August 2021 – In its 2022 edition, The Best Lawyers in America© honored seven KBK attorneys: Laura W. Brill, Robert L. Corbin, Bert H. Deixler, Robert Edward Dugdale, Richard B. Kendall, Janet I. Levine, and Jeffrey H. Rutherford for their contributions.
Ms. Brill was honored for her contributions in Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television, Litigation – First Amendment, and Media Law. The publication recognized Mr. Corbin for his work in the categories of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Mr. Deixler received recognition for his work in five categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law – Music, and Litigation – Intellectual Property.
Mr. Kendall earned recognition for his achievements in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television. Ms. Levine was honored for her work in Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation – Securities. Mr. Dugdale and Mr. Rutherford were both named to the Best Lawyers list for their contributions in Criminal Defense: White-Collar.
Best Lawyers was first published in 1983, and it determines its annual selections based “entirely on peer review.” Its selection process is “designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.”