34 MSK Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America© for 2025
MSK is pleased to announce that 34 of its attorneys across 19 practice areas were honored in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This edition of the Best Lawyers® guide includes 21 attorneys from MSK's Los Angeles office, three attorneys from the firm's New York office, and one attorney from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. This year's edition also marks the 5th, 10th, 15th, and even 25th anniversary of inclusion for many MSK attorneys. 9 MSK attorneys were named to the "Ones to Watch" category.
Additionally, David Wheeler Newman was recognized as 2025 “Lawyer of the Year" for Non-Profit/Charities Law.
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A list of our recognized attorneys in this 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America© is as follows:
Anthony J. Amendola
Alan M. Brunswick
William L. Cole
Allan B. Cutrow
Jeffrey D. Davine
Karl de Costa
Larry C. Drapkin
Jeffrey K. Eisen
Stephen Foster
Russell J. Frackman
Eric German
Frida P. Glucoft
Seth W. Krasilovsky
Eleanor M. Lackman
Christine Lepera
Adam Levin
Robert J. Lowe
Emma Luevano
David Wheeler Newman - 2025 “Lawyer of the Year”
Karin Pagnanelli
Autumn Ronda
Steven M. Schneider
Joel M. Schoenfeld
Eric J. Schwartz
Howard D. Shapiro
“Ones to Watch”
Julia Davis
Lindsay R. Edelstein
Brian Fu
Lauren Hazday
Mark C. Humphrey
Marissa B. Lewis
Stephen A. Rossi
Corey G. Singer
Louise Truong
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Attorneys
- Anthony Adler
- Alan Brunswick
- William Cole
- Allan Cutrow
- Jeffrey Davine
- Julia Davis
- Karl de Costa
- Larry Drapkin
- Lindsay Edelstein
- Jeffrey Eisen
- Stephen Foster
- Russell Frackman
- Brian Fu
- Eric German
- Frida Glucoft
- Lauren Hazday
- Mark Humphrey
- Seth Krasilovsky
- Eleanor Lackman
- Christine Lepera
- Adam Levin
- Marissa Lewis
- Robert Lowe
- Emma Luevano
- David Wheeler Newman
- Karin Pagnanelli
- Autumn Ronda
- Stephen Rossi
- Steven Schneider
- Joel Schoenfeld
- Eric Schwartz
- Howard Shapiro
- Corey Singer
- Louise Truong
Practice Areas
- commercial litigation
- corporate governance
- employee benefits & executive compensation
- employment litigation & counseling
- entertainment & ip litigation
- entertainment transactions
- immigration
- intellectual property
- labor & employment
- litigation
- mergers & acquisitions
- nonprofit organizations
- tax and trusts & estates
- tax planning
- transactional tax
- trusts & estates
- trusts & estates litigation