PRACTICE RANKINGS

Reed Smith earned Band 1 rankings in 15 practice categories across Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Texas and the Nationwide region. Chambers USA recognitions in Georgia and Colorado further reflect the firm’s strategic expansion into Atlanta and Denver.

Recognized practice categories, grouped by region, include:

USA - Nationwide

• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (Band 1)
• Cannabis Law
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• E-Discovery & Information Governance
• False Claims Act
• Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
• Healthcare: The Elite
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• International Arbitration: The Elite
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (Band 1)
• Investment Funds: Investor Representation
• Labor & Employment
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
• Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
• Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
• Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

California

• Healthcare
• Insurance: Policyholder
• Labor & Employment: The Elite
• Litigation: Appellate
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional
• Venture Capital

Colorado

• Insurance (Band 1)

Delaware

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia

• Healthcare
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

Florida

• Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Band 1)
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (Band 1)

Georgia

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Illinois

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Healthcare
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Band 1)
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional

New Jersey

• Banking & Finance (Band 1)
• Corporate/M&A
• Real Estate

New York

• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• Healthcare
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded
• Tax

Pennsylvania

• Antitrust
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)
• Environment
• Healthcare (Band 1)
• Insurance (Band 1)
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: Product Liability (Band 1)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1)
• Litigation: General Commercial

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1)
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
• Real Estate

Texas

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Construction
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• Healthcare
• Insurance (Band 1)
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Tax
• Technology: Outsourcing

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

• Litigation: General Commercial

Virginia

• Labor & Employment

Virginia: Northern

• Real Estate

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS 

A total of 145 Reed Smith lawyers were ranked in the 2025 Chambers USA directory. This includes lawyers who joined the firm’s new offices in Atlanta and Denver with a ranking, as well as others newly recognized in a category.

Among the lawyers profiled by Chambers, there is a notable concentration in insurance-coverage counseling and litigation, health care, regulation and transactions, and sophisticated commercial litigation. These lawyers are recognized for their depth of knowledge and experience in these areas.

The firm’s recognized lawyers are located across the United States, with significant representation in key markets such as California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, underscoring Reed Smith’s broad national presence and ability to serve clients in multiple jurisdictions.

Several lawyers were ranked in more than one category, including Daniel Booker, James Cooper, Dusty Elias Kirk, John Ellison, Jason Gordon, David Halbreich, James Martin, Stephen McConnell, Sung Park, Robert Newman, Francisco Rivero, Nicolle Snyder Bagnell and Matthew Tashman. 

Recognized lawyers, grouped by practice category and region, include:

Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory

USA - Nationwide

• Keri Bruce 
• John Feldman 
• Jason Gordon 
• Robert Newman 

Antitrust

Pennsylvania

• Daniel Booker (Senior Statespeople)
• Michelle Mantine 

Banking & Finance

Colorado

• Christopher Hand (joined firm with ranking)
• Jay Spader (Band 1) (joined firm with ranking)

Georgia

• Cindy Davis (joined firm with ranking)

Illinois

• Benjamin Brimeyer 
• Maggie Deutsch 
• David Hayes 
• Gerard Martin 

New Jersey

• Christopher Maurer (Band 1)
• Daniel Peck (Senior Statespeople)
• Jonathan Stark 

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• James Lawlor 
• William Richter 
• Matthew Tashman 

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Delaware

• Kurt Gwynne (Band 1)

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• Matthew Tashman 

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Jared Roach (newly ranked)
• Paul Singer (Senior Statespeople)
• Luke Sizemore (newly ranked)

Texas

• Omar Alaniz
• Keith Miles Aurzada 
• Michael Cooley 
• Paul Moak 

Chancery

Delaware

• Brian Rostocki 

Construction

Texas

• Arturo Munoz Holguin 
• Francisco Rivero 
• Antoine Smiley 

Construction: International Disputes

USA - Nationwide

• Francisco Rivero 

Corporate/M&A

New York

• Jennifer Cheng 
• Anatoliy Rozental (newly ranked)

Virginia: Southern

• Brian Farmer (Band 1)

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Kenneth Siegel 

E-Discovery & Information Governance

USA - Nationwide

• David Cohen 
• Therese Craparo 
• Anthony Diana 

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Georgia

• Ryan Gorman (joined firm with ranking)
• Scott Wagner (joined firm with ranking)

New York

• Ian Sherwin 

Pennsylvania

• Jeffrey Aromatorio (newly ranked)
• Allison Warden Sizemore 

Energy & Natural Resources

Pennsylvania

• Lucas Liben 
• Nicolle Snyder Bagnell (Band 1)
• Justin Werner (Band 1)

