Berman Tabacco is pleased to announce that San Francisco founding partner Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. has been selected as Lawyer of Year in Securities Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America® in their 28th edition (2022), which was released on August 19, 2021.According to Best Lawyers, the “Lawyer of the Year honors are awarded to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinguishment.” Joe was recognized by Best Lawyers in the areas of Securities and Antitrust Litigation, along with San Francisco Managing Partner Nicole Lavallee, who was recognized in the area of Securities Litigation, and partner Christopher T. Heffelfinger, who was recognized in the area of Antitrust Litigation. This is the fifth consecutive year that Berman Tabacco attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers.
Additionally, one partner—Carl Hammarskjold—and two associates—Colleen Cleary and A. Chowning Poppler—have been recognized for the second consecutive year by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for their work in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs.
“We are thrilled for Joe’s well-deserved recognition and appreciate Best Lawyers’ acknowledgement of Berman Tabacco attorneys and their dedicated efforts on behalf of our clients,” commented Daniel Barenbaum, a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Best Lawyer states that it is one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications and has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For the 2022 edition, more than 10.8 million evaluations were analyzed, which resulted in more than 66,000 leading lawyers being included in 147 practice areas which, they state, results in the recognition of approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice across the country.