LOS ANGELES – August 18, 2023 – White collar criminal defense law firm Kaplan Marino announced today that Best Lawyers has recognized Founding Partners Richard Kaplan and Nina Marino in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Partner Jennifer Lieser in the fourth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Lawyers awards are compiled “by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers” and honor “only the top 5.3% of elite lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas.”

“Ranking the most exceptional legal minds requires sustained commitment and considerable intricacy. We leave no stone unturned, ensuring that that each stage of the Best Lawyers awards cycle is thorough,” states the periodical. “Our dedication to accuracy is backed by a Purely Peer Review® process that we developed for the first edition and have maintained across decades of research.”

Richard Kaplan manages serious criminal charges that threaten the livelihood and reputations of white collar clients, including high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, entertainers, corporations and their officers and executives. Richard’s creative and novel strategies during negotiations with authorities have led to numerous acquittals, no-charges-filed, probation and record expungement outcomes for clients.

Nina Marino regularly negotiates with and litigates against the U.S. Department of Justice, local district attorneys, and other government agencies in her defense of people investigated or charged with matters involving healthcare fraud, international extradition, cybercrime, money laundering, customs violations, tax crimes, Ponzi schemes, public corruption, and regulatory issues involving cryptocurrency.

Jennifer Lieser-Deubler handles white collar and complex criminal matters with a holistic and team approach – surrounding herself with a team of experts prepared to achieve each client’s objective, whether through litigation or behind-the scenes negotiations with government agencies. She practices at the national level, focusing on federal and state bribery and kickback matters, fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, cryptocurrency regulatory issues, international extradition and other white collar and complex criminal matters.