Attorneys recognized in 49 categories
Washington, DC – August 18, 2014 – Venable LLP announced today that a record 95 attorneys were recognized in 49 categories in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Selections are made by attorneys’ peers and feature a broad cross section of Venable practices and attorneys from the firm’s Baltimore, MD; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA, Towson, MD; Tysons Corner, VA; and Washington, DC offices.
This year, seven attorneys were listed in Best Lawyers for the first time. New additions to this year’s list include:
W. Warren Hamel
Stuart P. Ingis
Christopher R. Mellott
Amy Ralph Mudge
Ralph E. Sharpe
William L. Walsh Jr.
Brian M. Zimmet
For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the legal profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. The twenty-first edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2015) includes over 52,000 attorneys in 137 practice areas, compiled through exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of attorneys confidentially evaluate their peers. Inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of attorneys by their peers.
The complete list of Venable attorneys honored in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 follows. Years next to each attorney’s name indicate the first year in which he/she was included in Best Lawyers:
David G. Adams (2007)
FDA Law
Robert G. Ames (2006)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
James K. Archibald (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Patent
Jeffrey P. Ayres (2007)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michael J. Baader (2007)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
John E. Bowman (2014)
Banking and Finance Law
Peter S. Britell (2007)
Real Estate Law
Jennifer J. Bruton (2014)
Real Estate Law
Walter R. Calvert (2007)
Tax Law
Courtney G. Capute (2012)
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Real Estate Law
Wallace E. Christner (2007)
Corporate Compliance Law
Bryson L. Cook (1993)
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
John F. Cooney (2012)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
William D. Coston (2009)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Gregory A. Cross (2012)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
James E. Cumbie (2008)
Public Finance Law
C. Carey Deeley, Jr. (2014)
Commercial Litigation
Susan T. Edlavitch (2012)
Tax Law
Douglas C. Emhoff (2014)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Alan J. Epstein (2014)
Tax Law
Geoffrey C. Etnire (2006)
Real Estate Law
Kurt J. Fischer (2008)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Real Estate Law
Thomas W. France (2008)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Stephen K. Gallagher (2007)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Geoffrey R. Garinther (2013)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Nora E. Garrote (2014)
Technology Law
Robert H. Geis, Jr. (2010)
Tax Law
Lawrence H. Gesner (2007)
Real Estate Law
Ronald R. Glancz (2008)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Jeffrey K. Gonya (2006)
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Trusts and Estates
Robert G. Gottlieb (2006)
Real Estate Law
James E. Gray (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Douglas H. Green (2012)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Gary D. Hailey (2009)
Advertising Law
W. Warren Hamel (2015)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Government Relations Practice
James J. Hanks, Jr. (2006)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mark B. Harrison (2010)
Technology Law
Marta D. Harting (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
Adam R. Hess (2006)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Kenneth R. Hoffman (2006)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robert A. Hoffman (2011)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Todd J. Horn (2009)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Philip M. Horowitz (1993)
Real Estate Law
Stuart P. Ingis (2015)
Advertising Law
George W. Johnston (1993)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Jeffrey D. Knowles (2012)
Advertising Law
Sharon A. Kroupa (2012)
Corporate Governance Law
Thomas M. Lingan (2011)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Michael B. Luftman (2013)
Trusts and Estates
Michael B. MacWilliams (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Christopher R. Mellott (2015)
Commercial Litigation
Thomas E.D. Millspaugh (2008)
Real Estate Law
Mitchell Y. Mirviss (2013)
Appellate Practice
Keith A. Mong (2013)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Charles J. Morton, Jr. (2010)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Technology Law
Venture Capital Law
Amy Ralph Mudge (2015)
Advertising Law
Jeanne L. Newlon (2008)
Trusts and Estates
Brian J. O'Connor (2006)
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Gregory J. Ossi (2014)
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Bruce R. Parker (2010)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jennifer A. Pratt (2013)
Tax Law
Jeffrey J. Radowich (1993)
Trusts and Estates
Maria E. Rodriguez (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Michael A. Sartori (2008)
Technology Law
Michael Schatzow (2006)
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Michael D. Schiffer (2013)
Corporate Law
Joseph C. Schmelter (2013)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Brian L. Schwalb (2010)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
A. Christopher Sega (2006)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Randal M. Shaheen (2014)
Advertising Law
Ralph E. Sharpe (2015)
Banking and Finance Law
James L. Shea (1995)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Kevin L. Shepherd (2006)
Real Estate Law
Davis V.R. Sherman (2012)
Public Finance Law
David S. Smith (2013)
Labor Law - Management
Eric R. Smith (2013)
Corporate Law
Judson W. Starr (2001)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Paul F. Strain (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Margaret N. Strand (2006)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Ronald W. Taylor (2006)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum (2012)
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Craig A. Thompson (2013)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kenneth L. Thompson (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Stacie E. Tobin (2013)
Commercial Litigation
Stefan F. Tucker (1987)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Robert L. Waldman (2007)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Tax Law
William L. Walsh Jr. (2015)
Corporate Governance Law
Thomas D. Washburne, Jr. (2006)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard L. Wasserman (1995)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Litigation - Bankruptcy
G. Stewart Webb, Jr. (2014)
Commercial Litigation
Edward L. Wender (2010)
Real Estate Law
James D. Wright (1993)
Real Estate Law
Brian M. Zimmet (2015)
Energy Law
Armand J. Zottola (2014)
Technology Law
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