Ranked in a record 14 practice area; six attorneys named "Leading Lawyers"
Washington, DC – June 16, 2015 – Legal 500 has released its 2015 list of law firm rankings in the United States. This year, Venable continued its climb in the rankings by doubling its number of Tier 1 practice group rankings. Additionally the firm was ranked in a record 14 different categories with a debut ranking for Government Contracts. Venable was named a Tier 1 firm in the following categories:
M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
Marketing and Advertising
Not-for-Profit (Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations)
Technology: Transactions
Individually, six attorneys – Roger A. Colaizzi, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Charles J. Morton, Jr., William T. Russell and Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum – were named "Leading Lawyers" in the latest edition. Legal 500 highlighted 44 individual attorneys in its editorial commentary of the firm’s ranked practices.
Published for over twenty-five years, the Legal 500 has been analyzing the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. Rankings are based on a series of criteria including feedback from 250,000 clients worldwide, submissions and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.
The full list ranked practices and recognized attorneys is below.
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Thora A. Johnson
Keith A. Mong
Juliana Reno
Financial Services: Regulatory
Ronald R. Glancz
Ralph E. Sharpe
Government Contracts
Paul A. Debolt
J. Scott Hommer, III
Douglas C. Proxmire
Land Use/Zoning
David H. Karceski
M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
Robert J. Bolger, Jr.
Charles J. Morton, Jr. (Leading Lawyer)
Marketing and Advertising
Jessie F. Beeber
Roger A. Colaizzi (Leading Lawyer)
Angel A. Garganta
Jeffrey D. Knowles (Leading Lawyer)
Amy Ralph Mudge
Not-for-Profit (Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations)
George E. Constantine
Lisa M. Hix
Ronald M. Jacobs
Thora A. Johnson
Brock R. Landry
Lawrence H. Norton
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum (Leading Lawyer)
Robert L. Waldman
Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Stephen E. Marshall
Bruce R. Parker
Paul F. Strain
Craig A. Thompson
Real Estate
Mitchell Evall
Lawrence H. Gesner
Robert G. Gottlieb
Thomas E. D. Millspaugh
Andrew Schmerzler
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
James J. Hanks, Jr.
Sharon A. Kroupa
Technology: Data Protection and Privacy
Stuart P. Ingis (Leading Lawyer)
David L. Strickland
Technology: Outsourcing
Nora E. Garrote
James E. Nelson
William T. Russell
A.J. Zottola
Technology: Transactions
Nora E. Garrote
James E. Nelson
William T. Russell (Leading Lawyer)
A.J. Zottola
Trademarks: Non-Contentious
Mark B. Harrison
Rebecca Liebowitz
Andrew D. Price
Linda J. Zirkelbach