78 Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys Named Best Lawyers, 42 Named Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers in America® recognized 120 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys – more than two-thirds of the firm – in its 2023 rankings for outstanding work in their respective practice areas. The rankings designated 78 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys as Best Lawyers, 42 attorneys as Ones to Watch, and eight attorneys as 2023 Charlotte or Raleigh Lawyers of the Year.

Robinson Bradshaw received multiple top listings within this year’s report. The firm had the most Best Lawyers in North Carolina ranked for bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law and public finance law. Robinson Bradshaw had the most Best Lawyers in Charlotte ranked for seven areas: bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law, employment law - management, litigation - labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions law, and public finance law. And, Robinson Bradshaw had the most attorneys in Chapel Hill ranked overall as Best Lawyers.

Best Lawyers recognizes leaders with Lawyer of the Year designations for high-profile practice areas in communities across the United States. Only one lawyer per practice area is named Lawyer of the Year for each community. The eight Robinson Bradshaw attorneys recognized as Lawyers of the Year are:

• Glen E. Caplan – 2023 Raleigh Securities/Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year
• John M. Fogg – 2023 Raleigh Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year
• Robert W. Fuller – 2023 Charlotte Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year
• Jessica Mering Hardin – 2023 Charlotte Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year
• Brandon M. Lofton – 2023 Charlotte Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year
• J. Adam Martin – 2023 Raleigh Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year
• Lawrence C. Moore III – 2023 Charlotte Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year
• Richard C. Worf – 2023 Charlotte Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year

The firm’s 78 attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers are:

Charlotte

• Alice Pinckney Adams – Public Finance Law
• Benjamin W. Baldwin – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Lani Barnes Baxter – Copyright Law
• Carl R. Boehm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Patrick S. Bryant – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Stokely G. Caldwell Jr. – Banking and Finance Law; Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Sports Law
• John H. Carmichael – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
• Garland S. Cassada – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Brian L. Church – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management
• Matthew W. Churchill – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• David W. Dabbs – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Cary B. Davis – Commercial Litigation
• R. Steven DeGeorge – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Adam K. Doerr – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• W. Scott Dove – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Matthew B. Efird – Corporate Law
• Robert W. Fuller – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• John B. Garver III – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Richard W. Gibson Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Julie Zydron Griggs – Trusts and Estates
• Jessica Mering Hardin – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Robert E. Harrington – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Edward F. Hennessey IV – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
• Mark O. Henry – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Jeffrey A. Henson – Banking and Finance Law
• John M. Herring – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• Graham D. Holding – Trusts and Estates
• Pearlynn G. Houck – Commercial Litigation
• Susan M. Huber – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer Csik Hutchens – Health Care Law
• Douglas M. Jarrell – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Charles E. Johnson – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jonathan C. Krisko – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Haynes P. Lea – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
• Christopher W. Loeb – Real Estate Law
• Brandon M. Lofton – Public Finance Law
• Kelly Luongo Loving – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Stephen M. Lynch – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Richard L. Mack – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Kate Gordon Maynard – Commercial Litigation
• Kent J. McCready – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark W. Merritt – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Securities
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• William K. Packard – Real Estate Law
• Henry H. Ralston – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Allen K. Robertson – Public Finance Law
• S. Graham Robinson – Banking and Finance Law
• D. Blaine Sanders – Sports Law
• David M. Schilli – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ty Shaffer – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Emily S. Sherlock – Environmental Law
• Caroline Wannamaker Sink – Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Sink – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• Gregory L. Skidmore – Commercial Litigation
• Herman Spence III – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Richard S. Starling – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• Andrew W.J. Tarr – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Brent A. Torstrick – Real Estate Law
• Angelique R. Vincent-Hamacher – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Richard A. Vinroot – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Municipal
• John R. Wester – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Securities
• Stephan J. Willen – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Richard C. Worf – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• David C. Wright III – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jason L. Wright – Health Care Law
• Julian H. Wright Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Raleigh

• Stephen D. Feldman – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Matthew W. Sawchak – Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Sean M. Sullivan – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental

Research Triangle

• Glen E. Caplan – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• John M. Fogg – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Mark A. Hiller – Commercial Litigation
• J. Adam Martin – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• J. Dickson Phillips III – Commercial Litigation
• Erik R. Zimmerman – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation

Rock Hill

• Stephen M. Cox – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law - Management; Real Estate Law
• Benjamin A. Johnson – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• David C. Kimball – Construction Law

“Ones to Watch” are recognitions for outstanding professional excellence given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers in private practice in the United States. Robinson Bradshaw’s Ones to Watch winners are:

Charlotte

• Kirk P. Altman – Banking and Finance Law; Venture Capital Law
• Lucas A. Anderson – Corporate Law
• Fitz E. Barringer – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Amit Bhagwandass – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Brendan P. Biffany – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
• Charles H. Bowyer – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Public Finance Law
• Kelsey H. Butler – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Scott Cogar – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Kevin Crandall – Commercial Litigation
• Benjamin C. DeCelle – Commercial Litigation
• John W. Forneris – Trusts and Estates
• Bernard C. Funk – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Megan Clemency Haynes – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patrick H. Hill – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Travis S. Hinman – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Alexis M. Iffert – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Brian J. Litwak – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Katherine A. Moles – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amanda Pickens Nitto – Commercial Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation – Securities
• Amanda Fannin Rautalahti – Health Care Law
• Akya S. Rice – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Melissa A. Romanzo – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental
• Adrianna G. Sarrimanolis – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Anatoly Solo – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Curtis C. Strubinger – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Caitlin H. Sullivan – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Rosemary Chandler Wells – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Spencer T. Wiles – Commercial Litigation

Research Triangle

• Adam A. Berkland – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law; Venture Capital Law
• Demi Lorant Bostian – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
• Chelsea N. Evans – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexa M. Fleming – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Grace C. Hearn – Litigation – Environmental
• Matthew D. Kusel – Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Matthew G. Lenora – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Technology Law; Venture Capital Law
• Emma W. Perry – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law
• Preetha Suresh Rini – Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Emily J. Schultz – Commercial Litigation
• Jared B. Taylor – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Elizabeth A. Tedford – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• Andrew R. Wagner – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental
• Sandra K. Wilburn – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law