Washington, DC/Baltimore (October 2,2006)—Forty-seven Venable LLP lawyers, representing a cross-section of the firm's practice groups, were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Best Lawyers is considered by many in law to be one of the best lawyer-rating publications in the United States. Some 24,000 attorneys from throughout the country participated in this year’s process and cast more than a half million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their areas of specialization.
The following is a roster of Venable attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2007. (Note: an asterisk indicates inclusion for 10+ years running):
David G. Adams
FDA Law
Robert G. Ames
Labor and Employment Law
James K. Archibald
Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey P. Ayres
Labor and Employment Law
Michael J. Baader
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Constance H. Baker *
Health Care Law
Carol Elder Bruce
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Walter R. Calvert
Tax Law
Wallace E. Christner
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Benjamin R. Civiletti *
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Bryson L. Cook *
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Tax Law
William D. Dolan III
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Stephen K. Gallagher
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Lawrence H. Gesner
Real Estate Law
Jeffrey K. Gonya
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Trusts and Estates
Robert G. Gottlieb
Real Estate Law
James E. Gray
Commercial Litigation
Jan K. Guben
Real Estate Law
James J. Hanks, Jr.
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Kenneth R. Hoffman
Employee Benefits Law
Philip M. Horowitz *
Real Estate Law
Elizabeth R. Hughes
Corporate Law
George W. Johnston *
Labor and Employment Law
Lawrence A. Katz
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Paul F. Kemp
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Brigid E. Kenney
Environmental Law
A. Wayne Lalle, Jr.
Construction Law
Brian J. O'Connor
Tax Law
Peter P. Parvis *
Health Care Law
Jeffrey J. Radowich *
Trusts and Estates
Russell Ronald Reno, Jr. *
Real Estate Law
David E. Rice
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Michael Schatzow
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Barbara E. Schlaff
Employee Benefits Law
A. Christopher Sega
Trusts and Estates
James L. Shea *
Commercial Litigation
Kevin L. Shepherd
Real Estate Law
Robert G. Smith *
Environmental Law
Judson W. Starr
Environmental Law
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Paul F. Strain
Commercial Litigation
Margaret N. Strand
Environmental Law
Ronald W. Taylor
Labor and Employment Law
Stefan F. Tucker *
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Robert L. Waldman
Employee Benefits Law
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tax Law
Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Richard L. Wasserman *
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
James D. Wright *
Real Estate Law
One of the American Lawyer’s top 100 law firms, Venable LLP has attorneys practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property and government affairs. Venable serves corporate, institutional, governmental, nonprofit and individual clients throughout the U.S. and around the world from its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and offices in California, Maryland, New York and Virginia.