Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is pleased to announce that 58 attorneys, representing 18 practice areas, have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This highly respected referral guide is based on annual peer-review surveys, and the attorneys selected for inclusion are recognized for their outstanding reputations and excellence in legal work. Of the 58 Kelley Drye attorneys who made the list, 49 were recognized as ​“Best Lawyers,” and 9 were named ​“Ones to Watch.”

The following attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers:

Jennifer Barks ‒ Environmental
Jen Bedoya ‒ Real Estate
Bob Bickford ‒ Real Estate
Joe Boyle – Commercial Litigation
Aaron Burstein ‒ Privacy and Advertising Law
Andrea Calvaruso ‒ Trademark
Jim Carr ‒ Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Jeff Castello ‒ Commercial Litigation
Tom Cohen ‒ Communications
Mike Coursey ‒ International Trade
Bob Crotty ‒ Litigation
Chris Drewes – Real Estate
Brian Foley – Real Estate
David Frulla ‒ Government Relations and Public Policy
Karyn Fulton ‒ Real Estate
John Gilmour ‒ Environmental
Bob Haig ‒ Commercial Litigation
Steve Hauck ‒ Real Estate
John Herrmann ‒ International Trade
Barbara Hoey ‒ Labor and Employment
Alysa Hutnik ‒ Privacy and Data Security
Bill Jackson ‒ Environmental
Jim Jacobus ‒ Real Estate
Paul Keenan ‒ Real Estate
Jim Kirk ‒ Real Estate
Larry Lasoff – International Trade
Andrew Lee ‒ Tax
Bob LeHane ‒ Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Blythe Lovinger ‒ Labor and Employment Litigation
Bill MacLeod ‒ Antitrust
Lauri Mazzuchetti ‒ Commercial Litigation
Eric McClafferty – International Trade
Gonzalo Mon ‒ Advertising
Nick Panarella – Commercial Litigation
Brooke Ringel ‒ International Trade
Dana Rosenfeld ‒ Privacy and Data Security
Paul Rosenthal – International Trade
Whitney Smith ‒ Commercial Litigation
Julian Solotorovsky ‒ White Collar, Investigations and Compliance
Christie Thompson ‒ Advertising
John Villafranco ‒ Advertising
Becca Wahlquist ‒ Commercial Litigation
Allan Weiner ‒ Real Estate
Eric Wilson ‒ Bankruptcy and Restructuring
John Wittenborn ‒ Environmental
Brenna Woodley – Labor and Employment 
Susan Yeu ‒ Real Estate
Chip Yorkgitis ‒ Communications
Steven Yovits ‒ Patent Litigation

The below attorneys were recognized as 2027 ​“Ones to Watch.” This category features attorneys who have been practicing for less than 10 years: 

Alireza Abedin – Real Estate
Bryce Brenda – Litigation 
Rachael Hiatt – Commercial Litigation
Matthew Kennison – Litigation
Alexander Schneider – Advertising
Alex Seidenberg – Labor and Employment
Fanny Turcios – Environmental
Robert Ward ‒ Commercial Litigation
Andrew Wood – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law & Litigation