William F. Cavanaugh, Jr., named NYC Best Lawyers® Litigation — Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers® has named Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Co-Chair William F. Cavanaugh, Jr., as its New York City Litigation — Antitrust Lawyer of the Year for 2015. The publication designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty for each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
At the same time, the firm is pleased to announce increased recognition for our lawyers by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2015, with a total of 24 attorneys in 24 practice areas being recognized as leaders in their fields.
Best Lawyers® compiles its rankings through peer-review surveys in which over 50,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
The following Patterson Belknap attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2015:
| Christopher C. Angell | Trusts and Estates |
| William F. Cavanaugh, Jr. | Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust |
| Lisa E. Cleary | Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Gregory L. Diskant | Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent |
| David W. Dykhouse | Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Philip R. Forlenza | Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Banking and Finance |
| Andrew L. Herz | Real Estate Law |
| Dana W. Hiscock | Trusts and Estates |
| Rochelle Korman | Non-Profit/Charities Law |
| Jeffrey I.D. Lewis | Patent Law |
| Ellen M. Martin | Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| James V. Masella, III | Commercial Litigation |
| Bernard F. O'Hare | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Herman H. Raspé | International Trade and Finance Law |
| Daniel S. Ruzumna | Criminal Defense: White Collar |
| Robert M. Safron | Real Estate Law |
| John P. Sare | Trusts and Estates |
| Catherine Grevers Schmidt | Trusts and Estates |
| Saul B. Shapiro | Media Law |
| Peter W. Tomlinson | Commercial Litigation |
| Richard R. Upton | Tax Law |
| Frederick B. Warder, III | Commercial Litigation |
| Stephen P. Younger | Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation |
| Steven A. Zalesin | Advertising Law |