Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 237 Hunton Attorneys

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that 189 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America^© 2026 as Best Lawyers. Additionally, 48 attorneys were named “Ones to Watch” in their respective fields.

Among these recognized attorneys, seven were named “Lawyer of the Year,” a recognition awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

Lawyers of the Year

• Amy McDaniel Williams: Securities/Capital Markets Law (Richmond, VA)
• Christopher G. Kulp: Public Finance Law (Richmond, VA)
• Douglas S. Granger: Banking and Finance Law (Richmond, VA)
• Elbert Lin: Appellate Practice (Richmond, VA)
• Robert M. Tata: Trade Secrets Law (Richmond, VA)
• Stephen P. Demm: Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property (Richmond, VA)
• Tyler P. Brown: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (Richmond, VA)

Atlanta, GA

• Caryl Greenberg Smith (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• Douglass Selby (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• Eric Jon Taylor (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Greta Griffith (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• John Schneider (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Lawrence Bracken II (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Matthew Calvert (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Municipal, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Megan A. Taylor (One to Watch): Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
• Rachel Hudgins (One to Watch): Insurance Law
• Robert Dumbacher (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Labor and Employment

Boston, MA

• Christopher Pardo (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Harry Manion III (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• Martin Gaynor III (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Antitrust
• Michael Perry (Best Lawyer): Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Thomas Reilly (Best Lawyer): Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Charlotte, NC

• Brent Rosser (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Michael Kerrigan (Best Lawyer): Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Michael Nedzbala (Best Lawyer): Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Nash Long III (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• William McBride (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law

Dallas, TX

• Alexander McGeoch (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• Amber Rogers (Best Lawyer): Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrew Lawrence (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• Beth Alexander Whitaker (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Caitlin Scipioni (One to Watch): Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• Daryl Robertson (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David Barbour (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Gregory Hesse (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Gregory Schmitt (Best Lawyer): Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Howard Schreiber (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Jay Mower (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey Giese (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Jennifer Clyde (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Securities
• Joanna D. Enns (One to Watch): Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Joel Sharp (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• John Holzgraefe (Best Lawyer): Advertising Law, Corporate Law
• Joseph Blizzard (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Joshua McNulty (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Kathleen J. Wu (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Louis Stahl (One to Watch): Real Estate Law
• Mark Vowell (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Marysia Laskowski (One to Watch): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Michael Albers (Best Lawyer): Construction Law
• Myles Reynolds (Best Lawyer): Energy Regulatory Law
• Peter Weinstock (Best Lawyer): Advertising Law, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Rachael Craven (One to Watch): Financial Services Regulation Law
• Thomas Cantrill (Best Lawyer): Trusts and Estates

Houston, TX

• Allison Mantor (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Callie Parker Bradford (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Celeste Kelly (One to Watch): Public Finance Law
• Clayton Holland (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• Conor Shary (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Daniel McCormick (Best Lawyer): Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
• Emily Macey (Best Lawyer): Nonprofit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
• Michael O'Leary (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Greg Waller (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• Gregory Porter (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law
• Henry Havre (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Holly Williamson (Best Lawyer): Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark Breeding (Best Lawyer): Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Jeff Dodd (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Information Technology Law
• Jeffrey Butler (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Jordan Latham (One to Watch): Banking and Finance Law, Tax Law
• Joseph Rovira (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Joseph Buoni (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Kelly Sandill (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• Leah Nommensen (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Energy Law, Real Estate Law
• Mark Arnold (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Michael Morfey (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• Neil Kelly (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Philip Guffy (One to Watch): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Energy Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
• Robert Collins (Best Lawyer): Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Robert McNamara (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• Robert Jewell (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robin Russell (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
• Ross Hill (One to Watch): Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Samantha Gilley Rachlin (One to Watch): Public Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tammy Brennig (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Terri Lacy (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Thomas Sage (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• Thomas Perich (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Thomas Ford, Jr. (Best Lawyer): Energy Law, Tax Law
• Thomas W. Taylor (Best Lawyer): Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Timothy Davidson II (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Timothy Unger (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Energy Law
• Mark Young (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law

Los Angeles, CA

• Malcolm Weiss (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• Roland Juarez (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Labor and Employment

Miami, FL

• Angela Morrison (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• Cary Tolley III (Best Lawyer): Equipment Finance Law
• Barry Davidson (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities
• Daniel Butler (One to Watch): Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Fernando Alonso (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Gabriel Lopez (One to Watch): Banking and Finance Law
• Gil Acevedo (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Jamie Zysk Isani (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• John Delionado (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Juan Enjamio (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lieselot K. Whitbeck (One to Watch): Immigration Law
• Alice Weeks (One to Watch): Insurance Law
• Samuel Danon (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• Tyler Grant (One to Watch): Banking and Finance Law
• Uriel Mendieta (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Walter Andrews (Best Lawyer): Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
• Yaniel Abreu (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law

New York, NY

• Andrew Feiner (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• Douglas Hoffmann (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Douglas Dua (One to Watch): Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert Brusco (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• George Badenoch (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Patent
• Gregory F. Lang (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Michael J. “Jack” Bisceglia (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation
• James La Rocca (Best Lawyer): Employment Law – Management
• Jillian Bledsoe Cherry (One to Watch): Real Estate Law
• Jonathan Reichman (Best Lawyer): Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Joshua Milgrom (One to Watch): Tax Law
• Kevin Small (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Kevin Jones (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Laurie Grasso (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Michelle G. Chan (One to Watch): Energy Law
• Paul Silverstein (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Raj Pande (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Thomas Y. Hiner (Best Lawyer): Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Richmond, VA

