Contact: Mark Fefer, Marketing Communications, 206.757.8583 or markfefer@dwt.com
AUGUST 19, 2021 – Twelve Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys across six offices have been named 2022 "Lawyers of the Year" based on surveys conducted by the peer-review publication Best Lawyers.
The annual Best Lawyers list is drawn from detailed, confidential evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Based on those surveys, Best Lawyers compiles its list of the country's best lawyers and designates a single Lawyer of the Year in each of several high-profile practice areas in major legal markets.
Firmwide, 178 Davis Wright Tremaine lawyers across eight offices were included in the 2022 Best Lawyers list.
The firm's twelve Lawyers of the Year are:
| Name | Practice Area |
City |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory A. Chaimov | Litigation – Municipal | Portland |
| Robert Corn-Revere |
Media Law |
Washington, D.C. |
| John A. DiLorenzo Jr. | Government Relations |
Portland |
| Rhys Farren |
Litigation – Trusts & Estates | Seattle |
| Harry J.F. Korrell | Civil Rights Law |
Seattle |
| Hope R. Levy-Biehl | Health Care Law |
Los Angeles |
| Elizabeth A. McNamara | First Amendment Law |
New York |
| Vidhya Prabhakaran | Energy Regulatory Law |
San Francisco |
| George C. Rondeau Jr. | Trade Secrets |
Seattle |
| Rochelle B. Spandorf | Franchise Law |
Los Angeles |
| Mark P. Trinchero |
Administrative/Regulatory Law | Portland |
| Alonzo Wickers IV |
First Amendment Law |
Los Angeles |
In addition to the attorneys recognized above, Best Lawyers designated 49 early-career Davis Wright Tremaine lawyers as Ones to Watch. They are:
| Name | Practice Area | City |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlee Aguiar | Commercial Litigation |
Portland |
| MaryAnn Almeida | Commercial Litigation |
Seattle |
| Michaela Bantilan Andrawis | Health Care Law |
Los Angeles |
| Christina Barsamian Antoun | Real Estate Law |
Los Angeles |
| Kevin Badgley | Banking and Finance Law |
Seattle |
| Emily M. Borich |
Intellectual Property Law |
Seattle |
| Meg A. Burnham |
Labor and Employment Law and Litigation |
Bellevue |
| Heather Canner |
Banking and Finance Law |
Los Angeles |
| Jack Chang |
Entertainment and Sports Law; IP Litigation, Patent Law | Seattle |
| Heather A. Coldwell |
Real Estate Law |
Seattle |
| Sarah Cox |
Commercial Litigation |
Seattle |
| Patrick J. Curran | Communications Law |
Washington, D.C. |
| Grant M. Damon-Feng | Commercial Litigation |
Seattle |
| Courtney DeThomas |
Communications Law |
Washington, D.C. |
| Lauren A. Dorsett |
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Seattle |
| Marissa Franco |
Labor and Employment Law - Management | Los Angeles |
| William Friedman | Energy Law |
Washington, D.C. |
| Valerie N. Gallo | Labor and Employment Law and Litigation | Los Angeles |
| Danielle R. Gerson | Litigation - Labor and Employment | Los Angeles |
| Brent Hamilton |
Litigation - Labor and Employment | Portland |
| Christine C. Hawkins | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Bellevue |
| John Hodges-Howell | Labor and Employment Law - Management | Seattle |
| William Lewis Holtzman | Intellectual Property Law | New York |
| Ashley Hutto-Schultz | Financial Services Regulation Law | Washington, D.C. |
| Christine Parkins Johnson | Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law; M&A Law | Los Angeles |
| Lauren E. Johnson | Real Estate Law |
Portland |
| Xiang Li | Commercial Litigation; IP Litigation | Seattle |
| Tyler Maffia |
Labor and Employment Law - Management | San Francisco |
| Kristina Markosova | Labor and Employment Law and Litigation | Seattle |
| Shannon L. McNeal | Technology Law |
Washington, D.C. |
| Carissa Meade |
Health Care Law |
Seattle |
| Diana Palacios | Entertainment and Sports Law; IP Litigation | Los Angeles |
| Mohammad B. Pathan | Commercial Litigation |
New York |
| Jibraun Riaz | Labor and Employment Law - Management | Los Angeles |
| Michelle Salter | Immigration Law |
Seattle |
| Alison Schary | Entertainment and Sports Law | Washington, D.C. |
| Cody Emily Schvaneveldt | Labor and Employment Law - Management | Portland |
| Hrishikesh H. Shah | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Portland |
| Caitlin P. Shin |
Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law | Portland |
| Arthur A. Simpson | Labor and Employment Law - Management | Seattle |
| Victoria Slade |
Labor and Employment Law and Litigation | Seattle |
| Walker Stanovsky | Energy Law |
Seattle |
| Tahiya Sultan | Energy Law |
San Francisco |
| Landes Taylor | Corporate Law |
Portland |
| L. Danielle Toaltoan | Intellectual Property Law | New York |
| Laura A. Turczanski | Labor and Employment Law - Management | Seattle |
| Jordann Vandor | Labor and Employment Law and Litigation | Seattle |
| Jaime D. Walter | Labor and Employment Law - Management | San Francisco |
| Cheryl Wei |
Entertainment and Sports Law; IP Law | Los Angeles |
About Davis Wright Tremaine
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