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43 Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America; 10 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

08.20.20 Foster Garvey Newsroom

Foster Garvey is pleased to announce that 43 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 Best Lawyers in America©.

This year, five Foster Garvey attorneys were honored as “Lawyer of the Year.” Those individuals include:

Joseph Arellano – Oregon, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement
Christine Brown – Oregon, Trusts and Estates
Deborah Crabbe – Washington, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights
Lori Nomura – Washington, Health Care Law
Joseph West – Oregon, Corporate Compliance Law

The 2021 also list includes new listings for Jason Ayres (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights), Patrick Schneider (Land Use and Zoning Law) and Matthew Yium (Commercial Litigation).

In addition, the list includes the inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which features attorneys with less than 10 years of experience in private practice. Foster Garvey is pleased to have 10 attorneys honored with this recognition.

Foster Garvey attorneys included in the 2021 Best Lawyers list are:

Oregon:

Joseph Arellano – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement, and Litigation – Securities
Jason Ayres – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Larry Brant – Tax Law
Christine Brown – Trusts and Estates
Vincent Cacciottoli – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joy Ellis – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Cynthia Fraser – Arbitration and Mediation
Steven Nofziger – Business Organizations, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Tax Law
Tara Schleicher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
Paul Trinchero – Litigation – Securities
Robert Weaver, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Antitrust, and Litigation – Securities
Joseph West – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Real Estate Law
Matthew Yium – Commercial Litigation

Washington:

Thomas Ahearne – Insurance Law
Bradley Berg – Health Care Law
Philip (P.J.) Carstens – Tax Law
Deborah Crabbe – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Stephen DiJulio – Appellate Practice
Tim Filer – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Litigation – Securities
Gary Fluhrer – Real Estate Law
Michael Gamsky – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Steven Gillespie – Land Use and Zoning Law
Marc Greenough – Public Finance Law
Allen Israel – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Brent Jones – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Lauren King – Native American Law
Ken Lederman – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
Jim McNeill – Education Law
John Nelson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Nancy Neraas – Public Finance Law
Lori Nomura – Health Care Law
Scott Osborne – Real Estate Law
Steven Peltin – Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Todd Reuter – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate
Mark Rowley – Real Estate Law
Sara Sandford – International Trade and Finance Law
Patrick Schneider – Land Use and Zoning Law
Diana Shukis – Employment Law – Management
Robert Spitzer – Real Estate Law
Lori Terry Gregory – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Natural Resources Law

Washington, D.C.:

Melodie Virtue – Communications Law

Foster Garvey’s Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch include:

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, Tax Law
Tacy Hass – Washington, Real Estate Law
Andrew Lukes – Washington, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Lee Marchisio – Washington, Municipal Law and Public Finance Law
Jacqueline Quarré – Washington, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
Dan Zellner – Washington, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Best Lawyers® is based on exhaustive peer-review evaluation and since it was first published in 1983, has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. To learn more about Best Lawyers and its methodology for recognition, please visit its website at www.bestlawyers.com.

43 Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America; 10 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

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