58 Manatt professionals were named to Best Lawyers in America’s 2026 “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers and have achieved outstanding professional excellence in private practice. The honorees are chosen based on a national peer-review survey.
The 2026 list features the following Manatt attorneys:
Boston, MA
Kaela M. Athay—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Health Care Law
Max Jacobs—Commercial Litigation
Amy MacDonald—Commercial Litigation; Technology Law
R. Nicholas Perkins—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Gabriella Zoia—Commercial Litigation
Chicago, IL
Michael Herrmann—Health Care Law
Carly Loughran—Health Care Law
Marissa McGrenera—Health Care Law
Costa Mesa, CA
Bernhard Alvine—Securities / Capital Markets Law
Victoria E. Lew—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Payam Mostafavi—Land Use and Zoning Law
Brandon Wong—Commercial Litigation
Los Angeles, CA
Sareen K. Armani—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Adriana Bass—Corporate Law
Antoinette M. Bedros—Government Relations Practice
Andrew Beshai—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Sandra Bignone—Entertainment and Sports Law
David Boyadzhyan—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Andrea Del-Carmen Gonzalez—Commercial Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tal Edelstein—Commercial Litigation
Misa Eiritz—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Kelsey Geiser—Health Care Law
Loni Gonzalez—Real Estate Law
Suna Izgi—Entertainment and Sports Law
Catherine Larson—Venture Capital Law
Stefan Malkoun—Entertainment and Sports Law
Noro Mejlumyan—Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
Michael G. Nordon—Health Care Law
Matthew Pangle—Banking and Finance Law; Entertainment and Sports Law
Ryan P. Patterson—Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mackenzie B. Pearson—Entertainment and Sports Law
Stephanie Roeser—Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Patrice Ruane—Commercial Litigation
Alex C. Spring—Entertainment and Sports Law
Lucille M. White—Entertainment and Sports Law
Thomas Whittington—Commercial Litigation
New York, NY
Arman Borazjani—Corporate Law
Bryce Brenda—Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
Matthew F. Bruno—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Entertainment and Sports Law
Melanie E. DeFiore—Technology Law
Eric M. Knight—Banking and Finance Law
Kristen Lyons—Real Estate Law
Francis Mascarenhas—Banking and Finance Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
Krusheeta Patel—Health Care Law
Tia Thevenin—Corporate Law
Daniel Weinstein—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
Sacramento, CA
Kyla Núñez—Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
San Francisco, CA
Sean Kiernan—Real Estate Law
Jimmy Yuen—Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Washington, DC
Patrick Brennan—Health Care Law
Monica Kulkarni—Financial Services Regulation Law
Danli Lan—Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Kyle S. Mallery—Real Estate Law
Adam A. Manning—Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Russell Potter—Commercial Litigation
Carolyn Sharzer—Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Douglas J. Smith—Litigation - Labor and Employment
Alexander Somodevilla—Health Care Law
92 Manatt attorneys were also named to the Best Lawyers 2026 list. View that list here.