Mountain View, CA (September 28, 2017) – Fenwick & West announced today that 28 Fenwick partners have been honored as The Best Lawyers in America in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers—five more than were honored in the 2017 edition.
Additionally, two partners were named as 2018 Lawyers of the Year for receiving the highest overall feedback in their practice area and geographic region. Best Lawyers recognized Scott Spector as Employee Benefits (ERISA) Lawyer of the Year in San Jose and Mark Stevens as Corporate Lawyer of the Year in San Jose.
The following attorneys are recognized for excellence in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers:
Antitrust Law
Mark Ostrau
Biotechnology Law
Stephen Graham
David Tellekson
Commercial Litigation
Laurence Pulgram
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Mark Porter
Copyright Law
Andrew Bridges
David Hayes
Mitchell Zimmerman
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Gordon Davidson
Robert Freedman
Stephen Graham
Cynthia Clarfield Hess
Alan Smith
Mark Stevens
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Christopher Steskal
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Scott Spector
Information Technology Law
David Hayes
Stuart Meyer
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Gordon Davidson
Mark Stevens
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Andrew Bridges
David Hayes
Laurence Pulgram
David Tellekson
Litigation - Patent
David Hayes
Lynn Pasahow
Laurence Pulgram
David Tellekson
Mitchell Zimmerman
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Michael Dicke
Litigation - Securities
Michael Dicke
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
James Fuller
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Douglas Cogen
Stephen Graham
Cynthia Clarfield Hess
Laird Simons III
Alan Smith
Patent Law
Stephen Gillespie
Lawrence Granatelli
David Hayes
Rajiv Patel
Laurence Pulgram
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Gordon Davidson
Robert Freedman
Horace Nash
Laird Simons III
Alan Smith
Securities Regulation
Gordon Davidson
Tax Law
James Fuller
Walter Raineri
Technology Law
Gordon Davidson
Stuart Meyer
Alan Smith
Trade Secrets Law
David Hayes
Trademark Law
Sally Abel
David Hayes
Venture Capital Law
William Bromfield
Gordon Davidson
Alan Smith
The full rankings are available through the Best Lawyers website. Best Lawyers is a peer-reviewed publication of U.S. News Media Group.
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