Press Release
October 30, 2026

Thirty-Nine Holland & Knight Attorneys Named New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2026

NEW YORK (October 30, 2026) – Super Lawyers has named 25 attorneys from Holland & Knight's New York office as "Super Lawyers" and 14 as "Rising Stars" for 2026.

Published annually by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., that identifies outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

The following lawyers were named in their respective practice areas this year:

Super Lawyers

Jose Almanzar: Environmental

Vivian Arias: Business Litigation

Neal Beaton: International

Joshua Berengarten: Real Estate

Robert Bernstein: Construction Litigation

Keith Brandofino: Creditor Debtor Rights

Robert Bressman: Real Estate

Phillip Durham: Aviation & Aerospace

Vincent Foley: Transportation/Maritime

Michael Frevola: Transportation/Maritime

Timothy Froessel: Construction Litigation

Mark Haranzo: Estate Planning & Probate

Larry Hill: Tax

Alexander Lycoyannis: Real Estate

Scott MacCormack: Business/Corporate

Nneoma Maduike: Banking

Mark Melodia: Class Action & Mass Torts

Christopher Nolan: Transportation/Maritime

Barbra Parlin: Bankruptcy: Business

James Power: Business Litigation

Stephen Riccardulli: Environmental Litigation

Stuart Saft: Real Estate

Jeff Salinger: Environmental

Mike Timpone: Transportation/Maritime

Barak Wrobel: Land Use/Zoning

Rising Stars

Sophia Agathis: Business/Corporate

Claire Bjerke: General Litigation

Roxanna Brahimy: Real Estate

Jasmine Chean: Securities Litigation

Joshua Cohn: Construction Litigation

Danielle Estis: Real Estate

Eric Felcher: Real Estate

Jared Gans: Real Estate

Rachel Katz: Real Estate

Zhandos Kuderin: Securities & Corporate Finance

Tatiana Pawlowski: Real Estate

Sheila Shen: Business Litigation

Allison Skopec: Transportation/Maritime

Stephanie Torres: Business/Corporate

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