Thirteen Ater Wynne LLP Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America List, Partner Michael J. “Sam” Sandmire Named as “Lawyer of the Year”
Ater Wynne LLP is pleased to announce that thirteen lawyers have been named to the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers in America , one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals.
The 25th edition of The Best Lawyers In America (2019) includes attorneys in practice areas covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on nearly 10 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Because lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are subject to an exhaustive peer-review survey and attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
Ater Wynne LLP would like to congratulate the following attorneys named as 2019 Best Lawyers in America:
Steven K. Blackhurst, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) ; Litigation – Securities
Ernie Bootsma, Trademark Law
L. David Connell, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Nena Cook, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Frank X. Curci, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Technology Law
Daniel P. Larsen, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Stacey E. Mark, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Todd A. Mitchell, Commercial Litigation
Claudia K. Powers, Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
Michael J. “Sam” Sandmire, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation –
Defendants
John M. Schultz, Native American Law
Michael W. Shackelford , Corporate Law
Gregory E. Struxness, Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
In addition to the Best Lawyers accolades, Ater Wynne Partner Michael J. “Sam”Sandmire was named as a Portland, Oregon “Lawyer of the Year” for the Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants Practice Area. This recognition is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for
each specialty and location.