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