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August 18, 2022

130 Barclay Damon Attorneys Listed in 2023 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™

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.

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