SCG Member News Roundup: October 2025

News from the Network

In the Spotlight

Adler Pollock & Sheehan (US: Rhode Island) announced Nicole Benjamin and Leslie Parker have been elected to Federal Bar Association Rhode Island Chapter leadership positions. Nicole has been elected President and Leslie has been elected Vice President and Membership Chair. As President, Nicole will be responsible for guiding the chapter’s strategic initiatives, fostering collaboration among members, and representing the chapter at national meetings. Leslie will focus on expanding the chapter’s membership base and ensuring that the needs of the members are met.

Richards, Layton & Finger (US: Delaware) announced director Raymond DiCamillo, chair of the firm’s Corporate Department, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). As one of the premier legal associations in North America, the invitation-only ACTL selects nominees who have a minimum of fifteen years in trial law and who have demonstrated the highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism and collegiality.

Robinson+Cole (US: Massachusetts) announced that it has once again achieved Mansfield Certification Plus from the Diversity Lab. This marks the firm’s sixth consecutive year of certification, and the third consecutive “Plus” designation. The latter designation recognizes firms that have made all advancement processes transparent and accessible, demonstrating a measured progress in increasing inclusivity. 

In the News

Adler Pollock & Sheehan (US: Rhode Island) announced thirty attorneys have been recognized in Best Lawyers in America and seven attorneys are ranked in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The firm is recognized across several practice areas including but not limited to Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, and Real Estate. Additionally, four attorneys were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” including Nicole Benjamin in Appellate Practice, Leslie Parker in Administrative / Regulatory Law, William Dolan in Litigation – Construction, and Joelle Rocha in Litigation – Land Use and Zoning. The firm also announced that Robert Brooks has once again been named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers. The firm also announced Kristen Alberione has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in theTax practice. Her practice areas include federal and state tax resolution, corporate tax, partnership tax and tax exempt entities. She advises both businesses and individuals in navigating complex IRS and state tax matters, including audits, appeals, and collection issues.

CNPLaw (Singapore) announced Dr. William Wan, a Justice of the Peace, has joined the firm as a Partner. Called to the bar in 1973, Dr. Wan has built a storied career spanning 50 years as a respected lawyer, certified mediator and community leader. Dr. Wan spent 25 years abroad in academia, community and church leadership before returning to private practice in a regional law firm, thereafter assumed corporate leadership in an American psychometric corporation. Subsequently, he served 13 years as General Secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement before joining CNPLaw. 

Hall & Wilcox (Australia: Melbourne) announced it has strengthened its statutory and workers compensation expertise, with the appointment of partner Rosie Petrolo. The firm secured Band 1 rankings in both Family Offices & Funds Structuring and Private Wealth Law in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025. Partners Harry New, Frank Hinoporos, Emma Woolley, William Moore and James Whiley were also individually ranked for their expertise. The firm was recognized as ‘Outstanding Law Firm for Women’ at the Women Lawyers Association of NSW Women Lawyer Achievement Awards, and Partners Fay Calderone and Jennifer Degotardi were named finalists for Women Lawyer of the Year. Cross-practice teams have advised on some significant matters for our clients, including Isuzu Australia on its first-ever finance and leasing company established outside Japan, self-storage platform Swift Storage on its $200 million sale to global investment giant Barings, and Doors Plus on its sale to Colinton Capital Partners-managed vehicle.

McBrayer (US: Kentucky) announced a record-breaking 54 attorneys honored in the 2026 editions of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This year, Jon Woodall earned the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” distinction, reserved for a single attorney in each practice area and location, in Land Use and Zoning Law in Lexington, Kentucky. McBrayer is honored to be Top-Listed in Lexington for Real Estate Law, with five attorneys recognized—the highest number of honorees in this practice area of any firm featured in Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys were recognized across a wide range of practice areas, including but not limited to Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor and Employment, and Litigation. 

Richards, Layton & Finger (US: Delaware) announced seventy-two attorneys are named in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more lawyers than from any other Delaware firm. Best Lawyers has also selected four Richards Layton attorneys as Wilmington, Delaware Lawyer of the Year in five practice areas, an award presented to one outstanding lawyer in each specialty in a metropolitan area: Mark Collins in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Kelly Farnan in Litigation – Patent; Mark Gentile in Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Jennifer Jauffret in Employment Law – Management.

Rifkin Weiner Livingston (US: Maryland) announced eleven attorneys are named in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The firm is recognized in several practice areas including but not limited to Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts Government Relations Practice, and Sports Law.

Robinson+Cole (US: Massachusetts) announced nine attorneys are named in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and 4 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The firm is recognized across several practice areas including but not limited to Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Real Estate, and White-Collar. The firm also announced that its Insurance Practice recently launched Covering Appeals, the latest addition to the firm’s network of blogs. The new blog unpacks the latest, high-impact insurance coverage appellate cases and patterns, and monitors developing cases to provide readers with an in-depth analysis of industry trends.

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher (US: Hawaii) announced eighteen lawyers have been included in Best Lawyers in America and 2 lawyers have been selected for inclusion to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Three lawyers are selected for inclusion to the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Honolulu list in the practice areas of Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Appellate Practice and Civil Rights Law. The firm also earned the Top-Listed Awards for Hawaii in the practice areas of appellate, commercial litigation and leisure and hospitality law.  For metro Honolulu, the firm earned the most recognitions in the practice areas of appellate practice, commercial litigation, leisure and hospitality law and land use and zoning law.

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