Legal 500 Recognizes Holland & Knight Transportation & Infrastructure Practices, Attorneys
Several Holland & Knight Transportation & Infrastructure practices and attorneys have been recognized in The Legal 500 United States guide for 2026. This year, the Transportation & Infrastructure practice – which includes aviation, maritime, road, rail, construction and related critical infrastructure within the U.S. and internationally – was ranked in six categories. In addition, 35 individual attorneys were recognized within various practice areas.
Firm Rankings
- Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance (Tier 1)
- Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Litigation and Regulation (Tier 1)
- Transport: Shipping – Finance (Tier 1)
- Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation (Tier 1)
- Transport: Rail and Road – Litigation and Regulation (Tier 2)
- Real Estate: Construction (including Construction Litigation) (Tier 2)
Lawyer Rankings
Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance
- Hall of Fame: Phillip Durham, John Pritchard
- Leading Partners: Richard Furey, Nathan Leavitt
- Leading Associates: Cynthia Liu, Danielle Santucci
Real Estate: Construction (including Construction Litigation)
- Hall of Fame: Stephen Shapiro, Ben Subin
- Leading Partners: Adam Paterno
Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Litigation and Regulation
- Leading Partners: Christopher Kelly, Anita Mosner
- Next Generation Partners: Sarah Korapaty
Transport: Rail and Road – Litigation and Regulation
- Leading Partners: William Byrne
- Next Generation Partners: Jameson Rice
Transport: Shipping – Finance
- Hall of Fame: Mike Timpone
- Leading Partners: Jovi Tenev
- Next Generation Partners: Sophia Agathis
Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation
- Leading Partners: Michael Frevola, Christopher Nolan
- Next Generation Partners: Sean Pribyl
Additional Attorney Recognitions
A number of Holland & Knight attorneys also were recognized for their work within the Transportation & Infrastructure-related practices.
- Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation): Robert Bernstein, Gina Fonte, Jen Lowndes, Monte Starr
- Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Litigation and Regulation: Benjamin Allen, Judy Nemsick, Steven Raffaele, Ben Slocum
- Transport: Rail and Road – Litigation and Regulation: Linda Auerbach Allderdice, Kristine Little, Charles Shewmake
- Transport: Shipping – Finance: Nicholas Kaasik, Kurt Plankl
- Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation: Marie Larsen, Jody Schisel-Meslin
View the full list of Holland & Knight's 30 practice categories and 156 ranked attorneys this year.
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