The recently released 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes 219 Ballard Spahr attorneys in offices across the country, including many recognized in multiple practice areas, for a total of 351 total listings in the annual guide.
The 150 Ballard Spahr attorneys listed in the “Best Lawyers” category received 249 total recognitions, including 11 attorneys named 2024 "Lawyers of the Year" for their practices and locations. Only one attorney receives the designation in each location for a given practice area.
In addition, 69 Ballard Spahr attorneys are listed in the “Ones to Watch” category for attorneys in private practice less than 10 years. Together, they garnered 102 total recognitions.
The Best Lawyers methodology uses annual surveys asking lawyers across the nation to evaluate their peers based on legal skill, professionalism, and integrity. From the results of those extensive surveys, the publication chooses the top attorneys in the most high-profile practices. Lawyers of the Year received the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.
LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
Amy L. Arndt—Mergers and Acquisitions Law—Minneapolis
Michael Berry—Media Law—Philadelphia
Kevin R. Cunningham—Public Finance Law—Philadelphia
Theodore J. Hartl—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy—Denver
Alan S. Kaplinsky—Litigation – Banking and Finance—Philadelphia
Justin P. Klein—Securities/Capital Markets Law—Philadelphia
Ann T. Loftus—Nonprofit/Charities Law—Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell—Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law—Phoenix
Richard S. Perelman—Equipment Finance Law—Philadelphia
Brian M. Pinheiro—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law—Philadelphia
Charles D. Tobin—First Amendment Law—Washington, D.C.
BEST LAWYERS
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Peter D. Hardy—Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
Beth Moskow-Schnoll—Delaware
Advertising Law
David J. Bodney—Phoenix
Banking and Finance Law
Valarie J. Allen—Philadelphia
Scott A. Coleman—Minneapolis
Kevin R. Cunningham—Philadelphia
Mark C. Dietzen—Minneapolis
Emilie Ninan—Delaware
Richard S. Perelman—Philadelphia
Laura L. Seidel—Atlanta
Ronald K. Vaske—Minneapolis
Maulin Vidwans—Philadelphia
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Katherine Anderson—Phoenix
Tobey M. Daluz—Delaware
Theodore J. Hartl—Denver
Timothy F. McCormack—Baltimore
William A. Slaughter—Philadelphia
Matthew G. Summers—Delaware
William P. Wassweiler—Minneapolis
Bet-the-Company Litigation
David H. Pittinsky—Philadelphia
Commercial Litigation
Robert R. Baron, Jr.—Philadelphia
Jason D. Boren, Salt Lake City
Daniel R. Fritz—Sioux Falls
M. Norman Goldberger—Philadelphia
Aliza R. Karetnick—Philadelphia
Stephen J. Kastenberg—Philadelphia
John G. Kerkorian—Phoenix
Laura E. Krabill—Philadelphia
David J. Margules—Delaware
James V. Masella III, New York
Andrew J. Petrie—Denver
David H. Pittinsky—Philadelphia
Brian Schulman—Phoenix
Mark S. Stewart—Philadelphia
Melanie Vartabedian, Salt Lake City
Karla M. Vehrs—Minneapolis
Matthew A. White—Philadelphia
Jay A. Zweig—Phoenix
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Emilie R. Ninan—Delaware
Copyright Law
Lynn E. Rzonca—Philadelphia
Corporate Compliance Law
Peter D. Hardy—Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr.—Philadelphia
Charles R. Moran—Baltimore
Corporate Governance Law
Elizabeth S. Fenton—Delaware
Robert C. Kim—Las Vegas
Charles R. Moran—Baltimore
Corporate Law
Richard J. Braemer—Philadelphia
Jeffrey A. Fickes—New York
Douglas M. Fox—Baltimore
Laura C. Giles—Phoenix
Alan S. Kaplinsky—Philadelphia
Robert C. Kim—Las Vegas
Justin P. Klein—Philadelphia
Michael R. Kuhn—Minneapolis
David J. Margules—Delaware
Karen C. McConnell—Phoenix
Charles R. Moran—Baltimore
Barbara Lano Rummel—Minneapolis
Elizabeth A. Sloan—Delaware
Robert E. Tunheim—Minneapolis
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David L. Axelrod—Philadelphia
Peter D. Hardy—Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr.—Philadelphia
John F. Hundley—Washington, D.C.
