Twenty-Five RCCB Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America

RCCB is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers in America has recognized twenty-five lawyers from our offices in Philadelphia, Conshohocken, and New York in its 2025 edition. Additionally, Intellectual Property Counsel Nancy Rubner Frandsen has been honored as the 2025 Lawyer of the Year in Philadelphia for Trademark Law.

John E. Royer, Jr., Managing Partner at RCCB, stated, "We congratulate five new recognitions this year: David Gitlin for International Mergers and Acquisitions, Randi L. Rubin and Kimberly A. Dudick for Family Law, and Jennifer Ilana Tintenfass and James Ettelson for Real Estate Law. These acknowledgments, along with Nancy Rubner Frandsen's distinction as the 2025 Lawyer of the Year in Philadelphia for Trademark Law, underscore our firm's unwavering commitment to excellence in legal services and the outstanding caliber of our team."

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based entirely on annual peer reviews and voting. Lawyers honored as Lawyer of the Year have received significantly high ratings from peer-review assessments conducted among thousands of leading lawyers. This award recognizes lawyers who demonstrate a high level of integrity, professionalism, and ability. Only one lawyer is recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for each specialty and location.

BEST LAWYERS - LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Nancy Rubner Frandsen – Recognized 2018, 2020, 2023, 2025: Trademark Law

BEST LAWYERS

Barry L. Cohen – Recognized 2021-2025: Litigation – Intellectual Property and Labor and Employment; Employment Law|
Kimberly A. Dudick – Recognized 2021-2025: Family Law
Nancy Rubner Frandsen – Recognized 2012-2025: Copyright Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
Marjorie E. Gallagher – Recognized 2020-2025: Trusts & Estates
David Gitlin – Recognized 2025: International Mergers and Acquisitions
Jonathan M. Grosser – Recognized 2024-2025: Real Estate Law
Hope J. Hammer – Recognized 2022-2025:  Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Energy Law
Marc E. Hirschfield – Recognized 2018-2025: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Matthew L. Rosin – Recognized 2025: Trusts and Estates
Randi L. Rubin – Recognized 2025: Family Law
Dirk M. Simpson – Recognized 2024-2025: Trusts & Estates
Jennifer Ilana Tintenfass – Recognized 2025: Real Estate Law

BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH

Marc B. Cytryn – Recognized 2021-2025: Labor and Employment Law – Employee; Litigation – Labor and Employment
David P. Dalesandro – Recognized 2024-2025: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Matthew L. Devine – Recognized 2024-2025: Banking and Finance Law
James Ettelson – Recognized 2025: Real Estate Law
Michael B. Goldberg – Recognized 2024-2025: Corporate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
Adam Grandwetter – Recognized 2023-2025: Trusts & Estates
Taylor Smith Leslie – Recognized 2024-2025: Trusts and Estates
Kira N. Lum – Recognized 2022-2025: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property
Stacey Rabbino – Recognized 2024-2025: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property
Laura E. Reinhold – Recognized 2024-2025: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
Sonia S. Shariff – Recognized 2024-2025: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property
Neil M. Willner – Recognized 2023-2025: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (currently Cannabis Law)
Chase J. Wright – Recognized 2024-2025: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

ABOUT BEST LAWYERS

Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor. The lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.