79 Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys Named Best Lawyers, 13 Named Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers in America® recognized 79 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys – more than half the firm – as Best Lawyers in its 2022 rankings for outstanding work in their respective practice areas. Thirteen Robinson Bradshaw attorneys were designated Ones to Watch, and four attorneys were named 2022 Charlotte Lawyers of the Year.

Robinson Bradshaw received multiple top listings within this year’s report. The firm had the most lawyers in North Carolina ranked for bet-the-company litigation and public finance law. Robinson Bradshaw had the most lawyers in Charlotte ranked for seven areas: bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law, employment law - management, litigation - labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions law, and public finance law. And, Robinson Bradshaw had the most lawyers in Chapel Hill ranked overall in Best Lawyers.

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 – 2022 Charlotte Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
• John M. Herring – 2022 Charlotte Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year
• Stephen M. Lynch – 2022 Charlotte Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year
• Emily S. Sherlock – 2022 Charlotte Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year

The firm’s 79 attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers are:

Charlotte

• Alice Pinckney Adams – Public Finance Law
• Allain C. Andry – Banking and Finance Law
• Benjamin W. Baldwin – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Lani Barnes Baxter – Copyright Law
• Carl R. Boehm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Martin L. Brackett Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• 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
• Brian L. Church – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew W. Churchill – Health Care 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
• Matthew B. Efird – Corporate Law
• Robert W. Fuller – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• John B. Garver III – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Richard W. Gibson Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• 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
• Edward F. Hennessey IV – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
• Mark O. Henry – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Jeffrey A. Henson – Banking and Finance Law
• John M. Herring – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• Graham D. Holding – Trusts and Estates
• Pearlynn G. Houck – Commercial Litigation
• Susan M. Huber – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer Csik Hutchens – Health Care 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
• 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; Venture Capital Law
• Christopher W. Loeb – Real Estate Law
• Brandon M. Lofton – 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
• Kate Gordon Maynard – Commercial Litigation
• Kent J. McCready – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark W. Merritt – Antitrust Law; Litigation - Securities
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• William K. Packard – Real Estate Law
• Henry H. Ralston – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Allen K. Robertson – Public Finance Law
• S. Graham Robinson – Banking and Finance Law
• D. Blaine Sanders – Sports Law
• David M. Schilli – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ty Shaffer – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Emily S. Sherlock – Environmental Law
• Caroline Wannamaker Sink – Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Sink – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• Gregory L. Skidmore – Commercial Litigation
• Herman Spence III – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Richard S. Starling – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital 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-Hamacher – 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 – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Matthew W. Sawchak – Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Sean M. Sullivan – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental

Research Triangle

• Glen E. Caplan – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• John M. Fogg – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Mark A. Hiller – Commercial Litigation
• J. Adam Martin – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• J. Dickson Phillips III – Commercial Litigation
• Erik R. Zimmerman – Commercial Litigation

Rock Hill

• Stephen M. Cox – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law - Management; Real Estate Law
• Benjamin A. Johnson – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• 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 in the United States. Robinson Bradshaw’s Ones to Watch winners are:

Charlotte

• Fitz E. Barringer – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Amit Bhagwandass – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Kelsey Hendrickson Butler – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John W. Forneris – Trusts and Estates
• Travis S. Hinman – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Brian J. Litwak – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amanda Pickens Nitto – Commercial Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Securities
• Akya S. Rice – Litigation - Labor and Employment

Research Triangle

• Adam A. Berkland – Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Matthew G. Lenora – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
• Jared B. Taylor – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Elizabeth A. Tedford – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Sandra K. Wilburn – Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law