Polsinelli is pleased to announce that 28 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized on the 2026 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers list. The recognition is based on nominations from senior in-house counsel worldwide through Thomson Reuters’ global Sharplegal study, which identifies client-nominated lawyers in private practice who have distinguished themselves over the past year. Because nominations are submitted directly by clients, the recognition reflects independent and unsolicited feedback on lawyers’ performance, responsiveness and client service.

The Polsinelli lawyers recognized as 2026 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers are:

• Jose A. Abarca, Shareholder, Commercial Litigation, Salt Lake City
• Jennifer Bauer, Counsel, Technology Transactions & Data Privacy, Raleigh
• Valerie E. Brown, Shareholder Employment Litigation, Philadelphia
• J. Powell Carman, Shareholder, Corporate M&A, St. Louis
• Denise K. Drake, Shareholder, Employment Litigation, Kansas City
• Meredith A. Duncan, Shareholder, Health Care, Chicago
• Timothy D. Fontes, Shareholder, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Patent Prosecution, Phoenix
• Michael C. Gillette, Shareholder, Corporate M&A, Phoenix
• Eric G. Greenfield, Real Estate Industry Chair, Chicago
• Kelly M. Greco, Shareholder, Real Estate, Chicago
• Phillip P. Guttilla, Office Managing Partner. Phoenix
• Amy Kiefer Hansen, Office Managing Partner, Denver
• Jay E. Heidrick, Intellectual Property Litigation Chair, Kansas City
• Jay M. Howard, Shareholder, Health Care, Kansas City
• Cullin B. Hughes, Shareholder, Corporate M&A, Kansas City
• Steven L. Imber, Insurance Business & Regulatory Law Chair, Kansas City
• Gregory S. Jacobs, Government Contracts Chair, Washington, D.C.
• Jason P. Katz, Shareholder, Corporate M&A, New York
• Joan B. Killgore, Shareholder, Health Care, St. Louis
• Chad A. Landmon, Hatch-Waxman & Biologics Chair, Washington, D.C.
• John Thomas A. Malatesta, Shareholder, Technology Transactions & Data Privacy, Birmingham
• Romaine C. Marshall, Shareholder, Technology Transactions & Data Privacy, Salt Lake City
• John D. Martini, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Co-Chair, Philadelphia
• Iliana L. Peters, Shareholder, Health Care, Washington, D.C.
• Mark A. Petry, Shareholder, Technology Transactions & Data Privacy, Washington, D.C.
• Sean Power, Employee Stock Ownership Plans Co-Chair, Kansas City
• Suhail Seth, Shareholder, Private Equity M&A, Atlanta
• Cory C. VanDyke, Shareholder, Corporate M&A, Kansas City