Legal 500 US 2012 named eight Kramer Levin attorneys as Leading Lawyers. Partners Carl Frischling (Investment fund formation and management - Mutual/registered funds), Gary P. Naftalis (Litigation - Leading trial lawyers; Litigation – White-collar criminal defense), Michael J. Dell (Litigation – Leading trial lawyers), Barry H. Berke (Litigation - White-collar criminal defense), Harold P. Weinberger (Media, technology and telecoms - Marketing and advertising), Norman C. Simon (Media, technology and telecoms - Marketing and advertising), Thomas E. Molner (Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts - M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)), and Paul D. Selver (Real estate and construction – Land use/zoning) were named to the list.