- 144 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Edition
- 6 Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year" In Respective Practice and Metro Areas
- 23 Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
PITTSBURGH (August 21, 2025) - Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney proudly announces that 144 of the firm's attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Edition®. In addition, 6 are named "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice categories and metropolitan areas and 23 are named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®.
The "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" 2026
Harrisburg
Anthony F. (T.J.) Andrisano, Jr. – Litigation – Labor & Employment
Miami
Richard Montes de Oca – Corporate Compliance Law
Philadelphia
Benjamin E. Leace – Trademark Law
Pittsburgh
Lynn Freeman – Public Finance Law
Timothy Palmer – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Washington, D.C.
Todd Walters – Patent Law
Best Lawyers in America 2026
Alexandria
Matthew Fedowitz – Patent Law
Robert Mukai – Litigation – Intellectual Property
William Rowland – Patent Law
Todd Walters - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
Chicago
David B. Abramowitz – Patent Law
Keith D. Parr – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Timothy F. Peterson – Litigation - Intellectual Property
Fort Lauderdale
Bruce Booken - Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law
Jesse Diner - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Robert A. Jones II – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Kelly Kolb - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
David Pearl - Real Estate Law
Lawrence Ploucha - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
Adele Stone - Real Estate Law
Margaret E. Villela – Commercial Litigation
Harrisburg
Anthony (T.J.) Andrisano Jr. - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jan Budman II – Commercial Litigation
Thomas Collins - Labor Law - Management; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jill Lashay - Litigation - Labor and Employment
John Povilaitis - Energy Law
Alan Seltzer - Energy Law
Jayson Wolfgang - Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts
King of Prussia
Joshua L. Cohen – Patent Law
Jacques L. Etkowicz – Patent Law
Benjamin E. Leace – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
Miami
Christine Alden – Immigration Law
Mark Auerbacher - Commercial Litigation
George Karavetsos – Criminal Defense: White – Collar
Richard Montes de Oca – Corporate Compliance Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Gina Polo – Immigration Law
Raquel Rodriguez – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Commercial Litigation
Miranda Soto - Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
Kyle Teal – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
New York
Daniel Z. Rivlin - Family Law
Stuart P. Slotnick – Family Law
Newark
Christopher J. Dalton – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Louis M. DeStefano - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Philadelphia
Charlene A. Barker Gedeus - Litigation – Labor & Employment
James Becker - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Larry Besnoff – Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Gerald Burns - Commercial Litigation
Joseph Centeno - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Craig Mills –Commercial Litigation
Brian North - Corporate Law; Securities/ Capital Markets Law
James O'Toole, Jr. - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Salvatore G. Rotella Jr., - Healthcare Law
Andrew Shapren - Employment Law – Management
Lisa M. Starczewski – Tax Law
H. Marc Tepper - Insurance Law
John Washlick - Healthcare Law
Pittsburgh
Christian Antkowiak - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Leslie Gromis Baker – Government Relations Practice
John Barbour – Real Estate Law
Amy Barrette – Energy Law
Victoria Bechtold Kush – Commercial Litigation
Thomas Boyle – Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michelle Garvey Brennfleck – Healthcare Law
Thomas Buchanan – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Matthew Burger – Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Energy Law; Mineral Law
George Cass - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Rosemary Corsetti – Healthcare Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
Jason D'Amico - Real Estate Law
Michael Dever - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
Mary Ann Dunham - Corporate Law
Robert Finkel – Mass Tort Litigation /Class Actions - Defendants
Ralph Fischer – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Lynn Freeman - Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Shawn Gallagher - Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Municipal; Real Estate Law
Sean Girdwood – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Kathleen Jones Goldman - Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
David Gould - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law
David Gurwin – Copyright Law; Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Entertainment Law - Theater; Information Technology Law
