145 Harris Beach Murtha Lawyers Recognized as 2026 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients; 11 Earn “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition
(August 21, 2025) — Harris Beach Murtha is pleased to announce that 145 of its lawyers have been awarded in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Eleven of those attorneys were also recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice and geographic areas.
Best Lawyers provides trusted, peer-reviewed recognition of top legal professionals, helping clients find credible, experienced counsel. Lawyers recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Best Lawyers lists are published in more than 75 countries.
Congratulations to the Harris Beach Murtha attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 editions:
Lawyers of the Year
Christopher A. Andreucci, Public Finance Law
Christopher A. DiPasquale, Litigation – Health Care
Christopher D. Jagel, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Melanie C. Marotto, Real Estate Law
Michael J. Masino, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Daniel J. Moore, Labor Law – Management
Audrey Patrone Peartree, Trusts and Estates
Neal L. Slifkin, Litigation – Patent
Thomas P. Smith, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Stephanie Sprague Sobkowiak, Health Care Law
Kevin W. Tompsett, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
View the full list of Best Lawyers at harrisbeachmurtha.com.
About Harris Beach Murtha
Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, cannabis, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
Harris Beach Murtha is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, Harris Beach Murtha can provide clients with preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers around the world – all from a single point of contact. Lex Mundi allows Harris Beach Murtha to seamlessly handle clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.harrisbeachmurtha.com.