Partners Honored As Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers

PARTNERS HONORED AS LAWYER OF THE YEAR BY BEST LAWYERS

Press Release Professionals 85 LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE ATTORNEYS IN THE BEST ■ Anne Aikman-Scalese LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2018 ■ Amy E. Altshuler 08/15/2017 ■ Bryant D. Barber

■ Edwin A. Barkel PHOENIX – Lewis Roca announces that 12 partners are named Lawyer of the Year ■ Frederick J. Baumann in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. A total of 85 the firm’s lawyers are included ■ Stephen M. Bressler in the new edition of Best Lawyers. ■ John Carson ■ Rob Charles Best Lawyers lists are compiled annually by conducting peer-review surveys in which ■ Howard E. Cole leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Lawyer of the Year ■ Carla A. Consoli awards are presented to a single outstanding lawyer in each practice area and ■ Ross L. Crown designated metropolitan area. ■ Dale A. Danneman ■ Scott D. DeWald Lewis Roca lawyers named Lawyer of the Year in their respective cities and practice ■ Thomas J. Dougherty areas include: ■ Susan M. Freeman Albuquerque ■ Michael T. Hallam ■ Gregory Y. Harris ■ Jeffrey H. Albright - Environmental Law ■ Stephen M. Hart ■ Frances J. Haynes Denver ■ Joel D. Henriod ■ Steven J. Hulsman ■ Fred Baumann – Bet-the-Company Litigation ■ William P. Johnson ■ Lawrence A. Kasten Las Vegas ■ Kevin M. Kelly

■ ■ Anthony Cabot – Gaming Law Peter A. Larson ■ James M. Lyons Phoenix ■ Scott Y. MacTaggart ■ H. William Mahaffey ■ Bruce Samuels - Copyright Law and Trademark Law ■ Michael J. McCue ■ Bryant Barber – Municipal Law ■ Robert H. McKirgan ■ Linda M. Mitchell ■ Stephen Bressler – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants ■ Franklin D. O'Loughlin ■ Thomas Campbell – Energy Law ■ Ben M. Ochoa ■ Mark D. Patton

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Reno ■ Michael J. Phalen ■ Daniel F. Polsenberg ■ Michael Alonso – Government Relations Practice ■ E. Leif Reid ■ Foster Robberson Tucson ■ Robert F. Roos ■ Karl F. Rutledge ■ Rob Charles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and ■ Andrew D. Schorr Reorganization Law ■ Lewis D. Schorr ■ John Iurino – Bet-the-Company Litigation ■ S.L. Schorr

■ ■ Roy Kyle – Banking and Finance Law Heidi K. Short ■ Mary Ellen Simonson ■ Matt Sweger – Corporate Law ■ Matthew C. Sweger The complete list of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorneys recognized by Best ■ Jennifer A. Van Kirk Lawyers for 2018 includes: ■ Kenneth Van Winkle, Jr. ■ Dan R. Waite Albuquerque ■ James R. Walker ■ John C. West ■ Jeffrey H. Albright - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Communications Law, Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental Practice Areas

■ ■ Ross L. Crown - Construction Law, Government Contracts Antitrust ■ Appellate ■ Dennis Jontz - Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation-Real Estate, ■ Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Real Estate Law ■ Class Actions Colorado Springs ■ Copyright ■ Corporate Finance and Securities ■ Edward A. Gleason - Commercial Litigation ■ Environmental Law ■ Gaming ■ Eric Hall - First Amendment Law ■ Government Relations ■ William Mahaffey - Tax Law ■ Health Care Regulation and ■ Martin Nussbaum - Non-Profit/Charities Law Services ■ Indian Law Denver ■ Insurance Services ■ Intellectual Property Litigation ■ Frederick J. Baumann - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, ■ Labor and Employment Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - ■ Litigation and Disputes Securities ■ Mergers and Acquisitions ■ Thomas J. Dougherty II - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law ■ Personal Injury ■ Product Liability ■ Charles Goldberg - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-First Amendment ■ Public Finance ■ Real Estate ■ Tennyson W. Grebenar - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services ■ Real Estate Litigation Regulation Law

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■ Securities Litigation Broker ■ William P. Johnson - Litigation-Banking and Finance Dealers ■ Gregory B. Kanan - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, ■ Tax Litigation-Banking and Finance ■ Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, and Non-Competes ■ Kevin M. Kelly - Banking and Finance Law ■ Trademark ■ James M. Lyons - Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial ■ Trusts and Estates Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Mediation ■ Zoning, Planning, and Land Use ■ Ben M. Ochoa - Litigation-Real Estate Industries ■ Franklin D. O'Loughlin - Insurance Law ■ Construction ■ James R. Walker - Litigation-Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy-Tax, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates Offices

■ Albuquerque Las Vegas ■ Colorado Springs ■ Denver ■ Anthony Cabot - Gaming Law, Information Technology Law ■ Las Vegas ■ Howard Cole - Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, ■ Los Angeles Litigation-Labor and Employment ■ Phoenix ■ Von S. Heinz - Commercial Litigation, Litigation-ERISA, Litigation-Labor and ■ Reno Employment ■ Tucson

■ Joel Henriod - Appellate Practice Region ■ Scott MacTaggart - Corporate Law ■ Arizona ■ Donald Martin – Real Estate Law ■ California

■ ■ Michael McCue - Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation- Colorado Patent, Trademark Law ■ Nevada ■ New Mexico ■ Dan Polsenberg - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation Media Contact ■ Karl Rutledge - Gaming Law Lisa Simon Chief Marketing and Business ■ Dan R. Waite - Litigation-Banking and Finance Development Officer 602.528.4625 Los Angeles [email protected]

■ John Carson - Trademark Law

Phoenix

■ Amy E. Altshuler - Real Estate Law

■ Ann-Martha Andrews - Insurance Law

■ Bryant D. Barber - Municipal Law, Public Finance Law

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■ Edwin Barkel - Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Securities

■ Emily A. Bayton - Copyright Law

■ Stephen M. Bressler - Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation- Defendants

■ Scott K. Brown - Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

■ Thomas Campbell - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Energy Law

■ Carla Consoli - Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental

■ Dale Danneman - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent, Litigation-Securities

■ Kimberly Demarchi - Appellate Practice

■ Scott DeWald - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

■ Glenn Forcucci - Tax Law

■ Susan Freeman - Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy

■ Richard Goldsmith – Arbitration, Mediation

■ Joshua Grabel - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

■ Michael Hallam - Administrative /Regulatory Law, Communications Law

■ Gregory Harris - Administrative /Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice, Healthcare Law

■ Stephen Hart - Gaming Law, Native American Law

■ Frances Haynes - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

■ Steven Hulsman - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs

■ Lawrence Kasten - Appellate Practice

■ Peter Larson - Native American Law

■ Robert McKirgan - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Bankruptcy, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Real Estate

■ Linda Mitchell - Real Estate Law

■ Randy Papetti - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-Real Estate, Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

■ Michael Phalen - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

■ Craig Phillips - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation- Defendants

■ Foster Robberson - Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

■ Robert Roos - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

www.lewisroca.com PARTNERS HONORED AS LAWYER OF THE YEAR BY BEST LAWYERS

■ Bruce E. Samuels - Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Real Estate, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law

■ Robert Schaffer - Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Litigation-Antitrust

■ Heidi Short - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

■ Mary Ellen Simonson - Education Law

■ Jesse B. Simpson - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation-Securities

■ Jennifer Van Kirk - Copyright Law, Trademark Law

■ Kenneth Van Winkle Jr. - Real Estate Law

■ Jon Weiss - Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Real Estate

■ John West - Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law

Reno

■ Michael Alonso - Gaming Law, Government Relations Practice

■ Sean McGuinness - Gaming Law

■ David Mousel - Gaming Law

■ E. Leif Reid - Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Real Estate

■ Richard Trachok II - Gaming Law

Tucson

■ Anne Aikman-Scalise – Trademark Law

■ Rob Charles - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy

■ John C. Hinderaker - Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Land Use and Zoning, Litigation-Real Estate

■ John Iurino - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation-Real Estate

■ Roy Kyle - Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

■ Linda McNulty – Litigation-Real Estate, Real Estate Law

■ Mark Patton – Real Estate Law

■ Andrew Schorr - Real Estate Law

■ Lewis Schorr - Real Estate Law

■ S.L. Schorr - Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation-Land Use and Zoning, Litigation-Real Estate, Real Estate Law

■ Matthew Sweger - Corporate Law

■ Pilar Thomas - Native American Law

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