Chambers USA
Three of the firm's practices were ranked among the top practice areas in the Chambers 2024 USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Corporate/M&A Shareholder Activism (New York) – Band 1
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (New York) – Band 5
Litigation: General Commercial: (New York) Highly Regarded – Band 5
Eight attorneys were ranked in the annual listing of the top law firms and attorneys.
Andrew Freedman – Corporate/M&A Shareholder Activism, Band 1
Steve Wolosky – Corporate/M&A Shareholder Activism, Senior Statespeople
Ryan Nebel – Corporate/M&A Shareholder Activism, Band 3
Meagan Reda – Corporate/M&A Shareholder Activism, Band 3
Thomas Kearns – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt, Band 4
Nina Roket – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt, Band 4
Lori Marks-Esterman – Litigation: General Commercial, Band 5
Andrew Lustigman – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, Band 2
The Legal 500 US
Olshan has been recognized as a Leading Law firm in The Legal 500 US 2024 in the area of Shareholder Activism (Tier 1).
Five attorneys in the Shareholder Activism group were ranked.
Leading Lawyers: Steve Wolosky, Andrew Freedman
Next Generation Partner: Ryan Nebel
Recommended Lawyer: Meagan Reda, Kenneth Mantel
Three attorneys in the Advertising group were ranked.
Leading Lawyer: Andrew Lustigman
Recommended Lawyers: Scott Shaffer, Morgan Spina
Steve Wolosky Included in The Legal 500’s Inaugural M&A Powerlist – USA Region 2022.
The Best Lawyers in America 2025®
Olshan has been recognized as “Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers® for Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Advertising, Trusts & Estates, Employee Benefits and Copyright Law.
Eight of the firm’s lawyers were recognized as The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 along with the selection of three lawyers to the “Ones to Watch” list.
Nina Roket named to Real Estate Law
Andrew Lustigman named to Advertising Law
Thomas Kearns named to Real Estate Law
Mary Grieco named to Copyright Law
Thomas Fleming named to Commercial Litigation
Stephen Ferszt named to Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trust & Estates
Dov Brandstatter named to Real Estate Law
Samuel Ross named to Real Estate Law
Jessica Stanton named to “Ones to Watch” in Real Estate Law
Katherine Mateo named to “Ones to Watch” in Litigation - Securities
Richard Quatrano named to “Ones to Watch” in Corporate Law
Super lAwyers
35 attorneys named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers® 2024 list.
Top legal advisor in shareholder activism
Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice has again been named the leading legal adviser to activist investors around the globe in the Bloomberg Activism Advisory League Tables 2023, a position it has held since the inception of the league tables.
London Stock Exchange Group Ranks Olshan as #1 Legal Advisor in Shareholder Activism Globally for 2022.
Steve Wolosky and Andrew Freedman named among the top-13 attorneys in the shareholder activism space, according to Business Insider.
Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice has again been ranked #1 by FactSet’s Flashwire Advisor Quarterly 4Q 2023 as Olshan led the law firm category with 83 activist campaigns, a position held since the inception of the rankings.
Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice was recently highlighted in a feature by The Deal entitled “Who’s Helping Whom ’24: Legal Advisors,” which focused on the most prominent law firms in the activist space during the first half of 2024.
Olshan’s Activist Practice Ranked as the #1 Law Firm in Shareholder Activism by Insightia for 9th Consecutive Year.
Deal of the year
Olshan Named a Finalist in Two M&A Advisor "Deal of the Year" Categories in 2022. The firm was selected as finalist for the “Private Equity Deal of the Year (between $500MM - $1B)" and “M&A Deal of the Year (between $500 MM - $1B) at the 21st Annual M&A Advisor Awards.
Top 100 Restructuring Professionals
Adam Friedman Named A Top Restructuring Professional in the Global M&A Network’s list of Top 100 Restructuring Professionals in 2022.
notable diverse leaders in law
Nina Roket and Lori Marks-Esterman named to Crain’s New York 2022 list of “Notable Diverse Leaders in Law.”
Notable Women in Law
Nina Roket Named to Crain’s New York “Notable Women in Law” in 2023.
Martindale-Hubbell
Many of our attorneys are AV rated, the highest rating possible by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading nationwide legal directory for ranking the abilities of attorneys and law firms throughout the United States.
