Barclay Damon had 124 attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America® and 49 attorneys recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ 2025 editions. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.
In addition to their inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, five attorneys are also recognized by Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year”: Lisa Arrington (Rochester – Elder Law), Fran Ciardullo (Syracuse – Health Care Law), Yvonne Hennessey (Albany – Litigation – Environmental), Charlie Martorana (Buffalo – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law), and Rachelle Nuhfer (Rochester – Trusts and Estates).
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – Albany office:
- Melissa Bennett: Public Finance Law
- Kevin Bezio: Public Finance Law
- Neil Breslin: Trusts and Estates
- Connie Cahill: Public Finance Law
- Linda Clark: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Bill Foster: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Yvonne Hennessey: Litigation – Environmental
- Michael Murphy: Civil Rights Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ned Trombly: Real Estate Law
- Melissa Zambri: Health Care Law
2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America – Albany office:
- Brienna Braman: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Kaitlynn Chopra: Trusts and Estates
- Dena DeFazio: Health Care Law
- AbiDemi Donovan: Commercial Litigation
- Leila Dwyer: Public Finance Law
- Amanda Fitzgerald: Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
- Kyra Ganswith: Commercial Litigation
- Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp: Health Care Law
- Naresh Kannan: Communications Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
- Katie Kemp: Real Estate Law
- Daniel Martucci: Professional Malpractice Law
- Amanda Miller: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law
- Meaghan Murphy: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- David Solimeno: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Energy Law
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – Boston office:
- Ken Bello: Employment Law – Management
- Dan Blake: Employment Law – Management
- Jim Carroll: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Carolyn Marcotte Crowley: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Harry Daniels: Commercial Litigation
- Stephen Oleskey: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Nick Pompeo: Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Joe Stanganelli: Commercial Litigation
- Brian Whiteley: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – Buffalo office:
- Corey Auerbach: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Danielle Cardamone: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Roger Cominsky: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Victoria D’Angelo: Trusts and Estates
- Rich Day: Corporate Law
- Nick DiCesare: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Jim Domagalski: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Meghan Dwyer: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Mike Ferdman: Construction Law
- Jen Flannery: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Larry Gallick: Corporate Law
- Herb Glose: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care 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
- Jennifer Leonardi: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- 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; Litigation – ERISA
- Charlie Martorana: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Ray McCabe: Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
- Mark McNamara: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Jim Milbrand: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Michael Moore: Corporate Law
- Gary Mucci: Corporate Law
- Andy Oppenheimer: Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Robert Portin: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Gust Pullman: Corporate Law
- Heidi Ruchala: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Vince Saccomando: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Carol Snider: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Kevin Szczepanski: Insurance Law
- Clark Trow: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Cathy Wettlaufer: Trusts and Estates
2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America – Buffalo office:
- Megan Bahas: Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Andrew Carroll: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel Coleman: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Bridget Daley Atkinson: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law
- C. J. Englert: Commercial Litigation
- Ari Goldberg: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Jordan Kilijanski: Corporate Law
- Briana Krawczyk: Trusts and Estates
- Ari Kwiatkowski: Insurance Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Rex McKeon: Corporate Law
- Sarah O’Brien: Commercial Litigation
- Lisa Zaccagnino: Trusts and Estates
2025 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: Litigation – Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Mike Caldwell: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Brian Donnell: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Dan Elliott: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Nic Ferland: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Real Estate Law
- 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
- Brian Rich: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – New York office:
- Sharon Brown: Public Finance Law
2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America – New York office:
- Xun Chen: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Scott Fleischer: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Amanda Rhodes: Health Care Law
- Carolyn Trespasz: Public Finance Law
- Benjamin Zakarin: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – Rochester office:
- Lisa Arrington: Elder Law
- Tom Cronmiller: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Sanjeev Devabhakthuni: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Production Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Terry Emmens: Trusts and Estates
- Sheila Gaddis: Health Care Law
- Jim Grossman: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Susan Schultz Laluk: Copyright Law; Corporate Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jerry Mackey: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Danielle Mettler-LaFeir: Energy Law; Environmental Law
- Tim Muck: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Rachelle Nuhfer: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Glenn Pezzulo: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tony Piazza: Insurance Law
- Cassandra Rich: Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Scott Rogoff: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Roy Rotenberg: Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Paul Sanders: Commercial Litigation
- Nick Scarfone: Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Karen Schaefer: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Tara Sciortino: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tom Walsh: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Mark Whitford: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Joe Wilson: Insurance Law
2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America – Rochester office:
- Amanda Delle Donne: Corporate Law
- Jason Klimek: Corporate Law
- Matt Smith: Commercial Litigation
- Bridget Steele: Health Care Law
- Earl Storrs III: Insurance Law
- Jessica Tariq: Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – Syracuse office:
- Lee Alcott: Commercial Litigation
- Will Barclay: Corporate Law
- Robert Barrer: Commercial Litigation
- Teresa Bennett: Commercial Litigation
- David Burch: Commercial Litigation
- Jim Canfield: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Rick Capozza: Energy Law; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law
- Chris Centore: Banking and Finance Law
- Fran Ciardullo: Health Care Law
- Brenda Colella: Energy Law; Oil and Gas 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
- Jim Evans: Commercial Litigation
- Zach Forward: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- Dan French: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Bill Gilberti: Environmental Law
- Chris Harrigan: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John Kelepurovski: Corporate Law
- John Langan: Commercial Litigation
- Matthew Larkin: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Rob Liddell: Commercial Litigation
- Kevin McAuliffe: Project Finance Law
- Buster Melvin: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Doug Nash: Commercial Litigation
- Patty Naughton: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
- Kevin Newman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
- Mike Oropallo: Copyright Law
- Kevin Roe: Commercial Litigation
- 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
- Heather Sunser: Banking and Finance Law
2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America – Syracuse office:
- Kayla Arias: Commercial Litigation
- Nick Constantino: Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Alexandra Dimon: Banking and Finance Law
- Menachem Fischman: Corporate Law
- Danielle Katz: Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Nicole Mastrocinque: Commercial Litigation
- Jon McSherry: Corporate Law; Tax Law
- J. J. Pelligra: Commercial Litigation
- Cory Poplawski: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Karina Shahine: Corporate Law
- Robert Thorpe: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Michael Whittaker: Banking and Finance Law
2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America – Washington DC office:
- Judah Lifschitz: Construction Law
- Steve Schram: Real Estate 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 regional law firm that operates from a strategic platform of offices in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington DC, and Toronto. Our firm serves clients across the country and, for some practices, provides US legal services around the globe. For more information, visit our award-winning website at barclaydamon.com.