Reed Smith today announced that nine of its Pennsylvania and Delaware lawyers were included in Super Lawyers’ 2024 list of Super Lawyers, and 10 others from those two states were included in the publisher’s list of Rising Stars.

The following Reed Smith lawyers in Wilmington, Del., Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were included in Super Lawyers’ 2024 lists for Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Delaware

Kurt Gwynne, a partner in Reed Smith’s Wilmington office, was recognized on the publisher’s 2024 Super Lawyers list for Bankruptcy: Business. Anne Steadman, a Reed Smith associate in Wilmington, was included on the publisher’s 2024 Rising Stars list for Business Litigation.

Pennsylvania

The following Reed Smith lawyers from Philadelphia were recognized on the publisher’s Super Lawyers list for the following categories:

  • Derek Baker, Bankruptcy: Business
  • Douglas Widin, Insurance Coverage

Six Reed Smith lawyers from Pittsburgh were recognized on the publisher’s Super Lawyers list for the following categories:

  • David Cohen, E-Discovery
  • James Martin, Appellate
  • Ryan Purpura, Energy & Resources
  • Catherine (Casey) Ryan, Employment & Labor
  • Kim Watterson, Appellate
  • Justin Werner, Energy & Resources

Four Reed Smith lawyers from Philadelphia were recognized on the publisher’s Rising Stars list for the following categories:

  • Brittney Cafero, Health Care
  • Arielle Lusardi, Health Care
  • Joshua Peles, Business Litigation
  • Alexandra Sheedy-Rodriguez, Real Estate

And these Reed Smith lawyers from Pittsburgh were recognized on the publisher’s Rising Stars list for the following categories:

  • David Ledet, Insurance Coverage
  • Lucas Liben, Energy & Resources
  • Joseph Motto, Business/Corporate
  • Jessica Rose, Real Estate
  • Simone Senior, Mergers & Acquisitions

A Rising Stars designation reflects peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a division of Thomson Reuters and It uses third-party validation in its rankings of lawyers. See the Super Lawyers' website for more information.