Best Lawyers Name Craig S. Mende the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Copyright Law in New York; 15 Partners and Senior Counsel recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers® individual award categories; 11 Associates included in the fifth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
Attorney Craig S. Mende is recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" for Copyright Law in New York. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. This designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
In addition, 15 of the firm's Partners and Senior Counsel are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:
- Lawrence Apolzon– Trademark Law
- Carlos Cucurella – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- David A. Donahue – Copyright Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Lydia Gobena – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Janet L. Hoffman – Copyright Law
- Nadine H. Jacobson – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
- Jason D. Jones – Copyright Law
- Richard Z. Lehv – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
- John P. Margiotta – Copyright Law and Trademark Law
- Craig S. Mende – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Laura Popp-Rosenberg – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Allison Strickland Ricketts – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Barbara A. Solomon – Copyright Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
- Ashford Tucker – Trademark Law
- James D. Weinberger – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® recognizes associates and other lawyers early in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Best Lawyers® recognized 11 Fross Zelnick Associates as "Ones to Watch" in America:
- Alejandra Camacho Luna – Intellectual Property Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Kimberly B. Frumkin – Intellectual Property Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Jennifer Gibbins – Intellectual Property Law
- Alexandra Kochian – Intellectual Property Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Brian Leary– Intellectual Property Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Cole S. Mathews – Intellectual Property Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Angela García Medina – Intellectual Property Law
- Christina Sauerborn – Intellectual Property Law
- Maritza Schaeffer – Intellectual Property Law
- Mary Stottele – Intellectual Property Law
- Nicole Tenore – Litigation – Intellectual Property