Over 140 Attorneys and Professionals Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016; 11 Named “Lawyer of the Year”

PITTSBURGH – August 17, 2015 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is proud to announce that more than 140 attorneys and professionals in the firm have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2016 list. Eleven of those chosen have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice and metropolitan area.

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on a peer-review evaluation. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.

Attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

The following Buchanan attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© in their respective practice and metropolitan area. Those indicated with an asterisk (*) have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year.”

ALEXANDRIA, VA

Todd Walters, Litigation – Patent
Charles F. Wieland III, Litigation – Patent

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Bruce I. Booken, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law
*Jesse H. Diner – Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Banking and Finance; listed under Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Kelly H. Kolb, Employment Law - Management
David B. Mankuta, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Lawrence M. Ploucha, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
Adele I. Stone, Real Estate Law

FORT MYERS, FL

Garey F. Butler, Real Estate Law
Carl Joseph Coleman, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate

HARRISBURG, PA

Brian J. Clark, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
Eugene E. Dice, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
Stephen C. Gierasch, Corporate Law
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, Health Care Law
Jayson R. Wolfgang, Commercial Litigation

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Thomas C. Dearing, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Eric J. Holshouser, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
*Robert G. Riegel, Jr. – Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law – Management; listed under Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

NEW YORK, NY

Robert S. Hawkins, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management

NEWARK, NJ

Rosemary J. Bruno, Litigation - Labor and Employment
John D. Goldsmith, Corporate Law; Environmental Law

PHILADELPHIA, PA

James M. Becker, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Thomas A. Bergstrom, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Gerald Burns, Commercial Litigation
Alfred J. D'Angelo, Jr.,Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Paul J. Greco, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Michael J. Hanlon, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Elizabeth A. Malloy, Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Brian S. North, Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Frances P. Rayer, Immigration Law
Howard D. Scher, Commercial Litigation
William H. Schorling, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
H. Marc Tepper, Insurance Law
John R. Washlick, Health Care Law

PITTSBURGH, PA

Lynn J. Alstadt, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Bruce A. Americus, Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
Margaret B. Angel, Public Finance Law
Brian Balonick, Labor Law – Management
John A. Barbour, Real Estate Law
Thomas E. Boyle, Health Care Law
Samuel W. Braver, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Thomas G. Buchanan, Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
Matthew F. Burger, Commercial Litigation; Mining Law
George L. Cass, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Craig G. Cochenour, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Rosemary L. Corsetti, Health Care Law
Jason A. D'Amico, Real Estate Law
Lewis U. Davis, Jr., Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
*Michael L. Dever – Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Intellectual Property; listed under Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Mary Ann Dunham, Corporate Law
Suzanne Ewing, Real Estate Law
B. Lynn Freeman, Banking and Finance Law
Thomas S. Galey, Banking and Finance Law
Shawn N. Gallagher, Real Estate Law
Jeremiah G. Garvey, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Charles B. Gibbons, Commercial Litigation
Thomas S. Giotto, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
David A. Gurwin, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music
Calvin R. Harvey, Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Real Estate Law
*Craig S. Heryford – Lawyer of the Year, Banking and Finance Law
Scott W. Irmscher, Real Estate Law
Robert A. Johnson, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law
Jack J. Kessler, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law
Carrie Kochenbach, Real Estate Law
Rebecca Livingston Lando, Real Estate Law
*David J. Laurent – Lawyer of the Year in Labor Law – Management; listed under Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Natural Resources Law
Jacqui Fiske Lazo, Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Deborah Little, Commercial Litigation
Kevin P. Lucas, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Kenneth R. Luttinger, Public Finance Law
Donald E. Malecki, Banking and 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
Erin J. McLaughlin, Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
James G. McLean, Commercial Litigation
Matthew H. Meade, Commercial Litigation
B. Lafe Metz, Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Miller, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Sean W. Moran, Corporate Law; Energy Law
James D. Newell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Wendelynne J. Newton, Antitrust Law
Timothy P. Palmer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Joseph J. Palumbo, Real Estate Law
Stanley Parker, Commercial Litigation
David J. Porter, Commercial Litigation
John R. Previs, Corporate Law
Joseph F. Quinn, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Robert B. Ramsey III, Health Care Law
Carl E. Rothenberger, Jr.,Corporate Law
Thomas M. Thompson, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jaime S. Tuite, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Hugh G. Van der Veer, Corporate Law
Deborah B. Walrath, Real Estate Law
Howard J. Wein, Environmental Law
John H. Wilson, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Susan A. Yohe, Commercial Litigation
Stanley Yorsz, Commercial Litigation

PRINCETON, NJ

Ivan J. Punchatz, Health Care Law

SAN DIEGO, CA

Kimberly Arouh, Commercial Litigation
Charles G. Knox, Real Estate Law

TALLAHASSEE, FL

Douglas S. Bell, Government Relations Practice
Samuel P. Bell III, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
*Linda Loomis Shelley – Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Law; listed under Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
John McKager Stipanovich, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
*Jacob D. Varn – Lawyer of the Year in Water Law; listed under Environmental Law; Transportation Law; Water Law

TAMPA, FL

Cathy J. Beveridge, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
*Heather B. Brock – Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Labor and Employment; listed under Labor Law – Management; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
*John D. Emmanuel – Lawyer of the Year in Litigation – Bankruptcy; listed under Litigation – Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Darren D. Farfante, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
William J. Flynn III, Immigration Law
G. Calvin Hayes, Commercial Litigation
Mitchell I. Horowitz, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
*Richard A. Jacobson – Lawyer of the Year, 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
Conrad J. Lazo, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Carl R. Nelson, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation
Ronald H. Noble, Environmental Law
Paul R. Pizzo, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Richard G. Salazar, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
Hala A. Sandridge, Appellate Practice
Jeffrey C. Shannon, Real Estate Law
Ted R. Tamargo, Real Estate Law
Edward M. Waller, Jr., Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Dale S. Webber, Health Care Law
*Andrea E. Zelman – Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; listed under Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

WASHINGTON, DC

Kathryn A. Kronquist, Banking and Finance Law
Dennis K. Moyer, Real Estate Law
John P. Warner, Tax Law
Aen Walker Webster, Trusts and Estates

WILMINGTON, DE

James J. Sullivan, Jr., Employment Law - Management