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Best Lawyers® Recognizes Over 90 Foley Hoag Attorneys in 2027 Edition

August 19, 2026

Over 90 Foley Hoag attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of the Best Lawyers® guide. Sixty-three attorneys are featured in the Best Lawyers® guide, while an additional 31 have been included in the Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch list.

Three attorneys have been listed as Lawyers of the Year:
  • Euripides D. Dalmanieras: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Boston)
  • Seth D. Jaffe: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental (Boston)
  • Joshua Jarvis: Trademark Law (Boston)

The following attorneys are featured in the Best Lawyers® guide:
  • Susan M. Abelleira: Patent Law
  • Alex Akhiezer, Ph.D.: Patent Law
  • Jesse Harlan Alderman: Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Allison Anderson: Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Edo Banach: Health Care Law
  • Thomas Barker: Health Care Law
  • Mark A. Barnett: Corporate Law, Energy Law, Venture Capital Law
  • James W. Bucking: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Sarah Burg: Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Lauren Carboni: Health Care Law
  • Christopher Cawley: Tax Law
  • Kevin Conroy: Administrative / Regulatory Law, Cannabis Law
  • Euripides D. Dalmanieras: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Lawyer of the Year)
  • Kristyn DeFilipp: Commercial Litigation
  • Thomas B. Draper: Banking and Finance Law
  • Jonathan M. Ettinger: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
  • Christopher Feudo: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Barbara A. Fiacco: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law
  • Kenneth Juan Figueroa: International Arbitration - Commercial
  • Zachary Gerson: Energy Law
  • Bryant Godfrey: Health Care Law
  • Dana M. Gordon: Patent Law
  • Michael J. Grygiel: Litigation - First Amendment, Media Law
  • Mark A. Haddad: Corporate Law
  • David P. Halstead Ph.D.: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
  • Tad Heuer: Administrative / Regulatory Law, Education Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Carol J. Holahan: Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law
  • August T. Horvath, Ph.D.: Advertising Law, Antitrust Law
  • Seth D. Jaffe: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental (Lawyer of the Year)
  • Joshua Jarvis: Trademark Law (Lawyer of the Year)
  • Adam P. Kahn: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Environmental
  • Jonathan A. Keselenko: Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Barbara F. Klepper: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
  • William R. Kolb: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • John D. Lanza: Information Technology Law, Patent Law, Technology Law
  • Dave Lazarus: Litigation - Health Care
  • Kenneth S. Leonetti: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Jeffrey I.D. Lewis: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law
  • Andrew M. London: Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Amy Baker Mandragouras: Patent Law
  • Michael McQueeny: Cannabis Law
  • Matthew E. Miller: Litigation - Securities
  • Anthony D. Mirenda: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Jeffrey Mullan: Administrative / Regulatory Law, Real Estate Law
  • Jeffrey L. Quillen: Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law
  • Madeleine K. Rodriguez: Education Law
  • Nicholas Romanos: Tax Law
  • Michael L. Rosen: Employment Law - Management
  • Peter M. Rosenblum: Corporate Law
  • Peter Ross: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
  • Hathaway Pease Russell: Patent Law
  • Daniel Schimmel: International Arbitration - Commercial
  • Patrick R. Scully: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
  • Lance L. Shea: FDA Law
  • DeAnn F. Smith: Patent Law
  • Rose Standifer: Venture Capital Law
  • Peter A. Sullivan: International Arbitration – Commercial
  • Adam Wade: Energy Law
  • Donald R. Ware: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
  • Lisa C. Wood: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Securities
  • Steven P. Wright: Commercial Litigation
  • Jeremy A. Younkin: Patent Law
  • Colin J. Zick: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Privacy and Data Security Law

The following attorneys are featured in the Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch guide, which recognizes attorneys who have been in private practice for between five and nine years for outstanding professional excellence:
  • Spenser Angel: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
  • Yoni Bard: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Stephen L. Bartlett: Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Real Estate Law
  • Alexander Berne: Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
  • Mi Cai, Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
  • Shayonna Cato: Commercial Litigation
  • Alexander Chatterley, Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
  • Amanda Coleman: Commercial Litigation
  • Cecilia Copperman: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
  • Taylor Davis: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
  • Christian Garcia: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Erica Harrington: Corporate Law, Energy Law, Venture Capital Law
  • Erica Hong, Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
  • Rachel Kerner: Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Aaron Lang: Administrative / Regulatory Law, Environmental Law
  • Kevin Lin: Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law
  • Katherine Luo: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
  • Mohanad Mossalam Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
  • Mital Patel: Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Jason Roche: Corporate Law
  • Brenna Rosen: Commercial Litigation
  • Shane Safer: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Caroline P. Samp: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • David Shore, Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
  • Jack Smith: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Anna Snook: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law
  • Lawrence Tardibono, Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
  • Jyoti Tibrewala Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
  • Benjamin Vaughan Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
  • Tracy Vrablik Ph.D.: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
  • Howard Weiss: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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