The firm is named among the United States’ top law firms in 29 practice areas on state and national levels in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA. The new guide recognizes 47 lawyers in 51 individual rankings. Of those rankings, eight partners and seven practice areas are ranked “Band 1,” Chambers’ highest level of recommendation. Newly recognized practices include Litigation: White Collar Crime & Investigations (New York), ERISA Litigation (Nationwide) and Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation (Illinois). The firm is ranked “Band 1” in Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia) for the first time this year.
Chambers USA is a prestigious and widely followed directory that recognizes law firms and lawyers. Ranked firms and individuals must have demonstrated “technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment” and other qualities most valued by clients and in-house counsel. Chambers’ independent and objective rankings are based on thousands of in-depth, confidential and unattributed interviews with “a vast range” of lawyers and their clients.
Below is the list of practices and partners recognized in the 2018 directory, with links to the Chambers USA guide.
Nationwide
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
California
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
District of Columbia
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Litigation: General Commercial
Media & Entertainment (Band 1)
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (Band 1)
Illinois
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Band 1)
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Band 1)
New York
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Individual Rankings
Anthony S. Barkow, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
Neil M. Barofsky, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
Andrew H. Bart, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (New York) and Media & Entertainment: Litigation (New York) (Band 1)
David J. Bradford, Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois)
Geoffrey M. Davis, Tax (Illinois)
David W. DeBruin, Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
Kenneth L. Doroshow, Media & Entertainment (District of Columbia)
Steven R. Englund, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (District of Columbia)
Samuel L. Feder, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia) (Band 1)
John Flynn, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia)
Ian Heath Gershengorn, Appellate Law (Nationwide)
Robert L. Graham, Environment: Mainly Transactional (Illinois)
Joseph P. Gromacki, Corporate/M&A (Illinois)
David A. Handzo, Leisure & Hospitality (Nationwide)
Matthew L. Jacobs, Insurance: Policyholder (District of Columbia)
Katya Jestin, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
Suedeen G. Kelly, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
Susan J. Kohlmann, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (New York)
David M. Kroeger, Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Illinois)
Vincent E. Lazar, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Illinois)
Richard Levin, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New York) and Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide)
Bradford P. Lyerla, Intellectual Property (Illinois) (Band 1)
David M. Lynn, Securities: Regulation: Advisory (Nationwide) (Band 1)
Craig C. Martin, Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois)
Terri L. Mascherin, Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois)
John H. Mathias, Jr., Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Illinois) (Band 1) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Nationwide)
Michael McNamara, Litigation: General Commercial (California)
Thomas C. Newkirk, Securities: Regulation: Enforcement (Nationwide)
Dean N. Panos, Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Ronald R. Peterson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Illinois)
Matthew J. Renaud, Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation (Illinois)
Donald I. Resnick, Real Estate (Illinois)
Melissa M. Root, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Illinois)
Harry J. Roper, Intellectual Property (Illinois)
David P. Sanders, Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Illinois)
Reid J. Schar, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
Gabrielle Sigel, Environment: Litigation (Illinois) (Band 1)
Steven M. Siros, Environment: Litigation (Illinois)
Charles B. Sklarsky, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois) (Band 1)
D. Joe Smith, Government: Government Contracts (Nationwide)
Catherine L. Steege, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Illinois)
Richard L. Stone, Media & Entertainment: Litigation (California)
Andrew J. Thomas, Media & Entertainment: Litigation (California)
Adam G. Unikowsky, Appellate Law (Nationwide)
Anton R. Valukas, Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois) and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
Marc L. Warren, Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (Nationwide)
Richard F. Ziegler, International Arbitration (Nationwide)
