Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes Caplin & Drysdale Attorneys in 2025 Edition

In the 31^st edition of Best Lawyers in America®  23 Caplin & Drysdale attorneys have been recognized once again amongst America's legal leaders. Moreover, Mark E. Matthews were named “Lawyer of the Year” an honor which is awarded to the attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback to each specific practice area and geographic region.

For 2025, only around 5% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were recognized putting Caplin & Drysdale attorneys in an elite group. Each Best Lawyers edition is compiled solely from peer-review surveys making the publication a useful and trustworthy guide for businesses and wealthy individuals seeking legal counsel.

Caplin & Drysdale attorneys recognized with a listing include (* indicates attorneys listed for ten years or more):

Best Lawyers in America®

Clark Armitage

• Tax Law

Peter A. Barnes

• Tax Law 

Niles A. Elber - NEW

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Steven P. Hannes*

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Victor A. Jaramillo 

• Tax Law

Patricia Gimbel Lewis*

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Jeffrey A. Liesemer*

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

Kevin C. Maclay

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Mark E. Matthews

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax (Lawyer of the Year)

Scott D. Michel*

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Cono R. Namorato*

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Anne J. O'Brien*

• Trusts and Estates

Trevor Potter*

• Government Relations Practice

David Rosenbloom*

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Charles M. Ruchelman

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Richard W. Skillman*

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Walter B. Slocombe*

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Stafford C. Smiley*

• Trusts and Estates
• Tax Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch­® in America

Skye Amundsen

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law

Benjamin Z. Eisenstat 

• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Tax Law

Nathaniel R. Miller 

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Lucas H. Self 

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Ross R. Sharkey 

• Corporate Law
• Nonprofit / Charities Law