(WASHINGTON, DC) Katten announced today that Nicole Kobrine, partner in the Litigation practice and co-head of the Construction practice, and Christopher A. Cole, partner and chair of the Advertising, Marketing and Promotions practice, were named to this year's Washington, DC, Super Lawyers list.
Kobrine has more than 20 years of trial experience representing some of the nation's leading developers, property owners and investors as well as primary shopping centers in complex and high-level real estate and construction disputes. Her practice also focuses on land use disputes, leasing and environmental disputes, partnership and joint venture actions, commercial brokerage disputes, and non-compete litigation.
Cole is a nationally recognized litigator who offers strategic counsel to some of the world's leading companies on protecting their technology and brands from attack by competitors, regulators and private consumer class action claimants. He has extensive experience in litigating Lanham Act and consumer class action cases, defending against claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission, and handling disputes before the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau.
Chosen for the 2023 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers Rising Stars list were Litigation partner and ESG Risk and Investigations co-chair Johnjerica Hodge, Health Care partner M. Ramana Rameswaran, Litigation associate Corey S. Peterson, and Appeals and Critical Motions associates Mary C. Fleming and Timothy H. Gray.
Super Lawyers is a rating service that selects outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Rising Stars candidates must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.