Attorneys Robyn H. Drucker and Philip C. Pires Named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500X – The Next Generation Guide

Cohen and Wolf is pleased to announce that Attorneys Robyn H. Drucker and Philip C. Pires have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Lawdragon 500X–The Next Generation, which recognizes rising leaders in the legal profession. According to Lawdragon, the attorneys featured in this guide are “mesmerizing, multi-talented, dedicated, focused” and represent “a forecast of the fascinating future of global law practice.”

Lawdragon is a leading digital media company known for producing the most respected lawyer guides and content in the legal industry. Their selections are based on a rigorous methodology involving submissions, journalistic research, and peer vetting.

Cohen and Wolf is proud to have two of the firm’s Principals recognized among this year’s distinguished honorees: Robyn Drucker for Corporate and Real Estate and Phil Pires for Litigation, Probate, and Municipal practice areas. Their inclusion in Lawdragon 500X–The Next Generation, speaks to their outstanding legal skill, leadership, and community impact.

Robyn represents public, private, and emerging companies, educational institutions, and individuals in commercial real estate and business transactions, ranging from commercial loans and corporate M&A to commercial real estate purchases, sales, leasing and the establishment of common interest communities.

Robyn serves as Chair of the firm's Business & Corporate and Real Estate Groups, and Chair of the firm’s Recruitment & Retention Committee. She also serves on the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Planning and Practice Management, and Employee Relations Committees.

Recently, Robyn received a 2025 Women in Business Award for Excellence in Business by Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and a 2024 Women Innovator Award by Westfair Business Journal to honor women who take initiative, drive positive change, and redefine the workplace experience.

Robyn was named to Best Lawyers in America® for the third consecutive year for Real Estate Law. She has been recognized as a"40 Under 40" Award recipient by Fairfield County Business Journal (2017) and as a "New Leader in the Law" by Connecticut Law Tribune (2017). Robyn has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers® in the category of Business & Corporate (2017-2021).

Active in her community, Robyn serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and the Advisory Board of the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University. Robyn has also served on the boards of the Westport Farmers Market, Seymour I. Hollander Apartments, and the Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut.  In furtherance of the firm’s commitment to community engagement, Robyn has facilitated relationships and partnerships with a number of local non-profit organizations, including Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders, Horizons Bridgeport, Mercy Learning Center, Team Woofgang & Co, and Operation Hope.

A persuasive and successful litigator, Phil has handled a variety of litigation matters including complex commercial disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, adverse possession claims, prescriptive easement claims, quiet title actions, landlord/tenant cases, and collection actions. Phil frequently appears in the Connecticut Probate Court system representing beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and creditors in a variety of probate litigation matters.

In addition to litigation, he practices in the municipal and land use and zoning arena, regularly appearing before planning and zoning commissions, inland wetlands commissions, zoning boards of appeals, the Connecticut Siting Council, and other administrative agencies, advocating for applicants, developers, property owners, and neighborhood groups. Phil also regularly counsels municipalities and property owners in commercial and residential property tax appeals.  Phil presently serves as the Town Attorney for the Town of Fairfield.

Phil has been named to the Benchmark Litigation "40 & Under Hot List" (2018-2023) and as a “Future Star” for Benchmark Litigation (2024-2025). He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation (2021-2025), Arbitration (2025), Litigation – Trust and Estates (2025), and Real Estate Law (2025). Phil has been named to the Super Lawyers® list for State, Local & Municipal (2024) and the Super Lawyers® Rising Star" list for Business Litigation and State, Local & Municipal (2012-2023).

In 2022, Phil received a 2022 Millennial & Gen Z Award for his dedication, hard work, and creativity in the technology and business communities of Westchester and Fairfield counties. Phil has been honored with an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 2015.

Active in his community, Phil serves on the Board of Commissioners for Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District and presently serves as the Board’s Chairman, a position he has held since 2018.

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