165 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition

• 165 Buchanan Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition
• 10 Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” In Respective Practice and Metro Areas
• 27 Attorneys Named to the Inaugural Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

PITTSBURGH – August 20, 2020 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney proudly announces that 165 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition. Of those, 10 are named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice category and metropolitan area and 27 are named to the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

"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” 2021 

Fort Lauderdale

• Jesse H. Diner – Litigation – Banking and Finance

Harrisburg

• Jill M. Lashay – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Philadelphia

• James O’Toole, Jr. – Energy

Pittsburgh

• Lynn J. Alstadt – Copyright
• Sean M. Girdwood – Commercial Finance
• Wendelynne J. Newton – Litigation – Antitrust Law
• William J. Moorhead – Litigation – Healthcare

Tampa

• Dilip Patel – Immigration
• Mitchell I. Horowitz – Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Washington, D.C.

• Charles F. Wieland III – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Best Lawyers in America 2021

Alexandria

• Todd R. Walters – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
• Charles F. Wieland, III – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent

Fort Lauderdale

• Bruce I. Booken – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Jesse H. Diner – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Banking and Finance; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Philip Hanaka – Real Estate Law
• 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

Harrisburg

• Jan L. Budman II – Commercial Litigation
• Brian J. Clark – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
• Thomas G. Collins – Labor Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jill M. Lashay – “Lawyer of the Year;” Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John F. Povilaitis – Communications Law; Energy Law
• Alan M. Seltzer – Energy Law
• Jack M. Stover – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Deborah M. Suder – Government Relations Practice
• Jonathan Vipond, III – Healthcare Law
• Jayson R. Wolfgang –Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts

Miami

• Daniel L. Gold – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez – Commercial Litigation
• Raquel (Rocky) A. Rodriguez – Commercial Litigation

New York

• Daniel Z. Rivlin – Family Law

Newark

• Rosemary J. Bruno – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher J. Dalton – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Louis M. DeStefano – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• John D. Goldsmith – Corporate Law; Environmental Law

Philadelphia

• James M. Becker - Criminal Defense – White-Collar
• Thomas A. Bergstrom – Criminal Defense – General Practice and White-Collar
• Larry Besnoff – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Gerald E. Burns - Commercial Litigation
• Joseph J. Centeno – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Douglas P. Coopersmith – Corporate Law
• Michael J. Engle – Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Richard L. Fox - Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Jacqueline K. Gallagher – Employment Law - Management
• Brian S. North - Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• James O’Toole, Jr. – “Lawyer of the Year;” Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Howard D. Scher – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• William H. Schorling – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• H. Marc Tepper - Insurance Law
• John R. Washlick - Healthcare Law

Pittsburgh

• Lynn J. Alstadt – “Lawyer of the Year;” Copyright; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Christian Antkowiak – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John A. Barbour – Real Estate Law
• Thomas E. Boyle – Healthcare Law
• Thomas G. Buchanan – Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Matthew F. Burger – Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Energy Law; Mining Law
• George L. Cass – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Craig G. Cochenour – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Rosemary L. Corsetti – Healthcare Law
• Jason A. D'Amico – Real Estate Law
• Michael L. Dever – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Mary Ann Dunham – Corporate Law
• Ralph G. Fischer – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• B. Lynn Freeman – Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
• Sue Friedberg – Privacy and Data Security Law
• Shawn N. Gallagher – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Municipal; Real Estate Law
• Charles B. Gibbons – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• Sean Girdwood – “Lawyer of the Year;” Commercial Finance Law
• Kathleen Jones Goldman – Commercial Litigation
• David E. Gould – Corporate Law; Privacy and Data Security Law
• David A. Gurwin – Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Information Technology Law
• Susan M. Hartman – Corporate Law
• Pamela E. Hepp – Healthcare Law
• Scott W. Irmscher – Real Estate Law
• Robert A. Johnson – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law
• Jack J. Kessler – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• Carrie Kochenbach – Real Estate Law
• Rebecca Livingston Lando – Real Estate Law
• David J. Laurent – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Natural Resources Law
• Kevin P. Lucas – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• Kenneth R. Luttinger – Public Finance Law
• Thomas J. Madigan – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Donald E. Malecki – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
• E. David Margolis – Trusts and Estates
• Paul S. Mazeski – Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
• Joseph F. McDonough – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• John E. McGrady III – Tax Law
• Erin J. McLaughlin – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James G. McLean – Commercial Litigation
• B. Lafe Metz – Real Estate Law
• Gregory A. Miller – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jennifer R. Minter – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• William J. Moorhead – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Healthcare; Litigation - Construction
• Sean W. Moran – Corporate Law; Energy Law
• Kelly M. Neal – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James D. Newell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Wendelynne J. Newton – “Lawyer of the Year” Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Healthcare
• Brian S. Novosel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Bryan H. Opalko - Trademark Law
• Timothy P. Palmer – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Stanley J. Parker – Commercial Litigation
• Perry S. Patterson – Corporate Law
• John R. Previs – Corporate Law; Franchise Law
• Robert B. Ramsey III – Healthcare Law
• Carl E. Rothenberger, Jr. – Corporate Law
• Peter S. Russ – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Stephanie Winer Schreiber – Healthcare Law
• 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 F. Staiger – Corporate Law
• Duane Stewart III - Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
• Thomas M. Thompson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jaime S. Tuite – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Carla J. Vrsansky – Patent Law
• Howard J. Wein - Environmental Law
• Jan Wenzel – Healthcare Law
• Jason P. Wrona – Real Estate Law
• Stanley Yorsz – Commercial Litigation

