PITTSBURGH (June 5, 2025) - Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announces that 29 Buchanan attorneys and 15 of the firm's practice areas have been recognized in the Chambers USA 2025 guide. Of those, three practice areas and four attorneys were ranked Band One. Chambers ranking tables are compiled through assessment of a firm's work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback. Firms and lawyers need to demonstrate sustained excellence in order to be ranked in the guide.
Nationwide
Cannabis Law
Pennsylvania
Antitrust
Banking & Finance (Band 1)
Bankruptcy/ Restructuring (Band 1)
Corporate/ M&A & Private Equity
Energy & Natural Resources
Environment
Healthcare (Band 1)
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Florida
Immigration
New Jersey
Environment
Virginia
Intellectual Property
Additionally, the guide ranked the following attorneys for their specific practice and geographic areas:
Antitrust
Wendelynne J. Newton – Pennsylvania
Banking & Finance
Sean M. Girdwood – Pennsylvania (Band 1)
Donald E. Malecki – Pennsylvania - Senior Statespeople
LaToya Sawyer-Ndizeye - Pennsylvania – Up and Coming
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
John D. Emmanuel – Florida
James D. Newell – Pennsylvania (Band 1)
Timothy P. Palmer – Pennsylvania
William H. Schorling – Pennsylvania - Senior Statespeople
Christopher P. Schueller – Pennsylvania
Corporate/ M&A & Private Equity
Jennifer R. Minter – Pennsylvania
Energy & Natural Resources
Matthew F. Burger – Pennsylvania
Environment
Louis M. DeStefano – New Jersey
Ronald H. Noble – Florida
Healthcare
Thomas E. Boyle – Pennsylvania - Senior Statespeople
Pamela E. Hepp - Pennsylvania
Salvatore G. Rotella, Jr. – Pennsylvania
John R. Washlick – Pennsylvania
Immigration
Christine J. Alden – Florida
Gina Polo – Florida
Yova Borovska – Florida, Up and Coming
Insurance
H. Marc Tepper – Pennsylvania
Intellectual Property
Benjamin Leace – Pennsylvania
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Daniel B. Pickard – Nationwide
Labor & Employment
Joseph J. Centeno – Pennsylvania
Jaime S. Tuite – Pennsylvania
Litigation: Appellate
Hala A. Sandridge – Florida (Band 1)
Litigation: General Commercial
Gretchen Jankowski – Pennsylvania
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Mark Kasten – Pennsylvania, Up and Coming
Tax
Mitchell Horowitz – Florida (Band 1)