Seven Botkin Chiarello Calaf attorneys have been named to the 2025 Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars lists of exceptional attorneys for their work in business and intellectual property litigation and appeals.

This year’s Super Lawyers honorees and their practice areas are:

• Ryan Botkin, business litigation
• Katherine Chiarello, business litigation
• María Amelia Calaf (MAC), civil litigation
• Leah Bhimani Buratti, intellectual property litigation
• Ryan Bates, appeals

This year’s Rising Stars honorees and their practice areas are:

• Gerard Bifulco, civil litigation
• Kayna Levy, civil litigation

Super Lawyers is just the latest organization to recognize Botkin Chiarello Calaf attorneys. In August, several attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, and in June, Austin Monthly magazine named multiple partners to its Top Attorneys list.

In February, the firm as a whole was honored for its work in business and intellectual property litigation by the prestigious Chambers Spotlight. Additionally, the firm was selected by Best Law Firms for a Tier 1 recognition in commercial litigation, with additional honors for intellectual property litigation and appeals.

“It’s gratifying to be singled out by our peers for our expertise and client service,” said Katherine Chiarello, the firm’s managing partner. “We are proud to be building a team of exceptional and highly regarded attorneys who continue to raise the bar for our firm and the clients we serve.”

Super Lawyers employs a four-step nomination, research, evaluation, and selection process, and attorneys are not permitted to compensate the publication for a spot on the list. No more than 5% of Texas attorneys are included.

The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. To be eligible for Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.