(CHICAGO) Katten announced today that 101 attorneys have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a universally regarded guide to legal excellence. Attorneys on The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers based on professional know-how and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Katten would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Kristin J. Achterhof - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, and Trademark Law
- David M. Allen - Trusts and Estates
- Michelle "Missy"Apodaca - Health Care Law
- Frank E. Arado - Real Estate Law
- Karen Artz Ash - Trademark Law
- Russell M. Black - Employment Law - Management
- Henry Bregstein - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Matthew S. Brown - Corporate Law
- Jan Harris Cate - Banking and Finance Law
- Wendy E. Cohen - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Christopher A. Cole - Advertising Law
- Michela Daliana - Public Finance Law
- Adam M. Damerow - Trusts and Estates
- Jill E. Darrow - Tax Law
- Ronni G. Davidowitz - Trusts and Estates
- W. Kenneth Davis, Jr. - Health Care Law
- Alexander T. Deland - Municipal Law and Public Finance Law
- Chris DiAngelo - Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- David R. Dlugie - Real Estate Law
- William F. Dudine - Municipal Law and Public Finance Law
- Valentina Famparska - Tax Law
- Richard L. Farley - Commercial Litigation
- Abby Feinman - Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
- Christine Noelle Fitzgerald - Real Estate Law
- William B. Freeman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- David L. Goldberg - Litigation - Securities
- Lewis Greenbaum - Municipal Law
- Mark R. Grossmann - Corporate Law
- David Halberstadter - Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Media Law, and Trademark Law
- J. Hayden Harrell - Real Estate Law
- Anna-Liza Harris - Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Charles Harris - Trusts and Estates
- Michael O. Hartz - Trusts and Estates
- Michael S. Hobel - Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- Janet Goelz Hoffman - Public Finance Law
- Kenneth M. Jacobson - Real Estate Law
- Michael A. Jacobson - Banking and Finance Law
- Andrew L. Jagoda - Real Estate Law
- Carol A. Johnston - Trusts and Estates
- Alvin Katz - Real Estate Law
- Adam R. Klein - Sports Law
- Tye J. Klooster - Trusts and Estates
- Peter P. Knight - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Stacey McKee Knight - Labor Law - Management
- Nicole Lynn Kobrine - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Construction
- Derek F. Ladgenski - Banking and Finance Law
- Eliot Lauer - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lawrence D. Levin - Securities / Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation
- Christopher M. Locke - Health Care Law
- Kenneth G. Lore - Real Estate Law
- Scott E. Lyons - Banking and Finance Law
- Seth R. Madorsky - Real Estate Law
- Jitty Malik, PhD - Litigation - Patent and Patent Law
- Floyd A. Mandell - Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
- Jonathan L. Marks - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Laura Keidan Martin - Health Care Law
- Brandon N. McCarthy - Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- John E. Mitchell - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Zia F. Modabber - Entertainment Law - Music
- S. Scott Morrison - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate
- Allan B. Muchin - Corporate Law
- Karen M. Nelson - Real Estate Law
- Anthony L. Paccione - Commercial Litigation
- Mitchel C. Pahl - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Carolyn M. Passen - Trademark Law
- Jeffrey R. Patt - Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law
- Lisa Prather - Health Care Law
- Steven J. Reisman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Scott A. Resnik - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Nancy J. Rich - Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental
- Stuart M. Richter - Commercial Litigation
- Michael M. Rosensaft - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Joshua S. Rubenstein - Trusts and Estates
- Saul E. Rudo - Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Tax Law
- Theodore Ryan - Public Finance Law
- Jeffrey S. Scharff - Real Estate Law
- Howard Schickler - Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Craig M. Scully - Public Finance Law
- Carlton A. Shannon - Real Estate Law
- Nat Shapo - Insurance Law
- Stuart P. Shulruff - Banking and Finance Law
- Peter A. Siddiqui - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ross O. Silverman - Commercial Litigation
- Mark C. Simon - Real Estate Law
- Martin Siroka - Real Estate Law
- Robert E. Smith - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate
- Brian Sodikoff - Patent Law
- Gil M. Soffer - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mark S. Solomon - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bruce G. Vanyo - Litigation - Securities
- Kathryn von Matthiessen - Trusts and Estates
- J. David Washburn - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Walter S. Weinberg - Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Joel R. Weiner - Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television and Media Law
- Benzion J. Westreich - Real Estate Law
- Mark D. Wood - Securities / Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation
- Kenya S. Woodruff - Health Care Law
- Allison C. Yacker - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Natalie Youkel - Public Finance Law
- Sheldon T. Zenner - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lance A. Zinman - Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. The awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback received from these top lawyers.