165 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition
- 165 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition
- 10 Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” In Respective Practice and Metro Areas
- 27 Attorneys Named to the Inaugural Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
PITTSBURGH – August 20, 2020 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney proudly announces that 165 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition. Of those, 10 are named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice category and metropolitan area and 27 are named to the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
"Lawyer of the Year" recognition is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review.
“Lawyer of the Year” 2021
Fort Lauderdale
Jesse H. Diner – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Harrisburg
Jill M. Lashay – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Philadelphia
James O’Toole, Jr. – Energy
Pittsburgh
Lynn J. Alstadt – Copyright
Sean M. Girdwood – Commercial Finance
Wendelynne J. Newton – Litigation – Antitrust Law
William J. Moorhead – Litigation – Healthcare
Tampa
Dilip Patel – Immigration
Mitchell I. Horowitz – Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Washington, D.C.
Charles F. Wieland III – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Best Lawyers in America 2021
Alexandria
Todd R. Walters – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
Charles F. Wieland, III – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
Fort Lauderdale
Bruce I. Booken – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law
Jesse H. Diner – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Banking and Finance; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Philip Hanaka – Real Estate Law
Kelly H. Kolb – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
David A. Pearl – Real Estate Law
Lawrence M. Ploucha - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
Adele I. Stone - Real Estate Law
Harrisburg
Jan L. Budman II – Commercial Litigation
Brian J. Clark – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
Thomas G. Collins – Labor Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jill M. Lashay – “Lawyer of the Year;” Litigation – Labor and Employment
John F. Povilaitis – Communications Law; Energy Law
Alan M. Seltzer – Energy Law
Jack M. Stover – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Deborah M. Suder – Government Relations Practice
Jonathan Vipond, III – Healthcare Law
Jayson R. Wolfgang –Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts
Miami
Daniel L. Gold – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez – Commercial Litigation
Raquel (Rocky) A. Rodriguez – Commercial Litigation
New York
Daniel Z. Rivlin – Family Law
Newark
Rosemary J. Bruno – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Christopher J. Dalton – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Louis M. DeStefano – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
John D. Goldsmith – Corporate Law; Environmental Law
Philadelphia
James M. Becker - Criminal Defense – White-Collar
Thomas A. Bergstrom – Criminal Defense – General Practice and White-Collar
Larry Besnoff – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Gerald E. Burns - Commercial Litigation
Joseph J. Centeno – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Douglas P. Coopersmith – Corporate Law
Michael J. Engle – Criminal Defense: General Practice
Richard L. Fox - Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Jacqueline K. Gallagher – Employment Law - Management
Brian S. North - Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
James O’Toole, Jr. – “Lawyer of the Year;” Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Howard D. Scher – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
William H. Schorling – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
H. Marc Tepper - Insurance Law
John R. Washlick - Healthcare Law
Pittsburgh
Lynn J. Alstadt – “Lawyer of the Year;” Copyright; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Christian Antkowiak – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
John A. Barbour – Real Estate Law
Thomas E. Boyle – Healthcare Law
Thomas G. Buchanan – Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
Matthew F. Burger – Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Energy Law; Mining Law
George L. Cass – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Craig G. Cochenour – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
Rosemary L. Corsetti – Healthcare Law
Jason A. D'Amico – Real Estate Law
Michael L. Dever – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Mary Ann Dunham – Corporate Law
Ralph G. Fischer – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
B. Lynn Freeman – Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Sue Friedberg – Privacy and Data Security Law
Shawn N. Gallagher – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Municipal; Real Estate Law
Charles B. Gibbons – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Sean Girdwood – “Lawyer of the Year;” Commercial Finance Law
Kathleen Jones Goldman – Commercial Litigation
David E. Gould – Corporate Law; Privacy and Data Security Law
David A. Gurwin – Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Information Technology Law
Susan M. Hartman – Corporate Law
Pamela E. Hepp – Healthcare Law
Scott W. Irmscher – Real Estate Law
Robert A. Johnson – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law
Jack J. Kessler – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Carrie Kochenbach – Real Estate Law
Rebecca Livingston Lando – Real Estate Law
David J. Laurent – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Natural Resources Law
