August 18, 2022

Press Release

New York – August 18, 2022 – Stroock is well-represented in 2023’s Best Lawyers®  In America and Best Lawyers® : Ones To Watch In America lists, where 56 lawyers across 35 practice areas have been honored this year.

In addition, three partners were named “2023 Lawyer of the Year” – a prestigious honor given to just one lawyer per practice area within each metropolitan region based on the highest peer ratings received:

• Robert Lewin, Co-Chair of the firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Group, was recognized for Insurance Law in New York City. 
• Richard J. Morvillo, Co-Chair of the firm’s White Collar & Internal Investigations Group, was recognized for White Collar in Washington, D.C. 
• Julia B. Strickland, Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office and head of the firm’s national Financial Services Litigation, Regulation and Enforcement Group, was recognized for Litigation - Banking and Finance in Los Angeles. 

The full list of Stroock lawyers featured by Best Lawyers includes:

Lawyer Name	Specialty	Award
Robert Abrams	Commercial Litigation	Best Lawyers
Elizabeth M. Akerman	Real Estate Law	Ones to Watch
Daria D. Anichkova	Commercial Litigation	Ones to Watch
Loryn Dunn Arkow	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Peter D. Ballance	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
James L. Bernard	Commercial Litigation	Best Lawyers
Laura E. Besvinick	Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Securities, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants	Best Lawyers
Leonard Boxer	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Etta Brandman	Litigation - Trusts and Estates	Best Lawyers
Christopher R. Brewster	International Trade and Finance Law	Best Lawyers
Elizabeth C. Carter	Commercial Litigation	Ones to Watch
Joel Cohen	Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law	Best Lawyers
Kerry T. Cooperman	Commercial Litigation	Ones to Watch
Brian Diamond	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Ashley E. Doukas	Real Estate Law	Ones to Watch
James Z. Fang	Corporate Law	Ones to Watch
Bruce D. Gallant	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law	Best Lawyers
Joseph B. Giminaro	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Marvin J. Goldstein	Derivatives and Futures Law	Best Lawyers
Arthur J. Herskowitz	Commercial Litigation	Ones to Watch
Marjorie W. Hornaday	Trusts and Estates	Ones to Watch
Steven Horowitz	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Michele L. Jacobson	Insurance Law	Best Lawyers
Jeffrey R. Keitelman	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Alan M. Klinger	Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning	Best Lawyers
David R. Kolker	Commercial Litigation	Ones to Watch
Ronald A. Kriss	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Howard S. Lavin	Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management	Best Lawyers
Robert Lewin	Insurance Law	Lawyer of the Year
Michael J. McCarthy	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Jeffrey W. Meyers	Energy Law	Best Lawyers
Charles G. Moerdler	Litigation - Real Estate	Best Lawyers
Richard Morvillo	Derivatives and Futures Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Corporate Compliance Law, and Litigation – Securities	Lawyer of the Year
Scott Morvillo	Criminal Defense: White-Collar	Best Lawyers
Ross F. Moskowitz	Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Steven P. Moskowitz	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Lewis F. Murphy	Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts and Estates	Best Lawyers
Julie Nevins	Advertising Law, Insurance Law	Best Lawyers
Kingsley Nwamah	Commercial Litigation	Ones to Watch
David C. Olstein	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law	Best Lawyers
Kim Pagotto	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Ida Phair	Real Estate Law	Ones to Watch
Anita S. Rosenbloom	Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates	Best Lawyers
Karen Scanna	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Jay J. Scharf	Trusts and Estates	Ones to Watch
Bruce H. Schneider	Antitrust Law	Best Lawyers
Steven Schneider	Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Tax Law	Best Lawyers
Binni N. Shah	Patent Law	Ones to Watch
Paul A. Shelowitz	Litigation - Real Estate	Best Lawyers
Hala M. Sibay	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers
Albert M. Singer	Real Estate Law	Ones to Watch
Mark A. Speiser	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Derivatives and Futures Law	Best Lawyers
Julia B. Strickland	Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance	Lawyer of the Year
David D. Switzler	Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law	Ones to Watch
Ira K. Teicher	Real Estate Law	Best Lawyers

 

About Stroock
Stroock provides strategic transactional, regulatory, and litigation advice to advance the business objectives of leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, and entrepreneurial businesses in the U.S. and globally. With a rich history dating back over 145 years, the firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C. For more, visit www.stroock.com.

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