Olshan Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 and Super Lawyers® for 2012

NEW YORK, September 20, 2012 — Olshan today announced that 23 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers® list for 2012.  In addition, Steve Wolosky, Securities/Capital Markets and Eric L. Goldberg, Real Estate, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013.

The following Olshan attorneys have been named to the New York Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in New York for 2012.  Steve Wolosky, Mitchell B. Stern, Kenneth M. Silverman, Kenneth A. Schlesinger, Samuel P. Ross, Sheldon S. Lustigman, Andrew B. Lustigman, Hyman Kindler, Thomas D. Kearns, Steven R. Gursky, Eric L. Goldberg, Warren R. Gleicher, Adam H. Friedman, Thomas J. Fleming and Kyle C. Bisceglie.  No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business.  The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice areas.  Robert L. Frome, Victor M. Rosenzweig, and Michael S. Fox have also been regularly selected as Super Lawyers over the past few years.

Ronald S. Berenblat, Andrew M. Freedman, Lori Marks-Esterman and Peter M. Sartorius have been named to the Super Lawyers New York Rising Stars list of the top attorneys in New York for 2012 who are 40 years of age or younger.  No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in the list.

About Olshan

Olshan, a law firm based in New York, represents major businesses and entrepreneurs for their most significant transactions, problems, and opportunities.  Olshan’s clients range from public companies, hedge, venture capital, private equity and other investment funds to entrepreneurs and private companies worldwide.  Clients choose Olshan for innovative strategies and sophisticated, game-changing advice in corporate, securities law and shareholder activism, complex commercial, corporate and securities litigation, real estate, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, intellectual property and advertising.  Since its founding, Olshan has offered an alternative to the AmLaw 50 law firm business model with responsive, independent and client-focused legal counsel provided by the firm’s senior lawyers.  www.olshanlaw.com.  The National Law Journal recently designated Olshan as one of the top 20 midsize law firms in the U.S. on NLJ’s 2012 Midsize Hot List.