Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that attorneys from the firm were named to the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review.
Baltimore
Attorneys from the firm’s Baltimore, Maryland office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Dan Altchek, Harriet E. Cooperman and Gary B. Eidelman for employment law management, labor law management, and labor and employment litigation; Edward J. Baines for commercial litigation; Carville B. Collins for energy law and administrative / regulatory law; Sherry H. Flax for copyright law, intellectual property litigation, and trademark law; Geoffrey Gamble and Jonathan A. Singer for commercial litigation; John J. Ghingher for business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships) and corporate law; Jeffrey S. Glaser for trusts and estates, trusts and estates litigation, and tax law; James E. Goodrich and Howard R. Majev for real estate law; Laura L. Katzfor health care law; Howard B. Miller, Eric G. Orlinsky and Marshall B. Paul for corporate law; Kimberly J. Min for corporate law and real estate law; Charles O. Monk, II for antitrust, bankruptcy, intellectual property and securities litigation; Eileen D. O'Brien for trusts and estates; Thomas K. Prevas for environmental law and environmental litigation; Gregory E. Rapisarda for land use and zoning law; Harry D. Shapiro for tax law and litigation and controversy – tax; Mark A. Simanowith for commercial litigation and labor and employment litigation; and Jason M. St. John for commercial and real estate litigation.
Attorneys from the Baltimore office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Brian D. Meltzer for corporate governance and compliance law, corporate law, leveraged buyouts and private equity law, and mergers and acquisitions law; and Douglas A. Sampson for commercial litigation and real estate law.
Boston
Attorneys from the firm’s Boston, Massachusetts office named to The Best Lawyers in America list were Aloke S. Chakravarty for criminal defense: white-collar; Brian Landry for patent law; Joseph D. Lipchitz for commercial litigation; Sally E. Michael for real estate law; Steven C. Reingold for bankruptcy litigation; Jeffrey S. Robbins for commercial litigation and first amendment law; and Tal M. Unrad for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law.
Attorneys from the Boston office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Michael T. Sandfort for banking and finance law, closely held companies and family business law, and mergers and acquisitions law; and Jacob A. Tosti for commercial litigation, labor and employment law management, and labor and employment litigation.
Chesterbrook
Attorneys from the firm’s Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania office named to The Best Lawyers in America list were Michael S. Burg for real estate law; Gregory J. Davis, David J. Falcone and John C. Snyder for land use and zoning law and real estate law; Scott D. Patterson for information technology law and technology law; John F. Stoviak for environmental litigation; and Elizabeth U. Witmer for land use and zoning law, real estate law and utilities law.
From the Chesterbrook office, Blaine R. Feinauer was selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for commercial litigation.
Chicago
From the firm’s Chicago, Illinois office, attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were George P. Apostolides and Barry A. Chatz for bankruptcy litigation and bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law; Roy L Bernstein for environmental law and health care law; Justin K. Beyer for commercial litigation and trade secrets law; William T. 'Toby' Eveland and Howard J. Swibel for commercial litigation; David A. Golin for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law; Barry R. Katz for real estate law; Candice L. Kline for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law and commercial litigation; Robert E. McKenzie for tax law; Mark F. Miller for business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships); James A. Morsch for antitrust law; Joe R. Ourth for health care law; James T. Rohlfing for construction law; and Jay P. Tarshis for trusts and estates.
Attorneys from the Chicago office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Andrew Bollinger, Tom Laser and Michael Pollockfor commercial litigation; Brandon R. Clark for commercial litigation, insurance law and construction litigation; and Thomas Goodwyn for real estate law.
Fort Lauderdale
Attorneys from the firm’s Fort Lauderdale, Florida office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Steven Appelbaum for commercial litigation; Lisa Colon for construction law and real estate law; and Michael Denberg for real estate law.
Harrisburg
From the firm’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office, attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America list were Andrew T. Bockis for energy law, environmental law, and environmental litigation; Michael A. Finio for antitrust litigation; Matthew M. Haar for commercial litigation and insurance litigation; and William W. Warren for construction law and real estate law.
From the Harrisburg office, John R. Dixon was selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for real estate law.
Los Angeles
Attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles, California office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Thomas C. Aikin, Joi Morris, Rebekah E. Swan and Geraldine A. Wyle for trusts and estates litigation; Jeryll S. Cohen for trusts and estates litigation and trusts and estates; Damon M. Juha, Tom Sestanovich and Bruce M. Smiley for real estate law; Stephen Ma for entertainment law- music; Fred Marcus and Linda J. Retz for trusts and estates; and Theodore B. Stolman for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law.
Attorneys from the Los Angeles office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Matthew Baker for trusts and estates litigation and trusts and estates; Christine Ciarlo for real estate law; and Adam W. Guerrero for land use and zoning law and real estate law.
Miami
Attorneys from the firm’s Miami, Florida office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Louis P. Archambault, Luis Flores, Kevin Grossfeld, Anthony Kang and David Shear for real estate law; Juan C. Martinez for commercial litigation, construction law, and real estate law; Julian Montero for corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law; and Jeffrey B. Shapiro for product liability litigation – defendants and commercial litigation.
From the Miami office, Teo Victoria was selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for real estate law.
