New York, NY (August 15, 2019) – The following 47 attorneys from Epstein Becker Green (EBG) have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Best Lawyers® compiles lists of outstanding and distinguished attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate the professional abilities of their peers within their geographical and legal practice area.

Each year, Best Lawyers also honors individual attorneys who receive the highest overall peer feedback in each practice area and location with the “Lawyer of the Year” recognition. EBG is proud to share that Jack Wenik, Member of the Firm, has once again been recognized with a “Lawyer of the Year” designation in the practice area of Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy).

The EBG attorneys selected for The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 include:

BALTIMORE, MD

Joshua J. Freemire
Health Care Law

CHICAGO, IL

James J. Oh
Employment Law - Management

Lee T. Polk
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Labor Law - Management

Peter A. Steinmeyer
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management

DETROIT, MI

Adam S. Forman
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management

Christopher A. McMican
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

LOS ANGELES, CA

Jonathan M. Brenner
Employment Law – Management

James A. Goodman
Litigation - Labor and Employment

David Jacobs
Litigation - Labor and Employment

NASHVILLE, TN

Julie Watson Lampley
Health Care Law

Richard W. Westling
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

NEW YORK, NY

Peter L. Altieri
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jeffrey H. Becker
Health Care Law

Erika C. Collins
Employment Law - Management

John F. Fullerton III
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

David W. Garland
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management

Ronald M. Green
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Gretchen Harders
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Melissa L. Jampol
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Marc A. Mandelman
Litigation – Labor and Employment

William J. Milani
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management

Allen B. Roberts
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management

Ian Carleton Schaefer
Employment Law - Management

Steven M. Swirsky
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law – Management

George Carroll Whipple, III
Litigation - Labor and Employment

NEWARK, NJ

Patrick G. Brady
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Qui Tam Law

James P. Flynn
Commercial Litigation

Gary W. Herschman
Health Care Law

Carmine A. Iannaccone
Employment Law – Management

Anthony J. Laura
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Theodora McCormick
Commercial Litigation

Anjana D. Patel
Health Care Law

Clara Rho
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Jack Wenik
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) - “Lawyer of the Year”

PRINCETON, NJ

Anthony Argiropoulos
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Health Care

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Steven R. Blackburn
Employment Law - Management

STAMFORD, CT

Peter M. Stein
Labor Law - Management

WASHINGTON, DC

Paul DeCamp
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Steven B. Epstein
Health Care Law

Stuart M. Gerson
Health Care Law

Douglas A. Hastings
Health Care Law

Mark E. Lutes
Health Care Law

David E. Matyas
Health Care Law

Frank C. Morris, Jr.
Employment Law – Management

Lynn Shapiro Snyder
Health Care Law

Bradley Merrill Thompson
FDA Law

Carrie Valiant
Health Care Law

About The Best Lawyers in America©

Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, our publications have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

Our lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition in Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.

About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.  For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.

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