Thirteen Murphy & King Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Edition

Harry B. Murphy Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Bankruptcy

Murphy & King, P.C. announced today that eleven of the firm’s Shareholders have received recognition in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America^© for their exemplary work in their respective practice areas and two attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, Shareholder Harry B. Murphy was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Bankruptcy.

The Murphy & King attorneys listed as Best Lawyers in America^© are:

• Charles R. Bennett, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Christopher Condon – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Kathleen R. Cruickshank – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• D. Ethan Jeffery – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Andrew G. Lizotte – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Daniel J. Lyne – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• William R. Moorman, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Harold B. Murphy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Dan Rabinovitz  – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Robert E. Richards Jr. – Real Estate Law
• Bruce F. Smith – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

The Murphy & King attorneys listed as Ones to Watch are:

• Nicholas F. Feloney – Commercial Litigation
• Alexandra M. Papas – Intellectual Property Law

Attorneys Murphy, Bennett, Moorman, Cruickshank, Jeffery, Lizotte  Condon and Smith practice in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring group, representing debtors, creditors and creditors’ committees, estate fiduciaries, and investors in formal insolvency proceedings and out-of-court workouts throughout the United States. The team also has extensive experience litigating complex adversary proceedings involving avoidance actions, lender liability and fiduciary responsibilities.

Attorneys Lyne, Rabinovitz and Feloney practice in the firm’s Business Litigation group, representing a wide range of corporate and commercial clients in high-stakes business and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts across the nation, specializing in litigation involving failed mergers and acquisitions, corporate fiduciary duty matters, and licensing, trade secret and related IP disputes across a broad range of industries. The department has a highly sophisticated forensic and electronic discovery practice and an established history of large-case trial wins.

Dan Rabinovitz also practices in the firm’s White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations group working with individuals and corporations seeking assistance with navigating the complex landscape of regulatory or governmental investigations and criminal prosecutions.

Robert Richards practices in the firm’s Real Estate group and works with owners, investors and tenants of commercial real estate dealing with the sale, acquisition, development, transfer, lease of office buildings, retail space, manufacturing plants and business locations.

Alexandra Papas focuses her practice on intellectual property and advises and represents individuals and businesses across a variety of industries.

For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Best Lawyers’ awards and recognitions are based on the feedback received from these top lawyers. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can Best Lawyers recognize these top lawyers.

About Murphy & King, PC

For more than forty years Murphy & King, PC (murphyking.com) has been serving clients by providing prompt, practical and cost-effective solutions to the legal needs of individuals and businesses. From startup and incorporation, to maintaining day-to-day operations, to resolving internal and external disputes, Murphy & King attorneys are skilled at effectively and efficiently unraveling the inherent complexities of each client’s business to ensure that it can attain its maximum potential. The firm’s principal areas of practice are Business Litigation, Restructuring, Corporate, Real Estate Transactions, and White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations. The firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice has consistently received the top tier placement among law firms in both Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA.