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Best Lawyers® Recognizes Over 100 Foley Hoag Attorneys in 2026 Edition

August 21, 2025

More than 100 Foley Hoag attorneys were recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Four attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers® “Lawyers of the Year”:
  • Barbara Fiacco (Trade Secrets Law - Boston)
  • John Lanza (Technology Law - Boston)
  • Jeffrey Mullan (Real Estate Law - Boston)
  • Patrick Scully (Labor Law – Management - Denver)

The following attorneys are included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®: 
  • Susan Abelleira: Patent Law
  • Alex Akhiezer: Patent Law
  • Allison Anderson: Labor Law: Management
  • Edo Banach: Health Care Law
  • Thomas Barker: Health Care Law
  • Mark Barnett: Corporate Law; Energy Law; Venture Capital Law
  • Christina Beharry: International Arbitration – Governmental
  • Kathleen Brill: Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
  • James Bucking: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Kip Cawley: Tax Law
  • Kevin Conroy: Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Euripides Dalmanieras: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Kristyn DeFilipp: Commercial Litigation
  • Thomas Draper: Banking and Finance Law
  • Jonathan Ettinger: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
  • Christopher Feudo: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
  • Barbara Fiacco: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trade Secrets Law (Lawyer of the Year - Boston); Patent Law 
  • David Geiger: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Zachary Gerson: Energy Law
  • Bryant Godfrey: Health Care Law
  • Dana Gordon: Patent Law
  • Amy Haberman: Immigration Law
  • Mark Haddad: Corporate Law
  • David Halstead: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
  • Christopher Escobedo Hart: Privacy and Data Security Law; Artificial Intelligence Law
  • August Horvath: Advertising Law; Antitrust Law
  • Tad Heuer: Land Use and Zoning Law; Education Law
  • Carol Holahan: Energy Law
  • Seth Jaffe: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Joshua Jarvis: Trademark Law
  • Adam Kahn: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Jonathan Keselenko: Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • William Kolb: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • John Lanza: Information Technology Law; Patent Law; Technology Law (Lawyer of the Year - Boston)
  • Kenneth Leonetti: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Jeffrey Lewis: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
  • Amy Baker Mandragouras: Patent Law
  • Teresa Martland: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Anthony Mirenda: Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Jeffrey Mullan: Real Estate Law (Lawyer of the Year - Boston)
  • Creighton Page: Insurance Law
  • Jeffrey Quillen: Venture Capital Law; Corporate Law
  • Madeleine Rodriguez: Education Law
  • Nicholas Romanos: Tax Law
  • Michael Rosen: Employment Law – Management
  • Peter Rosenblum: Corporate Law
  • Peter Ross: Energy Law
  • Andrew Schwartz: Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Hathaway Pease Russell: Patent Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Daniel Schimmel: International Arbitration – Commercial
  • Patrick Scully: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management (Lawyer of the Year - Denver)
  • DeAnn Smith: Patent Law
  • Rose Standifer: Venture Capital Law
  • Adam Wade: Energy Law
  • Donald Ware: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
  • Lisa Wood: Litigation – Antitrust; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Securities
  • Jeremy Younkin: Patent Law
  • Colin Zick: Health Care Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Litigation – Health Care

The following attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys who have been in private practice for between five and nine years for outstanding professional excellence:
  • Spenser Angel: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent 
  • Yoni Bard: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Stephen Bartlett: Health Care Law; Real Estate Law Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice 
  • Alexander Berne: Intellectual Property Law; Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
  • Jasmine Brown: Commercial Litigation 
  • Aleksis Fernandez Caballero: Venture Capital Law 
  • Mi Cai: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law
  • Shayonna Cato: Commercial Litigation
  • Alexander Chatterley: Patent Law; Life Sciences Practice; Intellectual Property Law
  • Amanda Coleman: Commercial Litigation 
  • Cecilia Copperman: Litigation – Patent; Litigation - Intellectual Property 
  • Taylor Davis: Litigation - Patent; Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Mark Finsterwald: Commercial Litigation 
  • Erin Foley: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
  • Christian Garcia: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Allison Gilder: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
  • Erica Harrington: Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law; Energy Law
  • Ariana Harris: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
  • Caroline Holliday: Commercial Litigation
  • Erica Hong: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law
  • Rachel Kerner: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Aaron Lang: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law
  • Kevin Lin: Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law 
  • Katherine Luo: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
  • Zihan Mei: Commercial Litigation 
  • Mohanad Mossalam: Intellectual Property Law; Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
  • Urszula Nowak: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
  • Sameer Pai: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law; Technology Law
  • Natalie Panariello: Criminal Defense: White-Collar 
  • Mital Patel: Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Kenny Peralta: Commercial Litigation 
  • Mark Potash: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Leah Rizkallah: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Jason Roche: Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
  • Brenna Rosen: Commercial Litigation 
  • Shane Safer: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
  • Caroline Samp: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Corporate Law
  • David Shore: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law; Life Sciences Practice 
  • Jack Smith: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Anna Snook: Venture Capital Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Lawrence Tardibono: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
  • Jyoti Tibrewala: Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law 
  • Benjamin Vaughan: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law; Life Sciences Practice
  • Tracy Vrablik: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law
  • Howard Weiss: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Laura Wzorek: Patent Law; Intellectual Property Law; Life Sciences Practice 

 

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