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Nine Walsh Partners, Five Associates Recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025 Guide
NEWARK, N.J., August 15, 2024 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP is proud to announce that Best Lawyers® has selected nine Walsh Partners for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Walsh Partners named as Best Lawyers® include:
- Liza M. Walsh – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, and Litigation – Patent
- Tricia B. O’Reilly – Commercial Litigation and Employment Law – Management
- Peter J. Pizzi – Commercial Litigation
- Stephen V. Falanga – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Mariel L. Belanger – Commercial Litigation
- Selina M. Ellis – Commercial Litigation
- Joseph L. Linares – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- M. Trevor Lyons – Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Katelyn O’Reilly – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Additionally, five associates have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Walsh Associates named as Ones to Watch® include:
- Deirdre T. Cooney – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jessica K. Formichella – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law
- Jordynn E. Jackson – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lauren R. Malakoff – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Francis W. Yook – Commercial Litigation
Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review, a consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. The Best Lawyers in America® was first published in 1983 and publishes top legal talent in more than 70 countries around the world.
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