Foley Ranks Among Nation’s Top Law Firms in Chambers USA 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that it has again been recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the top law firms in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

The firm received 40 practice rankings, including eight national rankings and nine in Band 1. Additionally, 104 Foley attorneys are recognized, with 13 ranked nationally and 18 listed in Band 1.

Foley is listed as a Band 1 firm in the following categories: Florida: North & Central: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity; Illinois: Health Care: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory; Texas: Insurance: Regulatory; Wisconsin: Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A; Intellectual Property; Litigation: General Commercial; Natural Resources & Environment; and Real Estate.

Foley is also recognized in:

National Rankings

Practices

• Cannabis Law
• Franchising
• Health Care: The Elite
• Leisure & Hospitality
• Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Sports Law
• Transportation: Road (Automotive)

Attorneys

• James McKee, Cannabis Law
• Kathryn Trkla, Derivatives; Derivatives: Enforcement; Derivatives: Mainly Regulatory
• Lisa Noller, False Claims Act
• Mary Leslie Smith, Franchising
• Michael Lockerby, Franchising
• Clifford Risman, Leisure & Hospitality
• Jeffery Atkin, Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
• Jocelyn Lavallo, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Thomas Hoffmann, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Samuel Winer, Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
• Jonathan Israel, Sports Law: Esports
• Edward Burbach, State Attorneys General
• Christopher Grigorian, Transportation: Road (Automotive)

State Rankings

California

Practices

• Health Care
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Attorneys

• Ashley McDow, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Adam Hepworth, Health Care
• Anil Shankar, Health Care
• Claire Marblestone, Health Care
• Diane Ung, Health Care
• Judith Waltz, Health Care
• Pamela Johnston, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Thomas Carlucci, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• James Kalyvas, Technology: Outsourcing
• Louis Lehot, Venture Capital

District of Columbia

Practices

• Health Care
• Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

Attorneys

• Eric Sophir, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

Florida

Practices

• Banking & Finance
• Construction
• Health Care
• Insurance

Attorneys

• David Harper, Construction
• Kimberly Ashby, Construction
• Nathaniel Lacktman, Health Care
• Thomas Ferrante, Health Care
• Roy Barquet, Immigration
• Austin Neal, Insurance
• Kevin Hyde, Labor & Employment
• Chauncey Lever, Public Finance
• Emily Magee, Public Finance

Florida: North & Central

Practices

• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Real Estate

Attorneys

• Mark Wolfson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Gardner Davis, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Michael Okaty, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Steven Vazquez, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• David Cook, Real Estate
• Fred Ridley, Real Estate
• Stephen Szabo, Real Estate
• Thomas Little, Real Estate

Illinois

Practices

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Health Care
• Health Care: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
• Litigation: General Commercial

Attorneys

• Harold Kaplan, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Jill Nicholson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Mark Radtke, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Michael Small, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Edward Green, Health Care
• Roger Strode, Health Care
• Monica Chmielewski, Health Care: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
• Eric Haab, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
• Neal Moglin, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
• Michael Kasdin, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
• Lisa Noller, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Massachusetts

Practices

• Health Care
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Private Equity: Fund Formation

Attorneys

• Adria Warren, Health Care
• Kyle Faget, Health Care
• Lawrence Vernaglia, Health Care
• Christopher McKenna, Intellectual Property
• Matthew Lowrie, Intellectual Property
• Donald Schroeder, Labor & Employment
• Michael Tuteur, Litigation: General Commercial
• Andrew Kurzon, Private Equity: Fund Formation

Michigan

Practices

• Corporate/M&A
• Litigation: General Commercial

Attorneys

• Daljit Doogal, Corporate/M&A
• Steven Hilfinger, Corporate/M&A
• Norman Ankers, Litigation: General Commercial
• Jennifer Belveal, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

New York

Attorneys

• Jeff Thrope, Health Care
• JillAllison Opell, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Texas

Practices

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A: The Elite
• Insurance: Regulatory
• Labor & Employment

Attorneys

• Holland O’Neil, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• John Melko, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Alan Perkins, Corporate/M&A
• Chris Converse, Corporate/M&A
• Kimberly Yelkin, Insurance: Regulatory
• Jessica Mason, Labor & Employment
• Rachel Powitzky Steely, Labor & Employment
• Val Albright, Tax: Litigation

Utah

Practices

• Litigation: General Commercial

Attorneys

• David Wright, Intellectual Property
• R. Whit Johnson, Intellectual Property
• David Mortensen, Litigation: General Commercial
• David Jordan, Litigation: General Commercial
• Kenneth Black, Litigation: General Commercial
• Melanie Clark, Real Estate

Wisconsin

Practices

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/M&A
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Natural Resources & Environment
• Real Estate

Attorneys

• Emory Ireland, Banking & Finance
• Patricia Lane, Banking & Finance
• Bryan Schultz, Corporate/M&A
• James Peterson, Corporate/M&A
• John Wilson, Corporate/M&A
• Patrick Quick, Corporate/M&A
• Steven Barth, Corporate/M&A
• Leigh Riley, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Anita Sorensen, Immigration
• Jeffrey Gundersen, Intellectual Property
• Joseph Ziebert, Intellectual Property
• Mark Kassel, Intellectual Property
• Cynthia Rigsby, Intellectual Property: Litigation
• Carmen Decot, Labor & Employment
• Daniel Kaplan, Labor & Employment
• Andrew Wronski, Litigation: General Commercial
• James Clark, Litigation: General Commercial
• James McKeown, Litigation: General Commercial
• Thomas Shriner Jr., Litigation: General Commercial
• Linda Benfield, Natural Resources & Environment
• Peter Tomasi, Natural Resources & Environment
• Sarah Slack, Natural Resources & Environment
• Katherine Rist, Real Estate
• Michael Hatch, Real Estate
• Sarah Jelencic, Real Estate

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