LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Respected Legal Publisher Recognizes 17 Practice Areas And More Than 50 Attorneys
Chicago – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm’s practice groups and attorneys have been ranked in the recently released 2006 Chambers USA client’s guide published by Chambers & Partners, publishers of internationally-recognized guides to law firms and lawyers. Overall, 17 Foley practice areas and 53 attorneys were recognized locally and nationally.
The 4th 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 & Lardner’s Sports Law Practice was ranked one of the top practices in the nation.
Litigation partner Mary K. Braza was recognized nationally in the practice area of Sports Law
Litigation partner William L. Clements was recognized nationally in the practice area of International Trade: Export Controls and Economic Sanctions.
Local Rankings
California
Practice Groups
Health Care
Attorneys
Denise Rios Rodriguez, Health Care
George L. Root Jr., Health Care
Richard Seiden, Health Care
Carl I. Weissburg, Health Care
Florida
Practice Groups
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Construction
Corporate/M&A
Employment: Mainly Defendant
Insurance
Real Estate
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Attorneys
Edmund T. Baxa Jr., Construction
Charles E. Commander III, Real Estate
Gardner F. Davis, Corporate M&A
Kevin E. Hyde, Employment: Mainly Defendant
Linda Y. Kelso, Corporate M&A
James M. Landis, Antitrust
Thomas J. Maida, Insurance
Austin Neal, Insurance
Fred S. Ridley, Real Estate
Mark J. Wolfson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
R. Duke Woodson, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Illinois
Practice Groups
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Energy & National Resources
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Real Estate
Telcom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory
Attorneys
Michael M. Conway, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Paul F. Hanzlik, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
Kathleen Pasulka-Brown, Telcom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory
E. Glenn Rippie, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
John L. Rogers III, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
Massachusetts
Practice Groups
Litigation: General Commercial
Attorneys
Charles R. Dougherty, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Ellen Kearns, Employment: Mainly Defendant
Michael Tuteur, Litigation: General Commercial
Michigan
Practice Groups
Corporate/M&A
Attorneys
Patrick D. Daugherty, Corporate/M&A
John R. Trentacosta, Litigation: General Commercial
Washington, D.C.
Practice Groups
Environment
Attorneys
Gregory S. Bruch, Securities: Enforcement
Richard G. Stoll, Environment
Wisconsin
Practice Groups
Corporate M&A
Employment: Mainly Defendant
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Attorneys
Bill Abraham, Corporate M&A
Michael H. Auen, Employment: Mainly Defendant
Russell J. Barron, Intellectual Property
Bernard J. Bobber, Employment: Mainly Defendant
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
Sarah O. Jelencic, Real Estate
Paul J. Jones, Corporate/M&A
Benjamin D. Levin, Real Estate
Brian W. McGrath, Litigation: General Commercial
Thomas C. Pence, Employment: Mainly Defendant
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 4th 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.
