Babst Calland Harrisburg firm serves wide range of clients across Central Pa.

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Founded in 1986, Babst Calland has represented corporate, energy, and environmental clients since its inception. 

The firm has been recognized in the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings every year since the ranking began in 2010. This year Babst Calland is ranked in the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list nationally in eight practice areas and regionally in 41 practice areas. These areas include corporate and M&A, environmental, energy and natural resources, real estate, land use and zoning, construction, municipal law, and complex commercial and bet-the-company litigation. 

In addition, 47 Babst Calland attorneys are named in The Best Lawyers in America, including Harrisburg-based Attorney Casey Alan Coyle. The firm is ranked by Chambers and Partners in its Chambers USA Guide as one of Pennsylvania’s leading environmental law practices and is also ranked for excellence in litigation and construction. 

The Harrisburg office provides legal counsel on a range of matters for local, regional, and national clients. Babst Calland’s Harrisburg attorneys represent clients ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to Fortune 100 companies, trade associations, and industry sectors with legal practices focused on energy and natural resources, environmental, legislative and regulatory affairs, and litigation, among other practices. 

“Central Pennsylvania is a vital market for our clients, and our Harrisburg office plays a key role in serving that region,” said Babst Calland Managing Shareholder Donald C. Bluedorn II. “Our attorneys provide strategic counsel to businesses, trade associations, and industry leaders, particularly in the energy and natural resources, environmental, legislative and regulatory, and litigation arenas. We bring an integrated, practical approach that is both efficient and aligned with our clients’ business objectives.” 

Babst Calland’s Harrisburg attorneys handle matters in both federal and state courts, and regularly appear before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, as well as trial courts throughout Central Pennsylvania. 

The Harrisburg office’s Central Pennsylvania clients include businesses, trade associations, and industry sectors with a focus on energy and natural resources, environmental, legislative and regulatory affairs, and litigation. Babst Calland’s recent additions to its Harrisburg office include attorneys advising on corporate and commercial, real estate development, transactions, public sector, employment and labor and workplace compliance matters. 

“Recent growth in our Harrisburg office reflects both client demand and our long-term commitment to Central Pennsylvania,” said Bluedorn. “With the addition of attorneys focused on corporate and commercial, real estate, employment and labor, and public sector law, we are expanding our ability to deliver comprehensive, business-focused legal solutions.” 

Among the clients represented by Babst Calland’s Harrisburg office are business organizations such as the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, the Harrisburg City Council, Chester County, the Scranton Diocese, along with public sector entities and municipalities, trade associations, and private sector clients across the region. 

Led by Coyle, the Harrisburg office brings experience in high-stakes litigation nationwide, including cases involving breach of contract, fiduciary duty disputes, constitutional challenges, environmental matters, and trade secret claims. Coyle is also an accomplished appellate advocate, which the firm says strengthens its capabilities before Pennsylvania’s appellate courts with emphasis on appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as well as in litigation disputes pending before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and state trial courts throughout Central Pennsylvania. The Harrisburg office is also experienced in matters brought before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court as part of its original jurisdiction. 

“Our Harrisburg team has built a strong reputation for handling complex, high stakes matters across jurisdictions,” Bluedorn said. “From appellate advocacy to trial litigation, we are trusted by clients to manage the most critical legal challenges.” 

Harrisburg is one of three Pennsylvania locations Babst Calland has offices in. Based in Pittsburgh, the firm also has an office in State College, along with locations in Charleston, W.Va., Lakewood, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. 

Across these offices, Babst Calland’s attorneys focus on clients’ needs in several industry sectors, with legal practices in aerospace, aviation and airports; construction; corporate and commercial; data center development; emerging technologies; employment and labor; energy and natural resources; environmental; litigation; pipeline and hazardous materials safety; public sector; real estate, land use and zoning; and transportation technology and energy.