143 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition

• 143 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition 
• 6 Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year" In Respective Practice and Metro Areas 
• 38 Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®

PITTSBURGH (August 17, 2023) - Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney proudly announces that 143 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition®. In addition, 6 are named "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice categories and metropolitan areas and 38 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” 2024 

Pittsburgh 

• Lynn Alstadt – Copyright Law, Trademark Law 
• Christian Antkowiak – Employment Law – Management 
• Perry Patterson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
• Wendelynne Newton – Litigation - Healthcare 

Philadelphia 

• James O’Toole – Energy Law 

Tampa  

• Dale Webber – Healthcare Law  

Best Lawyers in America 2024 

Alexandria 

• Matthew Fedowitz – Patent Law 
• Robert Mukai – Litigation – Intellectual Property 
• William Rowland – Patent Law  
• Todd Walters - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law 

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 
• Philip Hanaka - Real Estate Law 
• 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 

Harrisburg 

• Anthony (T.J.) Andrisano Jr. - Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Jan Budman II – Commercial Litigation 
• Brian Clark – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental 
• Thomas Collins - Labor Law - Management; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Jill Lashay - Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• John Povilaitis - Communications Law; Energy Law; Utility Law 
• Alan Seltzer - Energy Law 
• Jack Stover - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation 
• Jayson Wolfgang - Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts 

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 - Commercial Litigation 
• Miranda Soto - Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance 
• Kyle Teal – Land Use and Zoning Law  

New York 

• Daniel Rivlin - Family Law 

Newark 

• Christopher Dalton - Litigation - Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
• Louis DeStefano - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental 

Philadelphia 

• James Becker - Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Thomas Bergstrom - Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Larry Besnoff - Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Gerald Burns - Commercial Litigation 
• Joseph Centeno - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Douglas Coopersmith - Corporate Law 
• Craig Mills –Commercial Litigation 
• Brian North - Corporate Law; Securities/ Capital Markets Law 
• James O'Toole, Jr. - Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental 
• Howard Scher - Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust 
• William Schorling - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• Andrew Shapren - Employment Law - Management 
• Marc Tepper - Insurance Law 
• John Washlick - Healthcare Law 

Pittsburgh 

• Lynn Alstadt - Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law 
• Christian Antkowiak - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• 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 
• George Cass - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• Craig Cochenour - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law 
• Rosemary Corsetti – Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law 
• Jason D'Amico - Real Estate Law 
• Michael Dever - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law 
• Mary Ann Dunham - Corporate Law 
• Robert Finkel – Mass Tort Litigation /Class Actions - Defendants 
• Ralph Fischer – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law 
• Lynn Freeman - Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law 
• Shawn Gallagher - Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Municipal; Real Estate Law 
• Sean Girdwood - Commercial Finance 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 
• Susan Hartman - Corporate Law 
• Pamela Hepp - Healthcare Law 
• Scott Irmscher - Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law 
• Gretchen Jankowski – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust  
• Robert Johnson - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law 
• 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 - 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 - Tax Law 
• Erin McLaughlin - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• James McLean - Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law  
• Gregory Miller - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Jennifer R. Minter - Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law 
• David Monaghan - Corporate Law 
• William Moorhead Jr. - Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Healthcare 
• 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 
• Timothy Palmer - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• Stanley Parker - Commercial Litigation 
• Perry Patterson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and partnerships); Corporate 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 - Litigation - Intellectual Property; 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 
• Jan Wenzel - Healthcare Law 
• Michelle Yarbrough Korb - Real Estate Law 
• Stanley Yorsz - Commercial Litigation 

Princeton 

• Mary Sue Henifin - Commercial Litigation 
• Brian Rath – Healthcare Law 

San Diego 

• Kimberly Arouh - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning 

Tallahassee 

• Mallory Harrell – Government Relations Practice 

Tampa 

• Cathy Beveridge - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• 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; 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 
• Mark Kornfeld – Commercial Litigation 
• Ronald Noble - Environmental Law 
• Dilip Patel - Immigration Law 
• Steven Pratico – Commercial Litigation 
• 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 
• Elizabeth Minnigh – Trusts and Estates 
• John Muir – Real Estate Law 
• Daniel Pickard - International Trade and Finance Law 
• Lorin Patterson - Healthcare Law 
• Donald Reynolds, Jr. - Tax Law 
• John Warner - Tax Law 

Ones to Watch 2024 

Alexandria 

• Laura Pitts - Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property 
• James Wilcox - Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law 

Charlotte 

• Terry Brown, Jr. - Commercial Litigation 
• Caroline Bassett Warren – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment  

Fort Lauderdale 

• Michael Dutko – Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law 
• Helene Gray – Real Estate Law 
• Kyle Roberts – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 

Harrisburg 

• Christopher Amthor – Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Sara Myirski – Labor and Employment Law – Management  
• Jordan Yeagley – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar 

Miami  

• Kaitlyn Dhar – Immigration Law  
• Daniel Lazaro – Insurance Law  

New York, NY  

• Natalie Peled – Litigation – Banking and Finance  

Newark 

• Melissa Bayly - Commercial Litigation 
• Lauren Glozzy – Labor & Employment  
• Leonard Jones – Labor and Employment Law – Employee  

Philadelphia 

• Allison Borgatti – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Immigration Law 
• Argia DiMarco - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants 
• Mark Kasten - Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
• Rachel King - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 
• Nyasha Pendleton - Immigration Law; Labor and Employment Law – Employee 
• Anna Sanders – Medical Malpractice – Defendants  
• Michael Truncellito - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 

Pittsburgh 

• Nicholas Bell – Labor and Employment Law – employee 
• Kyle Black - Commercial Litigation 
• Tyler Dischinger - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
• William Lewis – Litigation – Labor and Employment 
• Brendan Lucas - Energy Law; Environmental Law 
• Matthew Pilsner – Litigation – Antitrust; Trust and Estates 
• Adam Wicks - Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law 
• Gretchen Woodruff Root – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment  

Princeton 

• Evan Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law  

San Diego  

• Pamela Palpallatoc – Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Tampa 

• Haley Ayure – Corporate Law 
• Lauren Humphries - Commercial Litigation 
• Chance Lyman - Appellate Practice 

Washington, DC 

• Emily Crim – Trust and Estates 
• Joshua Headley - Tax Law