Achievement | Aug 20, 2026184 Honigman Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers

The 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® recognized 184 Honigman attorneys across 64 practice areas.

Among them, ten of the firm's attorneys were recognized by the organization for the first time, with an additional ten receiving a prestigious Lawyer of the Year recognition. The Lawyer of the Year honor is given to one attorney in each practice and metro area with the highest overall feedback.

2027 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year"

Ann Arbor

• Michael Huget
• Deborah Swedlow
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Detroit

• Michael W. Domanski
• Michael Hindelang
• William O. Hochkammer
• Michael A. Indenbaum
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Lee Johnson
• Paul W. Mardirosian
• Steven J. Migliore

Lansing

• Andrea L. Hansen
  • Gaming Law
  • Government Relations Practice

The Best Lawyers in America 2027

Washington, DC

• Joseph A. Mahoney

Chicago, IL

• David L. De Bruin
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• Evan T. Knott
• Tony Ling
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Paula E. Litt
• Marcia Owens
• Jennifer S. Partee
• Noel C. Paul
• Michael R. Tirman

Ann Arbor, MI

• Michael Huget
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Media Law
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

• Vincent Kuebler
• Leonard M. Niehoff
  • Appellate Practice
  • First Amendment Law
• James Reid
  • Employment Law - Management
• Julie E. Reitz
• Eric J. Sosenko
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Debroah Swedlow
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Thomas J. Appledorn
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Joseph Aviv
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation - Securities
• Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Scott D. Barnett
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Patent Law
• Aaron E. Bass
• Andrew J. Boes
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• Jonathan R. Borenstein
• Richard J. Burstein
• Sarah G. Deson
• Amy B. Folbe
• Michael K. Hauser
• Jeffrey S. Horowitz
• David J. Jacob
• Anessa Owen Kramer
  • Copyright Law
  • Trademark Law
• Joel M. Krugel
• Timothy D. Lee
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David G. London
• Michael E. Morden
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Renee D. Naylor
• Charles Nida
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Karen R. Pifer
• Rodney C. Ploucha
• Adam Rothstein
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Lowell D. Salesin
• Alan J. Salle
• Matthew H. Szalach
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• Leigh C. Taggart
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• Grace K. Trueman
  • Corporate Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Linda A. Wasserman
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Brandon J. Wilson
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate Law

Detroit, MI

• Kasturi Bagchi
• Danielle F. Bass
  • Artificial Intelligence Law
• Gabriel E. Bedoya
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
• Michael M. Bell
• Michael S. Ben
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Jennifer L. Benedict
• Andrew W. Clark
• James H. Combs
• Meghan N. Covino
• Michelle P. Crockett
  • Employment Law - Management
• Sean F. Crotty
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Laura J. Davis*
• Matthew Disbrow
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Michael W. Domanski
• Michelle Bleda Drew*
• Michael D. DuBay
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kimberly A. Dudek
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
• David A. Ettinger
  • Antitrust Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
• David Foltyn
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Nicholas B. Gorga
• Raymond W. Henney
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
• Michael Hindelang
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
• Karl A. Hochkammer
  • Corporate Law
  • Information Technology Law
• William O. Hochkammer
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
• Michael A. Indenbaum
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
• Lee Johnson
• Eric M. Jones
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nicholas J. Jones
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John P. Kanan
  • Corporate Law
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Maryam Karnib Parshall
• Douglas E. Kelin
• Matthew R. Keuten
• Scott B. Kitei
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Samantha A. Kopacz
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Donald J. Kunz
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Venture Capital Law
• Jeffrey Lamb
• Evan J. Leibhan
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeremy D. Lockhart
• Stewart L. Mandell
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
• Paul W. Mardirosian
• Chauncey C. Mayfield II
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
• Steven J. Migliore
• Matthew J. Moussiaux*
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Matthew G. Mrkonic
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
• Joshua F. Opperer
• Alex L. Parrish
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Andrew M. Pauwels*
• Nicholas Pedersen
• Matthew E. Radler
  • Employment Law - Management
• Robert M. Riley
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
• Julie E. Robertson
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
• Scott Romney
  • Corporate Law
  • Government Relations Practice
• Todd Sable
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Alan S. Schwartz
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jonathan H. Schwartz
• Michael B. Shapiro
• Khalilah Spencer
• Mark A. Stern
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
• Matthew R. VanWasshnova*
• Glenn Walter
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Alexander S. Whang*
• Sheldon P. Winkelman
• W. Winsten
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
• Richard E. Zuckerman
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Grand Rapids, MI

