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15 July 2025

Kelley Drye Lawyers And Practices Earn Outstanding Recognition In Legal 500 U.S. 2025

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is an AmLaw 200, Chambers ranked, full-service law firm of more than 350 attorneys and other professionals. For more than 180 years, Kelley Drye has provided legal counsel carefully connected to our client’s business strategies and has measured success by the real value we create.
The Legal 500, which ranks law firms and lawyers considered leaders in their fields, recognized several Kelley Drye lawyers and practices in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 U.S.
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The Legal 500, which ranks law firms and lawyers considered leaders in their fields, recognized several Kelley Drye lawyers and practices in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 U.S.

The firm's lawyers received three "Hall of Fame" rankings, four "Leading Partner" rankings, two "Next Generation Partner" rankings, and 35 were "Recommended" in their respective practice areas.

The firm was also recognized in the following 12 practice areas:

  • Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
  • Environment: Litigation
  • Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
  • Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
  • International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Transactional and Regulatory
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory

The firm's "Hall of Fame" lawyers include:

  • Tim Lavender – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Paul Rosenthal – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • John Villafranco – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Litigation

The firm's "Leading Partners" include:

  • Kathleen Cannon – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • Alysa Hutnik – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
  • Lauri Mazzuchetti – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
  • Becca Wahlquist – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)

The firm's "Next Generation Partners" include:

  • Jennifer Norkus – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Brooke Ringel – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy

The firm's "Recommended" lawyers include:

  • Michael Adelstein – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Aaron Burstein – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
  • Andrea Calvaruso – Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation; Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
  • Kathleen Cannon – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • Geoffrey Castello – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco); Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
  • Thomas Cohen – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
  • Kenneth Corley – Environment: Litigation
  • Michael Dover – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
  • Sarah Fabian – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • John Gilmour – Environment: Litigation
  • John Herrmann – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • Barbara Hoey – Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
  • Alysa Hutnik – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection); Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Transactional and Regulatory
  • Bill Jackson – Environment: Litigation
  • Henry Kelly – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
  • Mark Konkel – Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
  • Lauren Kouser – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Timothy Lavender – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Blythe Lovinger – Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
  • Alan Luberda – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • Michael Lynch – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco); Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
  • Lauri Mazzuchetti – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection); Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
  • Donnelly McDowell – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Transactional and Regulatory
  • Jaclyn Metzinger – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco); Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
  • Deepak Nambiar – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million); Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
  • Jennifer Norkus – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Kelli Ortega – Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation; Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
  • Andrew Pillsbury – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Paul Rosenthal – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
  • Jamie Sarmiento – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • James Saylor – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco); Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
  • Carol Sherman – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500 Million)
  • Laura Riposo VanDruff – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
  • Patricia Werner – Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
  • Chip Yorkgitis – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory

Contributor

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is an AmLaw 200, Chambers ranked, full-service law firm of more than 350 attorneys and other professionals. For more than 180 years, Kelley Drye has provided legal counsel carefully connected to our client’s business strategies and has measured success by the real value we create.

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