Six Reed Smith lawyers received Lawyer of the Year honors in their practice areas, and 178 of its lawyers were listed as 2024 Best Lawyers in America, in results that Best Lawyers released today. In addition, 59 younger lawyers at the law firm, which has 19 offices in the U.S., earned 2024 Ones to Watch designations.
This wide representation illustrates the firm’s depth in corporate law, labor and employment law, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and restructuring, mass tort litigation and class actions — in the energy, health care, transportation, real estate and insurance industries.
Lawyer of the Year honorees are the single top individual in their particular practice area and location. These individuals have received the highest votes from their peers that year. The Reed Smith-based recipients of 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” designations are:
- Douglas Cameron for Insurance Law
- John Feldman for Advertising Law
- José Astigarraga for International Arbitration - Commercial
- Michael K. Brown for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- R. Hugh Lumpkin for Litigation - Insurance
- Robert Diamond for Community Association Law
Only the top 5.3% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers to be in the Best Lawyers list, according to the publisher. Some lawyers were recommended in more than one category. The latest edition of the list includes the following Reed Smith lawyers:
- Efren Acosta, Corporate Law
- Danielle Ahlrich, Tax Law
- Omar Alaniz, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jeffrey Aromatorio, Corporate Law
- José Astigarraga, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration and International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration – Governmental and Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Derek Baker, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Scott Baker, Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Evan Barr, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Katherine Basile, Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Terry Bates, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Felipe Berer, Corporate Law and International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Monique Bhargava, Advertising Law
- J. David Bickham, Commercial Litigation
- Scott Bolden, Commercial Litigation
- Daniel Booker, Commercial Litigation and Antitrust Law and Bet-the-Company Litigation and Corporate Law and Litigation - Antitrust
- John Bovich, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent
- Elizabeth Brandon, Litigation – Securities and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Paul Evan Breene, Insurance Law
- James Brennan, Real Estate Law
- Michael K. Brown, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Benton Burroughs, Corporate Law
- Dianna Calaboyias, Wyrick Commercial Litigation
- Douglas Cameron, Insurance Law
- Raymond Cardozo, Appellate Practice
- Peter Chassman, Litigation – Patent and Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law
- Peter Clark II, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Calvin Cobb III, Trusts and Estates and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Selina Coleman, Litigation - Health Care and Advertising Law
- Michael Cooley, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- J. James Cooper, Insurance Law
- Sarah Cummings Stewart, Health Care Law
- Eduardo De la Peña Bernal, International Arbitration - Commercial
- Luke Debevec, Insurance Law
- Robert Diamond, Community Association Law
- Paul Didomenico, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law
- James Doerfler, Construction Law
- James Duffy IV, International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration - Governmental
- Dusty Elias Kirk, Real Estate Law
- John Ellison, Insurance Law
- Erin England, Banking and Finance Law
- Craig Enochs, Derivatives and Futures Law and Energy Law
- Scott Esterbrook, Financial Services Regulation Law
- S. Brian Farmer, Venture Capital Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Corporate Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- John Feldman, Advertising Law
- Amber Finch, Insurance Law
- Benjamin Fliegel, Insurance Law
- Ronald Francis Jr., Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brad Funari, Commercial Litigation
- Melissa Geist, Health Care Law
- Pasquale Gentile Jr., Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law and Corporate Law
- Mark Goldstein, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Betty Graumlich, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Employment Law - Management
- Thomas Greeson, Health Care Law
- David Gutowski, Tax Law
- Kurt Gwynne, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Cheryl Hader, Trusts and Estates
- Megan Haines, Oil and Gas Law
- David Halbreich, Insurance Law
- Michele Haydel Gehrke, Employment Law - Management
- Jason Hazlewood, Commercial Litigation
- Curt Heffler, Real Estate Law
- Brian Himmel, Insurance Law
- Leo Hitt, Tax Law and Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Carol Honigberg, Real Estate Law
- Colette Honorable, Energy Regulatory Law
- Courtney Horrigan, Insurance Law
- Marsha Houston, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- James Hultquist, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Law
