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227 Reed Smith U.S. lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers 2025

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227 Reed Smith U.S. lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers 2025

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Reed Smith announces that 11 of its lawyers are receiving prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designations in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

In addition, the global law firm reports that 169 of its lawyers are recognized on “Best Lawyers” lists, and 58 of the firm’s younger lawyers are featured in a refreshed “Ones to Watch” list.

The following Reed Smith Lawyers earned 2025 Lawyer of the Year designations:

Monique Bhargava, Advertising Law

James Cooper, Insurance Law

Craig Enochs, Derivatives and Futures Law

James Martin, Appellate Practice

Brian Mitchell, Litigation - Banking and Finance

Robert Riddle, Patent Law

Andrew Roman, Insurance Law

Timothy Royden Rupp, Corporate Law

Paul Singer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

David Weiss, Insurance Law

Lee Zoeller, Litigation and Controversy – Tax

The Lawyer of the Year award is presented to just one lawyer per year in each practice area and geographic region.The Best Lawyers list is peer-selected and represents the top 5% of all practicing lawyers in the United States, Best Lawyers says. Several Reed Smith lawyers were recommended in more than one category. The 2025 edition includes the following Reed Smith lawyers:

Efren Acosta, Corporate Law

Omar Alaniz, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Arthur Armstrong, Insurance Law

Jeffrey Aromatorio, Corporate Law

José Astigarraga, Arbitration and Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration – Governmental; and Litigation - Banking and Finance

Keith Miles Aurzada, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy

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

Lawrence Benjamin, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Real Estate Law

Felipe Berer, Corporate Law and International Mergers and Acquisitions

Monique Bhargava, Advertising Law

J. David Bickham, Commercial Litigation

Daniel Booker, Antitrust Law and Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law and Litigation – Antitrust

John Bovich, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent

Elizabeth Brandon, Litigation – Securities and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

James Brennan, Real Estate Law

J. Michael Brown, Banking and Finance Law

Michael Brown, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Keri Bruce, Advertising Law

Benton Burroughs, Jr., Corporate Law

Douglas Cameron, Insurance Law

Raymond Cardozo, Appellate Practice

Peter Chassman, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent and Patent Law

Calvin Cobb III, Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates

Selina Coleman, Health Care Law and Litigation - Health Care and Qui Tam Law

Michael Cooley, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy

James Cooper, Insurance Law

Sarah Cummings Stewart, Health Care Law

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

John Ellison, Insurance Law

Craig Enochs, Derivatives and Futures Law and Energy Law

Scott Esterbrook, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Financial Services Regulation Law

S. Brian Farmer, Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law and Venture Capital 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

Jennifer Gardner, Corporate Law

Michele Haydel Gehrke, Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment

Melissa Geist, Health Care Law

Mark Goldstein, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Betty S.W. Graumlich, Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment

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, Litigation – Environmental and Oil and Gas Law

David Halbreich, Insurance Law

Jason Hazlewood, Commercial Litigation

Curt Heffler, Real Estate Law

Seth Herring, Litigation - Intellectual Property

Brian Himmel, Insurance Law

Leo Hitt, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law

Dan Hofmeister, Jr., Litigation - Insurance

Carol Honigberg, Real Estate 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

Gary Johnson, Oil and Gas Law

Rebecca Jones McKnight, FDA Law

Mel Justak, Trusts and Estates

Dusty Elias Kirk, Real Estate Law

Justin Kontul, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Benjamin Koplin, Health Care Law

Michael Kostiew, Real Estate Law

Alfred Kyle, Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law

Timothy Law, Insurance Law

James Lawlor, Banking and Finance Law

Jeffrey Layne, Health Care Law and Litigation – Health Care

Samuel Lee, Real Estate Law

Lucas Liben, Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law

Carol Colborn 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

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, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Matthew Mck. Mohn, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Paulo McKeeby, Litigation - Labor and Employment

James McNair, Trusts and Estates

Joseph Metro, Health Care Law

Kelley Miller, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law and Trusts and Estates

Steven Miller, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Brian Mitchell, Litigation - Banking and Finance

Paul Moak, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy

Andrew Muha, Insurance Law

Edward Mullen, Government Relations Practice

Edward Mullins, Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration - Governmental

Stanley Nardoni, Insurance Law

Robert Newman, Advertising Law and Privacy and Data Security Law

William Overend, Litigation - Intellectual Property

Ben Patton, Environmental Law

Noel Paul, Insurance Law

Daniel Peck, Jr., Banking and Finance Law

C. Stanton Perry, Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law

Robert Phillips, Trademark Law

Robert Phillpott, Tax Law

Ann Pille, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Rachael Pontikes, FDA Law

Stephen Raptis, Insurance Law

Traci Rea, Commercial Litigation

Edward Rhyne, Jr., Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

S. William Richter, Banking and Finance Law

Robert Riddle, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law

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, Arbitration and International Arbitration - Commercial

Andrew Roman, Insurance Law

Carolyn Rosenberg, Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance

Brian Rostocki, Commercial Litigation

Timothy Royden Rupp, Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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

Michael Sanders, Health Care Law

James Sanders, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Ronald Scharnberg, Tax Law

Bradley Schmarak, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Charles Seaman, Real Estate Law

Katherine Seikaly, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

William Sheridan, Litigation - Antitrust

Michael Sherman, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television and Entertainment Law - Music

John Shugrue, Insurance Law

Christian Simonds, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television

John Simonis, Real Estate Law

Paul Singer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bet-the-Company Litigation and Litigation – Bankruptcy

Luke Sizemore, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, Commercial Litigation and Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law

Kyle Sollie, Tax Law

Louis Solomon, Commercial Litigation

Nigel Stark, Technology Law

Gerard Stegmaier, Privacy and Data Security Law

George Stewart II, Insurance Law

Thomas Suddath, Jr., Corporate Compliance Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Matthew Tashman, Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Karl Thallner, Jr., Health Care Law

Robert Vilter, Energy Law

John Vishneski III, Insurance Law

Arnd Von Waldow, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jill Vorobiev, Employment Law - Management

Lawrence Waks, Copyright Law

Gary Walker, Corporate Law

Chris Watt, Commercial Litigation

Kim Watterson, Appellate Practice

Matthew Weaver, Insurance Law

Jeffrey Weimer, Commercial Litigation

David Weiss, Insurance Law

Justin Werner, Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law

Douglas Widin, Insurance Law

Colin Wrabley, Appellate Practice

Dianna Calaboyias Wyrick, Commercial Litigation

Alan York, Appellate Practice

Lee Zoeller, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law

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