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Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America 2009

January 1, 2009 Accolades

SAN FRANCISCO (January 1, 2009):  Farella Braun + Martel announces that several of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009, published by Woodward/White, Inc. 

The following Farella Braun + Martel lawyers were selected:

  • George T. Argyris - Trusts and Estates
  • Deborah S. Ballati - Construction Law
  • Jerome I. Braun - Appellate Law
  • James A. Bruen* - Environmental Law, Mass Tort Litigation
  • John L. Cooper* - Commercial Litigation
  • Frank E. Farella* - Corporate Law
  • William R. Friedrich - Insurance Law
  • Alan E. Harris - Construction Law
  • Charles M. Sink - Construction Law
  • Jeffrey A. Sykes - Construction Law
  • Douglas R. Young* - Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense

* Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 32,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

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 Green Business. www.fbm.com

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

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