James A. Mitchell—New York
Beth Moskow-Schnoll—Delaware
Marjorie J. Peerce—New York
Economic Development Law
William C. Rhodes—Philadelphia
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robert J. Hartman—Minneapolis
Edward I. Leeds—Philadelphia
Joshua T. Natzel—Minneapolis
Brian M. Pinheiro—Philadelphia
D. Finn Pressly—Washington, D.C.
Edward J. Wegerson—Minneapolis
Employment Law – Management
Shannon D. Farmer—Philadelphia
David S. Fryman—Philadelphia
Kenneth M. Jarin—Philadelphia
Denise M. Keyser—New Jersey
Mary M. O’Brien—Minneapolis
Brian D. Pedrow—Philadelphia
Jay A. Zweig—Phoenix
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Robert S. Gutierrez—Los Angeles
Environmental Law
David J. Armstrong—Phoenix
Brendan K. Collins—Philadelphia
Harry Weiss—Philadelphia
Equipment Finance Law
Richard S. Perelman—Philadelphia
Financial Services Regulation Law
Scott A. Coleman—Minneapolis
Alan S. Kaplinsky—Philadelphia
Fintech Practice
Ronald K. Vaske—Minneapolis
First Amendment Law
Seth D. Berlin—Washington, D.C.
Michael Berry—Philadelphia
Jay Ward Brown—Washington, D.C.
Kaitlin M. Gurney—Philadelphia
Ashley I. Kissinger—Denver
Paul J. Safier—Philadelphia
David A. Schulz—New York
Charles D. Tobin—Washington, D.C.
Gaming Law
Michael D. Fabius—Philadelphia
Government Relations Practice
Marcel S. Pratt—Philadelphia
Health Care Law
Beth Moskow-Schnoll—Delaware
Insurance Law
Daniel R. Fritz—Sioux Falls
Brian Schulman—Phoenix
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Karen C. McConnell—Phoenix
Labor Law – Management
David S. Fryman—Philadelphia
Kenneth M. Jarin—Philadelphia
Denise M. Keyser—New Jersey
Brian D. Pedrow—Philadelphia
Land Use and Zoning Law
Jon M. Laria—Baltimore
Matthew N. McClure—Philadelphia
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Alan S. Kaplinsky—Philadelphia
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Tobey M. Daluz—Philadelphia
Theodore J. Hartl—Denver
William A. Slaughter—Philadelphia
Matthew G. Summers—Baltimore
Litigation – Construction
Jason D. Boren—Salt Lake City
Jonathan M. Bye—Minneapolis
Mark R. Gaylord—Salt Lake City
Brian Schulman—Phoenix
Litigation – Environmental
Brendan K. Collins—Philadelphia
Litigation – First Amendment
Seth D. Berlin—Washington, D.C.
Michael Berry—Philadelphia
David J. Bodney—Phoenix
Jay Ward Brown—Washington, D.C.
Ashley I. Kissinger—Denver
Burt M. Rublin—Philadelphia
Paul J. Safier—Philadelphia
Elizabeth Seidlin-Bernstein—Philadelphia
Charles D. Tobin—Washington, D.C.
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Laura E. Krabill—Philadelphia
Brian W. LaCorte—Phoenix
Richard W. Miller—Atlanta
Louis P. Petrich—Los Angeles
Lynn E. Rzonca—Philadelphia
Chittam U. Thakore—Atlanta
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jason D. Boren—Salt Lake City
David S. Fryman—Philadelphia
Mary M. O’Brien—Minneapolis
Jay A. Zweig—Phoenix
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
M. Norman Goldberger—Philadelphia
David J. Margules—Delaware
Litigation – Patent
Caryn Borg-Breen—Philadelphia
Laura E. Krabill—Philadelphia
Brian W. LaCorte—Phoenix
Lynn E. Rzonca—Philadelphia
Litigation – Real Estate
Jason D. Boren—Salt Lake City
Jonathan M. Bye—Minneapolis
Mark R. Gaylord—Salt Lake City
Brian Schulman—Phoenix
Michael Sklaroff—Philadelphia
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
M. Norman Goldberger—Philadelphia
Litigation – Securities
M. Norman Goldberger—Philadelphia
Stephen J. Kastenberg—Philadelphia
Andrew J. Petrie—Denver
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Regina O’Brien Thomas—Philadelphia
Media Law
Seth D. Berlin—Washington, D.C.
Michael Berry—Philadelphia
David J. Bodney—Phoenix
Chad R. Bowman—Washington, D.C.
Jay Ward Brown—Washington, D.C.
Ashley I. Kissinger—Denver
Charles D. Tobin—Washington, D.C.
