PITTSBURGH (August 20, 2026) - Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney proudly announces that 144 of the firm's attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2027 Edition®. In addition, 7 are named "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice categories and metropolitan areas, and 25 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" 2027
Harrisburg
Jill M. Lashay – Litigation – Labor & Employment
Philadelphia
James O'Toole – Energy Law; Litigation – Environmental
Pittsburgh
Thomas G. Buchanan - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Ralph G. Fischer – Litigation - Intellectual Property
Duane A. Stewart III – Patent Law
Tampa
Mitchell I. Horowitz – Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Leslie Wager Hudock – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Best Lawyers in America 2027
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
Sharon A. Hwang – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
Keith D. Parr – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jean Marie R. Pechette – Healthcare Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Privacy and Data Security Law
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 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
Margaret E. Villella – 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
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
Marc H. Mayer - Healthcare Law
Philadelphia
Charlene A. Barker Gedeus - Litigation – Labor & Employment
Gerald Burns - Commercial Litigation
Joseph Centeno - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Joseph A. Dougherty – Commercial Litigation
Andrew J. Koopman - Litigation – Intellectual Property
Craig Mills –Commercial Litigation
George C. Morrison – Employment Law – Management
James O'Toole, Jr. - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Salvatore G. Rotella Jr., - Healthcare Law
Andrew Shapren - Employment Law – Management
- 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; Oil and Gas 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
Daniel Garfinkel – Oil and Gas 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; 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
Samuel A. Hornak – Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Real Estate
Gretchen Jankowski – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
Stephen Kelkenberg – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
Jack Kessler - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
- 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 – Banking and Finance Law; 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 E. III McGrady – Employment Law- Management; Tax Law
Erin J. McLaughlin - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
James G. McLean - Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
Jennifer R. Minter - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
David Monaghan - Corporate Law
Sean W. Moran - Corporate Law; Energy Law
Kelly M. Neal - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James D. 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 J. Parker - Commercial Litigation
Perry S. Patterson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Peter S. Russ – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
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 Staiger - Corporate Law
Duane Stewart III – Litigation – Intellectual Property; 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; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Jennifer M. Oliver – Antitrust Law
Matthew Short – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tallahassee
Mallory Harrell – Government Relations Practice
Tampa
David T. Cellitti – Corporate Law
Blake J. Delaney - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
John D. Emmanuel - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
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
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 D. 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
Daniel Pickard - International Trade and Finance Law
Donald Reynolds, Jr. - Tax Law
Lisa M. Starczewski – Tax Law
John P. Warner - Tax Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Ones to Watch 2027
Charlotte
Caroline Bassett Warren – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Chicago
Nathan Howze – Corporate Law
David M. Knapp Ph.D. – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Fort Lauderdale
Robert D. Pecchio – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kyle S. Roberts – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Harrisburg
Kareemah Mayer – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Miami
Maria D. Corghi – Commercial Litigation
New York
Andria Adigwe – Healthcare Law
Stephanie Ng – Immigration
Molly M. Serena - Healthcare Law
Newark
Joseph Carlo – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Jordynn E. Jackson - Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Philadelphia
Vincent Barbera – Commercial Litigation
Natalie M. Brennan – Insurance Law
Jayme C. Bronson – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Pittsburgh
Kyle D. Black - Commercial Litigation
AshLeigh Diaz – Commercial Litigation
LaToya G. Sawyer-Ndizeye – Banking and Finance Law
Princeton
Nicole Allocca- Healthcare Law
San Diego
Cat Kozlowski – Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law
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
Wilmington
Kody Sparks – Commercial Litigation