SAN FRANCISCO (August 31, 2011):  Sixteen Farella Braun + Martel LLP attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012.  The Best Lawyers in America is an annual referral guide based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Farella Braun + Martel attorneys on the Best Lawyers 2012 list:

George T. Argyris - Trusts and Estates

Deborah S. Ballati - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

Jerome I. Braun - Appellate Law

James A. Bruen - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Defendants

John L. Cooper - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Patent

Hank Evans – Banking and Finance Law

Frank E. Farella - Corporate Law

William R. Friedrich - Insurance Law

Dean M. Gloster - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Alan E. Harris - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

Robert L. Hines - Environmental Law

William P. Keane – White Collar Criminal Defense

Chris Locke - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental

Charles M. Sink - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

Steven Vettel - Land Use & Zoning Law

Douglas R. Young - Antitrust – Litigation; Appellate Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities; White-Collar Criminal Defense

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey.  Best Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed.  Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” www.bestlawyers.com 

Farella Braun + Martel represents clients throughout the United States and abroad in sophisticated business transactions and high-stakes commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Founded in 1962, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry. Farella Braun + Martel lawyers are known for their imaginative legal solutions, dynamism and intellectual creativity. With an unwavering service ethic and interdisciplinary team approach, the firm is committed to advancing clients' objectives in the most effective, coordinated and efficient manner. Farella Braun + Martel is a certified  green business.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415 954-4433 / [email protected]