Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that 28 partners have been named to the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America. This recognition honors attorneys who excel in the art of advocacy before juries, judges, and other decision makers on behalf of their clients. The honorees include securities litigators on both sides of the aisle, mass tort plaintiff and defense counsel, criminal defense attorneys, and white collar practitioners, as well as appellate advocates, class action leaders, energy litigators, and intellectual property and trade secrets lawyers, among others.
The Leading Litigators in America are selected through a rigorous process that includes journalistic research, submissions, and peer vetting. The recognized Blank Rome attorneys are leaders across several of the firm's practice groups and industry teams, including Business Litigation, Environmental, Insurance Recovery, Intellectual Property Litigation, Mass Torts & Complex Disputes, Real Estate, and White Collar Defense & Investigations.
Blank Rome’s rankings by region:
Houston
- Barry Abrams: Commercial Litigation, including Financial, Class Action; Appellate
- Domingo Manuel LLagostera: IP Litigation
- Robert P. Scott: Complex Disputes, especially Mass & Toxic Torts
Los Angeles
- Gregory M. Bordo: Business Litigation, including Real Estate, Non-Profit, Trust & Estates
- Mary Craig Calkins: Insurance Recovery
- Linda Kornfeld: Insurance Recovery
New York
- Kevin J. Bruno: Environmental, Toxic Tort Litigation
- Lisa M. Campisi: Insurance Recovery, Business Litigation
- Lisa M. Coyle: Financial Litigation
- Massimo F. D’Angelo: Real Estate, Securities, White Collar, Litigation
- Francesco Di Pietro: Business Litigation
- Craig Weiner: Business Litigation, Crisis Management, Strategic Planning
- Jared Zola: Insurance Recovery
Orange County
- Mark S. Adams: Real Estate Litigation
Philadelphia
- Frank A. Dante: Mass Tort, Class Action, Product Liability, Environmental
- Andrew K. Fletcher: Business Litigation, IP
- Evan H. Lechtman: Business Litigation, Class actions
- Shannon E. McClure: Complex Commercial Litigation
- Grant S. Palmer: Business Litigation, Trade Secrets, Class Action
- Daniel E. Rhynhart: Business Litigation, Class Actions
- James T. Smith: Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, White Collar
Pittsburgh
- Roy W. Arnold: Class Action Litigation
- Jayme L. Butcher: Business Litigation
Washington, D.C.
- John A. Gibbons: Insurance Recovery
- Andrew R. Kopsidas: IP Litigation
- Helen K. Michael: Insurance Recovery, Class Action
- James R. Murray: Insurance Recovery
- Shawn M. Wright: White Collar, FCPA, Investigations
