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1 Jul 2008
DLA Piper’s Franchising practice group named leader by Chambers
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(Washington, DC) – For the second consecutive year, DLA Piper’s Franchising practice group garnered a top-tier ranking in the newly published, prestigious
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
“We are pleased that Chambers has once again ranked DLA Piper’s Franchising practice group as a leader in its field on a national level,” said Dennis Wieczorek, chair of DLA Piper’s Franchise and Distribution practice group. “This distinction is a prime example of the hard work and dedication our talented franchise attorneys put forth to provide the highest-quality service to our clients.”
DLA Piper’s leading Franchising lawyers are:
- Michael G. Brennan, Chicago
- John F. Dienelt, Washington, DC
- Ann Hurwitz, Dallas
- Bret Lowell, Northern Virginia
- Joseph W. Sheyka, Chicago
- Dennis E. Wieczorek, Chicago
- Philip F. Zeidman, Washington, DC
Nationwide, 120 DLA Piper attorneys were ranked as leaders in their fields in the new edition of
Chambers USA, and the firm itself was ranked in several practice areas.
The 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 US state through an exhaustive process of interviewing clients and competitors in major areas of business law.
In 2008, DLA Piper ranked in the first tier in 13 regional and national areas of practice, including:
- Construction in Illinois
- Franchising, nationally
- Retail, nationally
- Litigation in Maryland
- Labor & Employment in Maryland
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Maryland
- Real Estate in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, DC (5)
- Corporate/M&A in Maryland
- Technology: Corporate & Commercial in Texas
DLA Piper ranked in the second tier in:
- Government: Government Contracts, nationally
- Government: Government Relations, nationally
- Leisure & Hospitality, nationally
- Privacy & Data Security, nationally
- IT & IT Outsourcing in California
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in Illinois
- Labor & Employment in Nevada
- Corporate/Commercial in Washington
The firm ranked in the third tier in:
- Investment Funds: REITs, nationally
- Outsourcing, nationally
- Corporate/M&A in Southern California and Northern Virginia (2)
- Intellectual Property in California
- Corporate/M&A and Private Equity in Washington, DC and Illinois (2)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Illinois
- Energy & Natural Resources in Illinois
- Technology & IT Outsourcing in Illinois
- Real Estate: Mainly Dirt in New York
- Real Estate in Texas
DLA Piper ranked in the fourth tier in:
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Buyouts, nationally
- Products Liability, nationally
- Banking & Finance, in California
- Corporate/M&A in Northern California
- Environment in Washington, DC
- Real Estate in Florida
- Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance in New York
And DLA Piper ranked in the fifth tier in:
- Labor & Employment in Illinois
- Projects in New York
- Tax in Washington, DC