(NEW YORK, August 15, 2013)--Seventy attorneys at Day Pitney LLP have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America? 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Best Lawyers ranks lawyers through peer-review surveys, and has been published annually since 1983.
The following 12 individuals from Day Pitney were named 2014 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective areas of practice:
Elizabeth C. Barton -- Hartford-- Environmental Law
David P. Doyle -- Newark -- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Steven M. Fast -- Hartford -- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Keith Bradoc Gallant -- New Haven-- Trusts and Estates
Gerald Garfield-- Hartford -- Energy Law
Thomas J. Groark, Jr. -- Hartford -- Bet-the-Company Litigation
Gregory C. Parliman -- Newark -- Litigation - Labor & Employment
Lawrence F. Reilly -- Newark -- Real Estate Law
James Sicilian -- Hartford -- Antitrust Law
Felix J. Springer -- Hartford -- Litigation - Labor & Employment
David A. Swerdloff -- Stamford -- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. -- Stamford -- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
The following Day Pitney lawyers, listed alphabetically by city with their corresponding ranked practice areas, were named to this year's Best Lawyers list:
Boston, MA
Kenneth L. Grinnell, Trusts and Estates
Leiha Macauley, Trusts and Estates
Ken W. Shulman, Elder Law
Stephen Ziobrowski, Trusts and Estates
Greenwich, CT
R. Scott Beach, Corporate Law
Amy K. Wilfert, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
Hartford, CT
Rosemary G. Ayers, Real Estate Law
Elizabeth C. Barton, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Paul N. Belval, Energy Law
Michael A. Bucci, Litigation - Patent
David T. Doot, Energy Law
Gerald Garfield, Energy Law
Thomas J. Groark, Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Charles H. Lenore, Tax Law
Ernest J. Mattei, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
James A. McGraw, Real Estate Law
Kathleen D. Monnes, Insurance Law
John B. Nolan, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Edmund M. See, Public Finance Law
James Sicilian, Antitrust Law
Robert G. Siegel, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Felix J. Springer, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
James J. Tancredi, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert M. Taylor III, Banking and Finance Law
Albert Zakarian, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Labor & Employment
New Haven, CT
Keith Bradoc Gallant, Elder Law, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates
Joseph L. Hammer, Litigation - Real Estate
New York, NY
William T. Baker, Jr., Energy Law
James R. DeVita, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Ronald H. Janis, Corporate Law
Sabino (Rod) Rodriguez, Tax Law
Dina Kapur Sanna, Trusts and Estates
G. Warren Whitaker, Trusts and Estates
Parsippany, NJ
Michael T. Bissinger, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Lori J. Braender, Corporate Law
Warren J. Casey, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Regulation
Hope S. Cone, Family Law
Colleen R. Donovan, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law
David P. Doyle, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael J. Dunne, Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law
Michael James Guerriero, Tax Law
Benjamin E. Haglund, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Paul J. Halasz, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
Robert L. Hollingshead, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions?-- Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Dennis T. Kearney, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Theresa A. Kelly, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Dennis R. LaFiura, Franchise Law
Kathy A. Lawler, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Anthony J. Marchetta, Commercial Litigation
Henry Nelson Massey, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Regulation
Patrick J. McCarthy, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
John J. O'Reilly, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mary Lou Parker, Trusts and Estates
Gregory C. Parliman, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Lawrence F. Reilly, Real Estate Law
Mary B. Rogers, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Robert G. Rose, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Mediation
Elizabeth J. Sher, Commercial Litigation
Joy Harmon Sperling, Litigation - Banking & Finance
Stamford, CT
Jerome Berkman, Real Estate Law
Michael P. Byrne, Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Hayes, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates
Robert J. Miller, Trusts and Estates
Daniel L. Schwartz, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Labor Law - Union
David A. Swerdloff, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Criminal Defense: White-Collar
West Hartford, CT
B. Dane Dudley, Trusts and Estates
Steven M. Fast, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates
Martin Wolman, Trusts and Estates
About Day Pitney
Day Pitney LLP is a full-service law firm with 300 attorneys in Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC. The firm offers clients strong corporate and litigation practices, with experience on behalf of large national and international corporations as well as emerging- and middle-market companies and individuals.
DownloadIn October 2023, Day Pitney represented a state pension system client in connection with a $200 million investment in a $20 billion private equity fund, and its accompanying co-investment vehicle, focused on acquiring, operating and disposing of financing, software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
Three Boston-based Private Client Department Day Pitney Partners were selected for inclusion on Boston magazine's Top Lawyers of 2023 List*. The selected attorneys are: Jordana G. Schreiber, Partner – Trusts and Estates; David L. Silvian, Partner – Trusts and Estates; and Christine N. Fletcher, Partner – Trusts and Estates.
Day Pitney Technology Partner Richard Harris was interviewed by Brian Shactman of WTIC Radio's Brian & Company along with Adam Chiara, Applied Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Hartford on artificial intelligence (AI).
Day Pitney Real Estate Partner Daniel Diaz Leyva was featured in The Real Deal article, "'Playing with the House's Money': How Buyers, Sellers Are Closing Deals."
Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Attorney Nikolaus Schuttauf was featured in The Wall Street Journal article titled, "The Estate Tax Catching Americans by Surprise."
Day Pitney Miami Litigation Partner Georgia A. Thompson was recognized by South Florida Business & Wealth magazine with a 2023 Up and Comer Award—Excellence in Leadership (Existing Company).
Day Pitney White Collar Attorney Stan Twardy was featured in the Law360 article, "Outspoken NY Judge Could Help Trump More Than Hurt Him."
Day Pitney Trusts and Estate Attorney G. Warren Whitaker authored the article, "The Dog Ate My Kids' Inheritance: Providing for Pets in an Estate Plan," for New Jersey Lawyer.
Day Pitney Real Estate Partner Jared Ross has been elected to the Board of Directors of the New England Council.
Day Pitney Trusts and Estates Partner Michael S. Schwartz co-authored the article "Generational Resilience Through the Integration of Governance into Structure," which has been included in the Essential Reads on Family Offices book published by Global Law and Business Ltd.
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