The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 Edition Recognizes 35 PLG Lawyers 

We are pleased to announce that 35 PLG lawyers have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. These attorneys represent a broad cross section of the firm’s practices, including administrative/regulatory, corporate, energy, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, and tax. 

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America® list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. 

PLG congratulates the following lawyers:

Washington D.C. 

• Derek Adams – Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Qui Tam Law ('26 Lawyer of the Year) 

• Roberta Anderson Sutton – Insurance Law 

• Peter Asaad – Immigration Law 

• Thomas Cawley – Litigation – Intellectual Property 

• Victor Chang – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Thomas Cryan, Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Tax Law
• David DeSalle – Energy Law

• Alexandra (Sasha) Field – Communications Law 

• Gregory Giammittorio – Corporate Law 
• Todd Gustin – Mergers & Acquisitions Law

• Catherine Guttman-McCabe – Civil Rights Law 

• Mindy Herzfeld – Tax Law 
• Steve Kabler – Communications Law

• Julia Anne Matheson – Litigation: Intellectual Property and Trademark Law 

• Susan V. Metcalfe – Commercial Litigation 

• Michael J. Rustum – Energy Law 

• John B. Watkins – Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law 

• Edward Wender – Real Estate Law 

Austin

• Monica Jacobs – Environmental Law, Litigation: Environmental, and Water Law

Denver 

• Dannon Allbee – Artificial Intelligence Law
• Steve Suneson – Corporate Law and Tax Law 

Boston 

• Anthony H. Dowling – Corporate Law and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
• Richard Kanoff – Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, and Real Estate Law 
• Reza Mollaaghababa – Litigation: Intellectual Property and Patent Law 
• John J. Penny – Patent Law 

Lansing, MI

• Jennifer Utter Heston – Administrative/Regulatory Law and Energy Regulatory Law

New York 

• Senwan H. Akhtar – Corporate Law 
• Pablo D. Hendler – Litigation: IP, Litigation: Patent and Patent Law 

Orlando

• Amy Baker - Product Liability - Defendants  

Pennsylvania 

• Danielle Dietrich – Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law 
• Andrew Flowers – Corporate Law
• Audrey Kwak – Construction Law and Litigation: Construction
• Brian Levin – Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers in America 2027 Ones to Watch: 

• Matthew Nicholson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)
• Edward Whang – Patent Law (New York) 

About Best Lawyers 

For over 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.