Kevin P. Lucas – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Kenneth R. Luttinger – Public Finance Law
Thomas J. Madigan – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Donald E. Malecki – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
E. David Margolis – Trusts and Estates
Paul S. Mazeski – Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Joseph F. McDonough – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
John E. McGrady III – Tax Law
Erin J. McLaughlin – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
James G. McLean – Commercial Litigation
B. Lafe Metz – Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Miller – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jennifer R. Minter – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
William J. Moorhead – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Healthcare; Litigation - Construction
Sean W. Moran – Corporate Law; Energy Law
Kelly M. Neal – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James D. Newell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Wendelynne J. Newton – “Lawyer of the Year” Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Healthcare
Brian S. Novosel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Bryan H. Opalko - Trademark Law
Timothy P. Palmer – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Stanley J. Parker – Commercial Litigation
Perry S. Patterson – Corporate Law
John R. Previs – Corporate Law; Franchise Law
Robert B. Ramsey III – Healthcare Law
Carl E. Rothenberger, Jr. – Corporate Law
Peter S. Russ – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Stephanie Winer Schreiber – Healthcare Law
Christopher P. Schueller – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Terry A. Shulsky – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brian H. Simmons – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Carl F. Staiger – Corporate Law
Duane Stewart III - Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
Thomas M. Thompson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jaime S. Tuite – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Carla J. Vrsansky – Patent Law
Howard J. Wein - Environmental Law
Jan Wenzel – Healthcare Law
Jason P. Wrona – Real Estate Law
Stanley Yorsz – Commercial Litigation
Princeton
Mary Sue Henifin – Commercial Litigation
Ivan J. Punchatz – Healthcare Law
San Diego
Kimberly Arouh – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Tallahassee
Mallory Harrell – Government Relations Practice
Michael P. Harrell – Government Relations Practice
Tampa
Cathy J. Beveridge – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Heather B. Brock – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Blake J. Delaney – Commercial Litigation
John D. Emmanuel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy;
Mitchell I. Horowitz – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Leslie Wager Hudock - Corporate Law
Richard A. Jacobson – International Trade and Finance Law
Rhea F. Law – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
Ronald H. Noble - Environmental Law
Dilip Patel – “Lawyer of the Year” Immigration Law
Richard G. Salazar - Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
Hala A. Sandridge – Appellate Practice
Ted R. Tamargo – Real Estate Law
Dale S. Webber – Healthcare Law
Rose Wilson – Trusts and Estates
Washington, D.C.
Ronald D. Abramson – Real Estate Law
Edward John Allera – FDA Law
Kathryn A. Kronquist – Banking and Finance Law
Elizabeth Carrott Minnigh – Trusts and Estates
Lorin E. Patterson – Healthcare Law
Donald B. Reynolds, Jr. – Tax Law
John P. Warner – Tax Law
Ones to Watch 2021
Alexandria
Adam R. Banes – Intellectual Property Law
Nigel R. Fontenot – Intellectual Property Law
David W. Leibovitch – Intellectual Property Law
Mythili Markowski – Intellectual Property Law
Laura K. Pitts – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
James Wilcox – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
Fort Lauderdale
Mary Beth Ricke – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Harrisburg
Jordan A. Yeagley – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Miami
Olivia L. Minnis – Immigration Law
Newark
Melissa J. Bayly – Commercial Litigation
Philadelphia
Daivy Pierre Dambreville – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Mark A Kasten – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Nyasha A. Largen – Immigration Law; Labor and Employment Law - Employee
Ayanna Y. London – Immigration Law
Ashley E. Shapiro – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Deniz Uzel Reilly – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Andrew P. Watto – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Pittsburgh
Kyle D. Black – Commercial Litigation
Brendan P. Lucas – Energy Law; Environmental Law
Daniel R. Richey – Corporate Law
Adam G. Wicks – Corporate Law
Ryan J. Wilk – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Gretchen Woodruff Root – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Tampa
Christopher R. Dingman –Tax Law
Lauren V. Humphries – Commercial Litigation
Chance Lyman – Appellate Practice
Washington, D.C.
Joshua D. Headley –Tax Law
- TODD R. WALTERS
- CHARLES F. WIELAND III
- BRUCE I. BOOKEN
- JESSE H. DINER
- PHILIP M. HANAKA
- KELLY H. KOLB
- DAVID A. PEARL
- LAWRENCE M. PLOUCHA
- ADELE I. STONE
- JAN L. BUDMAN II
- BRIAN J. CLARK
- THOMAS G. COLLINS
- JILL M. LASHAY
- JOHN F. POVILAITIS
- ALAN M. SELTZER
- JACK M. STOVER
- JONATHAN VIPOND III
- JAYSON R. WOLFGANG
- DANIEL L. GOLD
- JENNIFER OLMEDO-RODRIGUEZ
- RAQUEL (ROCKY) A. RODRIGUEZ
- DANIEL Z. RIVLIN
- CHRISTOPHER J. DALTON
- LOUIS M. DESTEFANO
- JAMES M. BECKER
- THOMAS A. BERGSTROM
- LARRY BESNOFF
- GERALD E. BURNS
- JOSEPH J. CENTENO
- DOUGLAS P. COOPERSMITH
- MICHAEL J. ENGLE
- RICHARD L. FOX
- JACQUELINE K. GALLAGHER
- BRIAN S. NORTH
- JAMES O'TOOLE JR.
