More than 100 Ballard Spahr attorneys across the country have been included in the 2018 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America, regarded as one of the definitive guides to the country's leading attorneys.
Of the 115 Ballard Spahr attorneys on the list, seven also were named 2018 Lawyers of the Year for their practices and locations. Only one attorney in each practice area can receive the designation in each location.
Among the Ballard Spahr lawyers recognized is Roger P. Thomasch. Mr. Thomasch, a partner in the firm's Denver office, died on July 14, 2017. He is listed in six Best Lawyers in America categories for 2018: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Real Estate, and Litigation – Securities. He has been listed inBest Lawyers each of the past 30 years. A remembrance of Mr. Thomasch can be found here.
Every year, Best Lawyers asks lawyers across the country to evaluate their peers based on legal skill, professionalism, and integrity. From the results of those extensive surveys, the publication chooses the top attorneys in the most high-profile practices. The lawyers named Lawyer of the Year received particularly high ratings. Both annual guides are published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, South Carolina.
2018 Lawyers of the Year
Abran E. Vigil, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Las Vegas
Glenn A. Harris, Environmental Law, New Jersey
Jerold G. Oldroyd, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Salt Lake City
Justin P. Klein, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Phoenix
Richard S. Perelman, Equipment Finance Law, Philadelphia
Robert C. Kim, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Las Vegas
2018 Best Lawyers
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Julian W. Friedman – New York
Jerold G. Oldroyd – Salt Lake City
Marjorie J. Peerce – New York
Advertising Law
David J. Bodney – Phoenix
Antitrust Law
Jay N. Fastow – New York
Banking and Finance Law
Carl H. Fridy – Philadelphia
Jerold G. Oldroyd – Salt Lake City
Richard S. Perelman – Philadelphia
Jeremy T. Rosenblum – Philadelphia
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Matthew G. Summers – Baltimore
Paul E. Harner – Baltimore
John L. Ruppert – Denver
Rosetta B. Packer – Philadelphia
Vincent J. Marriott III – Philadelphia
William A. Slaughter – Philadelphia
Dean C. Waldt – Phoenix
Tobey M. Daluz – Delaware
Bet-the-Company Litigation
David H. Pittinsky – Philadelphia
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Biotechnology Law
Wendy A. Choi – Atlanta
Commercial Litigation
Christopher J. Willis – Atlanta
John B. Kearney – New Jersey
Leslie A. Eaton – Denver
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Abran E. Vigil – Las Vegas
David H. Pittinsky – Philadelphia
Laura E. Krabill – Philadelphia
M. Norman Goldberger – Philadelphia
Mark S. Stewart – Philadelphia
Matthew A. White – Philadelphia
Stephen J. Kastenberg – Philadelphia
John G. Kerkorian – Phoenix
Brian Schulman – Phoenix
Copyright Law
Jamie B. Bischoff – Philadelphia
Lawrence K. Nodine – Atlanta
Lynn E. Rzonca – Philadelphia
Corporate Compliance Law
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr. – Philadelphia
Charles R. Moran – Baltimore
Corporate Governance Law
Charles R. Moran – Baltimore
Todd A. Reece – Salt Lake City
Corporate Law
Richard J. Braemer – Philadelphia
Douglas M. Fox – Baltimore
William A. Hicks III – Phoenix
Alan S. Kaplinsky – Philadelphia
Robert C. Kim – Las Vegas
Justin P. Klein – Philadelphia
David J. Margules – Delaware
Karen C. McConnell – Phoenix
Charles R. Moran – Baltimore
David R. Rudd – Salt Lake City
John L. Ruppert – Denver
Stephen M. Savage – Phoenix
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Booker T. Evans, Jr. – Phoenix
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Booker T. Evans, Jr. – Phoenix
Henry E. Hockeimer – Philadelphia
Eugene R. Licker – New York
Marjorie J. Peerce – New York
Charles A. Stillman – New York
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Edward I. Leeds – Philadelphia
Brian M. Pinheiro – Philadelphia
Employment Law – Management
Denise M. Keyser – New Jersey
Steven W. Suflas – Denver, New Jersey
Brian D. Pedrow – Philadelphia
Daniel V. Johns – Philadelphia
David S. Fryman – Philadelphia
Kenneth M. Jarin – Philadelphia
Shannon D. Farmer – Philadelphia
Ronald J. Stolkin – Phoenix
Energy Law
Howard H. Shafferman – Washington, D.C.
Environmental Law
David J. Armstrong – Phoenix
Brendan K. Collins – Philadelphia
Glenn A. Harris – New Jersey
Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. – Philadelphia
Glenn L. Unterberger – Philadelphia
Harry Weiss – Philadelphia
Equipment Finance Law
Carl H. Fridy – Philadelphia
Richard S. Perelman – Philadelphia
Financial Services Regulation Law
Alan S. Kaplinsky – Philadelphia
Jerold G. Oldroyd – Salt Lake City
First Amendment Law
Charles D. Tobin – Washington, D.C.
Gaming Law
Bill Curran – Las Vegas
Government Relations Practice
Bill Curran – Las Vegas
Insurance Law
Brian Schulman – Phoenix
International Mergers & Acquisitions
Karen C. McConnell – Phoenix
Stephen M. Savage – Phoenix
Labor Law – Management
David S. Fryman – Philadelphia
Kenneth M. Jarin – Philadelphia
Denise M. Keyser – New Jersey
Brian D. Pedrow – Philadelphia
Ronald J. Stolkin – Phoenix
Steven W. Suflas – Denver, New Jersey
Land Use & Zoning Law
Bill Curran – Las Vegas
Jon M. Laria – Baltimore
Matthew N. McClure – Philadelphia
Emily J. Vaias – Washington, D.C.