Pamela Hepp - Healthcare Law
Gretchen Jankowski – Commercial Litigation
Stephen Kelkenberg – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
Jack Kessler - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
S. Howard Kline – Employment Law – Management
Carrie Kochenbach - Real Estate Law
Rebecca Livingston Lando - Real Estate Law
Kevin Lucas – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
Kenneth Luttinger – Commercial Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Thomas Madigan - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Donald Malecki - Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
David Margolis - Trusts and Estates
Paul Mazeski - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Joseph McDonough - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
John McGrady III – Employment Law- Management; Tax Law
Erin McLaughlin - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
James McLean - Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
Jennifer R. Minter - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
David Monaghan - Corporate Law
Sean Moran - Corporate Law; Energy Law
Kelly Neal - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James Newell - Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Wendelynne Newton - Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation - Healthcare
Brian Novosel - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Timothy Palmer - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Stanley Parker - Commercial Litigation
Perry Patterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Robert Ramsey III - Healthcare Law
Peter Russ - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Christopher Schueller - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Terry Shulsky - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brian Simmons - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
Carl Staiger - Corporate Law
Duane Stewart III – Patent Law; Trademark Law
Thomas Thompson - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jaime Tuite - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Howard Wein - Environmental Law
Philip Weis – Employment Benefits (ERISA) Law; Municipal Law
Jan Wenzel - Healthcare Law
Stanley Yorsz - Commercial Litigation
Princeton
David L. Gordon – Healthcare Law; Litigation - Healthcare
Brian Rath – Healthcare Law
San Diego
Kimberly Arouh - Commercial Litigation
Jennifer M. Oliver – Antitrust Law
Matthew Short – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
Tallahassee
Mallory Harrell – Government Relations Practice
Tampa
David T. Cellitti – Corporate Law
Blake Delaney - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
John Emmanuel - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
Mitchell Horowitz - Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Leslie Wager Hudock – Business Organizations (including LLCs and partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard Jacobson - International Trade and Finance Law
Mark Kornfeld – Commercial Litigation
Ronald Noble - Environmental Law
Dilip Patel - Immigration Law
Richard Salazar – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Patent; Trademark Law
Barbara Sanchez-Salazar – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Hala Sandridge - Appellate Practice
Joshua S.M. Smith – Commercial Litigation
Ted Tamargo - Real Estate Law
Dale Webber - Healthcare Law
Washington, DC
Ronald Abramson - Real Estate Law
Sahel Ahyaie Assar – Tax Law
Edward John Allera - FDA Law
David M. Kramer – Media Law
Elizabeth Carrott Minnigh – Trusts and Estates
John Muir – Real Estate Law
Lorin E. Patterson – Health Care Law
Daniel Pickard - International Trade and Finance Law
Donald Reynolds, Jr. - Tax Law
John Warner - Tax Law
Ones to Watch 2025
Charlotte
Caroline Bassett Warren – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Chicago
David M. Knapp Ph.D. – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Fort Lauderdale
Kyle Roberts – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Harrisburg
Christopher Amthor – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jordan Yeagley – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Miami
Stephanie Vazquez – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
New York, NY
Andria Adigwe – Healthcare Law
Newark
Melissa Bayly - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Adam C. Farkas – Healthcare Law
Jordynn E. Jackson – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Lucas Morgan – Healthcare Law
Philadelphia
Vincent Barbera – Commercial Litigation
Alexandria K. Rosa – Commercial Litigation; Healthcare Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants;
Pittsburgh
Kyle D. Black - Commercial Litigation
LaToya G. Sawyer-Ndizeye – Banking and Finance Law
Adam Wicks - Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
San Diego
Andrew S. Parsons- Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Tampa
Masiel Pelegrino Almon – Commercial Litigation
Alexandra Dragovich Zambrano – Commercial Litigation
Lauren V. Humphries – Commercial Litigation
Washington, DC
Brittany Colton – Intellectual Property Law
Emily Crim – Trust and Estates
Wilmington
Kody Sparks – Commercial Litigation