Harris Beach PLLC is pleased to announce that 81 lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Six Harris Beach partners were named as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Another 14 attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™, which recognizes lawyers with 10 or fewer years in the profession.

Since it was first founded more than 40 years ago, Best Lawyers® has become a widely consulted source for legal referrals. Lists are now published in more than 75 countries.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are selected by geographic regions and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Best Lawyers® estimates that about five percent of private practice lawyers in the United States are included.

For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers.

The Harris Beach attorneys named to the various 2023 The Best Lawyers in America lists represent clients across New York state and the nation and provide services in several dozen practice areas:

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Lawyers of the Year, 2023:

• Robert G. Murray – Environmental Law, Buffalo
• Christopher A. Andreucci – Economic Development Law, Rochester
• Christopher A. DiPasquale – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Rochester
• Heidi Schult Gregory – Litigation – Health Care, Rochester
• Michael J. Masino – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Rochester
• Scott D. Piper – Labor Law – Management, Rochester

Listed in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, 2023:

• Stephanie Tanzi Barry – Commercial Litigation
• Katerina Kramarchyk – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Daniel R. LeCours – Appellate Practice
• Andre J. Major – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Kirstie A. Means – Commercial Litigation
• Tyler A. O’Reilly – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Daniel J. Palermo – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Michelle K. Piasecki – Environmental Law
• Jaime L. Regan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Brian D. Roy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ibrahim Tariq – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Lu Wang – Immigration Law
• Bradley M. Wanner – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Kareen V. Zeitounzian – Commercial Litigation

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Best Lawyers, 2023:

• Jason Abrams – Immigration Law
• Javid Afzali – Commercial Litigation
• Jordan C. Alaimo – Real Estate Law
• Christopher A. Andreucci – Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, and Public Finance Law
• Rachel C. Baranello – Economic Development Law
• Roy W. Breitenbach – Litigation – Health Care and Trusts and Estates
• David M. Capriotti – Commercial Litigation
• David M. Clar – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patrick J. Dalton – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas A. DeSimon – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation – Health Care
• Christopher A. DiPasquale – Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Trusts and Estates
• David J. Edwards – Commercial Litigation
• Timothy M. Fitzgerald – Banking and Finance Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Leisure and Hospitality Law, and Real Estate Law
• Anthony Fiumara – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Terrance P. Flynn – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• William M. Flynn – Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law
• Douglas A. Foss – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities
• Kelly S. Foss – Commercial Litigation
• Abbie Eliasberg Fuchs – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Russell E. Gaenzle – Economic Development Law and Public Finance Law
• Roy R. Galewski – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Stanley Goos – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Francis L. Gorman III – Real Estate Law
• Victoria A. Graffeo – Appellate Practice
• Heidi Schult Gregory – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Svetlana K. Ivy – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
• Christopher D. Jagel – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brendan P. Kelleher – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Gene Kelly – Environmental Law
• David H. Kochman – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Andrew D. Komaromi – Public Finance Law
• Patrick M. Malgieri – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Municipal, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
• Melanie C. Marotto – Real Estate Law
• Michael J. Masino – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John T. McManus – Energy Law and Environmental Law
• Julian B. Modesti – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. Moore – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James R. Muldoon – Copyright Law and Litigation – Patent
• Robert G. Murray – Environmental Law, Municipal Law, and Public Finance Law
• James P. Nonkes – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities
• Kevin L. Overton – Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
• Frank C. Pavia – Environmental Law and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Audrey Patrone Peartree – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Scott D. Piper – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Laura M. Purcell – Education Law and Employment Law – Management
• Danielle M. Rizzo – Immigration Law
• Charles W. Russell – Banking and Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• Robert J. Ryan – Economic Development Law
• Sharon J. Schwartz – Real Estate Law
• Neal L. Slifkin – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, and Trademark Law
• Laura W. Smalley – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Thomas P. Smith – Commercial Litigation
• Philip G. Spellane – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Litigation – Securities
• James A. Spitz, Jr. – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joseph A. Turri – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Judy N. Cuzzacrea Wagner – Trusts and Estates
• Jeffrey J. Weiss – Employment Law – Management
• Beth Ela Wilkens – Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
• Lee E. Woodard – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Dale A. Worrall – Commercial Litigation

About Harris Beach PLLC
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide legal and professional services to clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and ranks as a BTI Elite law firm based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include cannabis, education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, science and technology, veterinary medicine, and state and local governments and authorities. Our more than 210 lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Long Island, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, and White Plains, as well as from offices in New Haven, Connecticut, Newark, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. For more information, go to www.harrisbeach.com.