155 MoFo Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America 2023

Morrison Foerster achieved significant recognition in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, with 155 attorneys receiving 226 individual recognitions across practices and offices in the United States.

Three of the firm’s attorneys were named as Lawyers of the Year, including:

• Jina Choi, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy);
• Michael G. O’Bryan – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and
• Penelope A. Preovolos – Litigation – Antitrust.

Forty-five MoFo attorneys were recognized for the first time in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, including:

Best Lawyers:

• Anna Erickson White – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Securities;

• Bernie Pistillo – Tax Law;
• Brian M. Kramer – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent;
• Brian R. Michael – Criminal Defense: White-Collar;
• Bryan Wilson – Litigation – Intellectual Property;
• Caitlin Sinclaire Blythe – Commercial Litigation;
• Catherine M. Polizzi – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice;
• Christine Y. Wong – Criminal Defense: White-Collar;
• David A. Ephraim – Banking and Finance Law;
• Gregory B. Koltun – Litigation – Antitrust;
• Guy W. McPherson – Real Estate Law;
• Jeremy R. Mandell – FinTech Practice;
• Judson E. Lobdell – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities;
• Julie O’Neill – Privacy and Data Security Law;
• Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr. – Litigation – Labor and Employment;
• Matt A. Karlyn – Information Technology Law;
• Murray A. Indick – Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law;
• Rudy Y. Kim - Litigation - Intellectual Property;
• Scott F. Llewellyn – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent; and
• Stefanie E. Shanberg – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent.

Ones to Watch:

• Adam J. Hunt – Antitrust Law;
• Alfred M. Williams – Real Estate Law;
• Anna Yuan – Patent Law;
• Benjamin Butterfield – Business Restructuring + Insolvency;
• Brandon L. Van Grack – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Privacy and Data Security;
• Brittany Scheinok – Litigation – Patent;
• Calvin Dennis Funk – Financial Services Regulation Law;
• Cooper J. Spinelli – Labor and Employment Law – Employee;
• Crystal N. Kaldjob – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law;
• David J. Shaw – Antitrust Law;
• Eric W. Lin – Intellectual Property Law;
• Eun Sung Lim – Real Estate Law;
• Evan M. Harris – Antitrust Law;
• Gerardo Gomez Galvis – Criminal Defense: White-Collar;
• Ian Hohmeister – Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law;
• Jillian A. Pesin-Fulop – Intellectual Property Law;
• John D. O’Neill – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law;
• John Hensley, Jr. – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law;
• Katherine Elaine Erbeznik – Tax Law;
• Lily Li – Litigation – Intellectual Property;
• Lisa M. Phelan – Antitrust Law;
• Maria A. Castiglie – Real Estate Law;
• Mary G. Kaiser – Commercial Litigation;
• Shai Kalansky – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law; and
• Stacy Cline Amin – Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security.

Established in 1983, Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most widely respected peer‑review publications in the legal profession. Lawyers are selected based on receiving the highest overall peer feedback. Only one lawyer for each specialty and location is designated as a “Lawyer of the Year.”

View the complete list of this year’s rankings.