Eight Shapiro Sher attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2016^®. All the firm’s core practice areas are represented in the selections.

The guide cites the following attorneys in the indicated practice areas:

• William E. Carlson: Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law
• Matthew A.S. Esworthy: Commercial Litigation
• Larry S. Gibson: Civil Rights Law
• Richard M. Goldberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
• Ann Clary Gordon: Real Estate Law
• Paul Mark Sandler: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Plaintiffs
• Ronald M. Shapiro: Sports Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures, Television and Music
• Joel I. Sher: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Best Lawyers in America^® is regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence in the country. For its 2016 edition, Best Lawyers based its research on a peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast 6.7 million votes on the abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets report on the latest development in the Thornburg Mortgage bankruptcy case, for which Shapiro Sher’s Joel Sher serves as trustee. In this latest development, the court ruled in Mr. Sher’s favor, awarding Thornburg $45 million in its suit against RBC Capital.

Matthew A.S. Esworthy writes for Criminal Litigation, an ABA newsletter, about a class action lawsuit brought against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management after a recent cyber-attack.