A national guide of the country's top attorneys has listed 135 attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg LLP. The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) annually recognizes attorneys in 138 legal practice areas. Barnes & Thornburg attorneys had 248 listings this year, an increase of 68 from the year prior.
Attorneys within the firm’s various offices ranked in several categories, including antitrust, banking, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights, bet-the-company litigation, biotechnology law, commercial litigation, corporate governance and compliance, employment law – management, energy law, environmental law, equipment finance law, first amendment law, government relations, immigration, information technology, intellectual property, labor law – management, municipal law, patent law, product liability litigation, public finance law, private funds law, real estate law, securities law, tax law, technology law, trusts and estates, water law, and white-collar criminal defense and others.
The Barnes & Thornburg attorneys who made this year’s list, including the area(s) in which they are listed, are:
Chicago
• Frederic P. Andes – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
• Thomas J. Donovan – Patent Law
• Stephen M. Fatum – Health Care Law
• Paula Cozzi Goedert – Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Mark T. Kindelin –Venture Capital Law
• William M. Lee, Jr. – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Alan J. Martin – Insurance Law
• Alice O. Martin – Biotechnology Law
• William M. McErlean – Franchise Law
• Dennis M. McWilliams – Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
• Lee T. Polk – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Labor Law - Management
• Mark E. Rust – Health Care Law
• Clifford J. Shapiro – Construction Law
• Deborah L. Thorne – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bruce White – Environmental Law
Columbus
• Kevin R. McDermott – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Securities
• William A. Nolan – Education Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
• David Paragas – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice
Delaware
• David M. Powlen – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Elkhart
• Glenn E. Killoren – Corporate Governance Law
• Eric H. J. Stahlhut – Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Samuel S. Thompson – Public Finance Law, Trusts and Estates
• J. Scott Troeger – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Timothy A. Weaver – Elder Law
Fort Wayne
• Kathleen M. Anderson – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Dennis C. Becker – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• D. Randall Brown – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Stephen L. Fink – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Bobby B. Gillenwater – Patent Law
• William T. Hopkins, Jr. – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
Grand Rapids
• Michael G. Campbell – Corporate Law
• Charles M. Denton II – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• John Gregg – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Tracy T. Larsen – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Donald P. Lawless – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
• Clifford G. Maine – Equipment Finance Law
• Patrick E. Mears – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Robert W. Sikkel – Employment Law - management, Labor Law - Management
• Michael A. Snapper – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
Indianapolis
• Bradford G. Addison – Patent Law
• Dean T. Barnhard – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• John W. Boyd – Tax Law
• Catherine L. Bridge – Corporate Law
• Brian L. Burdick – Government Relations Practice, Municipal Law
• Jan M. Carroll – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Real Estate
• Joseph C. Chapelle – Commercial Litigation
• Michael R. Conner – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Anne N. DePrez – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
• Andrew J. Detherage – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation
• Bruce D. Donaldson – Public Finance Law
• Stephen J. Dutton – Corporate Governance Law, Information Technology Law
• Joseph G. Eaton – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Stanley C. Fickle – Appellate Practice
• Daniel H. FitzGibbon – Tax Law
• Kristin G. Fruehwald – Trusts and Estates
• Michael R. Fruehwald – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• David Gillay – Environmental Law
• Kirk E. Grable – Public Finance Law
• Robert T. Grand – Government Relations Practice, Municipal Law
• E. Sean Griggs – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Richard J. Hall – Public Finance Law
• Kenneth H. Inskeep – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental
• Dennis A. Johnson – Real Estate Law
• Bart A. Karwath – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation -ERISA, Litigation - Municipal
• Nicholas K. Kile – Energy Law, Water Law
• Donald E. Knebel – Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law
• Wayne C. Kreuscher – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• John M. Kyle III – Environmental Law
• Ellizabeth Lacy – Venture Capital Law
• Lawrence E. Lawhead – Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Stephen W. Lee – Real Estate Law
• Alan A. Levin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Joseph E. Loftus – Gaming Law, Government Relations Practice
• Michael P. Lucas – Public Finance Law
• Dwight D. Lueck – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Robert D. MacGill – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Larry A. Mackey – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John R. Maley – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Thomas M. Maxwell – Banking and Finance Law
• Michael K. McCrory – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Daniel W. McGill – Energy Law
• Jeffrey A. Michael – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law
• David B. Millard – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Venture Capital Law
• Peter A. Morse, Jr. – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
• Teresa E. Morton – Communications Law, Energy Law
• Eric R. Moy – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Patricia L. Ogden – Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Christine E. M. Orich – Information Technology Law, Patent Law, Technology Law
• Michael G. Paton – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Benjamin A. Pecar – Real Estate Law
• Thomas Pitman – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
• Jeffery J. Qualkinbush – Public Finance Law
• Mariana Richmond – Immigration Law
• Timothy J. Riffle – Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
• Michael Rosiello – Commercial Litigation
• Peter J. Rusthoven – Gaming Law
• Michael T. Scanlon – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Richard C. Starkey – Public Finance Law
• Neal W. Steinbart – Public Finance Law
• Larry J. Stroble – Tax Law
• Anthony C. Sullivan – Environmental Law
• James R. Sweeney II – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law
• Claudia V. Swhier – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
• Steven W. Thornton – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Lynn C. Tyler – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
• Todd G. Vare – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• David R. Warshauer – Real Estate Law
• Keith E. White – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
• Donald E. Williams – Real Estate Law
• Kenneth J. Yerkes – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Los Angeles
• Scott J. Witlin – Employment Law - Management
Minneapolis
• Felicia J. Boyd – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Douglas J. Williams – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
South Bend
• Timothy J. Abeska – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
• Richard Deahl – Corporate Law
• Robert G. Devetski – Insurance Law
• Douglas K. Dieterly – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Philip J. Faccenda, Jr. – Government Relations Practice, Public Finance Law
• Alan B. Feldbaum – Public Finance Law
• Joseph R. Fullenkamp – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jeanine M. Gozdecki – Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Labor Law - Union, Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Timothy D. Hernly – Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
• George E. Horn, Jr. – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Nancy L. Ickler – Trusts and Estates
• Tracy D. Knox – Commercial Litigation
• Brian J. Lake – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Gerald F. Lutkus – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Labor Law - Union, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Richard L. Mintz – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Laura Seng – Health Care Law
• Nelson J. Vogel, Jr. – Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Michael B. Watkins – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C.
• D. William Moreau, Jr. – Education Law, Government Relations Practice
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