News
28 Jun 2007
Chambers USA ranks 105 DLA Piper attorneys and the firm as leaders in business law
Firm’s individual rankings increase 46 percent over 2006
Press Release
(New York) - DLA Piper
US LLP today announced that 105 of its lawyers have been ranked by their peers and clients as leaders in their respective fields in the newly published fifth annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
The publication ranks 105 DLA Piper lawyers in 2007, up from 72 lawyers named in the 2006 edition. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s practice groups are ranked in the top tier, up from 11 in 2006.
“We are proud of the substantial number of lawyers and practice groups that Chambers has recognized this year,” said Francis B. Burch, Jr., Joint Chief Executive Officer of DLA Piper. "Our continued and consistently high Chambers rankings reflect the outstanding talent at the firm and, more importantly, our unwavering commitment to quality and service.”
Chambers rankings are based on extensive research conducted by Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, a highly respected English publisher of renowned directories assessing and ranking the world’s leading lawyers. Unlike other publishers that allow firms to purchase a mention or ranking, Chambers’ listings are based solely on outside evaluations of merit. Its researchers investigate law firms and lawyers in each U.S. state through an exhaustive process of interviewing clients and competitors in major areas of business law.
In 2007, DLA Piper ranked in the first tier in 14 regional and national areas of practice, including:
- Construction in Illinois
- Corporate/M&A in Maryland
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Maryland
- Franchising, nationally
- Labor & Employment in Maryland and Nevada (2)
- Real Estate in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia (5)
- Retail, nationally
- Insurance (Reinsurance Litigation) in Illinois; and
- Litigation (General Commercial) in Maryland
DLA Piper ranked in the second tier in:
- Government Relations, nationally
- Government Contracts, nationally
- Corporate/Commercial in Washington
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in Illinois
- IT and IT Outsourcing in California
- Leisure & Hospitality, nationally
- Privacy & Data Security, the District of Columbia
- REITs, nationally
- Technology: Corporate & Commercial in Texas
DLA Piper ranked in the third tier in:
- Corporate/M&A in Northern California and Southern California
- Corporate/M&A and Private Equity in Illinois
- Energy & Natural Resources in Illinois
- Labor & Employment in Virginia
- Products Liability, nationally
- Technology and IT Outsourcing in Illinois
DLA Piper ranked in the fourth tier in:
- Banking & Finance in California
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Illinois
- Business Process Outsourcing, nationally
- Corporate/M&A in Northern Virginia
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in the District of Columbia
- Environment in the District of Columbia
- Intellectual Property in California
- Real Estate in Florida and New York
And DLA Piper ranked in the fifth tier in:
- International Trade, nationally
Individual Lawyers
The 105 DLA Piper lawyers cited by Chambers are listed below, along with the regions and areas of law for which they were selected. In addition to their selections, several received additional recognition from Chambers ("senior statesman," “star performer,” “one to watch” or "up and coming"), which is noted next to their names.
