive peer-review evaluations.

Of the 38 Foster Garvey attorneys named in the 2022 Best Lawyers, four were further honored with the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction. Those individuals include:

Joseph W. West – Oregon, Corporate Governance Law
Larry J. Brant – Oregon, Tax Law
Lori Terry Gregory – Washington, Litigation – Environmental
Marc R. Greenough – Washington, Public Finance Law

The 2022 Best Lawyers list also includes inaugural listings for Daniel L. Keppler (Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities) and Richard Black (Technology Law).

Published since 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Its Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list was launched in last year’s 2021 edition to acknowledge remarkable attorneys with fewer than 10 years of experience in private practice. Eleven Foster Garvey attorneys received this distinction in the 2022 edition.

Foster Garvey attorneys included in the 2022 Best Lawyers list are:

Oregon:

Joseph Arellano – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), and Litigation – Securities
Jason M. Ayres – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Larry J. Brant – Tax Law
Christine P. Brown – Trusts and Estates
Vincent P. Cacciottoli – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joy Ellis – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Cynthia M. Fraser – Arbitration and Mediation
Daniel L. Keppler – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities
Steven D. Nofziger – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Tax Law
Tara J. Schleicher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
Paul H. Trinchero – Litigation – Securities
Joseph W. West – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Real Estate Law
Matthew J. Yium – Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Washington:

Thomas F. Ahearne – Insurance Law
Bradley Berg – Health Care Law
Richard Black – Technology Law
Philip J. Carstens – Tax Law
Deborah A. Crabbe – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
P. Stephen DiJulio – Appellate Practice
Tim J. Filer – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Litigation – Securities
Gary E. Fluhrer – Real Estate Law
Michael J. Gamsky – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Steven J. Gillespie – Land Use and Zoning Law
Marc R. Greenough – Public Finance Law
Allen D. Israel – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Lauren King – Native American Law
Brian A. Morrison – Labor Law – Management
John Ray Nelson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Lori K. Nomura – Health Care Law
Scott B. Osborne – Real Estate Law
Steven R. Peltin – Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Todd Reuter – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate
Sara P. Sandford – International Trade and Finance Law
Patrick J. Schneider – Land Use and Zoning Law
Diana S. Shukis – Employment Law – Management
Robert B. Spitzer – Real Estate Law
Lori Terry Gregory – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Natural Resources Law

Washington, D.C.:

Melodie A. Virtue – Communications Law

Foster Garvey attorneys named to the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list are:

Sarah Carlin Ames – Oregon; Communications Law and Immigration Law
Jeanne Barenholtz – New York; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Joshua Bloomgarden – New York; Corporate Law, Entertainment and Sports Law, and Intellectual Property Law
Devra Cohen – Washington; Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, and Litigation – Environmental
Peter Evalds – Oregon; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
Tacy Hass – Washington; Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental and Real Estate Law
Zachary King – Washington; Tax Law
Lee Marchisio – Washington; Municipal Law and Public Finance Law
Kelly Mennemeier – Washington; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kara Steger – New York; Communications Law
Dan Zellner – Washington; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

To learn more about Best Lawyers and its methodology for recognition, please visit www.bestlawyers.com.

38 Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America; 11 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

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