The firm’s construction law practice received national honors for Construction Law, and Litigation – Construction Law. In the rankings for the Philadelphia metro region, Kang Haggerty ranked in the first tier for Construction Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Litigation – Construction. The firm is also ranked for Commercial Litigation.

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National Rankings

Tier 2 for Construction Law

Tier 2 for Litigation – Construction

Philadelphia, PA Metro Rankings

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 1 for Litigation – Construction

Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation

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Attorneys were recognized in the following practice areas for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Henry J. Donner
Construction Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Litigation – Construction

Gregory H. Mathews
Commercial Litigation

Kandis L. Kovalsky (Ones to Watch)
Commercial Litigation

Kyle T. Garabedian (Ones to Watch)
Commercial Litigation

Litigation – Construction

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National Rankings

Litigation – Construction

Construction Law

Regional Rankings – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Construction Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Litigation – Construction

Commercial Litigation

Firms included in the 13^th Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^©, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. Read the full “Best Law Firms” methodology here.

Attorneys were recognized in the following practice areas for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Henry J. Donner
Construction Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Litigation – Construction

Gregory H. Mathews
Commercial Litigation

Kandis L. Kovalsky (Ones to Watch)
Commercial Litigation

Kyle T. Garabedian (Ones to Watch)
Commercial Litigation

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In addition, the firm was recognized for excellence in the Philadelphia Metropolitan listings as a Tier 1 law firm in Litigation – Construction for the region. Construction Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Commercial Litigation all were recognized as well. Kang Haggerty’s reputation as a go-to business litigation boutique continues to grow each year.

Firms included in the 12^th Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^©, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Donner also received recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice of Litigation – Construction for Philadelphia.

Attorneys were recognized in the following practice areas for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Chambers notes that Henry “has vast experience litigating a range of construction disputes. His clients include condominium associations, contractors and real estate developers.”

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Firms included in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^©, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2021 rankings are based on the highest lawyer and firm participation on record, incorporating 8.3 million evaluations of more than 110,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

Kang Haggerty LLC, a boutique business litigation firm with offices in Philadelphia, PA and Marlton, NJ, is proud to once again congratulate Henry Donner, Of Counsel, named the Senior Statesman for Construction Lawyers—Pennsylvania—in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA.

As the only senior statesman for the construction law practice in PA, Chambers USA states that Donner has vast experience in litigating a range of construction disputes, noting that peers highlight him as “a legend in Pennsylvania.”

See the Chambers USA 2020 Review Here

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