(LOS ANGELES) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that several of the firm's attorneys were named to the 2017 Southern California Rising Stars list.

Named to the list were attorneys Melissa A. Bakewell, Noah R. Balch, Austin T. Beardsley, Christina L. Costley, Andrew J. Demko, Adam J. Engel, Paul A. Grammatico, Meegan Maczek, and Wendi A. Sklaver.

The Rising Stars list is part of Super Lawyers and selects outstanding lawyers who are either 40 years old or younger, or have been in practice for 10 years or less, and have attained high degrees of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Additionally, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are named to the Rising Stars list.

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