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114 Lippes Mathias Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

August 21, 2026 | Press Releases

Lippes Mathias LLP is pleased to announce that 114 of its attorneys across 12 offices—Albany, Buffalo, Chicago, Clarence, Cleveland, Jacksonville, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Tampa, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach—have earned recognition in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, The Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year, and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.

Widely regarded as the legal profession’s preeminent peer-review guide, Best Lawyers bases each edition’s selections solely on confidential evaluations submitted by practicing attorneys nationwide.

The following Lippes Mathias attorneys received 2027 Lawyer of the Year recognition from The Best Lawyers in America, with their respective practice areas listed below:

Buffalo, N.Y.

Johnny A. Mueller – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Andrew M. Wilson – Immigration Law

Syracuse, N.Y.

Marc S. Beckman – Health Care Law

Listed below are Lippes Mathias attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, followed by their respective practice areas:

Albany, N.Y.

Conor E. Brownell – Commercial Litigation
Matthew L. Hosford – Health Care Law
Keith R. Jacques – Government Relations Practice; Labor Law - Union
Anoush Koroghlian-Scott – Health Care Law
Lawrence H. Schaefer – Labor Law - Union
David E. Siegfeld – Elder Law
Karl J. Sleight – Commercial Litigation
Scott E. Thompson – Trademark Law

Buffalo, N.Y.

Scott S. Allen, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brian J. Bocketti – Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Kevin J. Cross – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Litigation
Jillian E. Deck – Banking and Finance Law
Courtney Donahue Tasner – Trusts and Estates; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Thomas J. Fennell – Real Estate Law
Raymond L. Fink – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
John J. Flynn – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Municipal
Nisha V. Fontaine – Immigration Law
Scott E. Friedman – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
Thomas J. Gaffney – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Steven S. Grieco – Corporate Law
Hon. Carol E. Heckman (Ret.) – Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mediation; Native American Law
Margaret A. Hurley – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
Gregory T. Ivancic – Corporate Law
Elizabeth M. Klarin – Immigration Law
John J. Koeppel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Nathaniel J. Kuzma – Employment Law - Management
Brendan H. Little – Commercial Litigation
Christian M. Lovelace – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law
Ricky P. Luthra – Real Estate Law
Brian C. Mahoney – Commercial Litigation
Eileen M. Martin – Immigration Law
Kirstie A. Means – Commercial Litigation
Kevin T. Merriman – Insurance Law
Paul A. Mitchell – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Johnny A. Mueller – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Sean M. O’Brien – Commercial Litigation
Helen Osgood – Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Jennifer C. Persico – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Municipal; Litigation - Real Estate; Municipal Law
Brendan J. Rich – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Amy Habib Rittling – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Mediation
Meghann N. Roehl – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Paul J. Schulz – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Blaine S. Schwartz – Real Estate Law
Tessa R. Scott – Commercial Litigation
Ryan V. Stearns – Real Estate Law
Charles E. Telford III – Trusts and Estates
Dennis C. Vacco – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Paul F. Wells – Real Estate Law
Andrew M. Wilson – Immigration Law

Chicago, Ill.

Joshua R. Rich – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law

Clarence, N.Y.

Gary P. Bluestein – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
Daniel F. Brown – Commercial Litigation

Cleveland, Ohio

Joseph D. Dreher – Copyright Law; Patent Law
Jude A. Fry – Litigation - Intellectual Property
Richard M. Klein – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property

Jacksonville, Fla.

Daniel D. Akel – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
Edward C. Akel – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
Alessandro A. Apolito – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Helen S. Atter – Corporate Law
Kathleen H. Cold – Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Patricia M. Dodson – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Musa K. Farmand – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Jason C. Hill – Real Estate Law
H. Leon Holbrook III – Corporate Law
Michael J. Lufkin – Employment Law - Management
Thomas R. Ray – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Bethany Ray Reichard – Commercial Litigation
Robert G. Riegel, Jr. – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Christopher A. Walker – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

New York, N.Y.

Matthew D. Asbell – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law

Rochester, N.Y.

Alan R. Feldstein – Real Estate Law
Kelly S. Foss – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Svetlana K. Ivy – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Amy L. Reichhart – Environmental Law
Jeremy J. Wolk – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law

Syracuse, N.Y.

Marc S. Beckman – Health Care Law
Stephen H. Cohen – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Health Care Law
Michael J. Compagni – Health Care Law
Bruce A. Smith – Health Care Law
Laura L. Spring – Litigation - Labor and Employment

Washington, D.C.

Klint A. Cowan – Native American Law
Brendan P. Kelleher – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
Michael G. Rossetti – Native American Law
Bryan C. Shade – Native American Law

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Michael R. Bakst – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Conrad Damon – Real Estate Law
Michael J Posner – Real Estate Law
Cathleen D. Ward – Real Estate Law
Philip H. Ward III – Real Estate Law
A. Max Zaretsky – Real Estate Law

Below are the Lippes Mathias attorneys selected for the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, along with their respective practice areas:

Albany, N.Y.

Juliana E. Piemonte – Labor and Employment Law - Employee
John M. Tuppen – Labor and Employment Law - Employee

Buffalo, N.Y.

Vadim V. Belous – Real Estate Law
Richard R. Capote – Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
Hannah E. Cominsky – Commercial Litigation
Ashley R. Drzymala – Real Estate Law
Kennedy A. Farr – Health Care Law
J. Tyler Finn – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Donell L. Gibson, Jr. – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
MacKenzie E. Hamill – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christopher J. Kolber – Corporate Law
Anthony M. Kroese – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Real Estate Law
Gregory T. Measer – Health Care Law
Mitchell J. Ream – Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Thomas R. Southard – Commercial Litigation
Carmen A. Vacco – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Jacksonville, Fla.

Mark D. Canfield – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law

Rochester, N.Y.

Megan N. Ha – Banking and Finance Law
Alexis B. Telga – Banking and Finance Law

Tampa, Fla.

Marshall J. Kobrin – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Matthew H. Maizes – Corporate Law
Sara A. Qureshi – Corporate Law

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Samantha L. Gozlan – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Spencer R. Sater – Commercial Litigation

About Lippes Mathias LLP

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm ranked among the top 200 law firms in the U.S. by size, with nearly 230 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.

Year after year, Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. For more information, visit www.lippes.com.

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