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The Best Lawyers in America has named 78 Richards, Layton & Finger attorneys in its 2024 rankings. Best Lawyers has also selected Richards Layton attorneys as Wilmington, Delaware Lawyers of the Year in five practice areas, an award presented to one outstanding lawyer in each specialty in a metropolitan area: Mark Collins in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Kelly Farnan in Patent Litigation, Mark Gentile in both Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Mark Purpura in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships). “I’m very proud that Best Lawyers has recognized so many of our lawyers,” said Lisa Schmidt, president of Richards Layton. “And I’m truly honored—not only that our peers respect our skill, hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence, but also that I work with such an incredible group of talented lawyers.” The Richards Layton attorneys named in The Best Lawyers in America are: Michael Allen Paul Altman C. Stephen Bigler Robert Burns C. Malcolm Cochran IV Susan Hannigan Cohen Mark Collins F. Peter Conaty Jr. Frederick Cottrell Brock Czeschin Doneene Damon Catherine Dearlove Daniel DeFranceschi Raymond DiCamillo Daniel Dreisbach Richard Facciolo Kelly Farnan Steven Fineman Anne Foster Kevin Gallagher Mark Gentile Kevin Gross William Haubert Paul Heath John Hendershot Tara Hoffner Travis Hunter Jennifer Jauffret Cynthia Kaiser Bernard Kelley Beth Gansen Knight John H. Knight Rudolf Koch Mark Kurtz Gregory Ladner James Leyden Jr. Claire Love Stephen Lukes Jr. Elisa Erlenbach Maas Michael Merchant Katharine Lester Mowery Jeffrey Moyer Samuel Nolen Stephanie Norman J. Weston Peterson Mark Purpura Srinivas Raju Marcos Ramos Jason Rawnsley Blake Rohrbacher Richard Rollo Lisa Schmidt Chad Shandler Zachary Shapiro Russell Silberglied W. Donald Sparks II Robert Stearn Jr. Amanda Steele Stanford Stevenson III Melissa Stubenberg Sara Wagner Robert Whetzel Gregory Williams William Yemc John Mark Zeberkiewicz The Richards Layton attorneys named in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” are: Jake Crosetto Laura Dietrich Robert Greco Christine Dealy Haynes Lee Kaufman Alexander Krischik Robert Maddox Brian Mammarella Philip Micha Nicole Pedi Katie Reese Antonios Roustopoulos Brendan Schlauch