Lane & Waterman is pleased to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Lane & Waterman LLP would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Michael P. Byrne – Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Edmund H. Carroll – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law
• Richard A. Davidson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Judith L. Herrmann – Employment Law – Management
• Joseph C. Judge – Banking and Finance Law
• Wendy S. Meyer – Education Law
• Jason J. O’Rourke – Construction Law
• Diane E. Puthoff – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Ian J. Russell – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• R. Scott Van Vooren – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Robert V.P. Waterman, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021 Edition) features two Lane & Waterman attorneys:

•Alexander C. Barnett – Commercial Litigation
•Timothy B. Gulbranson – Labor and Employment Law – Employee, Labor and Employment Law – Management