Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that 41 lawyers received recognition in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Two Farella partners received prestigious Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” awards in San Francisco. “Lawyer of the Year" awards are given to only one lawyer per practice area in each region who receives extremely high overall feedback from their peers.

•    Amy B. Briggs: Litigation–Insurance (Amy also received the award in the 2022 and 2024 editions.)
•    Anthony Ratner: Real Estate Law

Additionally, 19 Farella lawyers were named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, recognizing the exceptional careers of lawyers rising up in the legal profession.

Farella lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 include:

San Francisco:
•    Evan L. Abrams: Trusts and Estates
•    Carly O. Alameda: Appellate Practice, Real Estate Law
•    George T. Argyris: Trusts and Estates
•    Sarah Bell: Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental
•    Amy B. Briggs, Insurance Law, Litigation–Insurance
•    Daniel E. Cohn: Corporate Law
•    James H. Colopy: Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental
•    Doug Dexter: Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment, Labor Law–Management
•    Brian P. Donnelly: Tax Law
•    Elizabeth Dorsi: Litigation–Trusts and Estates
•    Shanti Eagle: Insurance Law
•    Jeffrey M. Fisher: Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Intellectual Property, Litigation–Patent, Trade Secrets Law
•    Nate Garhart: Privacy and Data Security Law, Trademark Law
•    Tyler C. Gerking: Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance
•    Sarah A. Good: Litigation–Securities
•    Drew N. Goodwin: Corporate Law
•    John D. Green: Insurance Law, Litigation–Insurance
•    Robert L. Hines: Environmental Law
•    Gary M. Kaplan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy
•    William P. Keane: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
•    Karen P. Kimmey: Commercial Litigation
•    Said C. Kordestani: Tax Law
•    Winston Liaw: Litigation–Intellectual Property, Litigation–Patent
•    Eugene Y. Mar: Litigation–Intellectual Property
•    Thomas B. Mayhew: Commercial Litigation
•    Dirk Mueller: Real Estate Law
•    Anthony D. Ratner: Real Estate Law
•    Christopher Rendall Jackson: Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental
•    Cynthia R. Rowland: Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law
•    Gregory B. Shean: Real Estate Law
•    Raymond H. Sheen: Insurance Law
•    Donald E. Sobelman: Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental, Litigation–Land Use and Zoning
•    David E. Stoll: Corporate Law
•    Holly Sutton: Employment Law–Management
•    Julie Treppa: Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law
•    Richard Van Duzer: Construction Law
•    Anthony P. Vecino: Trusts and Estates
•    Erica Villanueva: Insurance Law
•    Mark Weaver: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
•    Hons Yung: Trusts and Estates

St. Helena, CA:
•    Katherine Philippakis: Real Estate Law

Farella lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America include:

•    Jaya Narang: Labor and Employment Law–Management
•    Jennifer Bentley: Insurance Law
•    Carolina de Armas: Corporate Law, Energy Law
•    Corina Gallardo: Labor and Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment
•    Cameron J. Gibbs: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
•    Linda Gilleran: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental
•    Timothy Horgan-Kobelski: Intellectual Property Law, Litigation–Intellectual Property
•    Vanessa Ing: Commercial Litigation
•    Kevin Jones: Labor and Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment
•    Michelle Kao: Commercial Litigation
•    Hilary C. Krase: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
•    Patrick Loi: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
•    Kyle McLorg: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
•    Thomas Pardini: Intellectual Property Law, Litigation–Intellectual Property, Litigation–Patent
•    Taylor Porter: Trusts and Estates
•    Jamie E.S. Talt: Labor and Employment Law–Management
•    John M. Ugai: Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental
•    Alexander P. Walker: Real Estate Law
•    Ryan H. Wessels: Labor and Employment Law–Management

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is based on comprehensive peer-review surveys of other top lawyers in the same metropolitan and practice areas. The Best Lawyers accolades recognize the top 5% of legal talent in private practice throughout the United States.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil, and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]