Environment

Pennsylvania

• Megan Haines 
• Jennifer Smokelin 

Texas

• Benjamin Patton 

Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation

USA - Nationwide

• Cori Goldberg 
• Sung Park 

Healthcare

California

• Amir Shlesinger  
• Kenneth Smersfelt 
• Kurt Peterson 
• Paul Pitts 

District of Columbia

• Scot Hasselman 
• Carol Loepere 
• Lesley Reynolds
• Frederick Robinson (Senior Statespeople)

Illinois

• Martin Bishop 
• Steven Hamilton
• Alexandra Lucas (newly ranked)

New York

• Cori Goldberg 

Pennsylvania

• Nicole Aiken-Shaban 

Texas

• Benjamin Koplin 
• Jeff Layne 
• Ryan Pate 
• Sarah Cummings Stewart 

Virginia

• Thomas Greeson (Band 1) (newly ranked)

Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

District of Columbia

• Nancy Halstead 
• Sung Park 
• Katie Pawlitz (newly ranked) 

Insurance

Colorado

• Christopher Mosley (Band 1) (joined firm with ranking)
• Brooke Yates (Band 1) (joined firm with ranking)

Pennsylvania

• John Ellison (Band 1)
• Courtney Horrigan 
• Timothy Law 
• Doug Widin 

Texas

• James Cooper (Band 1)
• Dominic Rupprecht 

Insurance: Dispute Resolution

Florida

• Christopher Kuleba 
• R. Hugh Lumpkin (Band 1)
• Matthew Weaver 

Illinois

• Thomas Marrinson 
• Carolyn Rosenberg (Senior Statespeople)
• John Shugrue (Band 1)
• John Vishneski (Band 1)

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder

New York

• Nicholas Insua (newly ranked)
• Albert Wells (newly ranked)

USA - Nationwide

• James Cooper 
• John Ellison 
• David Halbreich 
• Courtney Horrigan 

Insurance: Policyholder

California

• Amber Finch 
• David Halbreich 
• Keith Meyer
• Alexandra Roje 

District of Columbia

• Stephen Raptis 

Intellectual Property

Texas

• Peter Chassman 
• Robert Riddle (newly ranked)

International Arbitration: Counsel

USA - Nationwide

• Juliya Arbisman (newly ranked)
• José Astigarraga (Band 1)
• Francisco Rodriguez

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

USA - Nationwide

• Leigh Hansson
• Michael Lowell

Investment Funds: Investor Representation

USA - Nationwide

• Brian Farmer
• Edward Klees

Labor & Employment

California

• Michele Haydel Gehrke
• Jennifer Terry (newly ranked)

Georgia

• David Long-Daniels (joined firm with ranking)

Pennsylvania

• James Boudreau
• Casey Ryan (Eminent Practitioners)

Texas

• Joseph Mammone
• Paulo McKeeby

Virginia

• Betty Graumlich (Band 1)
• Noah Oberlander

Litigation: Appellate

California

• Raymond Cardozo
• James Martin

Pennsylvania

• James Martin (Band 1)

Texas

• Alan York

Litigation: General Commercial

Florida

• Sujey Herrera (newly ranked)
• Edward Mullins

Illinois

• Karlin Sangdahl
• William Weltman

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Daniel Booker (Senior Statespeople)
• Traci Rea (newly ranked)

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

• Kenneth Broughton (newly ranked)
• Julie Hardin 

Litigation: Product Liability

Pennsylvania

• Stephen McConnell (Band 1)
• Heather Ritch Rocks (newly ranked)

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

California

• Daniel Ahn (newly ranked)

Georgia

• Scott Marrah (Band 1)
• Adria Perez 

New York

• Evan Barr 
• Mark Bini (newly ranked)

Pennsylvania

• Thomas Suddath Jr.

Media & Entertainment: Transactional

Illinois

• Jason Gordon (Band 1)
• Robert Newman 

Oil & Gas Litigation

USA - Nationwide

• Nicolle Snyder Bagnell 

Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare

USA - Nationwide

• Wendell Bartnick (newly ranked)

Privacy & Data Security: Privacy

USA - Nationwide

• Gerard Stegmaier 

Private Equity: Buyouts

Illinois

• Bradley Schmarak 

Product Liability & Mass Torts

USA - Nationwide

• Melissa Geist 
• Stephen McConnell (newly ranked)

Real Estate

California: Southern

• John Simonis 

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• James Mogan III 

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Dusty Elias Kirk (Band 1)

Virginia: Northern

• James Brennan 
• Robert Diamond 

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Pennsylvania

• Dusty Elias Kirk 

Startups & Emerging Companies

USA - Nationwide

• Nick Foreste (joined firm with ranking)

Tax

New York

• James Tandler

Pennsylvania

• Lee Zoeller 

Texas

• Ron Scharnberg 

Technology: Outsourcing

Texas

• Nigel Stark 

Transportation: Aviation: Litigation

USA - Nationwide

• Oliver Beiersdorf 
• Patrick Bradley 

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

USA - Nationwide

• Alice Colarossi (newly ranked)

Venture Capital

California

• Michael Sanders