Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP today announced that partners Steve Wolosky, Andrew B. Lustigman, Eric L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Ferszt and of counsel Samuel P. Ross have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. Mr. Wolosky is a partner and chair of the Activist & Equity Investment practice and co-chair of the Corporate/Securities Law practice, Mr. Lustigman is a partner and chair of the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions practice, Mr. Goldberg is a partner in the Real Estate Law practice, Mr. Ferszt is chair of the Employee Benefits practice and a partner in the Tax & Personal Planning practice, and Mr. Ross is of counsel in the Real Estate Law practice.
“We are pleased that once again our lawyers have been honored with this recognition from clients and peers,” said Thomas D. Kearns, a partner in Olshan's Real Estate Law practice. "This acknowledgment is a reflection of the depth of our practices and our continued focus on providing first class client service.”
Olshan has been consistently recognized as one of the premier mid-sized law firms in the country, including being honored as a top 20 midsize law firm in The National Law Journal’s "2016 Midsize Hot List” and inclusion in the National Law Journal’s “NLJ 500” list. Other recent accolades include selection by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2017 as a leading law firm in Real Estate Law and General Commercial Litigation and recognition of five attorneys in their respective practice areas; selection by Legal 500 United States 2017 as a leading firm in Advertising and Marketing; selection as a U.S. News-Best Lawyers® 2017 “Best Law Firm” for Securities/Capital Markets Law, Real Estate Law, Advertising Law, and Employment Law - Management; the selection of forty attorneys to Super Lawyers® 2016 New York Metro and consistent top rankings across the board for Olshan’s Shareholder Activism practice in every league table and publication that covers shareholder activism, including The Wall Street Journal, in conjunction with FactSet SharkRepellent, and Thomson Reuters’ Global Shareholder Activism Scorecard.
Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.