Melinda Haag Named Among Top 250 Women in Litigation – West by Benchmark Litigation
Past BASF Board member Melinda L. Haag, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, has been recognized as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation. Melinda has demonstrated the depth of her talent in white-collar criminal and complex commercial matters, as well as corporate investigation representation. Haag, who currently serves as co-chair of the firm’s white collar and regulatory defense group, is currently active in the role of lead counsel to RingCentral in a contract dispute with Zoom Video Communications.
BASF Leaders Circle Firms Received by the Deal’s 2022 Awards
Most Outstanding Deal of the Year
Alston & Bird
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Most Outstanding Deal of the Year – Middle Market
Morrison & Foerster
Private Equity Deal of the Year
Latham & Watkins
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Most Outstanding Debt Financing of the Year
Latham & Watkins
Regulatory Counsel of the Year – Law Firm
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Law Firm of the Year – Energy & Industrials
Latham & Watkins
Outstanding Deals of the Year
Latham & Watkins
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
The Deal honors the top deals and dealmakers shaping the Deal Economy in the latest installment of The Deal Awards, a global ceremony that recognizes the elite advisers and service providers who power the deal economy. In line with The Deal’s mission of providing forward-looking intelligence across mergers and acquisitions, private equity, activism and restructuring, the awards seek to recognize and celebrate the advisers, firms and banks driving the market forward.
BASF Members Named Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California by Benchmark Litigation
The following BASF members have been recognized for their excellence in trial law, with peer review and case evidence bolstering their reputations: Daralyn J. Durie, Morrison & Foerster; Richard M. Heimann, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; and Michael G. Rhodes, Cooley.
BASF Members Named Top 20 Labor & Employment Litigator by Benchmark Litigation
The Benchmark Litigation team identified the top lawyers handling the most significant labor disputes. The list features an elite group of lawyers who have been recognized by peers and clients alike for their exceptional reputations and achievements in labor and employment.
The following BASF members have been recognized: Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Jim Finberg (2005 BASF President), Altshuler Berzon; and Jahan C. Sagafi, Outten & Golden.
BASF Members Named 2023 Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers (cont.)
Best Lawyers recognized the following BASF members as “Ones to Watch”:
Tayanah C. Miller, Jonathan Sack, and Jennifer Anne Vincent, all of Greenberg Traurig; Kakoli Mitra, Monica Pelayo, and Jake Zanutto, all of Perkins Coie; Shannon L. Morrissey, WilmerHale; Joni L. Noggle and Brian J. Raynor, both of Goodwin; Sarah G. Nusinow, Kaye Moser Hierbaum Ford; Ian T. O’Banion, Nixon Peabody; John D. O’Neill, James R. Sigel, Cooper Spinelli, Jessica S. Stern, Camila Alicia Tapernoux, and Anna Yuan, all of Morrison & Foerster; Roey Z. Rahmil, Shartsis Friese; Weston B. Rockers and Jacek Wnuk, both of Polsinelli; Dina Roumiantseva, Tucker Ellis; Dylan D. Rudolph, Trucker Huss; Blair Copple Senesi and Alice H. Wang, both of Littler Mendelson; Tahiya Sultan and Jaime D. Walter, both of Davis Wright Tremaine; Victoria Weatherford, BakerHostetler; Chelsea Ann Whelan, Fisher & Phillips; and Tiseme G. Zegeye, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein.
The 2023 edition honors recognitions and highlights the esteemed careers of lawyers rising up in the legal profession. It recognizes 19,798 lawyers in 79 practice areas and 190 metropolitan areas. Best Lawyers strives to bring the most representation of legal talent across the country, and the third edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America exemplifies the growth of the most elite up-and-coming lawyers in the profession.
