--- title: The Best Lawyers in America© Names 31 Kelley Drye Lawyers to 2019 Edition date: 2018-08-15T00:00:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/the-best-lawyers-in-america-names-32-kelley-drye-lawyers-to-2019-edition" section: News --- # *The Best Lawyers in America*© Names 31 Kelley Drye Lawyers to 2019 Edition August 15, 2018 ## Christie Grymes Thompson Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” Thirty-one Kelley Drye attorneys, in 23 practice areas, have been listed in *The Best Lawyers in America©* 2019. In addition, [Christie Grymes Thompson](/Our-People/Christie-Grymes-Thompson) was named Washington, D.C. Advertising Law ​“Lawyer of the Year.” This highly respected referral guide is based on annual peer-review surveys. The attorneys chosen for their outstanding reputations and excellence in legal work are: ##### **Advertising Law** [Bill MacLeod](/Our-People/William-C-MacLeod) [Gonzalo Mon](/Our-People/Gonzalo-E-Mon) [Dana Rosenfeld](/Our-People/Dana-B-Rosenfeld) [Christie Thompson](/Our-People/Christie-Grymes-Thompson) [John Villafranco](/Our-People/John-E-Villafranco) ##### **Antitrust Law** [Bill MacLeod](/Our-People/William-C-MacLeod) ##### **Antitrust Litigation** [Bill MacLeod](/Our-People/William-C-MacLeod) ##### **Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law** [Jim Carr](/Our-People/James-S-Carr) [Ben Feder](/Our-People/Benjamin-Feder) [Bob LeHane](/Our-People/Robert-L-LeHane) [Eric Wilson](/Our-People/Eric-R-Wilson) ##### **Communications Law** [Hank Kelly](/Our-People/Henry-T-Kelly) ##### **Criminal Defense: White-Collar** [Julian Solotorovsky](/Our-People/Julian-Solotorovsky) ##### **Employment Law** [Barbara Hoey](/Our-People/Barbara-E-Hoey) ##### **Environmental Law** [Bill Jackson](/Our-People/William-J-Jackson) [John Wittenborn](/Our-People/John-L-Wittenborn) ##### **Environmental Litigation** [John Wittenborn](/Our-People/John-L-Wittenborn) ##### **Government Relations Practice** [David Frulla](/Our-People/David-E-Frulla) ##### **International Trade and Finance Law** [Kathy Cannon](/Our-People/Kathleen-W-Cannon) [Mike Coursey](/Our-People/Michael-J-Coursey) [John Herrmann](/Our-People/John-M-Herrmann-II) [Larry Lasoff](/Our-People/Laurence-J-Lasoff) [Eric McClafferty](/Our-People/Eric-McClafferty) [Paul Rosenthal](/Our-People/Paul-C-Rosenthal) [Dana Wood](/Our-People/Dana-S-Wood) ##### **Patent Law** [Steven Yovits](/Our-People/Steven-Yovits) ##### **Patent Litigation** [Steven Yovits](/Our-People/Steven-Yovits) ##### **Product Liability Litigation** [Julian Solotorovsky](/Our-People/Julian-Solotorovsky) ##### **Real Estate Law** [Bob Bickford](/Our-People/Robert-D-Bickford-Jr) [Chris Drewes](/Our-People/W-Christian-Drewes) [Karyn Fulton](/Our-People/Karyn-Corlett-Fulton) [Steve Hauck](/Our-People/Stephen-G-Hauck) [Paul Keenan](/Our-People/Paul-A-Keenan) [Jim Kirk](/Our-People/James-J-Kirk) [Allan Weiner](/Our-People/Allan-J-Weiner) ##### **Trusts and Estates Litigation** [Bob Crotty](/Our-People/Robert-E-Crotty) - 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