Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Ballard Spahr and 27 Litigators in 2026 Guide

Ballard Spahr and 27 of its attorneys have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation in its 2026 guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States. This comes as the latest industry honor for the firm’s 340-attorney Litigation Department, which has also been named among the “Most Feared Law Firms” by The BTI Consulting Group, cited for excellence by Chambers USA, and placed in several top national tiers by Best Law Firms.

For the Dispute Resolution practice area, Benchmark Litigation recognized Ballard Spahr as Highly Recommended in Pennsylvania, as well as Recommended in Colorado, Minnesota, and Oregon.

The 27 Ballard Spahr litigators recognized in this year’s guide come from a cross-section of the Litigation Department’s far-reaching practices. The attorneys recognized, followed by their practice areas at the firm, are:

• David L. Axelrod—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Stanton P. Beck—Real Estate and Construction Litigation
• Meredith S. Dante—Labor and Employment
• Kenneth R. Davis II—Intellectual Property Litigation
• Barbara J. Duffy—Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Gregory R. Fox—Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, and Restructuring
• Craig C. Hoffman—Real Estate and Construction Litigation
• William B. Igoe—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Hara K. Jacobs—Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Stephen J. Kastenberg—Antitrust and Competition
• Brian W. LaCorte—Intellectual Property Litigation
• Paul Lantieri III—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Jason A. Leckerman—Antitrust and Competition
• Abraham K. Lorber—Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• David J. Margules—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Emilia McKee Vassallo—White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations
• Daniel JT McKenna—Consumer Financial Services Litigation
• Lea A. Phillips—Environment and Natural Resources
• Marcel S. Pratt—Antitrust and Competition
• Raymond A. Quaglia—Real Estate and Construction Litigation
• Michael P. Robotti—White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations
• Jacquelyn N. Schell—Media and Entertainment Law
• Elizabeth A. Sloan—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Thomas B. Sullivan—Media and Entertainment Law
• Gregory Szewczyk—Privacy and Data Security
• Leita Walker—Media and Entertainment Law
• Erin M. Wilson—Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

To compile its annual guide, Benchmark Litigation interviews litigators, dispute resolution specialists, and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. It also examines recent casework handled by law firms and asks individual litigators to provide their professional opinions on peers and practitioners within their jurisdiction or practice area. More details on the process are available on Benchmark Litigation’s methodology page.

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