Respected Legal Publisher Recognizes 26 Practices And More Than 60 Attorneys
CHICAGO – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm’s practices and attorneys have been ranked in the recently released 2007 Chambers USA client’s guide published by Chambers & Partners, publishers of internationally-recognized guides to law firms and lawyers. Overall, 26 Foley practices and 61 attorneys were recognized locally and nationally.
The 5th annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is based on in-depth interviews with key in-house counsel and leading private practice attorneys throughout the country.
Attorneys are ranked in categories established by Chambers. Foley rankings include:
NATIONAL RANKINGS
- Foley’s Sports Law Practice and Energy: Electricity Practice were ranked among the top practices in the nation.
- Regulated Industries partner George W. Ash was recognized nationally in the practice of Government Contracts.
- Litigation partner Mary K. Braza was recognized nationally in the practice of Sports Law.
- Litigation partner Michael J. Lockerby was recognized nationally in the practice of Franchising.
LOCAL RANKINGS
California
Practice
- Health Care
Attorneys
- Lowell C. Brown, Health Care
- Denise Rios Rodriguez, Health Care
- Richard F. Seiden, Health Care
- Carl I. Weissburg, Health Care
Florida
Practice
- Antitrust
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Construction
- Corporate/M&A
- Insurance
- Labor & Employment
- Real Estate
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Attorneys
- Edmund T. Baxa Jr., Construction
- David C. Cook, Real Estate
- Gardner F. Davis, Corporate/M&A
- Kevin E. Hyde, Labor & Employment
- Linda Y. Kelso, Corporate/M&A
- James M. Landis, Antitrust
- Thomas J. Maida, Insurance
- Austin B. Neal, Insurance
- Fred S. Ridley, Real Estate
- Martin A. Traber, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
- Stephen W. Vazquez, Corporate/M&A
- Mark J. Wolfson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- R. Duke Woodson, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Illinois
Practice
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Communications
- Energy & National Resources
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Real Estate
Attorneys
- Michael M. Conway, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- John N. Gavin, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Paul F. Hanzlik, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
- Kathleen R. Pasulka-Brown, Communications
- John P. Ratnaswamy, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
- E. Glenn Rippie, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
- John L. Rogers III, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
Massachusetts
Practice
- Health Care
- Litigation: General Commercial
Attorneys
- Michael L. Blau, Health Care
- Charles R. Dougherty, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Ellen C. Kearns, Labor & Employment
- Carl B. Rosenfield, Health Care
- Michael J. Tuteur, Litigation: General Commercial
- Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Health Care
- J. Mark Waxman, Health Care
Michigan
Practice
- Corporate/M&A
Attorney
- Patrick D. Daugherty, Corporate/M&A
Washington, D.C.
Practice
- Health Care
- Securities Regulation
Attorneys
- Gregory S. Bruch, Securities Regulation: Enforcement
- Richard G. Stoll, Environment
- Samuel J. Winer, Securities Regulation: Enforcement
Wisconsin
Practice
- Corporate/M&A
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Real Estate
Attorneys
- William J. Abraham, Corporate/M&A
- Michael H. Auen, Labor & Employment
- Bernard J. Bobber, Labor & Employment and Benefits & Compensation
- Michael A. Bowen, Litigation: General Commercial
- Jon P. Christiansen, Litigation: General Commercial
- James R. Clark, Litigation: General Commercial
- Richard S. Florsheim, Intellectual Property
- Benjamin F. Garmer III, Corporate/M&A
- Michael W. Hatch, Real Estate
- Stanley S. Jaspan, Labor & Employment
- Sarah O. Jelencic, Real Estate
- Brian W. McGrath, Litigation: General Commercial
- Thomas C. Pence, Labor & Employment
- James P. Peterson, Corporate/M&A
- Patrick G. Quick, Corporate/M&A
- Jay O. Rothman, Corporate/M&A
- Russell E. Ryba, Corporate/M&A
- Nancy J. Sennett, Litigation, General Commercial
- Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Litigation: General Commercial
- Luke E. Sims, Corporate/M&A
- Joseph B. Tyson, Jr., Corporate/M&A
- David G. Walsh, Corporate/M&A
- Patrick M. Zabrowski, Real Estate
About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. Since 1990, they have published the Chambers Guide to the UK legal profession. Chambers’ staff of full-time researchers now prepares renowned directories which assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst their clients. The USA Guide was first introduced in 2003. The 5th annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is based on in-depth interviews with key in-house counsel and leading private practice attorneys. For more information about Chambers and Partners, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.
About Foley & Lardner LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP provides the full range of corporate legal counsel. Our attorneys understand today’s most complex business issues, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax. The firm offers total solutions in the automotive, emerging technologies, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, food, golf and resort services, insurance, health care, life sciences, nanotechnology, and sports industries.