• Brett Krueger
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Tracy T. Larsen
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark S. Pendery
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
• Jeremy M. Scherlinck*
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Kenneth W. Vermeulen
  • Environmental Law
  • Real Estate Law

Kalamazoo, MI

• Bryan J. Beck
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Justin M. Crawford
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patrick Lennon
• Jonathan P. O'Brien, Ph.D.
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Patent Law
• Steven J. Rypma
• Douglas H. Siegel
  • Copyright Law
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Scott R. Sikkenga
• Jeffrey D. Smith
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Phillip D. Torrence
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas A. Wootton
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Lansing, MI

• Kevin M. Blair
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
• Kenneth T. Brooks
• Mark A. Burton
  • Government Relations Practice
• Andrea L. Hansen
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Gaming Law
  • Government Relations Practice
• Douglas E. Mains
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Ryan B. Opel*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Peter B. Ruddell
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
• Daniel L. Stanley
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

Chicago, IL

• Rita Feikema
• Justin D. Gingerich
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alyssa Jordan Karpinski
  • Elder Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
• Alexander M. Moss
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tricia L. Schwallier Collins
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Angela G. Williams

Ann Arbor, MI

• Amanda M. Blackburn
  • Intellectual Property Law
• Yafeez Fatabhoy
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Jeffrey I. Lehrberg, Ph.D.
  • Intellectual Property Law

Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Tyler Kemper
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Catherine Niedermaier
• Megan J. Parpart
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
• Elias de Wit

Detroit, MI

• Daniel Ackerman
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
• Justin Azar
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Elaina Bailey
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Laura E. Biery
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jewel Haji Boelstler
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Brett Bonfanti
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Brian Braum Jr.
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• George M. Cobane
• • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Ian J. Cosgrove
• • Construction Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael Dauphinais
• • Labor and Employment Law - Employee
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Rian C. Dawson
• • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Angela I. Gamalski
• • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• D'Antae Gooden
• • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Municipal Law
  • Transportation Law
• Paul Guenther
• • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mazen Hajali
• • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Paul Howarah
• • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
• Rama Jawad
• • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David Krueger
• • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Joseph M. Kuzmiak
• • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Spencer Layson
• Jenna R. McLane
• • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
• Jennifer L. Muse
• • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Matthew Ritzman*
• • Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Ahmad Sabbagh
• • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brian Sarnacki*
• Tyler D. Schofield
• Sherwin Shushtari
• • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Kory M. Steen
• Haba Yono
• • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Marilyn Yousif
• • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Grand Rapids, MI

• Christopher R. DeLucenay
• Andrew J. Newton
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Byron Patton
• Michael J. Rhoad
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gareth Ulmer
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kalamazoo, MI

• Andrew S. Chipouras
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law

Lansing, MI

• Li Gao, Ph.D.
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Patent Law

New York, NY

• Joshua M. Gottesman (Part of Honigman Israel)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel M. Kessler (Part of Honigman Israel)

*Indicates first time recognition

About Honigman:

Honigman is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys advising clients on complex business, litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters throughout the United States. The firm has offices in Chicago, Detroit (with multiple locations throughout Michigan), Washington, DC, and Israel. For more information, visit honigman.com.

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