April 6, 2023 (Scottsdale, AZ): Procopio Partner Andrew Yocopis has again been recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star for Real Estate Law in the Southwest (Arizona and New Mexico). Based in Procopio’s Scottsdale, Arizona, office, this is his fourth straight year earning the recognition.

Recently 17 Procopio attorneys were recognized as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars in San Diego, and other attorneys have been recognized in Northern California (Silicon Valley) and Southern California (Orange County). Thomson Reuters announces Super Lawyers and Rising Stars throughout the year in various geographic regions. Each year, no more than 5% of attorneys are named a Super Lawyer and no more than 2.5% are named a Rising Star.

Andrew represents clients in the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and disposition of various commercial properties, including multifamily and mixed-use developments, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial sites, and hotels. Andrew also has experience representing financial institutions, REITs, CMBS trusts, homebuilders, commercial developers, and various non-real estate-related companies. Among his services are secured finance including non-traditional structures and collateral; acquisition, planning, development, financing, operation and disposition of real estate developments; and state trust lands.

In addition to his multi-year Super Lawyers recognition, Andrew has for three years been named a Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch for Real Estate Law and was recognized among The Valley’s Next Generation of Legal Leaders by the Phoenix Business Journal in 2021. He earned his JD at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, where he served as the Berkeley Technology Law Journal Member Relations Editor, and earned a BS cum laude from Arizona State University.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

Procopio attorneys and practice groups are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Best Lawyers®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and Chambers®. Law360 place Procopio high in their rankings for law firm diversity, and Procopio is recognized by Diversity Lab as a Mansfield Certified Plus law firm, one of only a few dozen in the United States.