2027 Best Lawyers Rankings 

Munger, Tolles & Olson is pleased to announce that 32 lawyers were recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America across 24 practice areas. The directory is one of the legal profession’s longest-standing peer-review publications, recognizing outstanding attorneys based on confidential evaluations by their peers.  

Twenty-three MTO lawyers were recognized on the traditional Best Lawyers list, while nine lawyers were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list, which recognizes outstanding lawyers who are earlier in their careers, typically with five to nine years of practice. 

The following MTO lawyers were recognized on the Best Lawyers list: 

John Berry: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities   

Brad Brian: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar   

Hailyn Chen: Commercial Litigation   

Lisa Demsky: Criminal Defense: White-Collar  

Michael Doyen: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation  

Katherine Forster: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management  

George Garvey: Litigation – Securities   

Elaine Goldenberg: Appellate Practice  

Seth Goldman: Litigation – Bankruptcy   

Malcolm Heinicke: Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment   

Jeffrey Heintz: Real Estate Law   

Benjamin Horwich: Appellate Practice   

Kelly Klaus: Litigation – Intellectual Property  

Joseph Lee: Criminal Defense: White-Collar  

Cary Lerman: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance   

Carolyn Luedtke: Trade Secrets Law  

Kathleen McDowell: Employment Law – Management   

Glenn Pomerantz: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law   

John Spiegel: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Securities   

Greg Stone: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Patent  

William Temko: Commercial Litigation   

Henry Weissmann: Communications Law; Energy Law   

Donald Verrilli: Appellate Practice   

The following MTO lawyers were recognized on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list: 

Anne Conley: Commercial Litigation   

Colin Devine: Commercial Litigation   

Nicole Howell: Corporate Law   

Carl Jiang: Commercial Litigation   

Rachel Miller-Ziegler: Commercial Litigation  

David Moreshead: Litigation – Labor and Employment   

Max Rosen: Commercial Litigation   

Lauren Ross: Commercial Litigation   

Kyra Schoonover: Commercial Litigation