Munger, Tolles & Olson Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Munger, Tolles & Olson is pleased to announce that 38 lawyers were recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America across 27 practice areas. The legal directory features an extensive peer-review process and includes the traditional Best Lawyers rankings, the “Lawyer of the Year” rankings and the Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” list.
Gregory Stone received a “Lawyer of the Year” ranking in the Litigation – Antitrust category. Only a single lawyer in each specialty practice area in each metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year” based on voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.
A total of 25 MTO lawyers were recognized in the traditional Best Lawyers guide and 13 lawyers were named to the Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” list.
Overall, this year’s edition recognizes more than 76,000 lawyers from 76 countries and spans 150 practice areas. The Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” list includes more than 25,000 lawyers in this year’s edition and highlights the top legal talent for lawyers with less than ten years of experience in private practice.
The following MTO lawyers were recognized in the traditional Best Lawyers guide:
John Berry: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
Brad Brian: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Hailyn Chen: Commercial Litigation
Lisa Demsky: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Robert Denham: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael Doyen: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Katherine Forster: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
George Garvey: Litigation – Securities
Elaine Goldenberg: Appellate Practice
Seth Goldman: Litigation – Bankruptcy
Malcolm Heinicke: Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jeffrey Heintz: Real Estate Law
Benjamin Horwich: Appellate Practice
Kelly Klaus: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Cary Lerman: Art Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke: Trade Secrets Law
Kathleen McDowell: Employment Law – Management
Glenn Pomerantz: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law
Laura Smolowe: Commercial Litigation
John Spiegel: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Securities
Gregory Stone: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Patent
William Temko: Commercial Litigation
Thomas Walper: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Henry Weissmann: Communications Law; Energy Law
Don Verrilli: Appellate Practice
The following MTO lawyers were recognized in the Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” list:
Lauren Barnett: Litigation – Securities
Zachary Briers: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jennifer Bryant: Commercial Litigation
Wesley Burrell: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Anne Conley: Commercial Litigation
Colin Devine: Commercial Litigation
Rose Leda Ehler: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Stephanie Goldfarb Herrera: Litigation – Antitrust
Craig Jennings Lavoie: Litigation – Banking and Finance
Vincent Ling: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Rachel Miller-Ziegler: Commercial Litigation
Kuruvilla Olasa: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
Juliana Yee: Commercial Litigation