One Hundred Twenty O’Melveny Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers in America ® 2027
August 20, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK—August 20, 2026—One hundred twenty O’Melveny lawyers across 50 practices have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ®. O’Melveny received a total of 195 rankings, and 44 lawyers were listed in two or more categories.
The guide named O’Melveny partners Katie Coleman, Phillip G. Oldham, and Brett J. Williamson as “Lawyers of the Year” for receiving the highest peer feedback in a specific practice area and geographic region.
O’Melveny partners Brian Quinn and Lauren M. Weinstein, counsel Waqas A. Akmal, Cailey Cavanaugh, Salvatore J. Cocchiaro, Zachary L. Dekel, Austin Elder, John R. Hubbard, Emma Jones, Michael Klotz, Mason W. Malpass, Max Rothman, Liza Sneitzer, Kyle Terao, Miriam R. Vranderic, and Andrew Weisberg, and associates Tim P. Strother and Micah T. Wallen, were honored with the publication’s “Ones to Watch” distinction, which recognizes lawyers who have been in private practice fewer than 10 years.
Recognition by Best Lawyers ® is based on peer review, with a methodology designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The following O’Melveny lawyers are recognized in the 2027 guide, with multiple category winners noted accordingly:
Waqas A. Akmal
Ana M. Alfonso
John V. Anaipakos
Danny S. Ashby (2)
Shannon Barrett
Jeff D. Baxter
Will S. Becker
Robert Blashek
T. Hale Boggs
Daniel Bookin (3)
James Bowman
Brian D. Boyle
James R. Brown
Sharon Bunzel
Laura M. Burson (2)
Bradley J. Butwin
Cailey Cavanaugh (2)
Martin S. Checov
Apalla U. Chopra (3)
Ryan Cicero
Matthew W. Close (2)
Katie Coleman (4)
Salvatore J. Cocchiaro
Kyle Davis
Zachary L. Dekel
George C. Demos
Maria J. DiConza
Scott Drake (3)
Timothy S. Durst (5)
Mark Easton
David R. Eberhart (2)
Austin Elder
Andrew Frackman
Peter M. Friedman (2)
Andrew J. Geist (3)
Richard B. Goetz
Howard M. Goldwasser
Steven Grossman (2)
Julian Gurule
Jonathan D. Hacker
Benjamin B. Hallmark (2)
Michael D. Hamilton
Arthur Hazlitt
Howard E. Heiss (2)
John R. Hubbard
Jack E. Jacobsen (2)
Wayne Jacobsen
Garrett Johnston
Emma Jones (3)
Evan M. Jones
Aparna Joshi
John Kappos
Adam Karr
David N. Kelley (2)
David Kirman
Michael Klotz
Warren T. Lazarow
Molly Lens
Charles Lifland
Glen K. Lim
Douglas C. Lionberger
Mason Malpass
David Marroso
Russell McGlothlin (2)
Martin J. McTigue (2)
Craig Menden
Malcolm K. Montgomery
Luc Moritz
Matthew S. O'Loughlin
Phillip G. Oldham (6)
Steven J. Olson (2)
M. Randall Oppenheimer
Amy S. Park (3)
Lisa Baron Pensabene (3)
Daniel M. Petrocelli (2)
Robert Plesnarski
Brian Quinn
R. Whitfield Roberts (2)
Eric B. Rothenberg
Max Rothman (2)
Travis J. Sales (2)
Mark A. Samuels (3)
Hassen Sayeed
Jason Schumacher
Denise Scofield (7)
Ryan W. Sears (2)
Nexus Sea
Paul Sieben
Amy Siegel
Robert Siegel
Ian Simmons
Luann L. Simmons
Benjamin Singer
David Smith
Liza Sneitzer (2)
Darin Snyder (3)
Tim P. Strother (3)
Louis R. Strubeck, Jr. (2)
Sabrina Strong
Stephen Sullivan
Jennifer Taylor
Kyle Terao (3)
Henry C. Thumann
Steven V. Torello (2)
Michael Tubach (2)
Rex D. VanMiddlesworth (4)
Catalina Vergara
Meaghan VerGow
Miriam R. Vranderic (4)
Doug Wabner (2)
Micah T. Wallen
Steve Warren
Lauren M. Weinstein
Andrew Weisberg
Kimberly F. Williams (2)
Brett J. Williamson (3)
Gregory M. Wilkes
Andrew B. Young
Michael Yoder (3)
Geoff Yost
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Brandon Jacobsen
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
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bjacobsen@omm.com
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