75 Paul Hastings Attorneys listed as 2010 Best Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers

July 30, 2009

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Best Lawyers recognized 75 lawyers in their 2010 The Best Lawyers in America awards based on their exceptionally strong client work and peer reviews.

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys based on analysis of more than 1.8 million detailed peer-review evaluations. This recognition follows Best Lawyers naming the following Paul Hastings lawyers as Best Lawyers in their respective markets:

Atlanta
Richard M. Asbill (1995) (10)
  Alternative Dispute Resolution
  Franchise Law
Jesse H. Austin III (1995) (10)
  Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Kevin Conboy (2008)
  Banking Law
Leslie A. Dent (2006)
  Labor and Employment Law
Weyman T. Johnson, Jr. (1995) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law
Walter E. Jospin (2005)
  Corporate Law
Homer Frank Layson III (2009)
  Corporate Law
  Mergers & Acquisitions Law
J. Allen Maines (2008)
  Commercial Litigation
Philip J. Marzetti (2003)
  Tax Law
Chris D. Molen (2003)
  Banking Law
  Corporate Law
John G. Parker (2003)
  Commercial Litigation
  Franchise Law
Reinaldo Pascual (2007)
  Corporate Law
  Mergers & Acquisitions Law
W. Andrew Scott (2005)
  Franchise Law
C. Geoffrey Weirich (1999) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law
William K. Whitner (2010)
  Franchise Law
John F. Wymer III (1995) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law

Chicago
Timothy P. Callahan (2007)
  Construction Law
Paul E. Harner (2009)
  Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Daniel J. Perlman (2009)
  Real Estate Law

Costa Mesa
Stephen L. Berry (2007)
  Labor and Employment Law
James P. Carter (2009)
  Labor and Employment Law
Glenn Dassoff (2009)
  Commercial Litigation
Michael A. Hood (1995) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law
Donald L. Morrow (1995) (10)
  Bet-the-Company Litigation
  Commercial Litigation
John F. Simonis (2006)
  Real Estate Law
William J. Simpson (2010)
  Corporate Law
Peter J. Tennyson (2006)
  Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Los Angeles
Leslie L. Abbott (2007)
  Labor and Employment Law
George W. Abele (2003)
  Labor and Employment Law
Nancy L. Abell (1987) (20)
  Labor and Employment Law
Elena R. Baca (2006)
  Labor and Employment Law
Kenneth R. Bender (1995) (10)
  Corporate Law
Robert R. Carlson (1983) (25)
  Corporate Law
  Mutual Funds Law
  Securities Law
Eve M. Coddon (2010)
  Insurance Law
Paul Grossman (1983) (25)
  Labor and Employment Law
John Francis Hilson (1993) (10)
  Banking Law
Nancy L. Iredale (1991) (10)
  Tax Law
Eric H. Joss (2003)
  Labor and Employment Law
Robert M. Keane, Jr. (2010)
  Real Estate Law
J. Al Latham, Jr. (2001)
  Labor and Employment Law
Michael K. Lindsey (2006)
  Franchise Law
Ethan Lipsig (1995) (10)
  Employee Benefits Law
  Labor and Employment Law
Donna D. Melby (2010)
  Labor and Employment Law
Mitch B. Menzer (2010)
  Real Estate Law
Ronald M. Oster (2003)
  Commercial Litigation
  Insurance Law
Patrick A. Ramsey (1995) (10)
  Real Estate Law
William F. Sullivan (2006)
  Commercial Litigation
  Derivatives Law
Jennifer St. John Yount (2010)
  Banking Law
James A. Zapp (1995) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law

New York
Allan S. Bloom (2010)
  Labor and Employment Law
Erika C. Collins (2010)
  Labor and Employment Law
Victoria A. Cundiff (2003)
  Intellectual Property Law
Luc A. Despins (2006)
  Banking Law
  Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Marty Edelman (1999) (10)
  Real Estate Law
Zachary D. Fasman (1995) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law
Kenneth J. Friedman (2010)
  Real Estate Law
Lawrence J. Hass (1995) (10)
  Employee Benefits Law
John S. McGeeney (1989) (20)
  Commercial Litigation
Vincent J. Pisano (2006)
  Securities Law
Patrick W. Shea (2001)
  Labor and Employment Law
Stephen P. Sonnenberg (2006)
  Labor and Employment Law
Robert J. Wertheimer (2008)
  Real Estate Law

Palo Alto
Thomas S. Wisialowski (2006)
Tax Law

San Diego
Stephen S. Korniczky (2006)
  Intellectual Property Law
Chris H. McGrath (2010)
  Commercial Litigation
Carl R. Sanchez (2007)
  Corporate Law
  Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Deyan P. Spiridonov (2008)
  Mergers & Acquisitions Law

San Francisco
Paul W. Cane, Jr. (1991) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law
Grace A. Carter (2008)
  Insurance Law
Kevin B. Fisher (2009)
  Banking Law
E. Jeffrey Grube (2008)
  Labor and Employment Law
Robert P. Kristoff (2006)
  Labor and Employment Law
Deborah J. Schmall (2007)
  Environmental Law
Charles V. Thornton (1983) (25)
  Real Estate Law
Gayl A. Westendorf (2006)
  Health Care Law
M. Kirby C. Wilcox (1989) (20)
  Labor and Employment Law
Jeffrey D. Wohl (1999) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law

Washington
E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr. (1995) (10)
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Barbara B. Brown (1999) (10)
  Labor and Employment Law
Robert E. Culbertson (2003)
  Tax Law
John Gallagher (2003)
  Labor and Employment Law
Mark K. Lewis (2007)
  Oil & Gas Law
G. Hamilton Loeb (2003)
  International Trade and Finance Law
Neal D. Mollen (2008)
  Labor and Employment Law
Carl W. Northrop (2003)
  Communications Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.