55 Hodgson Russ Attorneys Ranked in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Hodgson Russ is pleased to announce that 55 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America listings. Inclusion in Best Lawyers may be considered a singular honor because selection is based on an in-depth, peer-reviewed survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of lawyers outside of their firm who practice in the same legal and geographic areas.

Hodgson Russ is further pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been honored as 2022 Best Lawyers in America: Lawyers of the Year. Attorneys receive this designation “based on their extremely high overall feedback within specific practice areas and metropolitan regions.”

• Jane Bello Burke - Health Care Law
• Glen P. Doherty - Employment Law - Management
• Terrence M. Gilbride - Real Estate Law
• Paul J. Vallone - Corporate Law
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation

The names of all 55 Hodgson Russ Best Lawyers in America attorneys are noted below, along with the practice area(s) in which they are listed in the Best Lawyers guide 2022 edition.

• John P. Amershadian - Banking & Finance Law
• Joseph L. Braccio - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation -
  Labor & Employment
• Peter K. Bradley - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jane Bello Burke - Health Care Law
• Richard F. Campbell - Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Katherine E. Cauley - Trusts & Estates
• Thomas J. Collura - Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Paul R. Comeau - Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Robert B. Conklin - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Glen P. Doherty - Employment Law – Management
• Reetuparna Dutta - Criminal Defense – White-Collar
• Catherine B. Eberl - Trusts & Estates
• Christofer C. Fattey - Banking & Finance Law
• Amy J. Fitch - Real Estate Law
• Carol A. Fitzsimmons - Tax Law
• Robert B. Fleming, Jr. - Antitrust Law, Corporate Law
• Robert J. Fluskey - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Kenneth P. Friedman - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Terrence M. Gilbride - Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Kevin K. Gluc - Trusts & Estates
• Peter C. Godfrey - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Garry M. Graber - Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Right /Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Pamela Davis Heilman - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Thomas R. Hyde - Trusts & Estates
• Ranjana Kadle - Patent Law
• Richard W. Kaiser - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Charles H. Kaplan - Labor Law - Management
• Kevin M. Kearney - Commercial Litigation
• Stephen W. Kelkenberg - Litigation – Securities
• Rick W. Kennedy - Environmental Law
• Mark S. Klein - Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Ryan J. Lucinski - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Peter C. Lutz - Real Estate Law
• Lance J. Madden - Immigration Law
• Christopher Massaroni - Commercial Litigation
• Michael E. Maxwell - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth D. McPhail - Employment Law – Management
• Timothy P. Noonan - Tax Law
• Daniel C. Oliverio - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Robert J. Olivieri - Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Michael C. O'Neill - Insurance Law
• Adam W. Perry - Commercial Litigation
• Hugh M. Russ III - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Gary M. Schober - Corporate Law
• Joseph Scott III - Public Finance Law
• Daniel A. Spitzer - CleanTech Law
• Jeffrey C. Stravino - Commercial Litigation
• Melissa N. Subjeck - Gaming Law
• Jeffrey F. Swiatek - Education Law
• James C. Thoman - Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Paul J. Vallone - Corporate Law
• James M. Wadsworth - Trusts & Estates
• Amy P. Walters - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Sujata Yalamanchili - Real Estate Law
• John J. Zak - Corporate Law
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

In addition, seven Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2022 edition. These attorneys are noted below, along with the practice area(s) in which they are listed in this category.

• Open Weaver Banks - Tax Law
• Luisa Bostick - Labor & Employment Law - Management
• Patrick Hines - Commercial Litigation
• Peter Sahasrabudhe - Commercial Litigation
• Aaron Saykin - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation – Environmental
• Matthew Scherer - Corporate Law
• Henry A. Zomerfeld - Commercial Litigation

Hodgson Russ attorneys facilitate the U.S. legal aspects of transactions around the world. Our attorneys practice in every significant area of law and use multidisciplinary work teams to serve the specific, often complex, needs of our clients, which include public and privately held businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit institutions and individuals. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, Hackensack, New York City, Palm Beach, Rochester, Saratoga Springs and Toronto. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.