37 MSK Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® for 2026
MSK is pleased to announce that 26 of its attorneys across 19 practice areas were honored in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This edition of the Best Lawyers® guide includes 22 attorneys from MSK's Los Angeles office, three attorneys from the firm's New York office, and one attorney from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. This year's edition also marks the 5th, 10th, 15th, and even 25th anniversary of inclusion for many MSK attorneys. 11 MSK attorneys were named to the "Ones to Watch" category.
Additionally, Adam Levin and Eric J. Schwartz were recognized as 2026 “Lawyers of the Year" for Labor and Employment Litigation and Copyright Law, respectively.
Best Lawyers® selects lawyers based on exhaustive and rigorous peer-reviews which comprises tens of thousands confidential evaluations. Because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor. The Best Lawyers in America® guides have been one of the most visible peer-review publications in the legal profession. For more information, visit www.bestlawyers.com.
A list of our recognized attorneys in this 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® is as follows:
Anthony J. Amendola
Alan M. Brunswick
William L. Cole
Allan B. Cutrow
Jeffrey D. Davine
Karl de Costa
Larry C. Drapkin
Jeffrey K. Eisen
Stephen Foster
Russell J. Frackman
Eric German
Frida P. Glucoft
Seth W. Krasilovsky
Eleanor M. Lackman
Christine Lepera
Adam Levin - 2026 “Lawyer of the Year”
Robert J. Lowe
Emma Luevano
Aaron Moss
David Wheeler Newman
Karin Pagnanelli
Autumn Ronda
Steven M. Schneider
Joel M. Schoenfeld
Eric J. Schwartz- 2026 “Lawyer of the Year”
Howard D. Shapiro
“Ones to Watch”
Julia Davis
Jason Farkas
Justin Farrell
Lindsay R. Edelstein
Brian Fu
Lauren Hazday
Cassandra L. Horton
Natalia Momtsios
Andrew Nietes
Corey G. Singer
Hannah G. Shepherd
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Attorneys
- Anthony Amendola
- Alan Brunswick
- William Cole
- Allan Cutrow
- Jeffrey Davine
- Julia Davis
- Karl de Costa
- Larry Drapkin
- Lindsay Edelstein
- Jeffrey Eisen
- Jason Farkas
- Justin Farrell
- Stephen Foster
- Russell Frackman
- Brian Fu
- Eric German
- Frida Glucoft
- Lauren Hazday
- Cassandra Horton
- Seth Krasilovsky
- Eleanor Lackman
- Christine Lepera
- Adam Levin
- Robert Lowe
- Emma Luevano
- Natalia Momtsios
- Aaron Moss
- David Wheeler Newman
- Andrew Nietes
- Karin Pagnanelli
- Autumn Ronda
- Robert Rotstein
- Steven Schneider
- Joel Schoenfeld
- Eric Schwartz
- Howard Shapiro
- Hannah Shepherd
- Corey Singer
Practice Areas
- commercial litigation
- corporate & business transactions
- corporate governance
- employee benefits & executive compensation
- employment litigation & counseling
- entertainment & ip litigation
- entertainment transactions
- immigration
- intellectual property
- labor & employment
- labor litigation & counseling
- litigation
- nonprofit organizations
- tax and trusts & estates
- tax planning
- trusts & estates
- trusts & estates litigation
