August 19, 2021—Barclay Damon had 95 attorneys included in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® as Best Lawyers as well as 20 attorneys included in the Ones to Watch category. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.
In addition to their inclusion on this list, four attorneys are also recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”: Susan Benz (Buffalo – Health Care Law), Penny Mason (New Haven), Stephen Oleskey (Boston), and Karen Schaefer (Rochester – Trusts and Estates).
“We are immensely proud of our talented attorneys, who are key components to Barclay Damon’s success,” Connie Cahill, the firm’s managing partner, said. “These industry leaders, some of whom are listed for the first time, deserve to be acknowledged as exemplary legal practitioners who are dedicated to serving their clients.”
2022 Best Lawyers – Albany office:
- Kevin Bezio: Public Finance Law
- Connie Cahill: Public Finance Law
- Linda Clark: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- David Cost: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Brian Culnan: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Bill Foster: Insurance Law
- Yvonne Hennessey: Litigation – Environmental
- Michael Murphy: Civil Rights Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ned Trombly: Real Estate Law
- Melissa Zambri: Health Care Law
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Albany office:
- Eric Brenner: Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
- Brienna Christiano: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Mary Connolly: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp: Health Care Law
- Genevieve Trigg: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Kadeem Wolliaston: Commercial Litigation
2022 Best Lawyers – Boston office:
- Dan Blake: Employment Law – Management
- Carolyn Marcotte Crowley: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Harry Daniels: Commercial Litigation
- Stephen Oleskey: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Joe Stanganelli: Commercial Litigation
- Brian Whiteley: Commercial Litigation
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Boston office:
- Siobhan Tolan: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law
2022 Best Lawyers – Buffalo office:
- Corey Auerbach: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Susan Benz: Health Care Law
- Tim Cashmore: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jim Domagalski: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Jen Flannery: Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- John Gaughan: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Jim Gormley: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Chris Greene: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Vince Hauber: Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Bob Heary: Employment Law – Management
- Frank Heller: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
- David Luzon: Trusts and Estates
- Gary Maas: Corporate Law
- Peter Marlette: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Art Marrapese: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mark McNamara: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Jim Milbrand: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Randy Oppenheimer: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert Portin: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Gust Pullman: Corporate Law
- Sharyn Rogers: Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Vince Saccomando: Insurance Law
- Carol Snider: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Kevin Szczepanski: Insurance Law
- Cathy Wettlaufer: Trusts and Estates
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Buffalo office:
- Ryan Altieri: Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Megan Bahas: Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Paul Bartlett: Health Care Law
- Andrew Carroll: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel Coleman: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Ari Goldberg: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Arianna Kwiatkowski: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Alexandra Lugo: Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Sarah O’Brien: Commercial Litigation
- Samantha Podlas: Banking and Finance Law
2022 Best Lawyers – Clarence office:
- Victoria D’Angelo: Trusts and Estates
- Jeff Palumbo: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
2022 Best Lawyers – New Haven office:
- Lizz Acee: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Charles Andres: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Deke Bowerman: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Brian Donnell: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Nic Ferland: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Ilan Markus: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Penny Mason: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – New Haven office:
- Shaleem Yaqoob: Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law
2022 Best Lawyers – New York office:
- Lauren Wachtler: Commercial Litigation
2022 Best Lawyers – Rochester office:
- Tom Cronmiller: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Sanjeev Devabhakthuni: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Terry Emmens: Trusts and Estates
- Jim Grossman: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- John Lowe: Corporate Law
- Jerry Mackey: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tim Muck: Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Corporate Law
- Rachelle Nuhfer: Trusts and Estates
- Glenn Pezzulo: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tony Piazza: Insurance Law
- Scott Rogoff: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Roy Rotenberg: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Nick Scarfone: Tax Law
- Karen Schaefer: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Steve Tranelli: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Tom Walsh: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Mark Whitford: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Rochester office:
- Brittany Lawrence: Education Law
2022 Best Lawyers – Syracuse office:
- Lee Alcott: Commercial Litigation
- Will Barclay: Corporate Law
- Robert Barrer: Commercial Litigation
- Jim Canfield: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Fran Ciardullo: Health Care Law
- John Cook: Commercial Litigation
- Marcy Robinson Dembs: Trusts and Estates
- Jon Devendorf: Commercial Litigation
- Jeff Dove: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Dan French: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Bill Gilberti: Environmental Law
- Chris Harrigan: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Peter Hubbard: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Mitch Katz: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Real Estate
- Matthew Larkin: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Andrew Leja: Environmental Law
- Kevin McAuliffe: Project Finance Law
- Buster Melvin: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Doug Nash: Commercial Litigation
- Kevin Newman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
- Mike Oropallo: Copyright Law
- Kevin Roe: Environmental Law
- Jack Rudnick: Corporate Law
- Michael Sciotti: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John Sindoni: Real Estate Law
- Lynn Smith: Corporate Law
- Gerry Stack: Tax Law
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Syracuse office:
- Julie Cahill: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law
Barclay Damon attorneys team across offices and practices to provide customized, targeted solutions grounded in industry knowledge and a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses. With nearly 300 attorneys, Barclay Damon is a leading law firm that operates from a strategic platform of offices located in the Northeastern United States and Toronto. For more information, visit our award-winning website at www.barclaydamon.com.