Thirty-Six Allen Matkins Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®; David Cooke Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’; Emily Feder Named to ‘Ones to Watch’; Firm Receives National Tier 1 Rankings

The Best Lawyers in America® has published its 2022 edition and Allen Matkins once again received high marks with 36 partners recognized in their respective practice areas, David Cooke was named “Lawyer of the Year” in San Francisco for Environmental Litigation, and Emily Feder, an associate at the firm, was named to the “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 and Real Estate Law; in Orange County for Corporate Governance Law, Environmental Law, Labor Law-Management, 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 Julie Hoffman*, Tony Natsis and John Tipton; from the Los Angeles office, John Allen, Michael Cerrina, Emily Feder (Ones to Watch), 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, John Condas*, Drew Emmel, Matt Fogt*, Gary McKitterick, and Richard Stinehart; from the San Diego office, Jeffrey Chine, Ted Fates, Valentine Hoy, Tim Hutter*, David Osias, Jeffrey Patterson, Michael Pruter, Debra Riley, and Amy Wintersheimer; and from the San Francisco office, David Cooke, David Blackwell*, Barry Epstein, Baldwin Lee, Nancy Lundeen, James Meeder (ret.), and Sandi Nichols.

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*First year being named to Best Lawyers.