40 Allen Matkins Partners Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®; Dwight Armstrong, Jeff Chine, Val Hoy, and Sandi Nichols Named ‘Lawyers of the Year’; 13 Additional Attorneys Named to ‘Ones to Watch’ List; Firm Receives National Tier 1 Rankings

The Best Lawyers in America® has published its 2023 edition and Allen Matkins once again received high marks with 40 partners recognized in their respective practice areas. Dwight Armstrong (Labor Law in Orange County), Jeff Chine (Real Estate Law in San Diego), Val Hoy (Litigation-Construction in San Diego), and Sandi Nichols (Litigation-Environmental in San Francisco) were named “Lawyers of the Year.” Additionally, 13 Allen Matkins attorneys were named to the “Ones to Watch” list.

In addition to the individual acknowledgements, Allen Matkins received National Tier 1 Rankings in Best Lawyers' “Best Law Firms" for Environmental Law and Real Estate Law. For the Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings, the firm was selected in Los Angeles for Real Estate Law; in Orange County for Environmental Law, Labor Law-Management, Real Estate Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law; in San Diego for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Real Estate, and Real Estate Law; and in San Francisco for Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental, and Real Estate Law.

Partners selected from the Century City office include Julie Hoffman, Spencer Kallick*, Tony Natsis, and John Tipton; from the Los Angeles office, John Allen, Michael Cerrina (ret.), Neil Gluck, Michael Matkins, O'Malley Miller, Erin Murphy*, Pauline Stevens, David Stone, Fernando Villa, and Marc Young; from the Orange County office, Pamela Andes, Dwight Armstrong, Keith Bishop, John Condas, Drew Emmel, Matt Fogt, Gary McKitterick, Brad Nielsen*, and Richard Stinehart; from the San Diego office, Jeff Chine, Ted Fates, Val Hoy, Tim Hutter, David Osias, Jeffrey Patterson, Michael Pruter, Debra Riley, and Heather Riley*; and from the San Francisco office, David Cooke, David Blackwell, Barry Epstein, Kamran Javandel, Baldwin Lee, Nancy Lundeen, Mark Mengelberg, and Sandi Nichols.

Allen Matkins attorneys named to the “Ones to Watch” list include, from the Century City office, Courtney Barr*, Amarveer Brar*, Brian Michel*, and Ariel Shaeps*; from the Los Angeles office, Marty Akerblom*, Melissa Bell*, Jessica Chu*, Steven M Farenbaugh*, Emily Feder, Peter Griffin*, and Tara Paul*; from the Orange County office Monica Erskine; and from the San Francisco office, Nicholas DuBroff*.

Best Lawyers lists are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for inclusion in Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included on our lists.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards recognize lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Like traditional Best Lawyers awards, a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition is based entirely on peer review.

*First year being named to Best Lawyers.