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HSG Named a Top 20 Trial Firm and Top Boutique, with a Tier 1 Ranking in Commercial Litigation

Benchmark Litigation
10.28.2026

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP continues to stand among the country's most formidable trial firms, named one of the 20 leading trial firms in the United States and a Top Boutique nationally in Benchmark Litigation's 2027 guide. The firm holds Tier 1 rankings for commercial litigation and insurance litigation and is highly recommended in New York for commercial litigation.

Benchmark Litigation also named Mike Shuster and Priyanka Timblo to its Top 100 Trial Lawyers list, a distinction reserved for trial attorneys who are “venerated by peers and clients as being the best” at “the nuanced practice of trial law.”

Fifteen HSG partners received individual recognition in the 2027 guide:

  • Michael Shuster: Litigation Star, Top 100 Trial Lawyer
  • Priyanka Timblo: Litigation Star, Top 100 Trial Lawyer
  • Richard Holwell: Litigation Star
  • Daniel Goldberg: Litigation Star
  • Dorit Black: Litigation Star
  • Avi Israeli: Litigation Star
  • Vincent Levy: Litigation Star
  • Demian Ordway: Litigation Star
  • Blair Kaminsky: Litigation Star
  • Neil Lieberman: Litigation Star
  • Daniel Sullivan: Litigation Star
  • Brendon DeMay: Future Star
  • Benjamin Heidlage: Future Star
  • Scott Danner: Future Star
  • Matthew Gurgel: Future Star

Benchmark Litigation identifies the leading U.S. litigation attorneys and firms at the local and national levels. Its rankings and editorials are the result of extensive interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.

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