Minneapolis
Attorneys from the firm’s Minneapolis, Minnesota office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Nancy Quattlebaum Burke for environmental law; Alfred W. Coleman for mergers and acquisitions law; Andy Daly for employee benefits (ERISA) law; and Courtland C. Merrill for commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation.
From the Minneapolis office, David Y. Sartorio was selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law.
New York
From the New York office, Laurie A. Kamaiko was selected to The Best Lawyers in America list for insurance law. Stephanie L. Denker was selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for commercial litigation and Erik P. Pramschufer was selected for labor and employment law management.
Newark
Attorneys from the firm’s Newark, New Jersey office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Colleen A. Foley for energy law, energy regulatory law, and water law; Stephen B. Genzer for energy law and water law; Charles M. Lizza and Sarah A. Sullivan for commercial litigation; and Stephen B. Ravin for bankruptcy litigation and bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law.
From the Newark office, Alex Callo was selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for intellectual property litigation.
Orange County
From the Orange County, California office, Valisa A. Carney was selected to The Best Lawyers in America list for trusts and estates. .
Philadelphia
Attorneys from the firm’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Bruce D. Armon for health care law; Justin C. Danilewitz for criminal defense: white-collar; Cathleen M. Devlin for environmental law; Kathryn R. Doyle for patent law; Martin J. Doyle, Jennifer K. Peterson, John P. Pierce, Frederick D. Strober and Erik F. Williams for real estate law; Richard T. Frazier for health care law and tax law; Darius C. Gambino for copyright law and intellectual property litigation; Jeffrey C. Hampton and Adam H. Isenberg for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law and bankruptcy litigation; Stanley J. Kull and David G. Shapiro for tax law; Maurice D. Lee III for trusts and estates; George T. Magnatta for public finance law and tax law; John F. Meigs for trusts and estates and closely held companies and family business law; Joseph F. O'Dea, Jr. and Courtney L. Schultz for commercial litigation; George E. Rahn, Jr. for construction litigation; Sean P. Ritchie for intellectual property litigation; and Domingos J. Silva for technology law.
Attorneys from the Philadelphia office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Sam Bordoni-Cowley for commercial litigation; Lisa M. Koblin for labor and employment law management; Megan E. Moyer for real estate law; and Matthew J. Smith for labor and employment litigation.
Pittsburgh
Attorneys from the firm’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office named to The Best Lawyers in America list were David R. Berk for business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), corporate law, tax law, and trusts and estates; Sarah Lockwood Church for employee benefits (ERISA) law; John P. Englert for environmental law and environmental litigation; Jared Hawk for energy law, mass tort litigation / class actions – defendants and product liability litigation – defendants; Michael J. Joyce for commercial litigation and insurance litigation; Charles Kelly for intellectual property litigation; Jeffrey W. Letwin for aviation, corporate, franchise, municipal, and real estate law; and Joe Valenti for civil rights law.
Attorneys from the Pittsburgh office named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Anne D. Greene for employee benefits (ERISA) law; John A. Marty for commercial litigation; and Sunu M. Pillai for alternative dispute resolution, construction law, and energy law.
Princeton
From the firm’s Princeton, New Jersey office, attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Tara P. Carver for real estate law; Pamela S. Goodwin for environmental law; and Andrea A. Lipuma for environmental law and environmental litigation.
Attorneys from the Princeton office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Ryan E. Gallagher for commercial and environmental litigation; and Benjamin A. Nadell for land use and zoning law and real estate law.
Washington, D.C.
Attorneys from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Thomas M. Cryan for employee benefits (ERISA) law; Steven L. Dube, Jeffrey H. Gelman and Andrew F. Palmieri for real estate law; and Clarence Y. Lee and Thomas S. Schaufelberger for insurance law.
Attorneys from the Washington, D.C. office selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Cynthia Gomez for immigration law; and Kyra A. Smerkanich for commercial litigation and insurance law.
West Palm Beach
Attorneys from the firm’s West Palm Beach, Florida office selected to The Best Lawyers in America list were Steven L. Daniels for real estate law and John Turner for commercial and real estate litigation.
Wilmington
Attorneys from the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office named to The Best Lawyers in America list were John D. Demmy and Monique B. DiSabatino for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law; Richard A. Forsten for eminent domain and condemnation law, land use and zoning law, land use and zoning litigation, real estate litigation, and real estate law; William S. Gee for real estate law; William E. Manning for land use and zoning litigation and real estate litigation; Mark Minuti for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law, bankruptcy litigation, and bet-the-company litigation; Luke Murley for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law and bankruptcy litigation; Pamela J. Scott and Wendie C. Stabler for land use and zoning law and real estate law; and James D. Taylor for commercial litigation and corporate law.
Attorneys from the Wilmington office named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list were Matthew Gerber for health care law; Jessica M. Jones for commercial litigation; and Paige Topper for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law.
In addition to the aforementioned recognitions, eight Saul Ewing attorneys were named to the 2026 Lawyers of the Year list: Adam H. Isenberg (bankruptcy litigation); David G. Shapiro (tax law); Gregory J. Davis (land use and zoning law); Andrew T. Bockis (environmental law); Colleen A. Foley (energy law); Mark Minuti (bet-the-company litigation); Richard A. Forsten (land use and zoning litigation and real estate litigation); and Nancy Quattlebaum Burke (environmental law).