National
Michael G. Brennan, Franchising
John F. Dienelt, Franchising
Stephen M. Gordon, REITs
Ross Green, REITs
Ann Hurwitz, Franchising
Sandra Y. Kellman, Leisure & Hospitality
Leslie H. Loffman, REITs
Bret Lowell, Franchising
Brad Markoff, REITs
John A. Merrigan, Government Relations
David M. Neff, Leisure & Hospitality
Richard P. Rector, Government Contracts
Vincent A. Sanchez, Business Process Outsourcing – Up and Coming
Amy W. Schulman, Products Liability
Joseph W. Sheyka, Franchising
Carl Lee Vacketta, Government Contracts
Dennis E. Wieczorek, Franchising
Philip F. Zeidman, Franchising
Maryland
David Chalk, Corporate/M&A – Up and Coming
Neil Dilloff, Litigation: General Commercial
Russell H. Gardner, Labor & Employment
Richard J. Hafets, Labor & Employment
Jason C. Harmon, Corporate/M&A – Up and Coming
Brett Ingerman, Litigation: General Commercial – Up and Coming
John E. Kratz, Jr., Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Edward J. Levin, Real Estate
Richard E. Levine, Real Estate
John P. Machen, Real Estate
Robert J. Mathias, Litigation: General Commercial
Emmett F. McGee, Jr., Labor & Employment
Mark Muedeking, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Larry R. Seegull, Labor & Employment
Robert (Jay) Smith, Corporate/M&A
Linda Marotta Thomas, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Thomas L. Totten, Real Estate
Jane A. Wilson, Real Estate
Illinois
Ross J. Altman, Construction
James L. Beard, Real Estate
Eric A. Berg, Construction
Mark A. Berkoff, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Daniel S. Brennan, Construction
Danielle B. Meltzer Cassel, Real Estate – Up and Coming
Louis S. Cohen, Real Estate
Charles L. Edwards, Real Estate – Senior Statesman
Mark I. Feldman, Intellectual Property
David Glickstein, Real Estate
Stephen A. Landsman, Corporate/M&A
Ty D. Laurie, Construction
Andrew W. McCune, Corporate M&A: Private Equity
David E. Mendelsohn, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
David N. Missner, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Portia Owen Morrison, Real Estate
Theodore J. Novak, Real Estate & Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
David M. Neff, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Up and Coming
Harold B. Pomerantz, Real Estate
Dennis J. Powers, Construction
David L. Reifman, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Vincent A. Sanchez, Technology & IT Outsourcing
Stephen W. Schwab, Insurance: Reinsurance Litigation and Transactional & Regulatory
David B. Sickle, Real Estate
Christopher J. Townsend, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
California John Allcock, Intellectual Property: Patent
Stephen A. Cowan, Real Estate
Diane Holt Frankle, Corporate/M&A
Greg M. Gallo, Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
Henry Lesser, Corporate/M&A
Richard C. Mendelson, Real Estate
Michael E. Meyer, Real Estate
Mark F. Radcliffe, IT & IT Outsourcing
Gary B. Rosenbaum, Banking and Finance
Alan Wayte, Real Estate – Senior Statesman
Shirli Fabbri Weiss, Litigation: Securities
Caryl B. Welborn, Real Estate
Massachusetts
John A.D. Gilmore, Litigation: General Commercial
Joseph A. Hugg, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Cara J. Nelson, Real Estate – One to Watch
Stephen M. Nolan, Real Estate
John E. Rattigan, Jr., Real Estate
Richard D. Rudman, Real Estate
John L. Sullivan, Real Estate
Elliot M. Surkin, Real Estate
Barbara A. Trachtenberg, Real Estate – One to Watch
Lawrence E. Uchill, Real Estate
New York Richard S. Fries, Real Estate: Finance
Leslie H. Loffman, Real Estate: REITs
Martin D. Polevoy, Real Estate
District of Columbia
Jay A. Epstien, Real Estate
Alan Granwell, Tax
James J. Halpert, Privacy & Data Security
Frederick L. Klein, Real Estate
Earl J. Silbert, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Virginia
Theresa M. Connolly, Labor & Employment
Dale S. Lazar, Intellectual Property
Jeffrey K. Lehrer, Corporate M&A – Up and Coming
Nevada
Joanna S. Kishner, Labor & Employment
Gary C. Moss, Labor & Employment
Washington State William H. Bromfield, Corporate/Commercial – Up and Coming
Mark F. Hoffman, Corporate/Commercial
Stellman Keehnel, Litigation: General Commercial
John M. Steel, Corporate/Commercial – Star Performer
Laura Treadgold Puckett, Corporate/Commercial
Steven R. Yentzer, Corporate/Commercial
Texas John M. Guaragna, Intellectual Property
Paul E. Hurdlow, Technology: Corporate & Commercial
Philip D. Weller, Real Estate
Georgia Robert L. Crewdson, Construction
Daniel T. Falstad, Corporate M&A – Up and Coming
Florida Michael A. Bedke, Real Estate
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