Katten is proud to announce that 13 of our attorneys have been recognized as 2026 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers. The honorees are recognized for their ability to improve client satisfaction, increase client advocacy, strengthen their firm’s brand and enhance people engagement.
Those who make the list are independently nominated by clients who identify up to three lawyers who have distinguished themselves over the past 12 months, based on feedback received from more than 2,000 interviews.
The full list of recognized Katten attorneys includes:
- Bonnie Lynn Chmil, partner, Private Wealth
- Anthony M. Del Rio, partner, Health Care
- Carolyn H. Jackson, partner, Financial Markets and Funds
- Alvin Katz, senior counsel, Real Estate
- Ilana N. Lubin, partner, Corporate
- Floyd A. Mandell, partner and co-chair, Trademark/Copyright/Privacy group
- Laura Keidan Martin, partner, Health Care
- S. Scott Morrison, partner, Litigation
- Deepro R. Mukerjee, partner and chair, Intellectual Property department
- Philip A. Nemecek, counsel and deputy general counsel, Insurance and Risk Management
- William L. Rivers, partner, Corporate
- Mitch Sprengelmeyer, partner, Structured Finance and Securitization
- Sheldon T. Zenner, partner, White Collar and Internal Investigations
The Stand-out Lawyers database by Thomson Reuters includes exceptional lawyers in private practice. Nominations occur independently through the Sharplegal global survey, with no involvement from law firms in selecting the survey participants or the nomination process.
