Osborn Maledon lawyers receive 42 awards in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

The Best Lawyers in America, the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession, recognized forty-two Osborn Maledon lawyers in its 2025 edition, including accolades for “Lawyer of the Year” and “Ones to Watch”.

Three Osborn Maledon attorneys were named “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:

• Eric M. Fraser – Intellectual Property Litigation
• David Garner – Education Law
• William J. Maledon – Antitrust Law; Antitrust Litigation

Thirty Osborn Maledon attorneys (including the three Lawyers of the Year) were named as “Best Lawyers” and the practice areas for which they are recognized are:

• Lynne Adams – Education Law
• Jonathan Ariano – Corporate Law
• Colin Campbell – Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
• Doug Dalton – Commercial Litigation
• Jack Dearing – Real Estate Law
• Timothy Eckstein – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Eric M. Fraser – Appellate Law; Intellectual Property Litigation
• William Furnish – Commercial Litigation
• David Garner – Education Law
• Meghan Grabel – Energy Law
• Aaron Harmon – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• Thomas Hudson – Appellate Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Travis Hunt – Commercial Litigation
• Danielle Janitch – Privacy and Data Security Law
• Phillip Londen – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
• Thayne Lowe – Real Estate Law
• Bill Maledon – Antitrust Law; Antitrust Litigation; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Entertainment Law (Motion Pictures and Television); Entertainment Law (Music); Sports Law
• Jeff Molinar – Commercial Litigation
• Mary O’Grady – Appellate Law
• Andrew Pappas – Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation
• Colin Proksel – Commercial Litigation
• Theresa Rassas – Employment Law – Management
• 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 Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• James Smith – Commercial Litigation
• 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 – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Labor and Employment Litigation

Twelve Osborn Maledon attorneys were named “Ones to Watch” and the practice areas for which they are recognized are:

• Eli Ancharski – Energy Law; Real Estate Law
• Payslie Bowman – Commercial Litigation
• John Bullock – Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Emma Cone-Roddy – Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation
• Brandon Delgado – Appellate Law; Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Haynes – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• BriAnne Illich-Meeds – Commercial Litigation
• Sarah Lawson – Commercial Litigation
• Oscar Lopez – Corporate Law
• Josh Messer – Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Michael Price – Commercial Litigation
• Chardon Stuart – Corporate Law; Project Finance 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.