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Amy L. Arndt—Sioux Falls
Richard J. Braemer—Philadelphia
Laura C. Giles—Phoenix
Robert C. Kim—Las Vegas
Justin P. Klein—Philadelphia
Michael R. Kuhn—Minneapolis
Karen C. McConnell—Phoenix
Barbara Lano Rummel—Minneapolis
Maggie M. Tatton— Minneapolis
Robert E. Tunheim—Minneapolis
John D. Wambold—Minneapolis
Nonprofit/Charities Law
Ann T. Loftus—Philadelphia
Christopher A. Jones—Philadelphia
Kendis Key Muscheid—Phoenix
Patent Law
Mitchell A. Katz—Atlanta
Lynn E. Rzonca—Philadelphia
Chittam U. Thakore—Atlanta
Project Finance Law
Mark C. Dietzen—Minneapolis
William C. Rhodes—Philadelphia
Public Finance Law
Valarie J. Allen—Philadelphia
Michele L. Bax—Phoenix
Kevin R. Cunningham—Philadelphia
Teri M. Guarnaccia—Baltimore
Charles S. Henck—Washington, D.C.
Anastasia G. Khokhryakova—Denver
Emilie R. Ninan—Delaware, Washington, D.C.
Marybeth Orsini—Baltimore, New York
Steve T. Park—Philadelphia
Hester M. Parrot—Denver
Kimberly C. Reed—Denver
William C. Rhodes—Philadelphia
P. Andrew Spicknall—Washington, D.C.
Qui Tam Law
Jonathan M. Bye—Minneapolis
Real Estate Law
Angela M. Christy—Minneapolis
Alicia B. Clark—Denver
Desmond D. Connall, Jr.—Washington, D.C.
Mark S. DePillis—Philadelphia
Dominic J. De Simone—Philadelphia
Craig Solomon Ganz—Phoenix
Mary Jo George—Washington, D.C.
Thomas A. Hauser—Baltimore
Bruce F. Johnson—Las Vegas
Benjamin A. Kelley—Baltimore
Jon M. Laria—Baltimore
Anna A. Mahaney—Baltimore
Tina R. Makoulian—Philadelphia
Amy M. McClain—Baltimore
Bart I. Mellits—Philadelphia
Michael J. Ostermeyer—Phoenix
Karen DaCosta Perzan—Phoenix
Mark Pollak—Baltimore
Alan S. Ritterband—Philadelphia
Jennifer Santangelo—Philadelphia
Brian Schulman—Phoenix
Laura L. Seidel—Atlanta
Michael Sklaroff—Philadelphia
Derek L. Sorenson—Phoenix
Raymond G. Truitt—Baltimore
Maulin Vidwans—Philadelphia
James R. Walston—Minneapolis
Roger D. Winston—Washington, D.C.
Kelly M. Wrenn—Washington, D.C.
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Gerald J. Guarcini—Philadelphia
Teri M. Guarnaccia—Baltimore
April Hamlin—Minneapolis
Robert C. Kim—Las Vegas
Justin P. Klein—Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell—Phoenix
Securities Regulation
Gerald J. Guarcini—Philadelphia
Karen C. McConnell—Phoenix
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Mark C. Dietzen—Minneapolis
Thomas A. Hauser—Baltimore
Tax Law
Justin H. Brown—Philadelphia
Richard L. Catalano—New York
Jonathan Flora—Philadelphia
Peter D. Hardy—Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.
Wendi L. Kotzen—Philadelphia
Kendis Key Muscheid—Phoenix
Trademark Law
Brian W. LaCorte—Phoenix
Lynn E. Rzonca—Philadelphia
Trusts and Estates
Mark S. Blaskey—Philadelphia
Justin H. Brown—Philadelphia
Justin C. Esposito—Philadelphia
Ann T. Loftus—Philadelphia
Marilyn C. Sanborne—Philadelphia
Heike K. Sullivan—Philadelphia
Regina O’Brien Thomas—Philadelphia
Thomas J. Woessner—Minneapolis
ONES TO WATCH
Appellate Practice
Justin E. Kerner—New Jersey
J. Matt Thornton—Minneapolis
Banking and Finance Law
Rachel S. Bates—Minneapolis
Brianne Boyle—Baltimore
Tyler M. Cobb—Phoenix
Catherine M. LaGrange—Minneapolis
Daniel J. Nunez—Washington, D.C.
Nicole Necklas Soraruf—Baltimore
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael S. Myers—Los Angeles
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Peter A. Hvidston—Minneapolis
Commercial Litigation
Matthew Cate—Washington, D.C.
