Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, announced that 49 of the firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and seven attorneys were selected to the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
The attorneys selected by Best Lawyers® and their areas of recognition are:
Peter H. Abdella: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Kenneth W. Africano: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
Richard E. Alexander: Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John A. Anderson: Real Estate Law
Thomas R. Anderson: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jerauld E. Brydges: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation –
Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities
Jeffery J. Calabrese: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Joseph G. Casion: Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Corporate Law
Margaret A. Catillaz: Immigration Law
Theresa A. Conroy: Labor Law – Management
Gregory J. Coughlin: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Leslie M. Connolly: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use
and Zoning
Phillip A. Delmont: Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Megan K. Dorritie: Commercial Litigation
Mario C. Fallone: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Brian M. Feldman: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Qui Tam Law
David R. Ferris: Trusts and Estates
Philip R. Fileri: Health Care Law
Joshua E. Gewolb: Tax Law
F. Paul Greene: Privacy and Data Security Law
Amy L. Hemenway: Litigation – Labor and Employment; Labor Law – Management; Employment Law – Management
Paul W. Holloway: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
John G. Horn: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
William A. Hoy IV: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Thomas J. Hurley: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
James M. Jenkins: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Daniel R. Kinel: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
David M. Kresock: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ross P. Lanzafame: Health Care Law
Anthony T. Lee: Elder Law; Trusts and Estates
Anthony D. Mancinelli: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and
Acquisitions Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Michael R. McEvoy: Tax Law
Frank A. Novak: Immigration Law
Christine M. O’Connor: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Martin W. O’Toole: Elder Law; Trusts and Estates
Christopher M. Potash: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
Kelly A. Pronti: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Rowland Richards: Patent Law
Patrick J. Quigley: Real Estate Law
Brian B. Shaw: Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent;
Patent Law; Trademark Law
Erika N.D. Stanat: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Mediation
Paul D. Sylvestri: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation –
Environmental; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Patrick M. Tomovic: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Edward (Ted) H. Townsend: Health Care Law
Jeffrey A. Wadsworth: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
Robert C. Weissflach: Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Employment Law –
Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor and
Employment
Mark R. Wilson: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Craig S. Wittlin: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard T. Yarmel: Health Care Law
The attorneys selected by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and their areas of recognition are:
Daniel J. Altieri: Commercial Litigation
Jessica N. Clemente: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Timothy W. Menasco: Intellectual Property Law
Lauren R. Mendolera: Insurance Law
Sarah A. Pellerin: Real Estate Law
Laura K. Schwalbe: Commercial Litigation
Edward M. Stone: Venture Capital Law
Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 50,000 leading attorneys provided more than 6.7 million detailed evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch selection recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.