15 Moore & Van Allen Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 500 X – The Next Generation List 

Recognitions

07.2025

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Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is proud to announce that 15 of our attorneys have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide, recognizing rising legal talent from across the country.

This distinguished list honors attorneys who are driving the future of the legal profession through their leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence. We are pleased to see our colleagues recognized for their contributions across a wide range of practice areas and markets:

• Lesley Firestone – Environmental, Litigation
• Chris Fowler – Capital Markets, Finance
• Suzanne Gainey – Transactions, Tech, Data Security, Privacy
• Sonny Ha – Capital Markets, Finance
• Sam Merritt – IP Litigation
• Matt Mollozzi – Finance
• Brett Moskowitz – Entertainment Finance
• Sarah Negus – Labor & Employment
• Tanisha Palvia – Litigation, White Collar, Investigations
• Cowden Rayburn – Transactions, Capital Markets
• Sarah Sheridan – Litigation, Class Action, Investigations
• Richard Simons – Real Estate
• Laura Truesdale – Real Estate, Environmental
• Seth Walker – M&A, Capital Markets
• Kate Wellman – Government Investigations, Regulatory Compliance

Founded in 2005, Lawdragon is known for its news and feature pieces, including an array of well-known guides to the nation’s leading lawyers. The Lawdragon selection process has been created over 30 years of researching and reporting on the legal profession and creating lists and guides to the most effective legal professionals. The team brings more than 100 years in the lawyer reporting and information business.