Washington, DC (August 21, 2025) – Venable LLP announced today that more than 200 of its attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers 2026 lists, including “Lawyer of the Year,” “Best Lawyers Award,” and “Ones to Watch.”
Lawyer of the Year
- Paul J. Battista
- J. Joseph Curran III
- Jonathan D. Eisner
- Jeffrey K. Gonya
- W. Warren Hamel
- Robert A. Hoffman
- Stuart P. Ingis
- Sarah H. B. Kahl
- Peter G. Koclanes
- Paul C. Levin
- Brian J. O'Connor
- Jonathan E. Perlman
- John T. Prisbe
- Kenneth M. Roberts
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Craig A. Thompson
Best Lawyers Award
- Steven A. Adducci
- Valentin G. Aguilar II
- Harry I. Atlas
- Claude Bailey
- Marcella Ballard
- Kelly DeMarchis Bastide
- Paul J. Battista
- Anne-Thérèse Béchamps
- Jessie F. Beeber
- Peter W. Bellas
- Ellen Traupman Berge
- W. Barry Blum
- James Y. Boland
- Robert J. Bolger, Jr.
- Laura Skowronski Bouyea
- Lee S. Brenner
- Sarah S. Brooks
- Jennifer J. Bruton
- James H. Burnley IV
- Darek S. Bushnaq
- Walter R. Calvert
- Colleen Mallon Casse
- Lisa M. Castellano
- Taylor S. Chapman
- Grace Chung
- Emilio W. Cividanes
- Brian J. Clark
- Roger A. Colaizzi
- Dominick A. Conde
- Joseph W. Creech
- Gregory A. Cross
- J. Joseph Curran III
- Andrew J. Currie
- Christopher S. Davidson
- Michael C. Davis
- Allison R. Day
- Stephanie DeLong
- Nicholas M. DePalma
- Rebecca A. Eberhardt
- Jonathan D. Eisner
- Geoffrey C. Etnire
- Mitchell Evall
- Lisa Jose Fales
- Brian P. Field
- David E. Fink
- Kurt J. Fischer
- Emily Foehr
- Carmen M. Fonda
- Stephen K. Gallagher
- Gregory M. Garno
- Caroline Petro Gately
- Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian
- John H. Genovese
- Craig Gilley
- Susan E. Golden
- Jeffrey K. Gonya
- Leonard L. Gordon
- Robert G. Gottlieb
- Thomas M. Grace
- Nina Greene
- Barry Gruher
- Christopher S. Gunderson
- Todd Gustin
- W. Warren Hamel
- James J. Hanks, Jr.
- Kathleen S. Hardway
- Marta D. Harting
- Michael L. Hecht
- Marianne Schmitt Hellauer
- Daniel P. Hoffer
- Robert A. Hoffman
- Todd J. Horn
- Philip M. Horowitz
- Stuart P. Ingis
- Eric D. Jacobs
- Ronald M. Jacobs
- Michael D. Joblove
- Sarah H. B. Kahl
- David H. Karceski
- Joshua J. Kaufman
- Emily F. Keimig
- Adam G. Kelly
- Thomas C. Klanderman
- Peter G. Koclanes
- Mitchell Kolkin
- Michael A. Leber
- Norman Lencz
- Beth Lennon
- Paul C. Levin
- Claudia A. Lewis
- Patrick W. Lincoln
- Kevin J. Lipson
- Brian G. Lustbader
- Michael B. MacWilliams
- Ari J. Markenson
- Lindsay B. Meyer
- Patricia McGowan
- Thomas E.D. Millspaugh
- John D. Murnane
- Mitchell Y. Mirviss
- Virgil R. Montgomery
- Michael L. Morkin
- Charles J. Morton, Jr.
- Glenn D. Moses
- Daniel P. Moylan
- Christopher D. Mudd
- Jeanne L. Newlon
- Sandra K. Newman
- Brian J. O'Connor
- Samuel Olchyk
- Bruce R. Parker
- Tara L. Pehush
- Jonathan E. Perlman
- Michael C. Phillipou
- J. Michael Pickett
- Matthew A. Portnoff
- Richard E. Powers, Jr.
- Eric A. Prager
- John T. Prisbe
- Brent W. Procida
- Douglas C. Proxmire
- Jennifer G. Prozinski
- W. Bryan Rakes
- Scott K. Reed
- Nicholas M. Reiter
- Kenneth M. Roberts
- Michael W. Robinson
- Jason Rose
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Shahin O. Rothermel
- Heidi Hennig Rowe
- Gary L. Rubin
- Jeffrey S. Sabin
- Michael P. Sandonato
- Dino S. Sangiamo
- Richard J. Sarafan
- James G. Sawtelle
- Mark E. Schamel
- Michael D. Schiffer
- Joseph C. Schmelter
- Andrew Schmerzler
- Sarah Louise Scott
- Evan T. Shea
- Kevin L. Shepherd
- Ashley C. Short
- Douglas L. Siegler
- Michael A. Signorelli
- William M. Sloan
- William E. Solander
- Suzanne St. Pierre
- Melissa Landau Steinman
- John R. Stierhoff
- Lisa A. Tavares
- Ronald W. Taylor
- Craig A. Thompson
- Kenneth L. Thompson
- Stacie E. Tobin
- Jason P. Trenton
- Heather Fox Vickles
- Theresa Van Vliet
- Robert L. Waldman
- Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.
- G. Stewart Webb, Jr.
- Kelly Shubic Weiner
- Tyler G. Welti
- Kedrick Whitmore
- Russell M. Wolfson
- John S. Worden
- Gina A. Zentz
- Yosef Ziffer
Ones to Watch
- Dimitrije Canic
- Rebecca B. Horton
- Pan Lee
- Ananya G. Sinha
- David Smith
- Isaiah Smith
- Ashley H. Song
- Antonia I. Stabile
- Richard A. Starr
- Joanna R. Steele
- Matthew Stern
- Maria J.K Stosz
- Andrew J. Street
- Frank Strumolo
- Vikram K. Suryavanshi
- Evan Suval
- Robert C. Tapparo
- Kathryn Marshall Timmons
- Jacqueline Tkach
- Barbara D. Tolbert
- Rebecca Vasilas
- Anthony J. Vitti
- Micah T. Wallen
- Joseph M. Walsh
- Don Wang
- Miriam Weinstock
- Maxwell H. Weiss
- Ian R. Williams
- Emily J. Wilson
- Nicole Yapp
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