Twelve Cahill Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s 2027 500 Leading Litigators in America Guide

September 22, 2026

Lawdragon has recognized twelve Cahill lawyers in its 2027 500 Leading Litigators in America guide, which celebrates the nation’s most distinguished litigators across a wide array of practice areas.

Lawdragon employs strict criteria and an intensive research process to compile its guide, including analysis of lawyers’ recent matters. This year’s honorees are recognized for their significant litigation victories as well as their strong advocacy on behalf of their clients.  

Cahill honorees span First Amendment, commercial, intellectual property, securities, white collar, and antitrust litigation practice areas:

• Floyd Abrams (Civil Litigation, especially First Amendment; Appellate)
• Herb Washer (Complex Litigation, particularly Securities, Financial, Investigations)
• Landis Best (Commercial Litigation, including First Amendment, Media, Antitrust)
• Chris Campbell (Intellectual Property Litigation, particularly Patent)
• Colleen Tracy James (Intellectual Property Litigation, particularly Patent)
• David Januszewski (Complex Litigation, particularly Securities, Financial)
• Thomas Kavaler (Commercial Litigation, particularly Financial, Securities, Class Action)
• Joel Kurtzberg (First Amendment, Media Litigation)
• Brian Markley (Commercial, Securities Litigation; White Collar)
• Edward Moss (Commercial Litigation, including Financial, Securities)
• Sheila Ramesh (Securities, Antitrust, Commercial Litigation)
• Tammy Roy (Commercial, Securities Litigation)

Floyd Abrams and Thomas Kavaler have also been members of Lawdragon’s Hall of Fame since 2015 and 2023, respectively. 

To read more about this recognition and to view the full list on Lawdragon, click here.