Bond Announces 28 Attorneys Named to 2027 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
August 20, 2026
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce 28 of the firm's attorneys have been recognized as 2027 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who have been in private practice for five to nine years.
Ones to Watch in Albany:
- Mara D. Afzali – Commercial Litigation
- Dominique G. Albano – Environmental Law
- Jessica M. Blanchette – Corporate Law
- Paul J. Buehler III – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Erin M. Callahan – Labor and Employment – Management
- Eric M. O’Bryan – Commercial Litigation
- Zena Zimmerglass – Real Estate Law
Ones to Watch in Buffalo:
- Daniel R. Carosa – Intellectual Property Law
- Andrew R. Mark – Education Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Kathleen H. McGraw – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Christopher J. Phillips – Trusts and Estates
- Sarah K. Spencer – Real Estate Law
- Sarah B. Wheeler – Real Estate Law
Ones to Watch on Long Island:
- Jacqueline A. Giordano – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Sabrina Salama – Commercial Litigation
- Marc N. Saracino – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Ones to Watch in New York:
- Mallory A. Campbell – Education Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Samuel G. Dobre – Labor and Employment – Management
- Elizabeth Heifetz – Immigration Law
Ones to Watch in Syracuse:
- Thomas R. Clifford – Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Samantha E. Grossman – Trusts and Estates
- Nolan Kokkoris – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Amber L. Lawyer – Business Organizations (including LLC’s and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Privacy and Data Security
- Nicole K. Macris – Commercial Litigation
- Elizabeth L. Morgan – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Daniel J. Nugent – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Hannah Redmond – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Andrew S. Rivera – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys through peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is an AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 300 lawyers serving companies, nonprofits, public sector entities and individuals in a broad range of practice areas. Bond has 14 offices, including 10 in New York State, as well as in Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Kansas.