Princeton

• Mary Sue Henifin – Commercial Litigation
• Ivan J. Punchatz – Healthcare Law

San Diego

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

Tallahassee

• Mallory Harrell – Government Relations Practice
• Michael P. Harrell – Government Relations Practice

Tampa

• Cathy J. Beveridge – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Heather B. Brock – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Blake J. Delaney – Commercial Litigation
• John D. Emmanuel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy;
• Mitchell I. Horowitz – “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Leslie Wager Hudock - Corporate Law
• Richard A. Jacobson – International Trade and Finance Law
• Rhea F. Law – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
• Ronald H. Noble - Environmental Law
• Dilip Patel – “Lawyer of the Year” Immigration Law
• Richard G. Salazar - Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
• Hala A. Sandridge – Appellate Practice
• Ted R. Tamargo – Real Estate Law
• Dale S. Webber – Healthcare Law
• Rose Wilson – Trusts and Estates

Washington, D.C.

• Ronald D. Abramson – Real Estate Law
• Edward John Allera – FDA Law
• Kathryn A. Kronquist – Banking and Finance Law
• Elizabeth Carrott Minnigh – Trusts and Estates
• Lorin E. Patterson – Healthcare Law
• Donald B. Reynolds, Jr. – Tax Law
• John P. Warner – Tax Law

Ones to Watch 2021

Alexandria

• Adam R. Banes – Intellectual Property Law
• Nigel R. Fontenot – Intellectual Property Law
• David W. Leibovitch – Intellectual Property Law
• Mythili Markowski – Intellectual Property Law
• Laura K. Pitts – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• James Wilcox – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law

Fort Lauderdale

• Mary Beth Ricke – Labor and Employment Law - Management

Harrisburg

• Jordan A. Yeagley – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Miami

• Olivia L. Minnis – Immigration Law

Newark

• Melissa J. Bayly – Commercial Litigation

Philadelphia

• Daivy Pierre Dambreville – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Mark A Kasten – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Nyasha A. Largen – Immigration Law; Labor and Employment Law - Employee
• Ayanna Y. London – Immigration Law
• Ashley E. Shapiro – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Deniz Uzel Reilly – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Andrew P. Watto – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Pittsburgh

• Kyle D. Black – Commercial Litigation
• Brendan P. Lucas – Energy Law; Environmental Law
• Daniel R. Richey – Corporate Law
• Adam G. Wicks – Corporate Law
• Ryan J. Wilk – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Gretchen Woodruff Root – Labor and Employment Law - Management

Tampa

• Christopher R. Dingman –Tax Law
• Lauren V. Humphries – Commercial Litigation
• Chance Lyman – Appellate Practice

Washington, D.C.

• Joshua D. Headley – Tax Law