Nine Olshan Lawyers Selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2021

NEW YORK, August 20, 2020 –Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP today announced that nine of the firm’s lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021, and one lawyer was named to the “Ones to Watch” list. 

• Steve Wolosky, partner and co-chair of the Shareholder Activism practice and the Corporate/Securities Law practice has been named to Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Nina Roket, partner in the Real Estate Law practice and chair of the firm’s Leasing practice has been named to Real Estate Law
• Andrew B. Lustigman, partner and chair of the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions practice has been named to Advertising Law
• Thomas D. Kearns, partner in the Real Estate Law practice has been named to Real Estate Law
• Eric L. Goldberg, partner in the Real Estate Law practice has been named to Real Estate Law
• Thomas J. Fleming, partner in the Litigation practice has been named to Commercial Litigation
• Stephen L. Ferszt, partner and chair of the Employee Benefits practice and partner in the Tax & Personal Planning practice has been named to both Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trust & Estates
• Dov B. Brandstatter, partner in the Real Estate Law practice has been named to Real Estate Law
• Samuel P. Ross, of counsel in the Real Estate Law practice has been named to Real Estate Law
• Claudia Dubón, associate in the Corporate/Securities Law practice was named to the “Ones to Watch” list for Securities/Capital Markets Law

“We’re delighted that nine of our lawyers have been named to this distinguished list by our peers, and that one of our associates has been acknowledged among the Ones to Watch,” said co-administrative partner Steven R. Gursky.  “This is a highly competitive process and the results demonstrate that peers and clients alike recognize Olshan’s superior client service and legal talent when stacked against large, national law firms.”

Olshan has been consistently recognized as one of the premier mid-sized law firms in the country, including being named by Legal 500 US 2020 as a Top Tier 1 Firm in Shareholder Activism with five partners acknowledged, as well as recognition of the Advertising Practice and attorneys; recognition by Chambers 2020 USA as having “Leading Lawyers” in both Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism and Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory Nationwide; named as a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News-Best Lawyers® for Securities/Capital Markets, Real Estate, Advertising, Trusts & Estates and Employee Benefits; and by selection of 38 of the firm’s attorneys for Super Lawyers® 2019 New York Metro. The National Law Journal has honored Olshan twice as a top 20 midsize law firm in its “Midsize Hot List” and has included the firm in its “NLJ 500” list.

Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey 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.

About Olshan

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, a law firm based in New York, represents major businesses and entrepreneurs in their most significant transactions, problems and opportunities. Olshan’s clients range from public companies, hedge, venture capital, private equity and other investment funds to entrepreneurs and private companies worldwide. Clients choose Olshan for innovative strategies and sophisticated, game-changing advice in corporate, securities law, equity investment and shareholder activism, complex commercial, corporate and securities litigation, real estate, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, and advertising. Since its founding, Olshan has offered an alternative to the AmLaw 50 law firm business model with responsive, independent and client-focused legal counsel provided by the firm’s senior lawyers.