The annual edition of the Washington DC Super Lawyers magazine, published by The Washington Post Magazine, released its 2014 listing which includes 37 WilmerHale attorneys. Most noteworthy in this year's listing is the number of WilmerHale attorneys selected as Super Lawyers "Rising Stars," which includes, Counsel Anna S. Holloway, Arian June, Kurt G. Kastorf, Daniel P. Kearney, Jr., Skye Perryman, Brian C. Smith, and Senior Associate Joshua Ferrentino.
Partner Seth Waxman, chair of WilmerHale's Appellate and Supreme Court practice, was selected for the second consecutive year as the number one attorney in Washington DC. This year also marks the sixth consecutive year Waxman was named to the "Top Ten" lawyers list.
For the second consecutive year, Washington DC Super Lawyers listed Partner Jamie Gorelick in the "Top 50 Women" ranking, and named Waxman and Partner Howard Shapiro to its list of "Top 100" lawyers in Washington DC.
The objective of Super Lawyers is to "provide a credible, comprehensive and diverse," resource and method for attorneys and consumers to use when researching legal representation. The attorneys selected are first nominated, then surveyed by their peers, and finally, evaluated by their professional accomplishments. Super Lawyers list attorneys by practice areas and region.
The full list of WilmerHale attorneys ranked in this year's Washington DC Super Lawyers magazine:
Charlene Barshefsky - International
Russell J. Bruemmer - Banking
Patrick J. Carome - Media & Advertising
David L. Cavanaugh - Intellectual Property
Louis R. Cohen - Appellate
Elisebeth Collins Cook - General Litigation
Joshua Ferrentino - Criminal Defense: White Collar; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
Craig Goldblatt - Business Litigation
Jamie Gorelick - General Litigation; "Top 50 Women" in Washington DC
Leon B. Greenfield - Antitrust Litigation
Franca Harris Gutierrez - Banking
Anna S. Holloway - International; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
Samir Jain - Communications
Arian June - Securities & Corporate Finance; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
R. Scott Kilgore - Employment & Labor
Kurt G. Kastorf - Appellate; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
Daniel P. Kearney, Jr. - Appellate; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
James W. Lowe - Antitrust Litigation
Eric Mahr - Antitrust Litigation
William G. McElwain - Intellectual Property
William R. McLucas - Securities & Corporate Finance
Ronald Meltzer - International
Randolph D. Moss - Appellate
Thomas Mueller - Antitrust Litigation
Robert T. Novick - International
David W. Ogden - Business Litigation
William J. Perlstein - Bankruptcy: Business
Skye Perryman - General Litigation; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
James L. Quarles, III. - Intellectual Property Litigation
Howard M. Shapiro - Criminal Defense: White Collar; "Top 100" lawyers in Washington DC
Jay P. Urwitz - Schools & Education
John A. Valentine - Securities Litigation
Seth P. Waxman - Appellate; Named the number one lawyer in Washington DC; Listed in "Top 100" lawyers in Washington DC
Brian C. Smith - Business Litigation; "Rising Star" in Washington DC
Harry J. Weiss - Securities and Corporate Finance
Thomas W. White - Business/Corporate
Paul R.Q. Wolfson - Appellate