Thirty-One Allen Matkins Partners Recognized in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®; Keith Bishop and Jeffrey Chine named 'Lawyers of the Year'; Derek Weisbender named to 'Ones to Watch'; Firm Receives National Tier 1 Rankings

The Best Lawyers in America® has published its 2021 edition and Allen Matkins once again received high marks with 31 partners recognized in their respective practice areas; two were named "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective regions and practice areas: Keith Bishop for Corporate Law in Orange County and Jeffrey Chine for Land Use and Zoning Law in San Diego. Derek Weisbender was named to the inaugural "Ones to Watch" list.

In addition to the individual acknowledgements, Allen Matkins received National Tier 1 Rankings in Best Lawyers' “Best Law Firms" for Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law. For the Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings, the firm was selected in Los Angeles for Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, and Tax Law; in Orange County for Corporate Governance Law, Environmental Law, Employment Law, Labor Law-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Real Estate Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law; in San Diego for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Real Estate, and Real Estate Law; and in San Francisco for Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental, and Real Estate Law.

Individually, partners selected from the Century City office include Tony Natsis and John Tipton; from the Los Angeles office, John Allen, Michael Cerrina, Neil Gluck, Michael Matkins, O'Malley Miller, Pauline Stevens, David Stone, Fernando Villa, and Marc Young; from the Orange County office, Pamela Andes, Dwight Armstrong, Keith Bishop, Drew Emmel, Gary McKitterick, and Richard Stinehart; from the San Diego office, Jeffrey Chine, Ted Fates, Valentine Hoy, David Osias, Jeffrey Patterson, Michael Pruter, Debra Riley, and Amy Wintersheimer; and from the San Francisco office, David Cooke, Barry Epstein, Baldwin Lee, Nancy Lundeen, James Meeder (ret.), and Sandi Nichols.

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