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The 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes 11 Greene Espel attorneys, including “Lawyer of Year” designation to Larry Shapiro. Best Lawyers compiles its annual widely regarded recognition by an exhaustive peer review survey in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. Approximately 5% of practicing lawyers in the United States are recognized in the latest edition. Of those recognized, Best Lawyers selects only one attorney in each practice category and designated geographic region as "Lawyer of the Year."

In addition, six Greene Espel lawyers were named to the inaugural 2021 The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list. This recognition is given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

Greene Espel attorneys listed in the 2021 The Best Lawyers in America:

• John Baker (Appellate Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Municipal)
• Jeanette Bazis (Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Intellectual Property)
• Sybil Dunlop (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property)
• Matt Forsgren (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Jenny Gassman-Pines (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Bob Gilbertson (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Cliff Greene (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Municipal
• Mark Johnson (Commercial Litigation)
• Peggy Kubicz Hall (Corporate Compliance Law)
• Larry Shapiro (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Securities)
• David Wallace-Jackson (Litigation - Intellectual Property)

Greene Espel attorneys listed in the 2021 The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch:

• Amran Farah (Commercial Litigation)
• Holley Horrell (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Aaron Knoll (Commercial Litigation)
• Faris Rashid (Commercial Litigation)
• Anna Tobin (Commercial Litigation)
• Davida Williams (Commercial Litigation)

About Greene Espel PLLP: Greene Espel is recognized by clients and legal-industry insiders as one of the leading boutique law firms in the country. To provide clients with the best possible service, the firm threw out the traditional law-firm management model. Every client is a firm client. Every member attorney has an equal vote in firm decisions. The firm’s unique approach attracts and retains diverse, top-tier talent who are personally invested in clients’ successes and who regularly outpunch the biggest firms in the world at a fraction of the cost.