Murphy & McGonigle Partner Jerry Isenberg recognized as DC Area's 'Lawyer of the Year' In Securities Regulation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named Jerry A. Isenberg the "Washington DC Best Lawyers Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year" for 2012.

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This year, Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year" in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities.  Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the "Lawyer of the Year."  Steven Naifeh, President of the Best Lawyers organization, said, "We continue to believe – as we have believed for more than 25 years – that recognition by one's peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession.  We would like to congratulate Jerry A. Isenberg on being selected as the 'Washington DC Best Lawyers Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year' for 2012."

"We have always known that Jerry was one of the best in the business, a uniquely talented lawyer and a terrific partner. It is great to see his peers in the bar give Jerry this well-deserved recognition," said James Murphy, Chairman of Murphy & McGonigle.

Isenberg spent 25 years in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC before entering private practice.  As Principal Assistant Director of Enforcement, Isenberg supervised many of the SEC's most significant matters involving financial fraud, market manipulation and insider trading.  In private practice, he has represented Fortune 500 companies and many of their executiv&es involved in SEC investigations.

Five Murphy & McGonigle lawyers are included in Best Lawyers in America 2012 in several different practice areas: 

Joseph I. Goldstein (Washington, D.C.) -- Litigation - Securities and Securities Regulation, Corporate Compliance Law and Corporate Governance Law.

Jerry A. Isenberg (Washington, D.C.) -- Best Lawyers 2012 Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year.  Also named for Litigation - Securities and Securities Regulation, Corporate Compliance Law and Corporate Governance Law.

Thomas J. McGonigle (Washington, D.C.) -- Litigation - Securities and Securities Regulation.

Paul A. Merolla (New York) -- Securities/Capital Markets Law.

James A. Murphy (Richmond, Virginia) -- Litigation - Securities and Securities Regulation.

Murphy & McGonigle's Washington, D.C. office includes nine partners who previously served in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC.   The firm serves the litigation, enforcement defense, and regulatory counseling needs of financial services firms, public companies, accounting firms, and their officers and directors.  Murphy & McGonigle also provides a full range of document review, litigation support, and discovery counseling services through its Strategic Discovery and Information Management practice group in Richmond, Virginia.

Murphy & McGonigle operates out of offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia.

For more information on the firm, please visit www.mmlawus.com.

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