More than 50 O’Melveny Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2022

August 20, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK—August 20, 2021—Fifty one O’Melveny lawyers across 39 practice areas have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. O’Melveny received a total of 88 rankings and 23 lawyers were listed in two or more categories.

The guide named O’Melveny partner Peter Friedman, special counsel Jeff Fisher, and of counsel Howard Heiss as “Lawyers of the Year” for receiving the highest peer feedback in a specific practice area and geographic region. Counsel Rob Catmull and Michael McMillin 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 2022 guide. Multiple category winners are noted accordingly.

David Almeling

Seth Aronson (4)

Robert Blashek

Todd Boes

Hale Boggs (2)

Daniel Bookin (3)

James Bowman

Brian Boyle

Bradley Butwin

Rob Catmull

Martin Checov

Apalla Chopra (3)

Katherine Coleman (2)

George Demos

Maria DiConza

David Eberhart

Jeffrey Fisher (2)

Peter Friedman (3)

Andrew Geist (3)

Richard Goetz (2)

Steven Grossman (2)

Jonathan Hacker

Benjamin Hallmark (2)

Howard Heiss (3)

Wayne Jacobsen

Evan Jones

Warren Lazarow

Russell McGlothlin

Michael McMillin

Kelly McTigue (2),

Heather Meeker (4)

Luc Moritz

Jeff Norton

Phillip Oldham (4)

Amy Park (2)

Daniel Petrocelli (2)

Scott Pink

John Rapisardi (3)

Eric Rothenberg

Mark Samuels (3)

Hassen Sayeed

Robert Siegel

Ian Simmons

Luann Simmons

Darin Snyder (2)

Henry Thumann

Michael Tubach (2)

Rex VanMiddlesworth (3)

Steve Warren

Gregory Wilkes

Michael Yoder (3)

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Contact:

Christopher Rieck
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
+1 212 326 2218
crieck@omm.com