(May 17, 2013, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, PA) – Forty-six lawyers at Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, are Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2013. Twenty-four others were named Pennsylvania Rising Stars.
Lawyers in the firm’s Philadelphia office named as Super Lawyers for the year are: Sara A. Begley, Employment & Labor; Leonard A. Bernstein, Banking; Peter S. Clark, II, Bankruptcy; John N. Ellison, Insurance Coverage; Karl A. Fritton, Employment & Labor; Marilyn Heffley, General Litigation; Lisa D. Kabnick, Banking; Jay M. Levin, Insurance Coverage; Stephen J. McConnell, Class Action; Henry F. Reichner, Appellate; S. William Richter, Bonds/Government Finance; Michael T. Scott, Class Action; Joseph M. Sedlack, Tax; Carolyn P. Short, Business Litigation; Claudia Z. Springer, Bankruptcy; Thomas H. Suddath; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Douglas R. Widin, Insurance Coverage, and Lee A. Zoeller, Tax.
Lawyers in the firm's Pittsburgh office named as Super Lawyers include: Kevin C. Abbott, Energy & Natural Resources; William Bevan, III, Employment & Labor; Dennis R. Bonessa, Employee Benefits/ERISA; Daniel I. Booker, Antitrust Litigation; Douglas E. Cameron, Insurance Coverage; David R. Cohen, Business Litigation; Frederick H. Colen, Intellectual Property; Eugene K. Connors, Employment & Labor; Louis DePaul, Intellectual Property; Debra H. Dermody, Antitrust Litigation; David B. Fawcett, Business Litigation; Efrem M. Grail, Criminal Defense: White Collar; Mary J. Hackett, Business Litigation; Ronald G. Hartman, Real Estate; Gregory B. Jordan, Class Action; Robert A. King, Construction Litigation; Dusty Elias Kirk, Real Estate; James C. Martin, Appellate; David J. McAllister, Employment & Labor; J. Frank McKenna, Construction Litigation; Martha Hartle Munsch; Employment & Labor; Louis A. Naugle, Environmental; James J. Restivo, Jr., Insurance Coverage; Catherine S. (Casey) Ryan, Employment & Labor; Eric A. Schaffer, Bankruptcy; Paul M. Singer, Bankruptcy; Amy M. Tonti, Bankruptcy, and Kim M. Watterson, Appellate.
Philadelphia lawyers named 2013 Rising Stars include: Derek J. Baker, Bankruptcy; Luke E. Debevec, Insurance Coverage; Shannon E. McClure, Business Litigation; Brad M. Rostolsky, Health Care; Steven T. Voigt, Business Litigation, and Brooke N. Wallace, Business Litigation. New additions to the 2013 list include Alex F. Braden, Banking; Marc A. Goldich, Business Litigation; Khurram Nasir Gore, Intellectual Property; Jonathan P. Moyer, Mergers & Acquisitions and Heather A. Ritch, Business Litigation.
Pittsburgh lawyers named 2013 Rising Stars include: Nicolle R. Snyder Bagnell, Energy & Natural Resources; David J. Bird, Appellate; Sara Linn Eddy, Business/Corporate; Rick L. Etter, Employment & Labor; Beth M. Henke, Employment & Labor; James Rockney, Class Action, and Joshua D. Verdi, General Litigation. New additions to the 2013 list include Nicholas Bonarrigo, Mergers & Acquisitions; Clay P. Hughes, Intellectual Property; Kevin S. Katona, Intellectual Property; Lucas Liben, Energy & Resources; Matthew M. Mohn, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Justin H. Werner, Energy & Natural Resources.
“It is gratifying that so many Reed Smith lawyers have been named to the 2013 list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars,” said Gregory B. Jordan, Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner. “Our lawyers excel at providing our clients with high quality legal work and service, and we appreciate that our peers also recognize the quality of our work.”
Super Lawyers selects attorneys each year for recognition through a rigorous nomination process that includes peer review by practice area and independent research on candidates.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 25 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.
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