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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