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36 Osborn Maledon lawyers recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
August 19, 2021
The Best Lawyers in America® recognized thirty-six Osborn Maledon lawyers in its 2022 edition. Seventy-two percent of Osborn Maledon attorneys are named in this year’s edition.
Three attorneys were named “Phoenix Lawyer of the Year” in their practice areas, an honor awarded to only a single lawyer in each practice area in a community. “Phoenix Lawyer of the Year” attorneys are:
- Meghan Grabel – Energy Law
- Mary O’Grady – Appellate Practice
- Scott Rodgers – Labor and Employment
The attorneys named as “Best Lawyers” and the practice areas for which they are recognized are:
- Lynne Adams – Education Law
- Jonathan Ariano – Corporate Law
- Josh Bendor – Appellate Practice
- Colin Campbell – Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
- Tom Curzon – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Doug Dalton – Commercial Litigation
- Jack Dearing – Real Estate Law
- Timothy Eckstein – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Eric M. Fraser – Appellate Law; Intellectual Property Litigation
- David Garner – Education Law
- Meghan Grabel – Energy Law
- Bill Hardin – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Thom Hudson – Appellate Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Andrew Kelly – Corporate Law; Gaming Law
- Thayne Lowe – Real Estate Law
- Bill Maledon – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Law (motion pictures and television); Entertainment Law (music); Antitrust Litigation; Sports Law
- Jeff Molinar – Commercial Litigation
- Mary O’Grady – Appellate Practice
- Colin Proksel – Commercial Litigation
- Scott Rodgers – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law (management); Labor and Employment Litigation
- David Rosenbaum – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation; Securities Litigation
- Joe Roth – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Chris Stachowiak – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisition Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Warren Stapleton – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
- Geoff Sturr – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Andy Western – Corporate Law
- Kristin Windtberg – Labor and Employment Litigation
The attorneys named as “Ones to Watch” and their practice areas are:
- Payslie Bowman – Commercial Litigation
- John Bullock – Commercial Litigation
- Tristan Colyar – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Emma Cone-Roddy – Appellate; Commercial Litigation
- Hayleigh Crawford – Appellate Practice
- Travis Hunt – Commercial Litigation
- Phillip Londen – Appellate; Commercial Litigation
- Oscar Lopez – Corporate Law
- Chardon Stuart – Corporate Law
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become highly regarded as a guide to legal excellence. Ratings are based on an extensive peer-review survey.