Legal 500 describes Chuck as “extremely knowledgeable … and a great negotiator.” In other publications, clients describe him as “unwavering in his commitment to us” (Chambers USA, 2010), “smart, pragmatic, responsive and creative” (Chambers USA, 2012), and “one of the most skilled M&A attorneys I have worked with, … always astutely prepared and able to frame the issues in a manner that provides comfort to the client, ever mindful of the ‘big picture’” (U.S. News & World Report/The Best Lawyers in America, 2012).
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Technology Law, and Venture Capital Law, 2010 – 2023
- Lawyer of the Year, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Baltimore, 2015, 2017
- Lawyer of the Year, Technology Law, Baltimore, 2016, 2022
- Lawyer of the Year, Venture Capital Law, Baltimore, 2012, 2023
- Chambers USA, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Maryland, 2010 – 2022
- Legal 500
- Hall of Fame, M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500 million), 2017 – 2022 (Inaugural class; one of two lawyers nationally)
- Leading Lawyer, M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500 million), 2012 – 2018
- Corporate LiveWire M&A Awards, M&A Lawyer of the Year, Washington, DC, 2015
- Super Lawyers
- Maryland, 2021 – 2023
- Mergers & Acquisitions, Baltimore, 2013
- Top Lawyers, M&A, Maryland, 2008 – 2019 (One of five)
- ALM, Top Rated Lawyer, Mergers and Acquisitions, 2012
- SmartCEO Magazine, Legal Elite, Maryland, 2005 – 2006, 2010 – 2011
- Baltimore Business Journal, 40 Under 40, 2002
- The Daily Record
- Dealmaker, 2022
- Leadership in Law, 2007
- Innovator of the Year, 2002
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated, 2000 – 2019
- American Bar Association, Meritorious Service Award
- Maryland State Bar Association, Meritorious Service Award
- The Bar Association of Baltimore City, Meritorious Service Award
- Corporate Group, Co-chair, (Venable was named Law Firm of the Year for E-Commerce Law in Maryland by the Global Law Experts Awards in 2013)