58 attorneys and 24 practice groups ranked at the state and national levels
Washington, DC (May 3, 2018) – Chambers USA has released its 2018 list of law firm and attorney rankings in the United States. This year, 58 Venable attorneys and 24 practice groups were ranked at the state and national levels. This is Chambers USA's fifteenth annual survey covering America's leading attorneys identified as the best in their field by their peers and clients.
Thirteen attorneys achieved Band 1 rankings this year:
Harry I. Atlas – Maryland – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Gregory A. Cross – Maryland – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Robert G. Gottlieb – District of Columbia – Real Estate
James J. Hanks, Jr. – Maryland – Corporate/M&A
Kenneth R. Hoffman – Maryland – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Robert Hoffman – Maryland – Real Estate: Land Use
Todd J. Horn – Maryland – Labor & Employment
Stuart P. Ingis – Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security
Thora A. Johnson – Maryland – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Sharon A. Kroupa – Nationwide – REITs: Maryland Counsel
Amy Ralph Mudge – Nationwide – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Kevin L. Shepherd – Maryland – Real Estate
Ronald W. Taylor – Maryland – Labor & Employment
Venable practices ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA include:
Corporate/M&A – Maryland
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Maryland
REITs: Maryland Counsel – Nationwide
The following is a complete list of ranked Venable attorneys and practice groups.
NATIONWIDE
Advertising: Litigation
- Roger A. Colaizzi
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
- Jeffrey D. Knowles
- Amy Ralph Mudge
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Steven A. Adducci
- Richard E. Powers, Jr.
Government: Government Contracts
- Paul A. Debolt
- J. Scott Hommer, III
Government: Political Law
- Ronald M. Jacobs
- Lawrence H. Norton
Leisure & Hospitality
- Courtney G. Capute
Privacy & Data Security
- Emilio W. Cividanes
- Stuart P. Ingis
Product Liability & Mass Torts
- Stephen E. Marshall (Spotlight Table – Product Liability: Pharmaceutical)
- Bruce R. Parker (Spotlight Table – Product Liability: Pharmaceutical)
- Paul F. Strain (Spotlight Table – Product Liability: Pharmaceutical)
- Craig A. Thompson
REITs: Maryland Counsel
- James J. Hanks, Jr. (Star Individual)
- Sharon A. Kroupa
- Patricia McGowan
- Christopher W. Pate
Retail
John B. Beaty (Financial Services Regulation: Banking - Compliance)
Ashley W. Craig (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory)
Angel A. Garganta (Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation)
David Strickland (Transportation: Road - Carriage/Commercial) (Recognized Practitioner)
CALIFORNIA
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Keith C. Owens (Recognized Practitioner)
Alan J. Epstein (Tax)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Environment
- Douglas H. Green
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
- Michael A. Sartori
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Mark B. Harrison
- Rebecca Liebowitz (Up and Comer)
- Andrew D. Price
Real Estate
- Robert G. Gottlieb
- Philip M. Horowitz
- Stefan F. Tucker (Senior Statesmen)
Technology & Outsourcing
- Nora E. Garrote
- William T. Russell
William D. Coston (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
MARYLAND
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Gregory A. Cross
Corporate/M&A
- Bryson L. Cook (Senior Statesmen)
- James J. Hanks, Jr.
- Sharon A. Kroupa
- Patricia McGowan
- Charles J. Morton, Jr.
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Michael D. Schiffer
- Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Harry I. Atlas
- Kenneth R. Hoffman
- Thora A. Johnson
Healthcare
Labor & Employment
- Robert G. Ames
- Jeffrey P. Ayres
- Todd J. Horn
- Ronald W. Taylor
Litigation: General Commercial
- Paul F. Strain
- G. Stewart Webb, Jr. (Recognized Practitioner)
Real Estate
- Robert A. Hoffman (Real Estate: Land Use)
- Kevin L. Shepherd
NEW YORK
Jeffrey S. Sabin (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Edward P. Boyle (Litigation: General Commercial)
VIRGINIA
Litigation: General Commercial
- Michael W. Robinson
Joseph C. Schmelter (Northern Virginia: Corporate/M&A)
Henry F. Brandenstein, Jr. (Northern Virginia: Real Estate)
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