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

In addition, 39 AFS attorneys were rated as Key Lawyers and recognized as leaders in their field, reflecting the firm’s breadth and depth of talent across core industries and practice areas. 

• Debra Albin-Riley
• Alison Andersen
• Tan Anderson 
• Richard Berman
• James Bindseil
• Beth Brownstein
• Robert Carrol
• Elizabeth Cohen
• Caroline Turner English
• Matthew Finkelstein
• Ricardo Fischer
• Eshun Forghany
• Morgan Forsey
• Craig Gelfound
• Jeffrey Gleit
• John Gurley
• Paul Marshall Harris
• Katie Heilman
• Linda Jackson
• Marylee Jenkins
• Richard Krainin
• Abha Kundi
• Annie Chang Lee
• Anthony Lupo
• Joseph Maraia
• Michelle Mancino Marsh
• David Martin
• Michael McMahan
• Daniel McQueen
• Russell McRory
• Paul Schmid 
• Christopher Schultz
• Andrew Silfen
• Christopher Skinner
• Jackson Toof
• Stephanie Trunk
• Matthew Tuchband
• Kimberly Wachen

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