2026 Edition of Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 178 Honigman Attorneys

This year’s edition recognized 49 Honigman attorneys as Ones to Watch in America across 26 practice areas in Michigan and Illinois; honored ten Honigman lawyers as Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year' in nine Michigan practice areas

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The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® recognized 178 attorneys from Honigman across 65 practice areas. Among them, 18 individuals were ranked for the first time (indicated by an asterisk).

Notably, this year’s edition recognized ten Honigman lawyers across Michigan with a prestigious honor of Lawyer of the Year for excellence across nine practice areas. Additionally, 49 Honigman attorneys were honored as Best Lawyers: Ones® to Watch in America.

2026 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year"

Ann Arbor

• Barbara A. Kaye
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Eric J. Sosenko
  • Patent Law
• Michael Huget
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Detroit

• Jennifer L. Benedict
  • Health Care Law
• Matthew E. Radler
  • Employment Law – Management
• Michael D. DuBay
  • Corporate Law
• Raymond W. Henney
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Samantha A. Kopacz
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Kalamazoo

• Justin M. Crawford
  • Corporate Law

Troy

• Linda A. Wasserman
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law

The Best Lawyers in America 2026

Ann Arbor, MI

• Michael Huget
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Media Law
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Barbara A. Kaye
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Vincent Kuebler
  • Real Estate Law
• Leonard M. Niehoff
  • Appellate Practice
  • First Amendment Law
• James Reid*
  • Employment Law – Management
• Julie E. Reitz
  • Trademark Law
• Eric J. Sosenko
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Deborah Swedlow
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Thomas J. Appledorn
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property*
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Joseph Aviv
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Family Law
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Scott D. Barnett
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• Aaron E. Bass
  • Real Estate Law
• Andrew J. Boes
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• Jonathan R. Borenstein
  • Real Estate Law
• Richard J. Burstein
  • Real Estate Law
• John Chau*
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• Sarah G. Deson*
  • Real Estate Law
• Amy B. Folbe
  • Family Law
• Michael K. Hauser
  • Tax Law
• Jeffrey S. Horowitz
  • Real Estate Law
• David J. Jacob
  • Real Estate Law
• Anessa Owen Kramer
  • Copyright Law
  • Trademark Law
• Joel M. Krugel
  • Real Estate Law
• Timothy D. Lee
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David G. London
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael E. Morden
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Renee D. Naylor
  • Real Estate Law
• Charles Nida
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Karen R. Pifer
  • Real Estate Law
• Rodney C. Ploucha
  • Real Estate Law
• Adam Rothstein
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Lowell D. Salesin
  • Real Estate Law
• Alan J. Salle
  • Real Estate Law
• Matthew H. Szalach
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Patent Law
• Leigh C. Taggart
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
• Grace K. Trueman
  • Corporate Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law*
  • Trusts and Estates
• Linda A. Wasserman
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Brandon J. Wilson
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate Law

Chicago, IL

• David L. De Bruin
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Patent Law
• Evan T. Knott*
  • Insurance Law
• Tony Ling
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Paula E. Litt
  • Insurance Law
• Marcia Owens
  • Real Estate Law
• Noel C. Paul
  • Insurance Law
• Michael R. Tirman
  • Real Estate Law

Detroit, MI

• Richard A. Barr
  • Economic Development Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Danielle F. Bass*
  • Artificial Intelligence Law
• Gabriel E. Bedoya
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Securities*
• Michael S. Ben
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Jennifer L. Benedict
  • Health Care Law
• Andrew W. Clark
  • Commercial Litigation
• James H. Combs
  • Tax Law
• Meghan N. Covino
  • Immigration Law
• Michelle P. Crockett
  • Employment Law - Management
• Sean F. Crotty
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Matthew Disbrow*
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Michael W. Domanski
  • Tax Law
• Michael D. DuBay
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kimberly A. Dudek
  • Corporate Law
• David A. Ettinger
  • Antitrust Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
• David Foltyn
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Carol A. Friend
  • Immigration Law
• Nicholas B. Gorga
  • Commercial Litigation
• Raymond W. Henney
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
• Michael Hindelang
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
• Karl A. Hochkammer
  • Corporate Law
  • Information Technology Law
• William O. Hochkammer
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
• Michael A. Indenbaum
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Tax Law
• Lee Johnson
  • Environmental Law
• Eric M. Jones
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nicholas J. Jones
  • Corporate Law
• John P. Kanan
  • Corporate Law
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Maryam Karnib Parshall*
  • Real Estate Law
• Douglas E. Kelin
  • Real Estate Law
• Matthew R. Keuten
  • Health Care Law
• Scott B. Kitei
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Samantha A. Kopacz
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Donald J. Kunz
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Venture Capital Law
• Jeffrey Lamb
  • Commercial Litigation
• Evan J. Leibhan
  • Corporate Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Jeremy D. Lockhart
  • Commercial Litigation
• Stewart L. Mandell
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
• Paul W. Mardirosian
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Chauncey C. Mayfield II
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
• Steven J. Migliore
  • Corporate Law
• Matthew G. Mrkonic
  • Commercial Litigation
• Steven C. Nadeau
  • Environmental Law
• Joshua F. Opperer
  • Corporate Law
• Alex L. Parrish
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Nicholas Pedersen*
  • Corporate Law
• Ryan J. Peruski
  • Tax Law
• Christine L. Phillips
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Matthew E. Radler
  • Employment Law - Management
• Robert M. Riley
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
• Julie E. Robertson
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
• Scott Romney
  • Corporate Law
  • Government Relations Practice
• Todd Sable
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Alan S. Schwartz
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Michael B. Shapiro
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Khalilah Spencer
  • Commercial Litigation
• Mark A. Stern
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
• Glenn Walter
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Sheldon P. Winkelman
  • Real Estate Law
• W. Winsten
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
• Richard E. Zuckerman
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Grand Rapids, MI

• Timothy A. Flory
  • Copyright Law
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Brett Krueger*
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Tracy T. Larsen
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark S. Pendery
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
• Kenneth W. Vermeulen
  • Environmental Law
  • Real Estate Law

Kalamazoo, MI

• Bryan J. Beck
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Justin M. Crawford
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Patrick Lennon
  • Real Estate Law
• Jonathan P. O'Brien Ph.D.
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Patent Law
• Steven J. Rypma
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Douglas H. Siegel
  • Copyright Law
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Scott R. Sikkenga
  • Commercial Litigation
• Jeffrey D. Smith
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Phillip D. Torrence
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas A. Wootton
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Lansing, MI

• Kevin M. Blair
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Kenneth T. Brooks
  • Commercial Litigation
• Mark A. Burton
  • Government Relations Practice
• Andrea L. Hansen
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Gaming Law
  • Government Relations Practice
• Douglas E. Mains
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Peter B. Ruddell
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
• Daniel L. Stanley
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law

New York, NY

• Richard L. Catalano (Part of Honigman Chicago)
  • Tax Law

Washington, D.C.

• Joseph A. Mahoney
  • Patent Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

Ann Arbor, MI

• Amanda M. Blackburn
  • Intellectual Property Law
• Yafeez Fatabhoy*
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Jeffrey I. Lehrberg Ph.D.
  • Intellectual Property Law

 

Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Elias de Wit
  • Real Estate Law
• Tyler Kemper
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Tax Law*
  • Trusts and Estates
• Catherine Niedermaier
  • Patent Law
• Megan J. Parpart
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law

Chicago, IL

• Rita Feikema*
  • Real Estate Law
• Justin D. Gingerich
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
• Nathan Howze
  • Corporate Law
• Kathryn Wilhoit
  • Insurance Law
• Angela G. Williams
  • Real Estate Law

Detroit, MI

• Daniel Ackerman
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
• Justin Azar
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Elaina Bailey*
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Laura E. Biery
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jewel Haji Boelstler*
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Brett Bonfanti*
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Brian Braum Jr.
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• George M. Cobane
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
• Ian J. Cosgrove
  • Construction Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael Dauphinais
  • Labor and Employment Law – Employee*
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management*
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Rian C. Dawson
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law*
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law*
• Jalen Farmer*
  • Commercial Litigation
• Angela I. Gamalski
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• D'Antae Gooden
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management*
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Municipal Law
  • Transportation Law
• Paul Guenther
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
• Mazen Hajali*
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Paul Howarah
  • Corporate Law*
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
• Rama Jawad
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law*
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David Krueger
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Joseph M. Kuzmiak
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
• Spencer Layson
  • Corporate Law
• Jennifer L. Muse
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Ahmad Sabbagh
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
• Tyler D. Schofield
  • Real Estate Law
• Sherwin Shushtari
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law*
• Jenna R. McLane
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
• Kory M. Steen
  • Commercial Litigation
• Haba Yono
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Katelyn M. Young
  • Commercial Litigation
• Marilyn Yousif*
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Grand Rapids, MI

• Christopher R. DeLucenay
  • Patent Law
• Andrew J. Newton
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael J. Rhoad
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
• Gareth Ulmer*
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kalamazoo, MI

• Andrew S. Chipouras
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law

Lansing, MI

• Li Gao Ph.D.
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Patent Law

New York, NY

• Joshua M. Gottesman (Part of Honigman Law Israel)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

About Honigman

Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 350 attorneys counseling clients on complex issues across the country in Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. and Israel. Honigman lawyers counsel clients on complex issues in more than 60 areas of law. For more information, visit www.honigman.com.

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