Sixty-one Jenner & Block lawyers are named in the Illinois Super Lawyers’ 2017 guide to the “top 5 percent of attorneys” in the state. In addition, the publication recognized 17 firm lawyers as 2017 “Rising Stars.”
The list, published in the January 2017 issue of Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, recognizes lawyers through a comprehensive, peer-review-based evaluation process, which includes surveying thousands of lawyers and asking them to nominate the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. “Rising Stars” are the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Firm Chairman Anton R. Valukas and Partners Bradford P. Lyerla, Terri L. Mascherin, Ronald R. Peterson, Catherine L. Steege and Howard S. Suskin are recognized among the “Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers.” In addition, Partners Terri L. Mascherin and Catherine L. Steege are recognized among the “Top 50 Women Illinois Super Lawyers 2017.”
The following is a complete list of Jenner & Block lawyers recognized as 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers (listed by Super Lawyers’ primary area of practice):
Antitrust Litigation
James T. Malysiak
Appellate
Barry Levenstam
Banking
Carter H. Klein
Bankruptcy: Business
Vincent E. Lazar
Daniel R. Murray
Ronald R. Peterson
Catherine L. Steege
Business Litigation
Debbie L. Berman
David J. Bradford
Peter J. Brennan
Ross B. Bricker
Michael T. Brody
Robert L. Byman
Timothy J. Chorvat
David M. Greenwald
William D. Heinz
Norman M. Hirsch
Craig C. Martin
Terri L. Mascherin
Joel T. Pelz
Lawrence S. Schaner
Barbara S. Steiner
Richard P. Steinken
Matthew J. Thomas
Andrew W. Vail
Anton R. Valukas
Daniel J. Weiss
Construction Litigation
Joseph G. Bisceglia
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Gabriel A. Fuentes
Reid J. Schar
Charles Sklarsky
Robert R. Stauffer
Employee Benefits
Matthew J. Renaud
Employment and Labor
Carla J. Rozycki
Environmental
Robert L. Graham
E. Lynn Grayson
Steven M. Siros
Environmental Litigation
Gabrielle Sigel
Family Law
James H. Feldman
Insurance Coverage
Christopher C. Dickinson
John H. Mathias, Jr.
Intellectual Property Litigation
Aaron A. Barlow
Louis E. Fogel
Richard J. Gray
Reginald J. Hill
Bradford P. Lyerla
Paul D. Margolis
Harry J. Roper
Terrence J. Truax
Steven R. Trybus
Media/Advertising
David P. Sanders
Mergers and Acquisitions
Joseph P. Gromacki
Thomas A. Monson
Professional Liability: Defense
Jeffrey D. Colman
David E. Jimenez-Ekman
John R. Storino
Real Estate
Donald I. Resnick
Securities Litigation
J. Kevin McCall
Howard S. Suskin
Tax
Christian E. Kimball
Gail H. Morse
The “Rising Stars” and their practice areas are as follows:
Partners, Nicole A. Allen (Criminal Defense: White Collar); Reena R. Bajowala(General Litigation); Benjamin J. Bradford (Intellectual Property Litigation); Casey T. Grabenstein (Business Litigation); Mercedes M. Hill (Mergers & Acquisitions); Sara Tonnies Horton (Intellectual Property Litigation); Jill M. Hutchison (Class Action); Nancy C. Jacobson (Criminal Defense: White Collar); Matthew R. Kopp (Business/Corporate); Rachel S. Morse (Business Litigation); April A. Otterberg (Professional Liability: Defense); Melissa M. Root (Bankruptcy: Business); David P. Saunders (Business Litigation); Anna Barreiro Sutti (Securities and Corporate Finance); and Allison A. Torrence (Environmental).
Associates, Jason M. Bradford (Business Litigation) and Brienne M. Letourneau (Business Litigation)