The “Ones to Watch” distinction is reserved for attorneys who have been in private practice for fewer than 10 years and have demonstrated excellence in their fields. Honorees are selected through Best Lawyers’ peer-review methodology.

Reed Smith’s 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honorees are listed below.

Atlanta

• James A. Alexander, Jr., Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Matt Carlucci, Corporate Law
• Kelli N. Church, Labor and Employment Law - Employee and Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer G. Feld, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Haley E. Gleerup, Corporate Law
• JD Hawkins, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Harris K. Howard, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Technology Law
• Andy Klemm, Corporate Law and Technology Law
• Alexandra M. Landgraf, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sarah Moy, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ballard J. Yelton, Corporate Law

Austin

• Ryan M. Pate, Health Care Law

Chicago

• Nicholas Gibson, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert B. McLellarn, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Joshua W. Newman, Intellectual Property Law
• Claire M. Whitehead, Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law and Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Dallas

• Hannah Pool, Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Eugenie Rogers, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Denver

• Nicholas J. Erickson, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Christopher J. Hand, Banking and Finance Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brendan T. Leanos, Corporate Law
• Stephen C. Robin, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Michael P. Sandusky, Real Estate Law
• Joyce C. Williams, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Banking and Finance and Litigation – Construction

Houston

• Daniel Avila II, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation
• Megan Brown, Commercial Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Jason T. Canaras, Real Estate Law
• Angela A. Hagerman, Banking & Finance Law
• Anne G. Peetz, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• A. J. Wissinger, Energy Law and Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law

Los Angeles

• Margaret McDonald, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Whitney Nonnette Perry, Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Adam Pullano, Commercial Litigation and Entertainment and Sports Law and Litigation - Real Estate
• Victoria H. Shin, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment

Miami

• Conor Cassidy, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Sujey S. Herrera, Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Christina D. Olivos, Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Ana R. Ulseth, Alternative Dispute Resolution

New York

• Lowell Bourgeois, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ari Byk, Corporate Law and Tax Law
• Han Deng, Transportation Law
• Arya Goudarzi, Banking and Finance Law
• Marissa Hight, Real Estate Law
• David H. Holmberg, Tax Law
• Nicoletta Lakatos, Real Estate Law
• Rose C. McClave, Real Estate Law
• Madison N. Moreland, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Thuy T. Nguyen, Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
• Alissa K. Piccione, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Victoria R. Serigano, Litigation - Real Estate
• Alexander J. Sokoloff, Real Estate Law

Palo Alto, Calif.

• Justine Lee, Intellectual Property Law

Philadelphia

• Brent K. Beissel, Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law
• Kristen Capriotti, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Adam Roseman, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Peter Terreri, Health Care Law

Pittsburgh

• Alison L. Andronic, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Courtney Bedell Averbach, Antitrust Law and Litigation - Antitrust
• Christopher S. Bouriat, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Elizabeth L. Taylor, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Gregory D. Vose, Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Antitrust and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Princeton, N.J.

• David G. Murphy, Commercial Litigation

San Francisco

• Rae Chung, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Katrina M. Kershner, Intellectual Property Law
• Saba Shatara, Tax Law

Washington, D.C.

• William M. Atherton, Financial Services Regulation Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Samantha R. Beck, Health Care Law
• Taylor F. Grant, Intellectual Property Law

Wilmington, Del.

• Benjamin P. Chapple, Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law