Litigation – Antitrust
Jay N. Fastow – New York
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Alan S. Kaplinsky – Philadelphia
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Abran E. Vigil – Las Vegas
Christopher J. Willis – Atlanta
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Paul E. Harner – Baltimore
Rosetta B. Packer – Philadelphia
David L. Pollack – Philadelphia
William A. Slaughter – Philadelphia
Litigation – Environmental
Brendan K. Collins – Philadelphia
Glenn A. Harris – New Jersey
Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. – Philadelphia
Glenn L. Unterberger – Philadelphia
Litigation – First Amendment
David J. Bodney – Phoenix
Burt M. Rublin – Philadelphia
Charles D. Tobin – Washington, D.C.
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jamie B. Bischoff – Philadelphia
Laura E. Krabill – Philadelphia
Brian W. LaCorte – Phoenix
David J. Margules – Delaware
Lawrence K. Nodine – Atlanta
Lynn E. Rzonca – Philadelphia
Litigation – Labor & Employment
David S. Fryman – Philadelphia
Daniel V. Johns – Philadelphia
Steven W. Suflas – Denver, New Jersey
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
M. Norman Goldberger – Philadelphia
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
David J. Margules – Delaware
Litigation – Patent
Jamie B. Bischoff – Philadelphia
Laura E. Krabill – Philadelphia
Brian W. LaCorte – Phoenix
Lawrence K. Nodine – Atlanta
Lynn E. Rzonca – Philadelphia
Litigation – Real Estate
Anthony C. Kaye – New York, Salt Lake City
Michael Sklaroff – Philadelphia
Brian Schulman – Phoenix
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Abran E. Vigil – Las Vegas
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
M. Norman Goldberger – Philadelphia
Litigation – Securities
M. Norman Goldberger – Philadelphia
Stephen J. Kastenberg – Philadelphia
Laura E. Krabill – Philadelphia
Roger P. Thomasch – Denver
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Regina O'Brien Thomas – Philadelphia
Media Law
David J. Bodney – Phoenix
Charles D. Tobin – Washington, D.C.
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard J. Braemer – Philadelphia
William A. Hicks III – Phoenix
Robert C. Kim – Las Vegas
Justin P. Klein – Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell – Phoenix
David R. Rudd – Salt Lake City
Municipal Law
William A. Hicks III – Phoenix
Nonprofit/Charities Law
Kendis Key Muscheid – Phoenix
Patent Law
Jamie B. Bischoff – Philadelphia
Wendy A. Choi – Atlanta
Mitchell A. Katz – Atlanta
Lynn E. Rzonca – Philadelphia
Chittam U. Thakore – Atlanta
Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Steven B. King – Philadelphia
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John B. Kearney – New Jersey
Public Finance Law
Valarie J. Allen – Philadelphia
Michele L. Bax – Phoenix
Kevin R. Cunningham – Philadelphia
Joseph A. Fanone – Washington, D.C.
Thomas G. Havener – Washington, D.C.
Charles S. Henck – Washington, D.C.
William A. Hicks III – Phoenix
William C. Rhodes – Philadelphia
Linda B. Schakel – Washington, D.C.
Real Estate Law
David A. Barksdale – Los Angeles
Thomas G. Bennett – Salt Lake City
Cristina Coronado – Salt Lake City
Bill Curran – Las Vegas
Dominic J. De Simone – Philadelphia
Mark S. DePillis – Philadelphia
Christopher J. Fritz – Baltimore
Craig Ganz – Phoenix
Thomas A. Hauser – Baltimore
Philip B. Korb – Philadelphia
Jon M. Laria – Baltimore
Tina R. Makoulian – Philadelphia
Bart I. Mellits – Philadelphia
Steven D. Peterson – Salt Lake City
Jeffrey S. Pitcher – Phoenix
David L. Pollack – Philadelphia
Mark Pollak – Baltimore
Alan S. Ritterband – Philadelphia
Michael Sklaroff – Philadelphia
Raymond G. Truitt – Baltimore
Allan R. Winn – Washington, D.C.
Roger D. Winston – Washington, D.C.
Fred Wolf III – Baltimore
Kelly M. Wrenn – Washington, D.C.
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Brian D. Doerner – Philadelphia
Gerald J. Guarcini – Philadelphia
Justin P. Klein – Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell – Phoenix
Securities Regulation
Gerald J. Guarcini – Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell – Phoenix
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Thomas A. Hauser – Baltimore
Tax Law
Saba Ashraf – Atlanta
Thomas G. Havener – Washington, D.C.
Wendi L. Kotzen – Philadelphia
Kendis Key Muscheid – Phoenix
John L. Ruppert – Denver
Wayne R. Strasbaugh – Philadelphia
Trademark Law
Jamie B. Bischoff – Philadelphia
Brian W. LaCorte – Phoenix
Lawrence K. Nodine – Atlanta
Lynn E. Rzonca – Philadelphia
Trusts and Estates
Benjamin R. Neilson – Philadelphia
Regina O'Brien Thomas – Philadelphia
Marilyn C. Sanborne – Philadelphia
Venture Capital Law
David R. Rudd – Salt Lake City
