International Financial Law Review has recognized six Pillsbury practices and 17 of the firm’s lawyers as leading U.S. practitioners in the 2023 edition of the IFLR 1000, the publication’s annual guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers.

This year, IFLR named Pillsbury a standout firm in the areas of Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity; M&A; Project Development: Energy; Project Finance; and Restructuring and Insolvency.

Of the 17 Pillsbury lawyers recommended in the 2023 United States rankings, Finance partner Daniel Budofsky was named to the IFLR’s top tier “highly regarded” category while Restructuring & Insolvency partner Josh Morse was identified as a “Rising Star.”

The full list of U.S.-based Pillsbury partners ranked by IFLR 1000 this year includes:

  • Stephen Ashley (Capital Markets)
  • Daniel Budofsky (Financial Services Regulatory; Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation; Capital Markets: Derivatives)
  • Russell DaSilva (Banking)
  • Joseph Fastiggi (Banking & Finance)
  • Jeffrey Grill (Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity; M&A)
  • Laura Hannusch (Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions)
  • Justin Hovey (Corporate & M&A)
  • David Lillevand (Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity)
  • Gabriella Lombardi (Corporate & M&A; Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity)
  • James Masetti (M&A; Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity)
  • Miles Mason (M&A)
  • Joshua Morse (Financial Restructuring)
  • Robert Nelson, Jr. (Project Development; Project Finance)
  • Veronica Relea (Project Finance)
  • Joel Simon (Banking & Finance)
  • Philip Tendler (Banking; Project Finance)
  • Stanton Wong (Corporate & M&A; Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity)