In addition, the global law firm reports that 169 of its lawyers are recognized on “Best Lawyers” lists, and 58 of the firm’s younger lawyers are featured in a refreshed “Ones to Watch” list.

The following Reed Smith Lawyers earned 2025 Lawyer of the Year designations:

• Monique Bhargava, Advertising Law
• James Cooper, Insurance Law
• Craig Enochs, Derivatives and Futures Law
• James Martin, Appellate Practice
• Brian Mitchell, Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Robert Riddle, Patent Law
• Andrew Roman, Insurance Law
• Timothy Royden Rupp, Corporate Law
• Paul Singer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Weiss, Insurance Law
• Lee Zoeller, Litigation and Controversy – Tax

The Lawyer of the Year award is presented to just one lawyer per year in each practice area and geographic region.

The Best Lawyers list is peer-selected and represents the top 5% of all practicing lawyers in the United States, Best Lawyers says. Several Reed Smith lawyers were recommended in more than one category. The 2025 edition includes the following Reed Smith lawyers:

• Efren Acosta, Corporate Law
• Omar Alaniz, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Arthur Armstrong, Insurance Law
• Jeffrey Aromatorio, Corporate Law
• José Astigarraga, Arbitration and Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration – Governmental; and Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Keith Miles Aurzada, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Derek Baker, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Scott Baker, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Evan Barr, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Katherine Basile, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Terry Bates, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Lawrence Benjamin, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Real Estate Law
• Felipe Berer, Corporate Law and International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Monique Bhargava, Advertising Law
• J. David Bickham, Commercial Litigation
• Daniel Booker, Antitrust Law and Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law and Litigation – Antitrust
• John Bovich, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent
• Elizabeth Brandon, Litigation – Securities and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James Brennan, Real Estate Law
• J. Michael Brown, Banking and Finance Law
• Michael Brown, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Keri Bruce, Advertising Law
• Benton Burroughs, Jr., Corporate Law
• Douglas Cameron, Insurance Law
• Raymond Cardozo, Appellate Practice
• Peter Chassman, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent and Patent Law
• Calvin Cobb III, Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Selina Coleman, Health Care Law and Litigation - Health Care and Qui Tam Law
• Michael Cooley, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
• James Cooper, Insurance Law
• Sarah Cummings Stewart, Health Care Law
• Luke Debevec, Insurance Law
• Robert Diamond, Community Association Law
• Paul Didomenico, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law
• James Doerfler, Construction Law
• James Duffy IV, International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration - Governmental
• John Ellison, Insurance Law
• Craig Enochs, Derivatives and Futures Law and Energy Law
• Scott Esterbrook, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Financial Services Regulation Law
• S. Brian Farmer, Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law and Venture Capital Law
• John Feldman, Advertising Law
• Amber Finch, Insurance Law
• Benjamin Fliegel, Insurance Law
• Ronald Francis Jr., Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brad Funari, Commercial Litigation
• Jennifer Gardner, Corporate Law
• Michele Haydel Gehrke, Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Melissa Geist, Health Care Law
• Mark Goldstein, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Betty S.W. Graumlich, Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Thomas Greeson, Health Care Law
• David Gutowski, Tax Law
• Kurt Gwynne, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Cheryl Hader, Trusts and Estates
• Megan Haines, Litigation – Environmental and Oil and Gas Law
• David Halbreich, Insurance Law
• Jason Hazlewood, Commercial Litigation
• Curt Heffler, Real Estate Law
• Seth Herring, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Brian Himmel, Insurance Law
• Leo Hitt, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
• Dan Hofmeister, Jr., Litigation - Insurance
• Carol Honigberg, Real Estate Law
• Courtney Horrigan, Insurance Law
• Marsha Houston, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James Hultquist, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Law
• Gary Johnson, Oil and Gas Law
• Rebecca Jones McKnight, FDA Law
• Mel Justak, Trusts and Estates
• Dusty Elias Kirk, Real Estate Law
• Justin Kontul, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Benjamin Koplin, Health Care Law
• Michael Kostiew, Real Estate Law
• Alfred Kyle, Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
• Timothy Law, Insurance Law
• James Lawlor, Banking and Finance Law
• Jeffrey Layne, Health Care Law and Litigation – Health Care
• Samuel Lee, Real Estate Law
• Lucas Liben, Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
• Carol Colborn Loepere, Health Care Law
• Michael LoVallo, Trusts and Estates
• Hugh Lumpkin, Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance
• Stephen Lyons III, Real Estate Law
• Todd Maiden, Environmental Law
• Joseph Marger, Real Estate Law
• Thomas Marrinson, Insurance Law
• James Martin, Appellate Practice
• Taila Martin, Real Estate Law
• David McAllister, Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Stephen McConnell, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Matthew Mck. Mohn, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Paulo McKeeby, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• James McNair, Trusts and Estates
• Joseph Metro, Health Care Law
• Kelley Miller, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Steven Miller, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Brian Mitchell, Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Paul Moak, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Andrew Muha, Insurance Law
• Edward Mullen, Government Relations Practice
• Edward Mullins, Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration – Commercial and International Arbitration - Governmental
• Stanley Nardoni, Insurance Law
• Robert Newman, Advertising Law and Privacy and Data Security Law
• William Overend, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Ben Patton, Environmental Law
• Noel Paul, Insurance Law
• Daniel Peck, Jr., Banking and Finance Law
• C. Stanton Perry, Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
• Robert Phillips, Trademark Law
• Robert Phillpott, Tax Law
• Ann Pille, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Rachael Pontikes, FDA Law
• Stephen Raptis, Insurance Law
• Traci Rea, Commercial Litigation
• Edward Rhyne, Jr., Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• S. William Richter, Banking and Finance Law
• Robert Riddle, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law
• Francisco Rivero, Arbitration and International Arbitration - Commercial
• Jared Roach, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Financial Services Regulation Law
• Frederick Robinson, Health Care Law and Qui Tam Law
• Brian Roche, Trade Secrets Law
• Francisco Rodriguez, Arbitration and International Arbitration - Commercial
• Andrew Roman, Insurance Law
• Carolyn Rosenberg, Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance
• Brian Rostocki, Commercial Litigation
• Timothy Royden Rupp, Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gregory Rupert, Tax Law
• Dominic Rupprecht, Insurance Law
• William Russell, International Arbitration - Commercial
• Casey Ryan, Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Michael Sanders, Health Care Law
• James Sanders, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Ronald Scharnberg, Tax Law
• Bradley Schmarak, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Charles Seaman, Real Estate Law
• Katherine Seikaly, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• William Sheridan, Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael Sherman, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television and Entertainment Law - Music
• John Shugrue, Insurance Law
• Christian Simonds, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
• John Simonis, Real Estate Law
• Paul Singer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bet-the-Company Litigation and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Luke Sizemore, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, Commercial Litigation and Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
• Kyle Sollie, Tax Law
• Louis Solomon, Commercial Litigation
• Nigel Stark, Technology Law
• Gerard Stegmaier, Privacy and Data Security Law
• George Stewart II, Insurance Law
• Thomas Suddath, Jr., Corporate Compliance Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Matthew Tashman, Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Karl Thallner, Jr., Health Care Law
• Robert Vilter, Energy Law
• John Vishneski III, Insurance Law
• Arnd Von Waldow, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jill Vorobiev, Employment Law - Management
• Lawrence Waks, Copyright Law
• Gary Walker, Corporate Law
• Chris Watt, Commercial Litigation
• Kim Watterson, Appellate Practice
• Matthew Weaver, Insurance Law
• Jeffrey Weimer, Commercial Litigation
• David Weiss, Insurance Law
• Justin Werner, Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
• Douglas Widin, Insurance Law
• Colin Wrabley, Appellate Practice
• Dianna Calaboyias Wyrick, Commercial Litigation
• Alan York, Appellate Practice
• Lee Zoeller, Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law