Press Release
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has recognized 22 firm attorneys and eight firm practice areas in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, marking another strong year for the firm. The 2026 guide reflects continued momentum for the firm, including several individual ranking advancements, new individual recognitions, and a new Nationwide department ranking in Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded.
Zuckerman Spaeder is recognized in Litigation: General Commercial – The Elite, Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations, and Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory for Washington, DC; Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations for Maryland; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations for Florida; and Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded and ERISA Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs for Nationwide.
Chambers describes Zuckerman Spaeder as “an elite litigation boutique in terms of work product, knowledge of the local federal bench and professionalism.” Reflecting upon Zuckerman Spaeder’s strengths, sources told Chambers that the firm has a “superb team of lawyers from top to bottom, with an ethos of excellence and achieving what many think is next to impossible.”
Specifically, the firm’s White Collar Crime and Investigations team was described as “top-tier,” with a “strong bench” of attorneys who are “responsive, extremely knowledgeable about the legal industry and very savvy.” And the firm’s Healthcare practice drew praise for its responsiveness and legal judgment, with one source highlighting the team’s “extensive and stellar knowledge of the Department of Health and Human Services” and “technical and strategic acumen in regard to both legal and policy matters.”
The following firm attorneys are individually ranked:
Nationwide
- Jason S. Cowart—ERISA Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs
- Catherine S. Duval—Law Firm Defense
- Caroline E. Reynolds—ERISA Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs
District of Columbia
- Daniel A. Braun—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Blair G. Brown—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Graeme W. Bush—Litigation: General Commercial
- Eric R. Delinsky—Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Catherine S. Duval—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Aitan D. Goelman—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Carl S. Kravitz—Litigation: General Commercial
- Caroline Judge Mehta—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Margarita K. O’Donnell—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- William B. Schultz—Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
- William W. Taylor, III—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Florida
- Marcos E. Hasbun—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Morris “Sandy” Weinberg, Jr.—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Maryland
- Gregg L. Bernstein—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Martin S. Himeles, Jr.—Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Sara Alpert Lawson—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Daniel P. Moylan—Litigation: General Commercial
- William J. Murphy—Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Conor B. O’Croinin—Litigation: General Commercial
- Cyril V. Smith—Litigation: General Commercial
Zuckerman Spaeder and its attorneys have consistently been featured in Chambers USA for over two decades. Chambers USA conducts interviews and independent research to develop its lists of lawyers and law firms. For the full guide and more information on Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, please visit www.chambers.com.