Christopher S. "Chris" Bouriat

Area of Emphasis Matthew Moses is a shareholder in Babst Calland’s Corporate and Commercial Group and is a member of, and past co-chair of, its Energy and Natural Resources Group. Mr. Moses’ practice includes business structuring and governance; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, particularly dealing with environmentally-challenged assets; real estate transactions and development; information technology; and routine and complex commercial contracts in (among other areas) proc...

Rick L. Etter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Rick L., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rick L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sally Griffith Cimini is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Mediation. Sally Griffith, who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sally Griffith is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patrick Delaney is a Senior Partner at MacDonald Illig. He concentrates his practice in the area of Commercial Litigation. During the course of his career, Mr. Delaney has litigated disputes in the federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania and in various other jurisdictions. He has also handled numerous complex commercial disputes before arbitration tribunals, including panels convened through the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Delaney h...

BRENDAN B. LUPETIN Lupetin & Unatin, LLC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Brendan Lupetin is a founding partner of Lupetin & Unatin, LLC, a Pittsburgh-based plaintiff's firm exclusively representing individuals and families in medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury cases. For more than two decades, he has taken on hospitals, physicians, and corporations on behalf of people who have suffered devastating, life-altering harm — and has consistently delivered results wh...

Area of Emphasis Sean McGovern is a shareholder and co-chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Group of Babst Calland. He is also a member of the Firm’s Environmental Group. Mr. McGovern’s practice involves counseling a wide variety of energy clients on a variety of federal, state, and local regulatory and compliance issues related to mining, renewable, and oil and natural gas development, production, transmission, storage, plugging and restoration in the Appalachian Basin. H...

Jeffrey A. Pribanic is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Jeffrey A., who practices law in White Oak, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Peter J. Ennis represents employers before state and federal courts and agencies involving such claims as sexual harassment, race, sex, age and disability discrimination, wrongful discharge, breaches of covenants not to compete; cases arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act and ERISA, and various types of injunction proceedings. Peter has also handled many labor arbitrations and unfair labor practice charges involving a broad range of contract interpretation and disciplinary issues, includ...

Brian E. McKinley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Brian E., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Area of Emphasis Steve Silverman is a shareholder in the Litigation, Employment and Labor, and Energy and Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on restrictive covenants and theft of trade secret cases involving departing employees. Mr. Silverman represents both employers and employees in such matters but primarily advises employers on unfair competition, employee raiding and non-competition agreements. In particular, he regu...