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Seven Haynes Boone Lawyers Featured in 2021 New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Directories

October 01, 2021
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Seven Haynes Boone’s lawyers are included in the 2021 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars directories.

Published annually by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations of lawyers in more than 70 practice areas. Of those nominated, only 5% of the total lawyers in the jurisdiction can be selected for inclusion.

The following lawyers were recognized as 2021 New York Super Lawyers:

Alexander Grishman – Banking

Richard Kanowitz – Bankruptcy: Business

Steven Koch – Real Estate

Christos Papapetrou – Criminal Defense: White Collar

Richard Rochford – Intellectual Property Litigation

Craig Unterberg – Banking

Additionally, this is Steven’s 10th year to be listed in the directory.

To be eligible for inclusion in the Rising Stars directory, which follows a similar selection process as Super Lawyers, a candidate must be age 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in a state are chosen as Rising Stars.

This year, Joseph Lawlor is a Rising Star in IP Litigation.

Haynes Boone is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With 600 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer. It was recognized for excellence in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2021 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend for providing superior client service.