Legal 500 Lists ArentFox Schiff in Top Tier Rankings for 2026

The firm received three Tier 1 rankings for (1) Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal; (2) Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings); and (3) Real Estate – Mid-Market ($0-500m).

The additional ranked practices for 2026 are: 

• Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
• Healthcare – Service Providers
• Intellectual Property – Copyright
• Intellectual Property – Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage)
• Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
• Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation
• Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
• International Trade and National Security – Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
• International Trade and National Security – Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
• Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
• Labor and Employment – ERISA Litigation
• Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market ($250-$500m) – M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500m)
• Media, Technology and Telecoms – Media and Entertainment: Transactional
• Sport
• Tax – Not-For-Profit (Fortune 1000 Private Foundations, National Trade Associations, and Charities)
• Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation

The firm was also listed as “Firms to Watch” in Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense and Energy – Energy Transactions: Electric Power – Mid-Market ($0-500m). 

Three attorneys received Hall of Fame rankings for the second consecutive year, denoting consistent praise and recognition over the years.

• David Dubrow – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
• Kay Georgi – International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
• D. Reed Freeman – Media, Technology and Telecoms – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)

The following attorneys received rankings as Leading Partner:

• Mark Angelov – Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
• Randall Brater – Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
• Richard Brand – Sport
• Thomas Castiello – Real Estate – Mid-Market ($0-500m)
• Craig Gelfound – Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
• Sean Glynn – Tax – Not–For–Profit (Fortune 1000 Private Foundations, National Trade Associations, And Charities)
• Jay Halpern – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A Middle–Market ($250-$500M)
• Shira Helstrom – Tax – Not-For-Profit (Fortune 1000 Private Foundations, National Trade Associations, And Charities)
• Steve Isaacs – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A Middle–Market ($250-$500M)
• Aaron Jacoby – Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation
• Les Jacobowitz – Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
• Quana Jew – Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Richard LaCava – Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
• Matthew Nolan – International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy

The following attorneys received Next Generation Partner rankings:

• Mike Guippone – Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
• Michael Scarpati – Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
• Lauren Schaefer - Intellectual Property - Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
• Brian Stevens – Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings)
• Zachary Welsh - Sport

The following 59 attorneys were ranked as Recommended in their areas of practice: 

• Debra Albin-Riley
• Alison Andersen
• Allan Anderson
• Taniel Anderson
• Richard Berman
• James Bindseil
• Beth Brownstein
• Janine Carlan
• Robert Carrol
• Elizabeth Cohen
• Michelle Cooke
• Sylvia Costelloe
• Caroline Turner English
• Matthew Finkelstein
• Ricardo Fischer
• Eric Fishman
• Ehsun Forghany
• Morgan Forsey
• Brian Friederich
• Jeffrey Gleit
• Douglas Grimm
• John Gurley
• David Hamill
• Paul Marshall Harris
• David McHugh
• Katie Heilman
• Linda Jackson
• Marylee Jenkins
• Richard Krainin
• Abha Kundi
• Annie Chang Lee
• Anthony Lupo
• Joseph Maraia
• Michelle Mancino Marsh
• David Martin
• Amy McFarland
• Michael McMahan
• Daniel McQueen
• Russell McRory
• Nicholas Nesgos
• Nancy Noonan
• Chris Norton
• Aram Ordubegian
• Sailesh Patel
• Matthew Prewitt
• Nancy Puleo
• Diana Dimitriuc Quaia
• Angela Santos
• Paul Schmid
• Brian Schneider
• Christopher Schultz
• Mamta Shah
• Andrew Silfen
• Christopher Skinner
• Alexander Spiegler
• Jackson Toof
• Stephanie Trunk
• Matthew Tuchbrand
• Kimberly Wachen

The Legal 500 United States 2026 guide delivers nationwide analysis of law firms that provide cutting–edge and innovative advice across industries.