Accolades
Forbes Names Six Partners to 2026 List of ‘America’s Top Lawyers’
September 16, 2026
Forbes recognized six Paul Hastings partners on its 2026 list of America’s Top Lawyers: Global Managing Partner Sherrese M. Smith and partners Jonice M. Gray, Susan Leader, Kwame J. Manley, Naveen Modi and Brian F. Richards.
The annual list spotlights lawyers “at the pinnacle of the profession” with “deep experience and outsize influence in the field.”
Click here for the full list: Forbes 2026 America's Top Lawyers List.
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