(New York, New York)—16 lawyers in the New York offices of Andrews Kurth Kenyon were selected to appear in New York Super Lawyers 2016. Super Lawyers recognizes the top 5% of lawyers in the five boroughs and Long Island. The listing of leading attorneys in the New York Metro area includes the following Andrews Kurth Kenyon lawyers:

  • Gary Abelev, IP
  • Paul D. Ackerman, IP Litigation
  • George E. Badenoch, IP Litigation
  • Andrew D. Feiner, Tax
  • Arthur D. Felsenfeld, Business Litigation
  • Walter E. Hanley, Jr., IP Litigation
  • David J. Hoyt, Bankruptcy
  • Steven J. Lee, IP
  • Michael J. Lennon, IP
  • Sheila Mortazavi, IP Litigation
  • Joseph A. Patella, Business Litigation
  • Jonathan D. Reichman, IP
  • James E. Rosini, IP Litigation
  • Howard J. Shire, IP Litigation
  • Paul N. Silverstein, Bankruptcy
  • Lynne M. Fischman Uniman, Business Litigation

In addition, seven of the firm’s lawyers have been selected for inclusion in New York Rising Stars 2016.

The Andrews Kurth Kenyon lawyers recognized as a Rising Stars are as follows:

  • Zaed M. Billah, IP Litigation
  • Chris J. Coulson, IP Litigation
  • Jason Cygielman, Bankruptcy
  • Matthew J. Faust, IP Litigation
  • Roger J. Griesmeyer, Business/Corporate
  • Jeremy B. Reckmeyer, Bankruptcy
  • Michael S. Turner, IP

The Rising Stars list is comprised of the top up-and-coming New York attorneys who are 40 or younger or have been in practice for fewer than 10 years. Only 2.5% of New York attorneys were chosen for this honor.

Both lists will appear in New York Metro Super Lawyers Magazine in October 2016; New York Metro Super Lawyers supplement in The New York Times newspaper on Sunday, October 2, 2016; Westchester magazine in October 2016 (selected attorneys in Westchester only); New York Metro – Top Women Super Lawyers supplement in The New York Times newspaper on Sunday, March 26, 2017 (selected female attorneys only); the attorney directory on SuperLawyers.com.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 60 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and city and regional magazines across the country. Super Lawyers magazine, featuring articles about attorneys named to the Super Lawyers list, is distributed to all attorneys in the state or region, the lead corporate counsel of Russell 3000 companies and ABA-approved law school libraries. Polling, research and selection are performed by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Law & Politics which has been publishing legal magazines since 1990 and Super Lawyers since 1991.

As released by the former Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP