May 21, 2015 – Locke Lord LLP is pleased to announce that 59 Locke Lord lawyers and 28 practice areas have been recognized for excellence in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA, including four lawyers who earned a national distinction. Locke Lord expanded its recognition with five lawyers and one practice area achieving new rankings this year. Chambers USA is a leading legal directory that ranks the top law firms and lawyers across all industries. Click to view the complete listing of Locke Lord’s rankings in Chambers USA.
Locke Lord lawyers honored on a national level include: Scott J. Arrington (Projects), Bryan L. Goolsby (REITs), David Patton (Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional), and Thomas J Smedinghoff (Privacy & Data Security). The Firm’s REITs, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional), Insurance (Dispute Resolution: Insurer) and Privacy & Data Security practice areas also received nationwide rankings.
New additions to the Chambers USA list this year are Billie Ellis (Texas: Real Estate), Jennifer Capasso Mendonca (Massachusetts: Banking & Finance: Public Finance), Jennifer Rangel (Texas: Health care), Elizabeth Tosaris (California: Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory) and Tai Tran (Texas: Real Estate). In addition, Locke Lord’s Florida Banking & Finance practice area was newly ranked.
Below is a full list of Locke Lord lawyers ranked in Chambers USA 2015:
Nationwide
Scott J. Arrington – Projects
Bryan L. Goolsby – REITs
David Patton – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Thomas J Smedinghoff – Privacy & Data Security
California
Los Angeles
Jonathan Bank – Insurance: Reinsurance
San Francisco
Elizabeth Tosaris – Transactional & Regulatory
Connecticut (Hartford)
James I. Lotstein – Corporate/M&A
Illinois (Chicago)
Michael P. Bennett – Technology & Outsourcing
Jon Biasetti – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Louis Cohen – Real Estate
Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
David Fischer – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Keith D. Parr – Intellectual Property
Alan B. Roth – Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Thomas J Smedinghoff – Technology & Outsourcing
Paige D. Waters – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Jonathan Young – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Louisiana (New Orleans)
Omer F. “Rick” Kuebel III – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Massachusetts (Boston)
James T. Barrett – Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Christopher M. Flanagan – Tax
Richard D. Glovsky – Labor & Employment
Stanley Keller – Corporate/M&A
Rebecca A. Lee – Real Estate: Zoning & Land Use
Richard Manley – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Stephanie H. Massey – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Jennifer Capasso Mendonca – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Stephen O. Meredith – Private Equity: Buyouts
David R. Rodgers – Real Estate
David L. Ruediger – Banking & Finance
David S. Szabo – Health care
Walter St. Onge – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
New Jersey (Morristown)
James E. Tyrrell – Litigation: Products Liability
New York (New York City)
Nick Pearson – Insurance: Regulatory & Transactional
John F. Sweeney – Intellectual Property: Patent
Rhode Island (Providence)
Andrew J. Chlebus – Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
Mark W. Freel – Litigation: General Commercial
Christopher D. Graham – Corporate/Commercial
Douglas G. Gray – Corporate/Commercial
V. Duncan Johnson – Corporate/Commercial
Gail E. McCann – Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance and Real Estate
Walter G. D. Reed – Corporate/Commercial
Texas
Austin
Cynthia Bast – Real Estate
Mike A. Hatchell – Litigation: Appellate
Jennifer Rangel – Health care
Berry D. Spears – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Tai Tran – Real Estate
Dallas
Christopher Allison – Tax
J. Robert Beatty – Litigation: Energy & Natural Resources
Billie Ellis – Real Estate
Don Glendenning – Corporate/M&A
Elizabeth E. Mack – Environment
Michael V. Powell – Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: Energy & Natural Resources
Susan M. Rainey – Environment
Bradley C. Weber – Antitrust
Houston
Charles S. Baker – Intellectual Property
Buddy Haas – Banking & Finance
Gerald D. Higdon – Environment
Stephen C. Jacobs – Real Estate
Gerald J. Pels – Environment
Bill Swanstrom – Corporate/M&A
Locke Lord practice areas recognized in Chambers USA 2015 are:
Nationwide
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Privacy & Data Security
REITs
Connecticut
Corporate/M&A
Florida
Banking & Finance
Illinois
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Technology & Outsourcing
Massachusetts
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Private Equity: Buyouts
Real Estate
New York
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Rhode Island
Corporate/Commercial
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Texas
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Health care
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Tax
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business surveys and interviews clients and lawyers across the United States to determine which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field. Rankings assess key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence and commitment.
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