August 18, 2022—Barclay Damon had 109 attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America® and 21 attorneys recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ 2023 editions. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.
In addition to their inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, eight attorneys are also recognized by Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year”: Corey Auerbach (Buffalo – Land Use and Zoning Law), Kevin Bezio (Albany – Public Finance Law), Ilan Markus (New Haven – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law), Penny Mason (New Haven – Litigation – Health Care), Tim Muck (Rochester – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law), Tony Piazza (Rochester – Insurance Law), Carol Snider (Buffalo – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants), and Gerry Stack (Syracuse – Tax Law).
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – Albany office:
- Melissa Bennett: Public Finance Law
- Kevin Bezio: Public Finance Law
- Connie Cahill: Public Finance Law
- Linda Clark: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- David Cost: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Bill Foster: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Yvonne Hennessey: Litigation – Environmental
- Paul Kietzman: Health Care Law
- Eugene Laks: Health Care Law
- Michael Murphy: Civil Rights Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ned Trombly: Real Estate Law
- Melissa Zambri: Health Care Law
2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ – Albany office:
- Brienna Christiano: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Samuel Chubb: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- Dena DeFazio: Health Care Law
- Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp: Health Care Law
- Amanda Fitzgerald: Public Finance Law
- Naresh Kannan: Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Amanda Miller: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Meaghan Murphy: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Genevieve Trigg: Land Use and Zoning Law
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – Boston office:
- Ken Bello: Employment Law – Management
- 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; Litigation – Labor and Employment
2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ – Boston office:
- Siobhan Tolan: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – Buffalo office:
- Corey Auerbach: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Susan Benz: Health Care Law
- Eric Bloom: Commercial Litigation
- Danielle Cardamone: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Victoria D’Angelo: Trusts and Estates
- Rich Day: Corporate Law
- Nick DiCesare: Commercial Litigation
- Jim Domagalski: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jen Flannery: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- John Gaughan: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Herb Glose: Banking and Finance Law
- Chris Greene: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Bob Heary: Employment Law – Management
- Frank Heller: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
- David Luzon: Tax Law; 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
- Charlie Martorana: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Ray McCabe: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
- Mark McNamara: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Jim Milbrand: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Gary Mucci: Corporate Law
- Randy Oppenheimer: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert Portin: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Gust Pullman: Corporate Law
- Vince Saccomando: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Carol Snider: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Kevin Szczepanski: Insurance Law
- Clark Trow: Real Estate Law
- Cathy Wettlaufer: Trusts and Estates
2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ – Buffalo office:
- Ryan Altieri: Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Megan Bahas: Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Andrew Carroll: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel Coleman: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Ali Fatmi: Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Ari Goldberg: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Ari Kwiatkowski: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Sarah O'Brien: Commercial Litigation
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – New Haven office:
- Lizz Acee: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Charles Andres: Commercial Litigation; 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; Commercial Litigation
- Penny Mason: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – New York office:
- Sharon Brown: Public Finance Law
- Lauren Wachtler: Commercial Litigation
2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ – New York office:
- Scott Fleischer: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – 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
- Susan Schultz Laluk: Corporate Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jerry Mackey: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tim Muck: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses 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: Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Nick Scarfone: Tax Law
- Karen Schaefer: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Tara Sciortino: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Steve Tranelli: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Tom Walsh: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Mark Whitford: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Joe Wilson: Insurance Law
2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – Syracuse office:
- Lee Alcott: Commercial Litigation
- Will Barclay: Corporate Law
- Robert Barrer: Commercial Litigation
- Jim Canfield: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Rick Capozza: Environmental Law
- Fran Ciardullo: Health Care Law
- Brenda Colella: Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law
- John Cook: Commercial Litigation
- Peter Crossett: Energy Law
- 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: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- 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
- Gabe Nugent: 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: Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Paul Vellano Jr.: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ – Syracuse office:
- Alexandra Locke: Banking and Finance Law
- Rob Thorpe: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management
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 barclaydamon.com.