Peter A. Chavkin and Joel I. Papernik Named 2007 New York Area's Best Lawyers
7/2/2007
New York, NY - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., announced that Peter A. Chavkin and Joel I. Papernik were named best in their respective fields in the New York area by Best Lawyers in America, considered to be one of the preeminent referral guides to the legal profession.
Mr. Chavkin, a Member of the Litigation section and Mr. Papernik, a Member in the firm's Corporate section, were chosen through a confidential survey of the area's top attorneys who are asked to select those they consider to be among "the best" in their area of practice. The list was published in a special section of the July issue of New York magazine.
Mr. Chavkin heads up Mintz Levin's New York White Collar Criminal and Corporate Investigative Practice. He has more than 25 years experience focusing on white-collar criminal defense including high profile corporate and individual representation in securities, tax, government contract fraud, health care fraud and political corruption, physician and attorney disciplinary inquiries and other regulatory and enforcement matters. In 2006, he was named to the Best Lawyers in America as one of the top white collar criminal defense lawyers. Mr. Chavkin was also named a New York Super Lawyer that same year.
Mr. Papernik, a Member of Mintz Levins Policy Committee and co-chair of the firm's mergers and acquisitions practice, frequently guides acquisitions, collaborations and licensing transactions for clients in the biotechnology field. In addition to guiding numerous domestic mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and public offerings to successful conclusions, he has served as US counsel to several overseas firms in connection with public offerings and acquisitions in the United States. Mr. Papernik was also named to the 2006 New York Area's Best Lawyers, as well as a 2006 New York Super Lawyer which was published in a special edition of the New York Times.
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