Chambers USA 2026 features a number of Seward & Kissel attorneys and practices ranked amongst the nation’s elite. The firm is proud to have 8 practices and 22 attorneys recognized. Details regarding the practices and attorneys ranked are outlined below. For more details, please visit Seward & Kissel’s profile on the Chambers site.

Recognized Practices:

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New York)
• Corporate/M&A: (New York)
• Hedge Funds – USA (Nationwide)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
• Private Equity: Fund Formation (USA – Nationwide)
• Registered Funds – USA (Nationwide)
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (USA – Nationwide)
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (USA – Nationwide)

Recognized Attorneys:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New York)

• John Ashmead
• Robert Gayda

Corporate/M&A (New York)

• James Abbott
• Nick Katsanos
• Craig Sklar

Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism (New York)

• Adriana Schwartz

Hedge Funds (USA – Nationwide)

• Daniel Bresler
• Nicholas Miller
• Steven Nadel
• Patricia Poglinco

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance (USA – Nationwide)

• Patricia Poglinco

Labor & Employment (New York)

• David Baron

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)

• Philip Moustakis
• Craig Warkol

Private Equity: Fund Formation (USA – Nationwide)

• Christopher Riccardi
• Kevin Neubauer

Registered Funds (USA – Nationwide)

• Paul Miller

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (USA – Nationwide)

• Chris Belisle
• John Benson
• Keith Billotti
• Edward Horton

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)

• Brian Maloney
• Bruce Paulsen

Related Attorneys

James E. Abbott

(212) 574-1226
abbott

John R. Ashmead

(212) 574-1366
ashmead

David Baron

(212) 574-1551
baron

Christopher Belisle

(212) 574-1352
belisle

John Benson

(212) 574-1342
benson

Keith J. Billotti

(212) 574-1274
billotti

Daniel Bresler

(212) 574-1203
bresler

Robert J. Gayda

(212) 574-1490
gayda

Edward S. Horton

(212) 574-1265
horton

Nick Katsanos

(212) 574-1382
katsanos

Brian P. Maloney

(212) 574-1448
maloney

Nicholas R. Miller

(212) 574-1359
millern

Paul M. Miller

(202) 661-7155
millerp

Philip Moustakis

(212) 574-1604
moustakis

Steven B. Nadel

(212) 574-1231
nadel

Kevin Neubauer

(212) 574-1355
neubauer

Bruce G. Paulsen

(212) 574-1533
paulsen

Patricia A. Poglinco

(212) 574-1247
poglinco

Christopher C. Riccardi

(212) 574-1535
riccardi

Craig A. Sklar

(212) 574-1386
sklar

Adriana Schwartz

(212) 574-1415
schwartza

Craig Warkol

(212) 574-1357
warkol

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