76 individual attorneys ranked in 81 categories, 29 practice groups ranked
Washington, DC (February 7, 2013) – Chambers USA has released its annual preliminary rankings of attorneys in the United States and a record 76 Venable attorneys have received placements in 81 categories in the upcoming edition. Venable also has 29 practices ranked at the state and national level. This is Chambers USA’s eleventh annual survey covering America’s leading lawyers identified as the best in their fields by their peers and clients.
Venable saw a marked increase compared to last year with 17 new attorneys ranked, nine ranked nationally. Two practice groups were also ranked for the first time in DC Intellectual Property: Litigation and Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts. The complete list of rankings including bands and editorial commentary will be released in May.
“We are proud that Chambers has recognized so many of our talented, hard working attorneys and practice groups for their quality work,” said Venable Vice-Chair Brian Schwalb. “Particularly given that Chambers relies heavily on client feedback in publishing its rankings, we are very grateful to our clients for their continued support. Venable’s commitment to meeting our clients’ needs is what drives everyone here at Venable and it is the clients’ opinion that, at the end of the day, matters most.”
Chambers and Partners notes that it conducts intensive, continuous research to identify the world’s leading lawyers and law firms – those who perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients. The process, which extends over several months, includes written submissions, personal interviews, client feedback and peer assessment.
Venable attorneys and practice groups ranked in the 2013 Chambers USA guide include:
Nationwide
Advertising: Litigation
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
- Todd A. Harrison
- Jeffrey D. Knowles
Capital Markets: REITs: Maryland Counsel
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
- John B. Beaty
- Ronald R. Glancz
- Ralph E. Sharpe
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations)
- Ronald R. Glancz
- Ralph E. Sharpe
Government: Government Contracts
- Paul A. Debolt
- J. Scott Hommer, III
- Thomas J. Madden
Leisure & Hospitality
- Courtney G. Capute
Privacy & Data Security
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Ashley W. Craig: Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (outside New York)
David G. Dickman: Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (outside New York)
Suzanne Fay Garwood: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
James J. Hanks, Jr.: Capital Markets: REITs
Ronald M. Jacobs: Government: Political Law
Sharon A. Kroupa: Capital Markets: REITs
Patricia McGowan: Capital Markets: REITs
Lindsay B. Meyer: International Trade: Customs
Lawrence H. Norton: Government: Political Law
California
Jan Lawrence Handzlik: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Hamid R. Rafatjoo: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Environment
- Allison D. Foley
- Douglas H. Green
- Judson W. Starr
- Margaret N. Strand
Intellectual Property: Litigation
- William D. Coston
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
- Michael A. Sartori
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Real Estate
Technology & Outsourcing
- Nora E. Garrote
- A.J. Zottola
Maryland
Corporate/M&A
- Michael J. Baader
- Bryson L. Cook
- James J. Hanks, Jr.
- Patricia McGowan
- Charles J. Morton, Jr.
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Harry I. Atlas
- Kenneth R. Hoffman
- Thora A. Johnson
- Barbara E. Schlaff
Healthcare
- Constance H. Baker
- Peter P. Parvis
- Davis V.R. Sherman
Labor & Employment
- Robert G. Ames
- Jeffrey P. Ayres
- Todd J. Horn
- Ronald W. Taylor
Litigation: General Commercial
- James E. Gray
- James L. Shea
- Paul F. Strain
Real Estate
- Edward S. Evans, III
- Robert A. Hoffman: Land Use
- Kevin L. Shepherd
- James D. Wright
New York
Technology & Outsourcing
- James E. Nelson
- William T. Russell
- Edward P. Boyle: Litigation: General Commercial
Virginia
Corporate/M&A – Northern Virginia
Labor & Employment
- Gregory J. Ossi
- David S. Smith
- David R. Warner
Litigation: General Commercial
- William D. Dolan, III: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- David W. Goewey
- Michael W. Robinson
Real Estate – Northern Virginia
- Douglas B. McDonald
- John G. Milliken: Zoning/Land Use