October 1, 2006—Law & Politics magazine selected 64 Cooley Godward Kronish attorneys as Super Lawyers for 2006. Among those named, six attorneys were from the Firm's Colorado office, 16 attorneys from the Firm's New York office, 36 attorneys from the Firm's Northern California offices and six attorneys from the Firm's Virginia office.
Myron Sugarman was singled out by his peers as one of the "Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers" and Sandra Price was recognized as one of the "Top 50 Female Northern California Super Lawyers."
The complete list of Cooley attorneys, along with the areas of law for which they were selected, includes:
COLORADO
James Brogan – Intellectual PropertyAndrew Hartman – Intellectual Property LitigationJames Linfield – Securities & Corporate FinanceJames Nesland – Business LitigationPaul Schwartz – AppellateFrancis Wheeler – Securities & Corporate Finance
NEW YORK
Michael F. Armstrong – Business LitigationJonathan P. Bach – Criminal Defense: White CollarCelia Goldwag Barenholtz – General LitigationJames A. Beldner – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsSteven M. Cohen – Criminal Defense: White CollarJames S. Eustice – TaxStephen D. Gardner – TaxLawrence C. Gottlieb – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsCathy Rae Hershcopf – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsJay R. Indyke – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsAlan Levine – Business LitigationRichard Lieb – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsAdam C. Rogoff – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsRichard S. Rothberg – Estate Planning and ProbateWilliam J. Schwartz – Business LitigationRonald R. Sussman – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Kenneth J. Adelson – Business LitigationGordon C. Atkinson – Business LitigationLee F. Benton – Securities & Corporate FinanceLaura A. Berezin – Business/CorporateRichard E. Climan – Mergers & AcquisitionsJohn W. Crittenden – Intellectual Property LitigationJanet L. Cullum – Intellectual Property LitigationCraig E. Dauchy – Business/CorporateJames J. Donato – Antitrust LitigationFrederick J. Dorey – Business/CorporateRobert L. Eisenbach III – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsKeith A. Flaum – Mergers & AcquisitionsRichard H. Frank – Employment & LaborWilliam S. Freeman – Securities LitigationSteven L. Friedlander – Employment & LaborThomas J. Friel, Jr. – Intellectual Property LitigationKenneth L. Guernsey – Business/CorporateSuzanne S. Hooper – Securities & Corporate FinanceJ. Michael Kelly – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor RightsSamuel M. Livermore – Business/CorporateRobert H. Miller – TaxAnn M. Mooney – Insurance CoverageGary H Moore – Intellectual PropertyWebb B. Morrow III – TaxSusan C. Philpot – TaxSandra B. Price – Estate Planning & ProbateThomas Z. Reicher – Employee Benefits/ERISAPaul A. Renne – Civil Litigation DefenseJoseph P. Russoniello – Criminal Defense: White CollarMartin S. Schenker – Energy & Natural ResourcesJoseph A. Scherer – Securities & Corporate FinanceNeal J. Stephens – Civil Litigation DefenseMichael D. Stern – Intellectual PropertyMyron G. Sugarman – TaxMichael Traynor – AppellateChristopher A. Westover – Business/Corporate
VIRGINIA
Antonio Calabrese – Land Use/ZoningJoe Conroy – Business/CorporateMike Lincoln – Business/CorporateFrank Pietrantonio – Intellectual Property LitigationJohn Toole – Real EstateJohn Young – Antitrust Litigation
Super Lawyers identifies the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Super Lawyers is published in 48 states and reaches more than 10 million readers annually.