107 Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers Report

The Best Lawyers in America® recognized 107 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys – nearly two-thirds of the firm – in its 2027 rankings for outstanding work in their respective practice areas. The rankings designated 77 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys as Best Lawyers, 30 attorneys as Ones to Watch, and four attorneys as 2027 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 antitrust, appellate practice, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law, public finance law and sports law. Robinson Bradshaw had the most Best Lawyers in Charlotte in six areas: bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, litigation - labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions law, public finance law and sports law. Additionally, Robinson Bradshaw had the most attorneys overall in Chapel Hill ranked as Best Lawyers, as well as the most for corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, securities/capital markets law and venture capital law.

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 four Robinson Bradshaw attorneys recognized as Lawyers of the Year are:

• John H. Carmichael – 2027 Charlotte Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

• Jeffrey C. Hart – 2027 Raleigh Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law Lawyer of the Year

• Stephen M. Lynch – 2027 Charlotte Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year and 2027 Charlotte Securities/Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year

• Matthew W. Sawchak – 2027 Raleigh Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year

The firm’s 77 attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers are:

Charlotte

• Alice Pinckney Adams – Public Finance Law
• Nick Allmon – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Benjamin W. Baldwin – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Fitz E. Barringer – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lani Barnes Baxter – Copyright Law; Sports Law; Trademark Law
• Carl S. Beattie – Corporate 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
• Nathan C. Chase Jr. – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Matthew S. Churchill – Corporate Law; Healthcare Law
• Stephen M. Cox – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law - Management; Real Estate 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
• Matt Efird – Corporate Law; Sports Law
• Robert W. Fuller – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• 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
• Laurie Helms – Healthcare Law
• Edward F. Hennessey IV – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
• Mark O. Henry – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Jeffrey A. Henson – Banking and Finance Law
• Susan M. Huber – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Seth Huffstetler – Corporate 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
• Jon R. Jordan – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
• 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; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Venture Capital Law
• Christopher W. Loeb – Real Estate Law
• Brandon M. Lofton – Banking and Finance Law; 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; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Kate Gordon Maynard – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew T. Miller – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Amanda Pickens Nitto – Commercial Litigation
• William K. Packard – Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Real Estate Law
• Henry H. Ralston – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Henry E. Riffe III – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Allen K. Robertson – Public Finance Law
• S. Graham Robinson – Banking and Finance Law
• Melissa A. Romanzo – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental
• D. Blaine Sanders – Sports Law
• David M. Schilli – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ty Shaffer – Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Caroline Wannamaker Sink – Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Gregory L. Skidmore – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
• Herman Spence III – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax 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 – 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
• Julian H. Wright Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Raleigh

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

Research Triangle

• Glen E. Caplan – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• John M. Fogg – Corporate Law; Information Technology Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Jeffrey C. Hart – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Mark A. Hiller – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Matthew G. Lenora – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• 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; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Rock Hill

• Benjamin A. Johnson – Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law
• 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. Robinson Bradshaw had the most Ones to Watch winners in both Charlotte and Chapel Hill. And, the firm was top-listed in North Carolina for the following Ones to Watch categories: appellate practice, corporate law, healthcare law, and mergers and acquisitions law.

Robinson Bradshaw’s Ones to Watch winners are:

Charlotte

• Lucas Anderson – 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
• Bret M. Buckler – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law
• Kelsey Hendrickson Butler – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Scott Cogar – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
• Kevin R. Crandall – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Benjamin C. DeCelle – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
• Katherine A. Grant – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Megan Clemency Haynes – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patrick H. Hill – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Travis S. Hinman – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Caleb J. Holloway – Healthcare Law; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Alexis M. Iffert – Corporate Law; Healthcare Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Jonathan D. LeCompte – Corporate Law; Healthcare Law; Real Estate Law
• Timothy P. Misner – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Amanda Fannin Rautalahti – Healthcare Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Jazzmin S. Romero – Commercial Litigation
• Garrett A. Steadman – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Curtis C. Strubinger – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Caitlin H. Sullivan – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Lauren M. Talboom – Real Estate Law
• Spencer T. Wiles – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

Raleigh

• Preetha L. Suresh – Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation

Research Triangle

• Adam A. Berkland – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law; Venture Capital Law
• Demi Lorant Bostian – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Securities
• Alexa M. Fleming – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Harrison B. Hull – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
• Evelyn V.P. Sechler – Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Sandra K. Wilburn – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law