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Presenting the 2024 Best Lawyers in Italy

The results include an elite field of top lawyers and firms, including the 10th edition of The Best Lawyers in Italy™ and the 2024 “Law Firm of the Year” recipients.

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Best Lawyers

June 21, 2023 06:00 PM

The Best Lawyers in Italy Awards

Best Lawyers is proud to announce a landmark 10^th edition for The Best Lawyers in Italy for 2024, honoring lawyers from around Italy for their significant achievements in the legal field. Through the trusted Best Lawyers methodology, our awards use a nomination and peer voting system to ensure that top legal talent is included annually.

Best Lawyers set the standard for legal awards in 1983 when we launched our first awards in the United States. In the last 17 years, we have conducted research cycles in 76 regions around the world, and 2024 includes more than 20 legal markets globally. Our Purely Peer Review™ process has allowed us to identify more than 140,000 of the world’s top lawyers.

For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Italy, we are honoring an impressive 1,258 recognized lawyers across 53 practice areas. These awards cover 11 metropolitan areas with the most awards in Milan.

The top ten practice areas with the most recognized lawyers are Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Banking and Finance Law, Tax Law, Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Real Estate Law and Competition / EU Law.

Website users in Italy searched bestlawyers.com most frequently for lawyers in Corporate Law, Tax Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Energy Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Health Care Law, Labour and Employment Law, Private Equity Law and Arbitration and Mediation.

“Lawyer of the Year” Awards

The Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” award is an exclusive honor distinguishing one lawyer per practice area in each metropolitan area who receives the highest voter feedback. For 2024, there are 54 “Lawyer of the Year” honorees in Italy.

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Dennis J. Concilla

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2010

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Litigation - Securities

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Securities Regulation

Specific Focus

Broker-Dealer

Dennis J. Concilla

Dennis Concilla practices securities law, business law and litigation at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, where he provides counsel to securities broker-dealers, investment advisors, registered representatives and banking institutions. CPM’s Securities Practice Group, headed by Dennis Concilla, is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of securities recruiting law and has represented numerous national and regional securities and investment firms. Dennis served as Legal Counsel ...

 
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Kathryn S. Wallrabenstein

Taft

Recognized since 2026

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Kathryn S. Wallrabenstein

Kathryn S. Wallrabenstein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Kathryn S., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathryn S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

 
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David M. Abromowitz

Taft

Recognized since 2013

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Health Care Law

David M. Abromowitz

David M. Abromowitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. David M., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David M. Abromowitz

Laing P. Akers

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Laing P. Akers

Laing P. Akers is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Laing P., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laing P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laing P. Akers

Jon J. Saia

Saia, Marrocco & Jensen, Inc.

Recognized since 2012

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

DUI / DWI Defense

Jon J. Saia

Jon J. Saia has over 34 years of experience in defending criminal cases. The focus of his practice is OVI Defense. Beyond representing individuals charged with OVI, Mr. Saia provides consultation services and expert testimony with respect to the administration of field sobriety and and is often consulted by colleagues with regard to issues surrounding breath, blood and urine alcohol testing. Mr. Saia is has completed training in both the administration and instruction of DUI Detection and Sta...

 
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Bryan M. Pritikin

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2026

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Litigation - Construction

Bryan M. Pritikin

Bryan Pritikin is an experienced trial attorney and Partner in CPM’s Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in complex business, civil, commercial, and probate litigation. His corporate litigation practice includes business disputes, breaches of contract, fiduciary duty claims, fraud, restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, and shareholder and partnership disputes, and declaratory actions. He also has significant experience litigating construc...

Bryan M. Pritikin

R. Leland Evans

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC

Recognized since 2008

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Railroad Law

Specific Focus

Defendants

R. Leland Evans

R. Leland Evans is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Railroad Law. R. Leland, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which R. Leland is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

 
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Brigid E. Heid

Eastman & Smith LTD

Recognized since 2014

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Brigid E. Heid

Brigid E. Heid regularly advises her clients on matters involving employment and how to cost effectively solve problems that arise. Her practice focuses on the protection of intellectual property and trade secrets from unfair competition, often by utilizing restrictive covenants (including agreements like noncompetition, non-disclosure/confidentiality, non-solicitation and work-for-hire). Resolving employment disputes encompasses matters faced by businesses such as employee discipline, discri...

 
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Damion M. Clifford

Arnold & Clifford LLC

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Damion M. Clifford

Damion M. Clifford is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Damion M., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Damion M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Damion M. Clifford

David H. Thomas

Taft

Recognized since 2011

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

David H. Thomas

Dave Thomas is a partner in Taft’s Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense practice. He advises and represents companies, executives, public officials, health care providers, and other professionals who are the subject of state and federal investigations and prosecutions involving the United States Department of Justice and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, as well as county prosecutors throughout the state. He has defended clients in complex matters involving feder...

 
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by Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers announces the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers in Italy™, which features an elite list of awards showcasing Italy's current legal talent.

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Understand the legal triggers, professional differences and strategic benefits of seeking legal counsel for your tax matters.

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Not every HOA rule is legal. Learn how to recognize and fight unenforceable HOA rules that overstep the law.

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A practical guide to wills, living trusts and how to choose the right plan for your estate.

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