• Aaron Carroll (One to Watch): Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Alexandra Cunningham (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Allen Goolsby III (Best Lawyer): Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Amy McDaniel Williams (Best Lawyer): Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Austin Maloney (One to Watch): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Cassandra Collins (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental
• Cecelia Philipps Horner (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• Charles Brewer (One to Watch): Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Charles Matthews (One to Watch): Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Christina Edwards (One to Watch): Corporate Law, Technology Law
• Christopher Kulp (Best Lawyer): Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Daniel Campbell (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Douglas Garrou (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• Douglas Granger (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Edward Fuhr (Best Lawyer): Corporate Compliance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Elbert Lin (Best Lawyer): Appellate Practice
• Gary Thompson (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• George Howell III (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• George Sibley III (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Hillary P. Patterson (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law
• J.R. Smith (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James Pinna (Best Lawyer): Health Care Law
• James Seevers, Jr. (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Venture Capital Law
• Jason Harbour (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jennifer Wuebker (One to Watch): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jessica R. Tobin (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law
• John Chenault V (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• John O'Neill, Jr. (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• John Gary Maynard III (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• John Beardsworth, Jr. (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Energy Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Project Finance Law
• Katharine Westfall Durante (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kelly Faglioni (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation
• Kendal Sibley (Best Lawyer): Tax Law, Venture Capital Law
• Kevin M. Georgerian (Best Lawyer): Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kimberly MacLeod (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Kurt G. Larkin (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Laura Ellen Jones (Best Lawyer): Tax Law
• Lewis Powell III (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
• Lonnie Nunley III (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mark Hedberg (Best Lawyer): Health Care Law
• Mark Wickersham (Best Lawyer): Corporate Governance Law
• Matthew Jenkins (Best Lawyer): Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Matthew Bosher (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Securities
• Maya Eckstein (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Mayme Donohue (One to Watch): Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Michael Goldman (Best Lawyer): Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael Shebelskie (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• Watson Seaman (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law
• Patrick Tricker (One to Watch): Financial Services Regulation Law, Real Estate Law
• Patrick McDermott (Best Lawyer): Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
• Randall Parks (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Reilly Moore (One to Watch): Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Richard Warren (Best Lawyer): Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert Dean Pope (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• Robert M. Cipolla (Best Lawyer): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Robert Rolfe (Best Lawyer): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• Robert M. Tata (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law
• Rudene Mercer Haynes (Best Lawyer): Banking and Finance Law
• Ryan Glasgow (Best Lawyer): Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen Demm (Best Lawyer): Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Steven Haas (Best Lawyer): Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas Slater, Jr. (Best Lawyer): Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Thomas Waskom (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Thurston Moore (Best Lawyer): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tyler Brown (Best Lawyer): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Jeffery Edwards (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Wendy McGraw (Best Lawyer): Appellate Practice, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Whittington Clement (Best Lawyer): Government Relations Practice
• Wyatt Deal (Best Lawyer): Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law

San Francisco, CA

• Drei Munar (One to Watch): Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Katherine P. Sandberg (One to Watch): Financial Services Regulation Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Samuel L. Brown (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• Scott P. DeVries (Best Lawyer): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Shannon Broome (Best Lawyer): Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental

Washington, DC

• Adam Rosser (Best Lawyer): Immigration Law
• Alexandra Hamilton (One to Watch): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Alundai J. Benjamin (One to Watch): Education Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrea Field (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Environmental
• Andrew Turner (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• Andrew Kintzinger (Best Lawyer): Public Finance Law
• Bennett Sooy (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation
• Brian Levey (One to Watch): Environmental Law
• Charles Ossola (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Charles Knauss (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Deidre G. Duncan (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• Ellis Butler (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Eric Murdock (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• William Brownell (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Environmental
• Heather Archer Eastep (Best Lawyer): FinTech Practice
• Ian Band (Best Lawyer): Immigration Law
• James Glasgow (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Jeffrey Martin (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Environmental
• Jeffrey Schroeder (Best Lawyer): Energy Law, Project Finance Law
• Jessica G. Yeshman (One to Watch): Technology Law
• Jessica Vara (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
• John McGranahan, Jr. (Best Lawyer): Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law
• John Lee Shepherd, (Best Lawyer): Energy Regulatory Law
• Kerry L. McGrath (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law
• Kevin E. Gaunt (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Technology Law
• Kevin Hahm (Best Lawyer): Antitrust Law
• Kevin White (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Koorosh "KT" Talieh (Best Lawyer): Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
• Latosha Ellis (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Laurence Skinner (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Lorelie (Lorie) Masters (Best Lawyer): Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
• Michael Levine (Best Lawyer): Insurance Law
• Perie Reiko Koyama (One to Watch): Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Rori Malech (Best Lawyer): Real Estate Law
• Ryan Bates (Best Lawyer): Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Shemin Proctor (Best Lawyer): Energy Law
• Steven L. Wood (One to Watch): Intellectual Property Law
• Syed Ahmad (Best Lawyer): Insurance Law
• Timothy Jacobs (Best Lawyer): Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Virginia Albrecht (Best Lawyer): Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental

 
Recognition by Best Lawyers^® is based entirely on peer-review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.