Coppersmith Brockelman Once Again Honored Among Phoenix Business Journal’s Best Places to Work

For the fourth consecutive year, the Phoenix Business Journal selected Coppersmith Brockelman as a finalist in its annual Best Places to Work awards program, which has celebrated local employers that go above and beyond to foster outstanding workplace culture since 2002. Rankings are based on confidential employee surveys measuring success in team dynamics, trust in leadership, communication, and more, with only the top-scoring companies earning a coveted spot among hundreds of applicants. Coppersmith Brockelman was recognized in the micro category, which ranges from 10 to 24 employees. This award follows several national accolades highlighting the firm’s exceptional work and people, including Super Lawyers and Chambers USA. In December, final rankings will be announced and featured in a special edition of the Phoenix Business Journal. View the full list...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Welcomes Distinguished Courtroom Attorney Gabriel Aragon to Bolster Commercial Litigation Practice

Gabe Aragon, an award-winning litigator with nearly 20 years of experience representing businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes across multiple industries, has joined Coppersmith Brockelman to strengthen its nationally recognized commercial litigation practice. With a reputation for taking on some of the field’s most challenging, high-stakes disputes, Gabe has a proven track record in business torts, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, business divorces, cannabis-related litigation, and employment matters. Previously, Gabe was a longtime partner at a premier boutique litigation firm in Phoenix. His work has earned honors from Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America©, Southwest Super Lawyers, PHOENIX magazine, and Martindale-Hubbell®, which awarded him its highest AV Preeminent® rating. Additionally, Gabe is passionate about advancing the legal profession as both a leader and educator. He previously...

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Best Lawyers® Recognizes 21 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys, Including Three Lawyers of the Year and Six Ones to Watch®

Best Lawyers® 2026 recently honored 21 of Coppersmith Brockelman’s 24 attorneys for their exceptional work in 16 categories. In addition, three attorneys received the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” distinction: Jill Chasson in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category, Kristen Rosati in Administrative / Regulatory Law, and Keith Beauchamp in Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants. The Lawyer of the Year designation is awarded to only one individual per geographic region and practice area. This marks the first time Jill and Keith have received the honor, while Kristen is recognized for the first time as Lawyer of the Year in the Administrative / Regulatory Law category. Kristen previously earned the distinction four times in Health Care Law. Erin Fleming Dunlap earned her first Best Lawyers recognition in...

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Former State Elections Director & General Counsel to Arizona Governor Joins Firm to Co-Lead Elections & Public Law Practice

Coppersmith Brockelman is pleased to welcome Sambo “Bo” Dul to the team — one of Arizona’s most prominent attorneys and influential legal voices in civic and government affairs. She will co-lead the nationally recognized elections and public law practice alongside Andy Gaona, with support from colleague Austin Yost. Formerly a top legal advisor to Gov. Katie Hobbs and Arizona state elections director, Bo brings a rare blend of high-level government service, private practice expertise, and deep commitment to democracy rooted in lived experience as a Cambodian refugee. Her leadership has previously helped secure free and fair state elections in a time when democracy faced the unprecedented challenges of a global pandemic, efforts to undermine public confidence in election processes, and increasing threats against election officials. After Hobbs...

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Senior HHS Attorney Joins Coppersmith Brockelman to Expand National Data Practice

Coppersmith Brockelman is pleased to welcome Amita Sanghvi to its Data Privacy, Security, Interoperability, and Governance practice group, significantly enhancing the firm’s national presence in health law. Amita brings robust experience from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel, where she served as senior counsel on complex and high-stakes cases regarding health care privacy and cybersecurity policy development, enforcement, and litigation initiatives. While at HHS, Amita also provided strategic legal counsel on HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, counseling the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in regulation and guidance development, and federal investigations into data breaches and unauthorized disclosure of protected health information. In addition to her government service, Amita draws on private practice experience advising health care providers, clinical...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Names Four New Partners

Coppersmith Brockelman is proud to welcome four attorneys to our partnership ranks. They bring exceptional skills and extensive experience in commercial, employment, election, and healthcare litigation, as well as corporate and transactional matters. Malvika Sinha is an experienced litigator whose practice spans a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including legal malpractice, healthcare litigation, state attorneys general investigations, and high-stakes business disputes. She has received accolades both locally and nationally, including recognition on Phoenix Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2024, the Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch, and Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Michael Aguirre brings deep expertise in corporate law and complex business transactions, including finance and mergers and acquisitions. He also advises clients on corporate governance matters and business strategy. Michael has been recognized on The Best Lawyers...

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