- Rudolf Hutz, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent and Patent Law
- Mark Johansen, Commercial Litigation
- Gary Johnson, Oil and Gas Law
- Rebecca Jones McKnight, FDA Law
- Justin Kontul, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Michael Kostiew, Real Estate Law
- Alfred Kyle, Real Estate Law and Banking and Finance Law
- Timothy Law, Insurance Law
- James Lawlor, Banking and Finance Law
- R. Jeffrey Layne, Health Care Law and Litigation – Health Care
- Samuel Lee, Real Estate Law
- Harvey Leiderman, Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Carol Loepere, Health Care Law
- Michael LoVallo, Trusts and Estates
- Hugh Lumpkin, Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance
- Stephen Lyons III, Real Estate Law
- Todd Maiden, Environmental Law
- Stacy Marcus, Advertising Law
- Joseph Marger, Real Estate Law
- Thomas Marrinson, Insurance Law
- James Martin, Appellate Practice
- Taila Martin, Real Estate Law
- David McAllister, Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Stephen McConnell, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Paulo McKeeby, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- James McNair, Trusts and Estates
- Joseph Metro, Health Care Law
- Keith Miles Aurzada, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Kelley Miller, Tax Law
- Steven Miller, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Sandra Millor, Commercial Litigation
- Brian Mitchell, Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Paul Moak, Litigation – Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Matthew Mohn, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew Muha, Insurance Law
- Edward Mullen, Government Relations Practice
- Edward Mullins, Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration – Commercial and Appellate Practice and International Arbitration - Governmental
- Stanley Nardoni, Insurance Law
- Robert Newman, Privacy and Data Security Law
- William Overend, Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Noel Paul, Insurance Law
- Daniel Peck, Banking and Finance Law
- Stanton Perry, Oil and Gas Law and Energy Law
- Robert Phillips, Trademark Law
- Robert Phillpott, Tax Law
- Kirsten Polyansky, Energy Law
- Rachael Pontikes, FDA Law
- Ryan Purpura, Energy Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Stephen Raptis, Insurance Law
- Traci Rea, Commercial Litigation
- Edward Rhyne, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- S. William Richter, Banking and Finance Law
- Robert Riddle, Patent Law and Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Francisco Rivero, Arbitration and International Arbitration - Commercial
- Jared Roach, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Financial Services Regulation Law
- Frederick Robinson, Health Care Law and Qui Tam Law
- Brian Roche, Trade Secrets Law
- Francisco Rodriguez, International Arbitration – Commercial and Arbitration
- Andrew Roman, Insurance Law
- Carolyn Rosenberg, Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance
- Harry Rosenberg, Trusts and Estates
- Matthew Rosso, Insurance Law
- Brian Rostocki, Commercial Litigation
- Gregory Rupert, Tax Law
- Dominic Rupprecht, Insurance Law
- William Russell, International Arbitration - Commercial
- Casey Ryan, Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- James Sanders, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Michael Sanders, Health Care Law
- Joseph Sarcinella, Real Estate Law
- Ronald Scharnberg, Tax Law
- Bradley Schmarak, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Corporate Law
- Charles Seaman, Real Estate Law
- Katherine Seikaly, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- William Sheridan, Litigation - Antitrust
- Michael Sherman, Entertainment Law – Music, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- John Shugrue, Insurance Law
- Kenneth Siegel, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John Simonis, Real Estate Law
- Paul Singer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy and Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Luke Sizemore, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation
- Kenneth Smersfelt, Health Care Law
- Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law
- Kyle Sollie, Tax Law
- Louis Solomon, Commercial Litigation
- Gerard Stegmaier, Privacy and Data Security Law
- George Stewart II, Insurance Law
- Thomas Suddath, Jr., Corporate Compliance Law and Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Brian Sutherland, Appellate Practice
- Matthew Tashman, Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Karl Thallner, Health Care Law
- Robert Vilter, Energy Law
- John Vishneski III, Insurance Law
- Arnd Von Waldow, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jill Vorobiev, Trade Secrets Law
- Lawrence Waks, Copyright Law
- Gary Walker, Corporate Law
- Chris Watt, Commercial Litigation
- Kim Watterson, Appellate Practice
- Matthew Weaver, Insurance Law
- Bryan Webster, Health Care Law
- Jeffrey Weimer, Commercial Litigation
- David Weiss, Insurance Law
- Kristin Wells, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Sports Law
- Justin Werner, Energy Law
- Douglas Widin, Insurance Law
- Douglas Wood, Advertising Law
- Colin Wrabley, Appellate Practice
- Alan York, Appellate Practice
- Lee Zoeller, Tax Law and Litigation and Controversy - Tax