AzBusiness Leaders Recognizes 5 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys

The year started with a bang as Jill Chasson, Sam Coppersmith, John DeWulf, Andrew Gordon, and Kristen Rosati were recognized among the state’s most influential leaders in the 2024 edition of AzBusiness Leaders. Selected for being highly respected trailblazers, the attorneys were honored across several law categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation: John DeWulf Business & Commercial Litigation: Andrew Gordon Employment & Labor Relations: Jill Chasson Healthcare Law: Kristen Rosati Real Estate Law: Sam Coppersmith These latest recognitions come on the heels of several individual and firm accolades, including Chambers USA, Best Law Firms, and Best Lawyers©, all of which are a testament to its outstanding work. Published by AZ Big Media, AzBusiness Leaders is an annual business-to-business publication that identifies the who’s who of Arizona’s business community. Read more about the...

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Best Lawyers® Recognizes 17 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys

Best Lawyers® recognized 17 of our 20 attorneys for exceptional work in 19 categories. Out of the 17, 16 were honored as Best Lawyers®, with Marki Stewart recognized for the first time. Additionally, Kristen Yost was lauded as “One to Watch” — a designation given to attorneys who display professional excellence early in their careers. The Best Lawyers in America© is the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts comprehensive surveys of tens of thousands of lawyers who confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Based on the results of these surveys, the publication designates the year’s leading lawyers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Firm attorneys recognized in the 2022 edition are: 2022 Best Lawyers Keith Beauchamp: Commercial Litigation; Legal...

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Andy Gordon Shares Expertise on “The Wall” with Arizona Media Outlets

When President Trump announced plans to move forward with "The Wall," local media turned to Andy Gordon, one of the state’s foremost political and election law experts, to grasp the implications at the local and national levels. While working with the Department of Homeland Security, Andy became intimately aware of the costs and benefits of constructing the fence, as this was part of his day-to-day responsibility. He understands - perhaps better than anyone in Arizona - the far-reaching impacts of such a costly endeavor (with very little ROI). In addition to sharing his expertise with Fox News, 3TV, ABC 15 and 12 News, he elaborated on the environmental impact for the Arizona Republic and penned a commentary for the Arizona Capitol Times....

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Andy Gordon Offers Election Law Expertise to Politico; Explains Why Arizona is Presidential Swing State

One of the state’s leading political and election law attorneys, Andy Gordon, was recently interviewed by Politico for a story related to Michelle Obama’s campaigning in Arizona. Andy offered insights into why traditionally Republican Arizona has become a swing state in the presidential election, as well as factors that could tip the scales in future elections as well. Read the full article....

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Eleven Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Honored as 2017 “Best Lawyers,” Five Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix

Coppersmith Brockelman has a lot to celebrate as 11 of the firm’s 21 attorneys have been recognized across 16 separate practice areas as 2017 “Best Lawyers®” by The Best Lawyers in America©.  Among the honorees, nearly half have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix, an honor reserved for only one attorney in the city practicing in a specific field of law. Now in its 24th edition, The Best Lawyers in America is the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts comprehensive surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers who confidentially evaluate their professional peers.  Based on the results of these surveys, the publication designates the year’s “Best Lawyers” in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Coppersmith Brockelman...

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Arizona Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Names Andy Gordon as Board of Directors Chairman

The Arizona Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, one of the most prominent nonprofit organizations in the Valley, has named Andy Gordon, partner at Coppersmith Brockelman, as the chairman of the Board of Trustees for 2016-17. A board member since 2011, Andy is a myeloma survivor and two-time stem cell transplant recipient. His first-hand knowledge and experience will allow him to lead the Board from a unique perspective. At age 60, Andy was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, just twelve years after he lost his first wife to the very same cancer. The odds of developing this same cancer was a one in 14 million possibility. But thanks in part to his treatment involving stem cell transplantation, he is living a richer, fuller...

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