Eight individuals are ranked in two practice areas: 

• Daniel Booker – Antitrust (Pennsylvania) and Litigation: General Commercial (Pittsburgh & Surrounds)
• Michael Brown – Product Liability & Mass Torts (Band 1) (Nationwide) and Product Liability & Mass Torts: (spotlight: pharmaceutical) (Nationwide)
• John Ellison – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Nationwide) and Insurance (Band 1) (Pennsylvania)
• David Halbreich – Insurance: Policyholder (California) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Nationwide)
• Peter Malyshev – Capital Markets: Derivatives (Nationwide) and Capital Markets: Derivatives (spotlight: mainly regulatory) (Nationwide)
• Michael Sanders – Life Sciences (California) and Venture Capital (California)
• John Shugrue – Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Band 1) (Illinois) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Nationwide)
• John Vishneski – Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Band 1) (Illinois) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Nationwide)

The 2020 Chambers USA guide is the 21st published by Chambers and Partners. This edition covers all 50 states, and includes regional rankings in many of them. Overall, more than 50 practice areas and sectors are included on the ranking tables, compiled through a comprehensive assessment of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback.

Here's the full list of Reed Smith lawyers featured in the 2020 Chambers USA rankings:

Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory

• Douglas Wood (Band 1), Nationwide
• Keri Bruce, Nationwide
• John Feldman, Nationwide
• Stacy Marcus, Nationwide

Antitrust

• Daniel Booker, Pennsylvania
• Debra Dermody, Pennsylvania

Banking & Finance

• Daniel Peck (Band 1), New Jersey
• James Lawlor, Philadelphia & Surrounds

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Kurt Gwynne (Band 1), Delaware
• Eric Schaffer (Band 1), Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Claudia Springer (Band 1), Philadelphia & Surrounds
• Derek Baker, Philadelphia & Surrounds
• Stephen Bobo, Illinois
• Peter Clark, Philadelphia & Surrounds
• Paul Singer, Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Matthew Tashman, Philadelphia & Surrounds

Capital Markets: Derivatives

• Peter Malyshev, Nationwide
• Ilene Froom, Nationwide
• Peter Malyshev (spotlight: mainly regulatory), Nationwide

Chancery

• Brian Rostocki, Delaware

Construction

• Michael Dingman, Virginia

Corporate/M&A

• Diane Frenier, New Jersey
• Betty Yan, New Jersey

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Seth Hemming, Illinois
• Bradley Schmarak, Illinois
• Kristin Wells, Pittsburgh & Surrounds

E-Discovery & Information Governance

• David Cohen, Nationwide
• Anthony Diana, Nationwide

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

• Peggy Heeg, Nationwide
• Colette Honorable, Nationwide
• Regina Speed-Bost, Nationwide

Government Contracts

• Holly Roth, Nationwide

Government Relations: State Attorneys General

• Divonne Smoyer (Band 1), Nationwide

Healthcare

• Nicole Aiken-Shaban, Pennsylvania
• Jeff Layne, Texas
• Carol Loepere, District of Columbia
• Kurt Peterson, California
• Paul Pitts, California
• Frederick Robinson, District of Columbia
• Brad Rostolsky, Pennsylvania
• Karl Thallner (Band 1), Pennsylvania

Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

• Rachael Pontikes (Band 1), Illinois
• Gail Daubert, District of Columbia
• John Kendzior, Illinois

Insurance

• James Cooper (Band 1), Texas
• John Ellison (Band 1), Pennsylvania
• Courtney Horrigan, Pennsylvania
• Timothy Law, Pennsylvania
• Hugh Lumpkin, Florida
• Stephen Moll, Texas
• Doug Widin, Pennsylvania

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder

• John Shugrue (Band 1), Illinois
• John Vishneski (Band 1), Illinois
• Paul Breene, New York
• Thomas Marrinson, Illinois
• Stanley Nardoni, Illinois
• Carolyn Rosenberg, Illinois

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Nationwide)

• John Ellison, Nationwide
• David Halbreich, Nationwide
• John Shugrue, Nationwide
• John Vishneski, Nationwide

Insurance: Policyholder

• David Halbreich, California

Intellectual Property

• Nicolas Barzoukas, Texas
• Peter Chassman, Texas

International Arbitration

• José Astigarraga (Band 1), Nationwide

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• Michael Lowell, Nationwide

Labor & Employment

• Betty Graumlich, Virginia
• Michele Haydel Gehrke, California
• Linda Husar, California
• Casey Ryan, Pennsylvania
• Mark Temple, Texas

Life Sciences

• Michael Sanders, California

Litigation: Appellate

• Raymond Cardozo, California
• Paul Fogel, California
• Jim Martin, California

Litigation: General Commercial

• Martin Bishop, Illinois
• Daniel Booker, Pittsburgh & Surrounds
• Miles Dumville, Virginia
• Edward Mullins, Florida
• Louis Solomon, New York

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Thomas Suddath, Pennsylvania
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional
• Michael Sherman, California

Privacy & Data Security

• Gerard Stegmaier, Nationwide

Product Liability & Mass Torts

• Michael Brown (Band 1), Nationwide
• Barbara Binis, Nationwide
• Melissa Geist, Nationwide
• Michael Brown (spotlight: pharmaceutical), Nationwide

Real Estate

• James Brennan, Northern Virginia
• Robert Diamond, Northern Virginia

Tax

• Leo Hitt, Pennsylvania
• Lee Zoeller, Pennsylvania

Technology: Outsourcing

• Nigel Stark, Texas

Transportation: Aviation: Litigation

• Oliver Beiersdorf, Nationwide
• Patrick Bradley, Nationwide

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

• Greg Chase, Nationwide

Venture Capital

• Michael Sanders, California

Nationally recognized practices

The following Reed Smith practices were recognized at the national level:

• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory;
• Capital Markets: Derivatives;
• E-Discovery & Information Governance (new entry);
• Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation);
• Government Contracts;
• Healthcare;
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder;
• International Arbitration;
• Product Liability & Mass Torts;
• Transportation: Aviation: Litigation; and
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance. 

For more information, visit chambers.com.

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