The Legal 500 U.S. 2026 features a number of Seward & Kissel attorneys and practices ranked amongst the nation’s elite. The Firm is proud to have 12 practices and 10 attorneys recognized. Details regarding the practices and attorneys ranked are outlined below. For more details, please visit Seward & Kissel’s profile on The Legal 500 site.

Recognized Practices:

• Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense – Advice to corporates
• Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense – Advice to individuals
• Dispute resolution: Financial services litigation
• Dispute resolution: General commercial disputes – mid-market ($250-500m)
• Dispute resolution: Securities litigation – defense
• Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
• Investment fund formation and management: Alternative/hedge funds
•  Investment fund formation and management:  Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
• Investment fund formation and management: Private equity funds (including venture capital)
• M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A – middle-market (sub-$500m)
• Transport: Shipping – finance
• Transport: Shipping – litigation and regulation 

Recognized Attorneys:

Investment fund formation and management: Alternative/hedge funds 

• Steven Nadel – Hall of Fame

M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: middle-market ($250-$500m) 

• James Abbott – Hall of Fame
• Nick Katsanos – Leading Partners
• Danielle Lemberg – Next Generation Partners

M&A/corporate and commercial: Private equity buyouts: middle-market (up to $500m)

• Adriana Schwartz – Next Generation Partners

M&A/corporate and commercial: Shareholder activism 

• Adriana Schwartz – Leading lawyers: Advice to shareholders

Transport: Shipping – finance

• Christopher Belisle – Hall of Fame
• Keith Billotti – Leading Partners
• John Benson – Leading Partner 

Transport: Shipping – litigation and regulation

• Bruce Paulsen – Hall of Fame
• Brian Maloney – Next Generation Partner

Related Attorneys

Steven B. Nadel

(212) 574-1231
nadel@sewkis.com

James E. Abbott

(212) 574-1226
abbott@sewkis.com

Nick Katsanos

(212) 574-1382
katsanos@sewkis.com

Danielle Lemberg

(212) 574-1661
lemberg@sewkis.com

Adriana Schwartz

(212) 574-1415
schwartza@sewkis.com

Christopher Belisle

(212) 574-1352
belisle@sewkis.com

Keith J. Billotti

(212) 574-1274
billotti@sewkis.com

John Benson

(212) 574-1342
benson@sewkis.com

Bruce G. Paulsen

(212) 574-1533
paulsen@sewkis.com

Brian P. Maloney

(212) 574-1448
maloney@sewkis.com

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