Washington, DC (June 5, 2025) – Chambers USA has released its 2025 list of law firm practice group and attorney rankings for the United States. Venable attorneys and practice areas made significant advancements, as they were newly named to the list or improved band rankings.
Among this year’s new additions include District of Columbia’s Intellectual Property: Litigation; Colorado’s Litigation: General Commercial; District of Columbia’s Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded; and Maryland’s Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. In total, 99 attorneys and 38 practice areas are ranked at the national or state level.
Below is this year’s list of ranked practice areas and individual attorneys.
Practice Area Rankings
USA - Nationwide
Advertising: Litigation
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Construction
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Franchising
Government Contracts: The Elite
Leisure & Hospitality
Life Sciences
Political Law
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
REITs: Maryland Counsel
Transportation: Road (Automotive)
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
California
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Colorado
Litigation: General Commercial
District of Columbia
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Real Estate
Technology & Outsourcing
Florida
Bankruptcy Litigation
Florida: South
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Illinois
Construction
Maryland
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
New York
Construction
Intellectual Property: Patent
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Virginia
Litigation: General Commercial
Virginia: Northern
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Attorney Rankings
Advertising: Litigation
USA - Nationwide
- Roger Colaizzi
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
USA – Nationwide
- Ellen T. Berge
- Len Gordon
- Melissa Landau Steinman
- Shannon Sansom
Antitrust: Litigation Specialists
District of Columbia
- Lisa Jose Fales
Bankruptcy Litigation
Florida
- Allison R. Day
- Glenn D. Moses
- John H. Genovese
- Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian
- Paul J. Battista
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Florida: South
- Allison R. Day
- Glenn D. Moses
- Paul J. Battista
Maryland
- Gregory Cross
- Laura Bouyea
Construction
Illinois
- Heidi Hennig Rowe
- Kenneth M. Roberts
Maryland
- John Prisbe
New York
- Brian G. Lustbader
- Gary L. Rubin
- Katherine R. Peluso
- Russell Wolfson
Corporate/M&A
Illinois
- Thomas E. Keim Jr.
Maryland
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Carmen Fonda
- Charles J. Morton Jr.
- James J. Hanks Jr.
- Michael D. Schiffer
- Patricia McGowan
- Thomas Washburne
- W. Bryan Rakes
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
District of Columbia
- Lisa Tavares
Maryland
- Harry I. Atlas
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
USA – Nationwide
- Gregory Wagner
- Richard Powers
- Steven Adducci
Environment
California
- Tyler Welti
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
USA – Nationwide
- Andrew Bigart
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
USA – Nationwide
- Claudia A. Lewis
Franchising
USA – Nationwide
- Michael D. Joblove
- Nina Greene
Government Contracts
USA – Nationwide
- Dismas Locaria
- Paul A. Debolt
- Scott Hommer
Healthcare
New York
- Ari Markenson
Intellectual Property
Illinois
- Adam Kelly
Intellectual Property: Litigation
District of Columbia
- Frank Cimino
Intellectual Property: Patent
New York
- Benjamin C. Hsing
- Dominick A. Conde
- Michael P. Sandonato
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
District of Columbia
- Michele Frank
- Richard Wells
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
District of Columbia
- Andrew Price
- Linda J. Zirkelbach
- Rebecca Liebowitz
Labor & Employment
Colorado
- Beth Ann Lennon
- Heather Fox Vickles
Maryland
- Ronald W. Taylor
- Todd J. Horn
Litigation: Appellate
Maryland
- Mitch Mirviss
Litigation: General Commercial
Colorado
- James G. Sawtelle
- Peter Koclanes
Maryland
- Craig Thompson
- Kenneth Thompson
- Michael MacWilliams
- Stacie E. Tobin
New York
- Edward Boyle
- Kostas Katsiris
Virginia
- Michael W. Robinson
- Nicholas M. DePalma
- Taylor Chapman
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
District of Columbia
- Mark Schamel
Maryland
- Warren Hamel
New York
- Samidh Guha
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
California
- David E. Fink
- Lee S. Brenner
- Michael B. Garfinkel
Occupational Safety and Health
USA – Nationwide
- Ronald W. Taylor
Political Law
USA – Nationwide
- David Owens
- Lawrence H. Norton
- Ronald Jacobs
Privacy & Data Security: Adtech
USA – Nationwide
- Emilio W. Cividanes
- Michael Signorelli
- Stuart P. Ingis
Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
USA – Nationwide
- Emilio W. Cividanes
- Julia Kernochan Tama
- Stuart P. Ingis
Product Liability & Mass Torts
USA – Nationwide
- Bruce Parker
- Craig Thompson
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical
USA – Nationwide
- Bruce Parker
Real Estate
District of Columbia
- J. Michael Pickett
- Joseph Creech
- Philip Horowitz
- Robert G. Gottlieb
- Thomas C. Klanderman
Maryland
- Kevin Shepherd
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Maryland
- Robert Hoffman
Virginia: Northern
- Kedrick Whitmore
REITs: Maryland Counsel
USA – Nationwide
- Brian Field
- Carmen Fonda
- Christopher W. Pate
- Hirsh M. Ament
- James J. Hanks Jr
- Michael D. Schiffer
- Patricia McGowan
Technology & Outsourcing
District of Columbia
- William Russell
Transportation: Road (Automotive)
USA – Nationwide
- Ariel Wolf
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
USA – Nationwide
- Ashley Craig
- Elizabeth Lowe
Chambers and Partners, a legal research company, determines its rankings of leading U.S. firms, legal departments, and attorneys through research and interviews with law firms, clients, and third parties. Chambers’ researchers assess attorneys on attributes valued most by clients, including capabilities, achievements, and sector presence. The complete list of Venable’s 2024 rankings in the Chambers USA guide can be found here.
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