The Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 63 Kelley Drye Attorneys in 2026 Edition
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is pleased to announce that 63 attorneys, representing 18 practice areas, have been recognized in the 2026 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 63 Kelley Drye attorneys who made the list, 50 were recognized as “Best Lawyers,” and 13 were named “Ones to Watch.”
Partner Bill Jackson was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Environmental in Houston and Partner Christie Thompson was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Advertising in Washington, DC.
The following attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers:
Jennifer Barks ‒ Environmental
Jen Bedoya ‒ Real Estate
Bob Bickford ‒ Real Estate
Aaron Burstein ‒ Privacy
Andrea Calvaruso ‒ Trademark
Kathy Cannon ‒ International Trade
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 (Lawyer of the Year, Houston)
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 ‒ Litigation Labor and Employment
Bill MacLeod ‒ Antitrust
Lauri Mazzuchetti‒ Commercial Litigation
Eric McClafferty – International Trade
Gonzalo Mon ‒ Advertising
Nick Panarella – Commercial Litigation
Brooke Ringel ‒ International Trade
Aaron Rosenfeld – Real Estate
Dana Rosenfeld ‒ Privacy and Data Security
Paul Rosenthal – International Trade
Whitney Smith ‒ Commercial Litigation
Julian Solotorovsky ‒ White Collar, Investigations and Compliance
Christie Thompson ‒ Advertising (Lawyer of the Year, Washington, DC)
John Villafranco ‒ Advertising
Becca Wahlquist ‒ Commercial Litigation
Allan Weiner ‒ Real Estate
Eric Wilson ‒ Bankruptcy and Restructuring
John Wittenborn ‒ Environmental
Susan Yeu ‒ Real Estate
Chip Yorkgitis ‒ Communications
Steven Yovits ‒ Patent
The below attorneys were recognized as 2026 “Ones to Watch.” This category features attorneys who have been practicing for less than 10 years:
Alireza Abedin – Real Estate
Phillip Crain ‒ Real Estate
Spencer Cuddy – Real Estate
Rebecca Durrant – Commercial Litigation
Rachael Hiatt – Commercial Litigation
Matthew Kennison - Antitrust
Kelli Ortega ‒ Trademark
David Reap – Commercial Litigation
Alexander Schneider - Advertising
Genna Steinberg – Commercial Litigation
Fanny Turcios - Environmental
Robert Ward ‒ Commercial Litigation
Andrew Wood – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law & Litigation