Brownstein Attorneys Make 2020 List of The Best Lawyers in America

Fifty-seven attorneys from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publication. Attorneys from eight of Brownstein’s offices were recognized in 33 different law categories ranging from bankruptcy, litigation and gaming to corporate, real estate and government relations.

Three attorneys from the firm’s Denver office received “Lawyer of the Year” recognition, including Edward N. Barad for Real Estate Law, Michael F. Feeley for Government Relations Practice and Carolynne C. White for Land Use and Zoning Law. Ellen L. Schulhofer received “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in the Corporate Law category in Las Vegas.

Attorneys from the firm’s eight offices included:

• Steven E. Abelman, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  
• Adam J. Agron, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
  
• Nicole R. Ament, Real Estate Law
  
• Steven A. Amerikaner, Land Use and Zoning Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law
  
• David R. Arrajj, Gaming Law
  
• Robert P. Attai, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  
• Edward N. Barad, Real Estate Law
  
• Richard B. Benenson, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  
• Gregory W. Berger, Tax Law
  
• Andrew S. Brignone, Litigation – ERISA
  
• Norman Brownstein, Government Relations Practice
  
• Eric R. Burris, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  
• Sharon E. Caulfield, Health Care Law
  
• Sonia Church Vermeys, Corporate Law, Gaming Law
  
• Justin L. Cohen, Commercial Litigation
  
• Erin M. Eiselein, Litigation – Health Care
  
• Steven W. Farber, Corporate Law
  
• Hubert A. Farbes, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
  
• Michael F. Feeley, Government Relations Practice
  
• Frank M. Flansburg III, Commercial Litigation
  
• S. Craig Hemenway, Patent Law
  
• Bradley J. Herrema, Water Law
  
• Lisa Hogan, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  
• Aaron M. Hyatt, Real Estate Law
  
• Christopher A. Jacobs, Real Estate Law
  
• Bruce A. James, Real Estate Law
  
• Robert Kaufmann, Real Estate Law
  
• Michael W. King, Corporate Law, Health Care Law
  
• Jeffrey M. Knetsch, Securities/Capital Markets Law
  
• Albert Z. Kovacs, Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  
• Mitchell J. Langberg, First Amendment Law, Media Law
  
• Ana Lazo Tenzer, Real Estate Law
  
• Kirk B. Lenhard, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
  
• Mark F. Leonard, Family Law
  
• Mark J. Mathews, Environmental Law
  
• Gino A. Maurelli, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  
• Alfred E. Mottur, Communications Law
  
• Paul M. O’Gara, Gaming Law
  
• Stephanie Osler Hastings, Water Law
  
• Michael J. Pankow, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  
• Elizabeth D. Paulsen, Corporate Law
  
• Patrick J. Reilly, Commercial Litigation
  
• Michael D. Rounds, Litigation – Intellectual Property
  
• Ronda L. Sandquist, Environmental Law
  
• Robert J. Saperstein, Water Law
  
• Scott Scherer, Gaming Law
  
• Frank A. Schreck, Gaming Law
  
• Adam P. Segal, Litigation – ERISA
  
• Ellen L. Schulhofer, Corporate Law
  
• Steven O. Sims, Water Law
  
• Scott S. Slater, Water Law
  
• Ryan A. Smith, Native American Law
  
• Nancy A. Strelau, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  
• Russell W. Sullivan, Tax Law
  
• Angela Turriciano Otto, Real Estate Law
  
• Gregory A. Vallin, Real Estate Law
  
• Carolynne C. White, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

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