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2 Jul 2008
Chambers ranks 20 DLA Piper Washington, DC and Northern Virginia attorneys as leaders in business law
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(Washington, DC) – DLA Piper today announced that 20 attorneys in the Washington, DC and Northern Virginia offices have been ranked by their peers and clients as leaders in their fields in the newly published
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Beyond individual attorneys, the firm’s Washington, DC office’s Real Estate practice garnered a top-tier ranking. The firm’s national Franchising practice, with a large percentage of attorneys based in the Washington area, also received a top-tier ranking. DLA Piper’s Environment practice, based in the Washington, DC office, and the Tax practice, with several attorneys based in the Washington, DC office, was also recognized by Chambers. Additionally, the Washington, DC office’s Corporate/M&A and Private Equity practice was ranked highly in the publication. The firm’s Northern Virginia office’s Corporate/M&A practice was also recognized by Chambers.
DLA Piper’s leading lawyers are:
- James J. Blanchard for Government: Government Relations – Washington DC
- John Merrigan for Government: Government Relations – Washington DC
- Richard Rector for Government: Government Contracts – Washington DC
- Carl Vacketta for Government: Government Contracts – Washington DC
- Jay A. Epstien for Real Estate – Washington DC
- Frederick Klein for Real Estate – Washington DC
- Jeffrey R. Keitelman for Real Estate – Washington DC
- Ann K. Ford for Intellectual Property – Washington DC
- Thomas Boyd for Privacy & Data Security – Washington DC
- James Halpert for Privacy & Data Security – Washington DC
- Earl Silbert for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Senior Statesman – Washington DC
- Jeffrey K. Lehrer for Corporate/M&A – Northern Virginia
- Alan Winston Granwell for Tax – Washington DC
- Stephen L. Owen for Tax – Washington DC
- Dale Lazar for Intellectual Property – Northern Virginia
- John Dienelt for Franchising – Washington DC
- Bret Lowell for Franchising – Northern Virginia
- Philip F. Zeidman for Franchising – Washington, DC
- Deborah Jennings for Environment – Washington DC
- Tony Rickert for Investment Funds: Private Equity: Buyouts – Washington DC
“We are proud that Chambers has again recognized the firm’s extraordinary attorneys in the Washington area,” said Ann Ford, co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Washington, DC office. “The honor is a prime example of this office’s hard work and continued commitment to our clients’ needs both regionally and nationally. I congratulate everyone on this much-deserved distinction.”
“The large percentage of attorneys in the Washington, DC and Northern Virginia offices honored this year highlights the dedication and top-flight service we continue to offer to our clients,” added Dale Lazar, managing partner of DLA Piper’s Northern Virginia office. “Congratulations to all on earning this prestigious honor.”
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.
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.