(July 1, 2009) – Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, earned recognition as a “Top Ranked” firm in annual ratings recently released by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The 2009 publication also cited 60 Reed Smith attorneys as national and/or regional leaders within their fields of practice.
Reed Smith ranked in Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Pennsylvania; Banking & Finance in Pennsylvania; Healthcare in the District of Columbia; and Real Estate in Virginia. The firm was recognized in Band 2 in Insurance Policy Holder nationwide; Insurance Coverage Litigation in Illinois; Healthcare in New Jersey; Labor & Employment in Pennsylvania.
Reed Smith ranked in Band 3 nationally in Life Sciences and Product Liability. The firm also ranked in Band 3 in Insurance Policy Holder in California; Appellate Litigation in California; Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Delaware; Corporate/M&A in New Jersey; General Commercial Litigation in New Jersey; Insurance Policy Holder Dispute Resolution in New York; Media & Entertainment Advertising in New York; Antitrust in Pennsylvania; Corporate/M&A and Private Equity in Pennsylvania; Intellectual Property in Pennsylvania; and General Commercial Litigation in Pennsylvania. The firm’s Band 4 rankings include Labor & Employment in California; Corporate/M&A in Illinois; and General Commercial Litigation in Illinois.
The Reed Smith attorneys ranked in Band 1 nationwide in 2009 were John D. Shugrue and John S. Vishneski in Insurance Coverage Litigation, both of whom were also ranked in Band 1 in Insurance Coverage Litigation in Illinois.
Other Reed Smith attorneys ranked in Band 1 for the year included James P. Kleier in State & Local Tax in California; Kurt F. Gwynne in Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Delaware; Elizabeth Carder-Thompson in Healthcare in the District of Columbia; John B. Berringer in Insurance Litigation in New Jersey; Paul Evan Breene in Insurance Litigation in New Jersey; Douglas J. Wood in Media & Entertainment Advertising in New York; Lisa D. Kabnick in Banking & Finance in Pennsylvania; Paul M. Singer in Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Pennsylvania; Claudia Z. Springer in Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Pennsylvania; and John N. Ellison in General Commercial Litigation in Pennsylvania.
In addition, Casey Ryan was recognized as an “Up and Coming” attorney in Labor & Employment in Pennsylvania, and William G. Thomas again earned recognition as a “Senior Statesman” in Real Estate: Zoning & Land Use in Northern Virginia.
Chambers & Partners’ ranking process employs a survey methodology that reaches some 10,000 legal clients and attorneys nationwide. Rankings are based on firms’ and individual lawyers’ “technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities valued by client respondents.”
Other Reed Smith attorneys ranked among the nation’s best in Chambers’ 2009 national and state-by-state assessments include:
National
- David M. Halbreich in Insurance Policy Holder
- Diane M. Frenier in Life Sciences
- Michael K. Brown in Product Liability
- Michael T. Scott in Product Liability
- Colleen T. Davies in Product Liability
California
- Thomas E. Hill in Labor & Employment
- Linda S. Husar in Labor & Employment
- Michael Sanders in Commercial Life Sciences
- Margaret M. Grignon in Appellate Litigation
District of Columbia
- Phillip G. Lookadoo in Energy: Electricity
- Thomas C. Fox in Healthcare
- Eugene Tillman in Healthcare
- Carol C. Loepere in Healthcare
- Gordon B. Schatz in Healthcare
- Gary S. Thompson in Insurance: Policy Holder
Illinois
- Russell R. Eggert in Environment: Litigation
- Thomas A. Marrinson in Insurance: Coverage Litigation
- James M. Davis in Insurance: Coverage Litigation
- Paul R. Walker-Bright in Insurance: Coverage Litigation
- Carolyn H. Rosenberg in Insurance: Coverage Litigation
- Frank D. Ballantine in Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
- Bradley S. Schmarak in Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
- Seth M. Hemming in Corporate/M&A
- Joel R. Schaider in Banking & Finance
- Stephen T. Bobo in Bankruptcy & Restructuring
New Jersey
- Murray J. Klein in Healthcare
- Diane M. Frenier in Corporate/M&A
Pennsylvania
- W. Thomas McGough, Jr. in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, and in General Commercial Litigation
- Thomas H. Suddath, Jr. in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Leonard A. Bernstein in Banking & Finance, Mainly Regulatory
- William Bevan III in Labor & Employment
- Daniel I. Booker in Antitrust
- Eugene K. Connors in Labor & Employment
- Karl A. Fritton in Labor & Employment
- Martha Hartle Munsch in Labor & Employment
- Louis A. Naugle in Environment
- Fredrick H. Colen in Intellectual Property
- Peter S. Clark in Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Eric A. Schaffer in Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- James S. Lawlor in Banking & Finance
- Michael T. Scott in General Commercial Litigation
- William J. McNichol in Intellectual Property
- David L. DeNinno in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
- David J. McAllister in Labor & Employment
Virginia
- James C. Brennan in Real Estate: Northern Virginia
- Robert M. Diamond in Real Estate: Northern Virginia
- J. Howard Middleton, Jr. in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use: Northern Virginia
- Benjamin F. Tompkins in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use: Northern Virginia
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with nearly 1,700 lawyers in 23 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation services in multi-jurisdictional matters and other high-stakes disputes; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy trade and commodities, real estate, manufacturing, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com
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