78 Richards, Layton & Finger Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers
August 17, 2023
Firm News
WILMINGTON, Delaware (August 17, 2023) – The Best Lawyers in America has named 78 Richards, Layton & Finger attorneys in its 2024 rankings, more lawyers than from any other Delaware firm. Best Lawyers has also selected Richards Layton attorneys as Wilmington, Delaware Lawyers of the Year in five practice areas, an award presented to one outstanding lawyer in each specialty in a metropolitan area: Mark Collins in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Kelly Farnan in Patent Litigation, Mark Gentile in both Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Mark Purpura in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships).
“I’m very proud that Best Lawyers has recognized so many of our lawyers,” said Lisa Schmidt, president of Richards Layton. “And I’m truly honored—not only that our peers respect our skill, hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence, but also that I work with such an incredible group of talented lawyers.”
The Richards Layton attorneys named in The Best Lawyers in America are:
- Michael Allen – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
- Paul Altman – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- C. Stephen Bigler – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Robert Burns – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- C. Malcolm Cochran IV – Commercial Litigation
- Susan Hannigan Cohen – Corporate Law
- Mark Collins – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
- F. Peter Conaty Jr. – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Frederick Cottrell – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Law; Patent Litigation; Trademark Law
- Brock Czeschin – Corporate Law
- Doneene Damon – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Catherine Dearlove – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
- Daniel DeFranceschi – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
- Raymond DiCamillo – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
- Daniel Dreisbach – Commercial Litigation
- Richard Facciolo – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Kelly Farnan – Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
- Steven Fineman – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Anne Foster – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
- Kevin Gallagher – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- Mark Gentile – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kevin Gross – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- William Haubert – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Paul Heath – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- John Hendershot – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- Tara Hoffner – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Travis Hunter – Commercial Litigation
- Jennifer Jauffret – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management; Labor and Employment Litigation
- Cynthia Kaiser – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Privacy and Data Security Law
- Bernard Kelley – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- Beth Gansen Knight – Trusts and Estates
- John H. Knight – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Rudolf Koch – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- Mark Kurtz – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Gregory Ladner – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- James Leyden Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Claire Love – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Stephen Lukes Jr. – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Elisa Erlenbach Maas – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Michael Merchant – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Katharine Lester Mowery – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
- Jeffrey Moyer – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Law; Patent Litigation
- Samuel Nolen – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- Stephanie Norman – Corporate Law
- J. Weston Peterson – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Mark Purpura – Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Financial Services Regulation Law
- Srinivas Raju – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- Marcos Ramos – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jason Rawnsley – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
- Blake Rohrbacher – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
- Richard Rollo – Corporate Law
- Lisa Schmidt – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
- Chad Shandler – Intellectual Property Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation
- Zachary Shapiro – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Russell Silberglied – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
- W. Donald Sparks II – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Robert Stearn Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation
- Amanda Steele – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Stanford Stevenson III – Tax Law
- Melissa Stubenberg – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Sara Wagner – Real Estate Law
- Robert Whetzel – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
- Gregory Williams – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- William Yemc – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Insurance Law
- John Mark Zeberkiewicz – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
The Richards Layton attorneys named in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” are:
- Jake Crosetto – Corporate Law
- Laura Dietrich – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Robert Greco – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Christine Dealy Haynes – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
- Lee Kaufman – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Alexander Krischik – Corporate Law
- Robert Maddox – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Brian Mammarella – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Philip Micha – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
- Nicole Pedi – Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
- Katie Reese – Banking and Finance Law
- Antonios Roustopoulos – Real Estate Law
- Brendan Schlauch – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
About Richards, Layton & Finger
Delaware’s largest law firm and one of its oldest, Richards, Layton & Finger helps sophisticated clients navigate complex issues and the intricacies of Delaware law. We advise global companies, business partnerships, leading financial institutions, local businesses, and individuals across a wide range of practices, including corporate law, alternative entities, commercial law, bankruptcy and restructuring, and litigation.