66 Gibbons Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers® 2026 Editions
News
August 21, 2025
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Gibbons P.C. proudly announces that 59 of the firm’s attorneys, representing seven metropolitan markets, have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Seven Gibbons attorneys are recognized in the sixth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Additionally, three Gibbons Directors are recognized as 2026 “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective legal markets. The lawyers, their areas of practice, and markets are:
- Christine A. Amalfe: Litigation – Labor and Employment (Newark)
- David J. Pascrell: Government Relations Practice (Princeton)
- Peter J. Torcicollo: Litigation – Construction (Newark)
Of the 66 Gibbons attorneys recognized, seven Directors are newly listed, two previously listed attorneys are featured in additional categories, and one attorney moved from Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America to The Best Lawyers in America®. The following seven, listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, include:
- Bria S. Beaufort: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Cecilia Y. Carreras: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Genna A. Conti: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Cassandra J. Neugold: Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Jennifer M. Rutter: Commercial Litigation
- Matthew L. Saathoff: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Catherine M. Soliman: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment
The Gibbons attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® are:
Frederick W. Alworth: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
Christine A. Amalfe: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Dale E. Barney: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Kelly Ann Bird: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert D. Brown, Jr.: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Thomas J. Cafferty: First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment
Andrew J. Camelotto: Real Estate Law
Frank T. Cannone: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Kim M. Catullo: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Anne M. Collart: Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark B. Conlan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Robert F. Coyne: Corporate Law
David N. Crapo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Philip W. Crawford: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
William P. Deni, Jr.: Commercial Litigation
John D. Draikiwicz: Public Finance Law
Phillip J. Duffy: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Joshua R. Elias: Commercial Litigation
Shepard A. Federgreen: Real Estate Law
Peter J. Frazza: Health Care Law
David J. Freeman: Environmental Law
Howard D. Geneslaw: Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
Michele J. Glass: Environmental Law
Lawrence A. Goldman: Corporate Law
Alan R. Gries: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John D. Haggerty: Commercial Litigation
William S. Hatfield: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Noel L. Hillman: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jennifer A. Hradil: Commercial Litigation
Douglas J. Janacek: Land Use and Zoning Law
Kate E. Janukowicz: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Robert L. Johnson: Corporate Law
Barry D. Liss: Health Care Law
Jonathan S. Liss: Commercial Litigation
Michael J. Lubben: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
Lawrence S. Lustberg: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
John S. Mairo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Robert K. Malone: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael R. McDonald: Commercial Litigation
Susan L. Nardone: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Camille V. Otero: Litigation – Environmental
Mary Frances Palisano: Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David J. Pascrell: Government Relations Practice
Raymond N. Pomeroy II: Environmental Law
Samuel I. Portnoy: Commercial Litigation
Kevin R. Reich: Commercial Litigation
John C. Romeo: Labor Law – Management
Matthew J. Sinkman: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Ricardo Solano, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Litigation – Health Care
Kristin D. Sostowski: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Paul J. St. Onge: Government Relations Practice
Peter J. Torcicollo: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Peter J. Ulrich: Tax Law
Thomas R. Valen: Commercial Litigation
Christopher Viceconte: Commercial Litigation
Kevin W. Weber: Commercial Litigation
John T. Wolak: Insurance Law
Richard S. Zackin: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
James R. Zazzali: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor Law – Union; Mediation
“We are thrilled that so many Gibbons attorneys are listed in this year’s Best Lawyers® and congratulate them all on receiving this well-deserved recognition,” said Mr. Torcicollo, Gibbons’s Managing Director.
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