MILWAUKEE (Aug. 17, 2023) − Godfrey & Kahn is proud to announce that Best Lawyers, a respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named 9 of the firm's attorneys Lawyer of the Year for 2024. In total, 78 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2024.

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year, making this accolade particularly significant. Godfrey & Kahn attorneys who received this accolade are:

• Peter Albrecht - Labor Law - Management
• Kendall W. Harrison - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Josh Johanningmeier - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Dennis F. Connolly - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• John A. Dickens - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• John L. Kirtley - Litigation - Securities
• John L. Kirtley - Litigation - Banking and Finance
• James N. Phillips - Tax Law
• Charles G. Vogel - Health Care Law
• Nicholas P. Wahl - Corporate Law

All Godfrey & Kahn attorneys who were selected to be included in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 include:

Madison, WI

• Mike B. Wittenwyler
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
• Kevin J. O'Connor 
  • Antitrust Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
• Allison W. Reimann
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
• James A. Friedman
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - First Amendment
• Katherine Stadler
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Brady C. Williamson
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Media Law
• David J. Gilles
  • CleanTech Law
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• Kendall W. Harrison
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Todd G. Smith
  • Commercial Litigation
• Pamela M. Krill
  • Corporate Law
  • Mutual Funds Law
• Todd M. Cleary
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Peter Albrecht
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer L. Gregor
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
• Bryan J. Cahill
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Josh Johanningmeier
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jennifer A. Hannon
  • Trusts and Estates

Milwaukee, WI

• Shannon B. Braun
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
• Thomas R. Homberg
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Kristin A. Roeper
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• John L. Kirtley
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Securities
• Paul W. Griepentrog
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark C. Witt
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jennifer P. Wolff
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
• Anthony S. Baish
  • Commercial Litigation
• Paul F. Heaton
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
• Maria L. Kreiter
  • Commercial Litigation
• Andrew S. Oettinger
  • Commercial Litigation
• Andrew J. Schlidt
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Christopher Cahlamer
  • Corporate Law
• Andrea F. Cataldo
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Dennis F. Connolly
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• John A. Dickens
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Krisstina L. Ebner
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patricia L. Falb
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Carol A. Gehl
  • Corporate Law
  • Mutual Funds Law
• Brett D. Koeller
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Matthew J. Kovacich
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John R. McDonald
  • Corporate Law
• David R. Navarre
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Christopher B. Noyes
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Charles G. Vogel
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• Nicholas P. Wahl
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• C.J. Wauters
  • Corporate Law
• John E. Donahue
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Michael W. Taibleson
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
• Margaret R. Kurlinski
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
• Christine Liu McLaughlin
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
• Arthur J. Harrington
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• John L. Clancy
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Diane M. Marchik
  • Environmental Law
• Edward B. Witte
  • Environmental Law
• Patrick S. Murphy
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Shane Delsman
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Brian G. Gilpin
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Nicholas A. Kees
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Annie L. Eiden
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Sean O'D. Bosack
  • Litigation - Securities
• Jonathan R. Ingrisano
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• James N. Phillips
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
• Brian L. Pierson
  • Native American Law
• Marvin C. Bynum II
  • Real Estate Law
• Stephen L. Chernof
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael J. Dwyer
  • Real Estate Law
• Mark E. O'Neill
  • Real Estate Law
• Sarah McNally
  • Tax Law
• Douglas J. Patch
  • Tax Law
• Jeffrey S. Billings
  • Trusts and Estates
• J. Gardner Govan
  • Trusts and Estates
• Joan D. Klimpel
  • Trusts and Estates
• Kristi E. Leswing
  • Trusts and Estates
• David H. Patzer
  • Trusts and Estates

Green Bay, WI

• Carla O. Andres
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Timothy F. Nixon
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Timothy J. McCoy
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• John A. Haase
  • Employment Law - Management
• William J. Plummer
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Appleton, WI

• Daniel T. Flaherty
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Laura H. Meronk
  • Corporate Law

An additional 38 Godfrey & Kahn lawyers were also named 2024 Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers, recognizing outstanding professional excellence in private practice among those early in their legal careers.

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