- HOWARD D. SCHER
- H. MARC TEPPER
- WILLIAM H. SCHORLING
- JOHN R. WASHLICK
- LYNN J. ALSTADT
- CHRISTIAN ANTKOWIAK
- JOHN A. BARBOUR
- THOMAS G. BUCHANAN
- THOMAS E. BOYLE
- MATTHEW F. BURGER
- GEORGE L. CASS
- CRAIG G. COCHENOUR R.PH., J.D.
- ROSEMARY L. CORSETTI
- JASON A. D'AMICO
- MICHAEL L. DEVER
- MARY ANN DUNHAM
- RALPH G. FISCHER
- B. LYNN FREEMAN
- SUE C. FRIEDBERG
- SHAWN N. GALLAGHER
- CHARLES B. GIBBONS
- SEAN M. GIRDWOOD
- KATHLEEN JONES GOLDMAN
- DAVID E. GOULD
- DAVID A. GURWIN
- SUSAN M. HARTMAN
- PAMELA E. HEPP
- SCOTT W. IRMSCHER
- ROBERT A. JOHNSON
- JACK J. KESSLER
- CARRIE KOCHENBACH
- REBECCA LIVINGSTON LANDO
- DAVID J. LAURENT
- KEVIN P. LUCAS
- KENNETH R. LUTTINGER
- THOMAS J. MADIGAN
- DONALD E. MALECKI
- E. DAVID MARGOLIS
- PAUL S. MAZESKI
- JOSEPH F. MCDONOUGH
- JOHN E. MCGRADY III
- ERIN J. MCLAUGHLIN
- JAMES G. MCLEAN
- B. LAFE METZ
- GREGORY A. MILLER
- JENNIFER R. MINTER
- WILLIAM J. MOORHEAD
- SEAN W. MORAN
- KELLY M. NEAL
- JAMES D. NEWELL
- WENDELYNNE J. NEWTON
- BRIAN S. NOVOSEL
- BRYAN H. OPALKO
- TIMOTHY P. PALMER
- STANLEY J. PARKER
- PERRY S. PATTERSON
- JOHN R. PREVIS
- ROBERT B. RAMSEY III
- CARL E. ROTHENBERGER
- PETER S. RUSS
- STEPHANIE WINER SCHREIBER
- CHRISTOPHER P. SCHUELLER
- TERRY A. SHULSKY
- BRIAN H. SIMMONS
- CARL F. STAIGER
- DUANE A. STEWART III
- THOMAS M. THOMPSON
- JAIME S. TUITE
- CARLA J. VRSANSKY
- HOWARD J. WEIN
- JAN WENZEL
- JASON P. WRONA
- STANLEY YORSZ
- MARY SUE HENIFIN
- KIMBERLY AROUH
- MALLORY HARRELL
- MICHAEL P. HARRELL
- CATHY J. BEVERIDGE
- BLAKE J. DELANEY
- JOHN D. EMMANUEL
- MITCHELL I. HOROWITZ
- LESLIE WAGER HUDOCK
- RICHARD A. JACOBSON
- RHEA F. LAW
- RONALD H. NOBLE
- DILIP PATEL
- RICHARD G. SALAZAR
- HALA A. SANDRIDGE
- TED R. TAMARGO
- DALE S. WEBBER
- RONALD D. ABRAMSON
- EDWARD JOHN ALLERA
- KATHRYN A. KRONQUIST
- ELIZABETH CARROTT MINNIGH
- LORIN E. PATTERSON
- DONALD B. REYNOLDS JR.
- JOHN P. WARNER
- ADAM R. BANES
- NIGEL R. FONTENOT
- DAVID W. LEIBOVITCH
- LAURA K. PITTS
- JAMES WILCOX
- JORDAN A. YEAGLEY
- OLIVIA L. MINNIS
- MELISSA J. BAYLY
- MARK A. KASTEN
- NYASHA A. LARGEN
- AYANNA Y. LONDON
- ASHLEY E. SHAPIRO
- DENIZ UZEL REILLY
- KYLE D. BLACK CIPP/E, CIPP/US
- BRENDAN P. LUCAS
- DANIEL R. RICHEY
- ADAM G. WICKS
- RYAN J. WILK
- GRETCHEN WOODRUFF ROOT
- CHRISTOPHER R. DINGMAN
- LAUREN V. HUMPHRIES
- CHANCE LYMAN
- JOSHUA D. HEADLEY
- ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION
- APPELLATE
- BANKRUPTCY & CREDITORS' RIGHTS
- CLASS ACTIONS
- CONSTRUCTION
- CORPORATE
- CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
- ENERGY
- ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA & SPORTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- ESTATES & TRUSTS
- FAMILY OFFICE
- FDA & BIOTECHNOLOGY
- FINANCE
- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY
- HEALTHCARE
- IMMIGRATION
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
- LITIGATION
- PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- PUBLIC FINANCE
- REAL ESTATE
- TAX
- WHITE COLLAR DEFENSE, COMPLIANCE & INVESTIGATIONS