New York (June 9, 2021) — Three Kostelanetz & Fink partners —Megan L. Brackney, Caroline D. Ciraolo, and Sharon L. McCarthy — have been named to Best Lawyers’ “Women in the Law” List.
In its recently released Spring 2021 issue, Best Lawyers Business Edition notes the annual “Women in the Law” list gives the rankings organization “the chance to honor the female legal professionals who are moving mountains, challenging the status quo, and reshaping the face of the legal industry” and to “celebrate the impactful careers” of the attorneys listed.
Ms. Brackney is listed as a top Tax Law attorney in New York, Ms. Ciraolo is listed as a top Tax Law attorney in Washington, D.C., and Ms. McCarthy is listed as a top Criminal Defense—White-Collar attorney in New York.
In addition, Best Lawyers selected the firm overall as “Law Firm of the Year” in Litigation – Tax for its 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” initiative.
The Best Lawyers’ “Law Firm of the Year” designation is given to firms deemed by the rankings agency to have shown “impressive overall performance in its research of a given practice area, representing a significant showing in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” initiative.” Best Lawyers selects one firm per year for “Law Firm of the Year” in the practice area of Litigation – Tax.
A total of eight Kostelanetz & Fink attorneys have been recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
According to Best Lawyers, its lists are “compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.” Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”