August 21, 2020—Barclay Damon had 83 attorneys included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® as Best Lawyers as well as 13 attorneys included in the new Ones to Watch category. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.
In addition to their inclusion on the list, two attorneys are also recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”: Jeff Palumbo (Clarence – Land Use and Zoning Law) and Bob Heary (Buffalo – Employment Law – Management).
“Each one of these attorneys deserves their recognition in Best Lawyers as both notable legal practitioners and strong leaders who contribute to Barclay Damon’s success and growth each day,” John Langan, the firm’s managing partner, said. “It’s especially exciting to see so many of our new lateral hires on this list, including many of the former LeClairRyan attorneys who joined us in September 2019.”
2021 Best Lawyers – Albany office:
- Kevin Bezio: Public Finance Law
- Linda Clark: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Brian Culnan: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Yvonne Hennessey: Litigation – Environmental
- Michael Murphy: Civil Rights Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ned Trombly: Real Estate Law
- Melissa Zambri: Health Care Law
2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Albany office:
- Brenda Baddam: Commercial Litigation
- Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp: Health Care Law
- Steven Mach: Insurance Law
2021 Best Lawyers – Boston office:
- Dan Blake: Employment Law – Management
- Stephen Oleskey: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Joe Stanganelli: Commercial Litigation
- Brian Whiteley: Commercial Litigation
2021 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
- Jen Flannery: Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- 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; Litigation – ERISA
- Dennis McCoy: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- 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
- Vince Saccomando: Insurance Law
- Carol Snider: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Kevin Szczepanski: Insurance Law
- Cathy Wettlaufer: Trusts and Estates
- Fred Wolf: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
- Gregory Zini: Commercial Litigation
2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Buffalo office:
- Ryan Altieri: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Paul Bartlett: Health Care Law
- Aleece Burgio: Commercial Litigation
- Dan Coleman: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Arianna Kwiatkowski: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Sarah O’Brien: Commercial Litigation
2021 Best Lawyers – Clarence office:
- Victoria D'Angelo: Trusts and Estates
- Jeff Palumbo: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
2021 Best Lawyers – New Haven office:
- Lizz Acee: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- 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
2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – New Haven office:
- Shaleem Yaqoob: Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law
2021 Best Lawyers: New York office
- Lauren Wachtler: Commercial Litigation
2021 Best Lawyers – Rochester office:
- Tom Cronmiller: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Sanjeev Devabhakthuni: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Terry Emmens: Trusts and Estates
- Jim Grossman: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Tim Muck: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Rachelle Nuhfer: Trusts and Estates
- 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
- Rob Shaddock: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Steve Tranelli: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Tom Walsh: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Jack Weider: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Mark Whitford: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
2021 Best Lawyers – Syracuse office:
- Lee Alcott: Commercial Litigation
- Will Barclay: Corporate Law
- Robert Barrer: Commercial Litigation
- Jim Canfield: Corporate Law
- Eric Charlton: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization 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
- Tom Fucillo: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Chris Harrigan: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- 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
- Mike Oropallo: Copyright Law
- Michael Sciotti: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John Sindoni: Real Estate Law
- Gerry Stack: Tax Law
2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Syracuse office:
- Anneliese Aliasso: Commercial Litigation
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