Thomas J. Gallagher IV—Philadelphia
Chad P. Jimenez—Denver
Justin E. Kerner—New Jersey
Elanor A. Mulhern—Philadelphia
Jonathon A. Talcott— Phoenix
J. Matt Thornton—Minneapolis
Jessica Case Watt—Delaware
Kahlil C. Williams—Philadelphia
Communications Law
Jacquelyn N. Schell— New York
Construction Law
Peter A. Hvidston—Minneapolis
Corporate Law
Christian R. Barnes— Minneapolis
Adam J. Chelminiak—Philadelphia
Kimberly W. Klayman—Philadelphia
Neal K. Rasmussen—Minneapolis
Wesley R. Robinson—Phoenix
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brad Gershel—New York
Brittany M. Giusini-Tsoflias—Delaware
Christopher Hatfield—Washington, D.C.
Matthew G. Kussmaul—Philadelphia
Emilia McKee Vassallo—Philadelphia
Jessica Case Watt—Delaware
Kahlil C. Williams—Philadelphia
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jessica DuBois—Minneapolis
Entertainment and Sports Law
Maxwell S. Mishkin—Washington, D.C.
Emmy Parsons—Washington, D.C.
Environmental Law
Spencer I. Eldred—Los Angeles
Lea A. Phillips—Phoenix
Government Relations Practice
Charles E. Nelson—Minneapolis
Insurance Law
Brittany M. Wilson—Philadelphia
Intellectual Property Law
Jonas Jarvholm—Atlanta
Matthew E. Kelley—Washington, D.C.
Matthew J. Littlefield—Atlanta
Benjamin N. Simler—Philadelphia
Madhundra Sivakumar—Philadelphia
Alan White—Atlanta
Land Use and Zoning Law
Jacob Dachs—Baltimore
Spencer I. Eldred—Los Angeles
Jennifer L. Feden—Philadelphia
Lindsey Parker—Salt Lake City
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Catherine M. LaGrange—Minneapolis
Neal K. Rasmussen—Minneapolis
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Laurel D. Roglen—Delaware
Litigation – Construction
Michael S. Myers—Los Angeles
Kathryn E. Wendt—Minneapolis
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Madhundra Sivakumar—Philadelphia
Benjamin N. Simler—Philadelphia
Jonathon A. Talcott— Phoenix
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Elliot I. Griffin—Philadelphia
Litigation – Patent
Alan White—Atlanta
Litigation – Real Estate
Michael S. Myers—Los Angeles
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christian R. Barnes—Minneapolis
Christopher J. DePizzo—New York
Ryan D. Heck—Minneapolis
Kimberly W. Klayman—Philadelphia
Neal K. Rasmussen—Minneapolis
Wesley R. Robinson—Phoenix
Patent Law
Matthew J. Littlefield—Atlanta
Alan White—Atlanta
Project Finance Law
Katie Leesman—Washington, D.C.
Megan McCarthy—Minneapolis
John C. Wheatley—Washington, D.C.
Public Finance Law
Ethan A. Anderson—Denver
Michael A. Charlebois—Los Angeles
Tyler M. Cobb—Phoenix
Megan McCarthy—Minneapolis
Skye Nickalls—Philadelphia
Daniel J. Nunez—Washington, D.C.
Real Estate Law
Andrew I. Almand—Washington, D.C.
Dimitrios Angelakos—Philadelphia
Jennifer Auger-Young—Baltimore
Rachel S. Bates—Minneapolis
Brianne Boyle—Baltimore
Matthew W. Buckley—Minneapolis
Jacob Dachs—Baltimore
Ashley E. DeLuca—Philadelphia
Kyle A. DeThomas—Washington, D.C.
Spencer I. Eldred—Los Angeles
Jennifer L. Feden—Philadelphia
Colin M. Gaynor—Baltimore
Courtney E. Hunter—Washington, D.C.
Peter A. Hvidston—Minneapolis
Steven P. Mehr—Los Angeles
Lindsey Parker—Salt Lake City
Timothy R. Polmateer—Los Angeles
Joseph W. Weill—New Jersey
Kathryn E. Wendt—Minneapolis
John C. Wheatley—Washington, D.C.
Tax Law
John C. Wheatley—Washington, D.C.
Technology Law
Alan White—Atlanta
Trusts and Estates
Alicia H. Berenson—Philadelphia
Joshua R. Brown—Sioux Falls
Rankings are not approved or endorsed by any judicial body.
Original source can be found here.