70 Katten Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2011

CHICAGO (August 9, 2010) - Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that 70 of its attorneys have been recognized by their peers as being among the nation’s best lawyers in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  Six Katten attorneys are making their first appearance on the list this year, while 14 have been listed for at least 20 years, and another six, for at least 10 years.  In addition, Best Lawyers ranks the firm number one for Derivatives Law, Municipal Law and Public Finance Law in both Chicago and Illinois. 

The Katten attorneys on the 2011 Best Lawyers list are:

Banking Law

Denise S. Burn, Chicago

Michael A. Jacobson, Chicago

Stuart P. Shulruff, Chicago

Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Bradley A. Pearce, Charlotte, N.C.

John P. Sieger, Chicago 

Commercial Litigation

S. Scott Morrison, Washington

Robert E. Smith, New York

Bruce G. Vanyo, Los Angeles and New York

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Herbert S. Wander, Chicago

Corporate Law

Arthur W. Hahn, Chicago

Howard S. Lanznar, Chicago

Allan B. Muchin, Chicago

Hebert S. Wander, Chicago

Walter S. Weinberg, Chicago

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Steve Cochran, Los Angeles

Whitney Ellerman, Washington

Ted S. Helwig, Chicago

Sheldon T. Zenner, Chicago

Derivatives Law

Kevin M. Foley, Chicago

Arthur W. Hahn, Chicago

Kenneth M. Rosenzweig, Chicago

James D. Van De Graaff, Chicago

Employee Benefits Law

Gregory K. Brown, Chicago

Russell E. Greenblatt, Chicago

Gary W. Howell, Chicago

Edward J. Rayner, New York 

Entertainment Law

Alan R. Friedman, New York

Susan A. Grode, Los Angeles

Michael S. Hobel, Los Angeles

Zia F. Modabber, Los Angeles

Gail Migdal Title, Los Angeles

Environmental Law

Steven P. Solow, Washington

Family Law

Fred A. Hicks, Charlotte, N.C.

Health Care Law

Michael R. Callahan, Chicago

D. Louis Glaser, Chicago

Laura K. Martin, Chicago

Peter F. Nadel, New York

Intellectual Property Law

Floyd A. Mandell, Chicago

Timothy J. Vezeau, Chicago

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Kenneth W. Miller, Chicago

David R. Shevitz, Chicago

Walter S. Weinberg, Chicago

Media Law

Gail Migdal Title, Los Angeles

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Kenneth W. Miller, Chicago

Herbert S. Wander, Chicago

Municipal Law

Lewis Greenbaum, Chicago

Private Funds Law

James D. Van De Graaff, Chicago

Public Finance Law

Janet Goelz Hoffman, Chicago

Real Estate Law

David J. Bryant, Chicago

Sheri P. Chromow, New York

David R. Dlugie, Chicago

Wendy L. Fields, Washington

Hayden Harrell, Charlotte, N.C.

Daniel S. Huffenus, Charlotte, N.C.

Kenneth M. Jacobson, Chicago

Thomas J. Leanse, Los Angeles

S. Scott Morrison, Washington

Keith D. Pascus, Chicago

Gregory P.L. Pierce, Chicago

Howard M. Richard, Chicago

Carlton A. Shannon, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.

Mark C. Simon, Chicago

Donald H. Siskind, New York

Andrew D. Small, Chicago

Marcia W. Sullivan, Chicago

Benzion J. Westreich, Los Angeles

Securities Law

Lawrence D. Levin, Chicago

Herbert S. Wander, Chicago

Robert J. Wild, Chicago

Mark D. Wood, Chicago

Structured Finance Law

Reid A. Mandel, Chicago

Tax Law

Sheldon I. Banoff, Chicago

Saul E. Rudo, Chicago

Trusts and Estates

Ronni G. Davidowitz, New York

Abby L.T. Feinman, Los Angeles

Michael O. Hartz, Chicago

Carol A. Johnston, Los Angeles

Joshua S. Rubenstein, New York

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey.  For the U.S. edition, leading attorneys cast over 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in the same and related fields.  Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers – and because attorneys are ranked strictly on merit and may not pay a fee to be listed – inclusion in the guide is considered a singular honor.  Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 600 attorneys in locations across the United States and an affiliate in London.  The firm’s business-savvy professionals provide clients in numerous industries with sophisticated, high-value legal services, with a focus on corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property and trusts and estates.  Among our clients are a wide range of public and private companies, including a third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals.  For additional information, visit http://www.kattenlaw.com/.