11 June 2011 – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today its rankings in the 2011 Chambers USA Client’s Guide published by Chambers & Partners, publishers of internationally-recognized guides to law firms and lawyers. The firm has 27 practices and 67 attorneys ranked locally and nationally this year. Among its practices ranked nationally, the Government Contracts and Privacy & Data Security Practices are new to the list.
Rankings in the 9th annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business are based on in-depth interviews with in-house counsel and leading private practice attorneys throughout the country. The recommendations in this directory are based on client interviews and interviews with undisclosed sources about transactions, deals and client service.
Attorneys are ranked in categories established by Chambers. Foley rankings include:
National Rankings
The following Foley practices were ranked among the top practices in the nation:
Franchising
Government: Government Contracts
Health Care
Privacy & Data Security
Sports Law
The following Foley partners were recognized nationally in their respective practice areas:
Michael L. Blau, Health Care: Transactional
Mary K. Braza, Sports Law
Michael J. Lockerby, Franchising
Nir E. Margalit, Leisure & Hospitality
Cleta D. Mitchell, Government: Political Law
David T. Ralston, Jr., Government: Government Contracts
Andrew B. Serwin, Privacy & Data Security
Mary Leslie Smith, Franchising
Samuel J. Winer, Securities Regulation: Enforcement
Local Rankings
California
Practice
Health Care
Attorneys
Denise Rios Rodriguez, Health Care
R. Michael Scarano Jr., Health Care
Richard F. Seiden, Health Care
Judith A. Waltz, Health Care
Carl I. Weissburg, Health Care
District of Columbia
Practice
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Attorneys
Richard G. Stoll, Environment
Florida
Practice
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Construction
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Insurance
Labor & Employment
Real Estate
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Attorneys
Francisco J. Cerezo, Latin American Investment
Gardner F. Davis, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Kevin E. Hyde, Labor & Employment
Thomas J. Maida, Insurance
Austin B. Neal, Insurance
Fred S. Ridley, Real Estate
Martin A. Traber, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Mark J. Wolfson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
R. Duke Woodson, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Steven W. Vazquez, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Illinois
Practice
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Energy & Natural Resources
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Attorneys
Michael M. Conway, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Gail M. Goering, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Eric A. Haab, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Harold L. Kaplan, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Neal J. Moglin, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
John L. Rogers III, Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
Massachusetts
Practice
Health Care
Litigation: General Commercial
Attorneys
Michael L. Blau, Health Care
Alan H. Einhorn, Health Care
Roger A. Lane, Litigation: General Commercial
John D. Lanza, Intellectual Property
Lawrence B. Litwak, Health Care
Susan E. Pravda, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Michael J. Tuteur, Litigation: General Commercial
Michael J. Tuteur, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Health Care
J. Mark Waxman, Health Care
Michigan
Practice
Corporate/M&A
Attorneys
Daljit S. Doogal, Corporate/M&A
New York
Attorneys
Jeffrey C. Thrope, Health Care
Wisconsin
Practice
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Natural Resources & Environment
Real Estate
Attorneys
William J. Abraham, Jr., Corporate/M&A
Linda E. Benfield, Natural Resources & Environment
Bernard J. Bobber, Labor & Employment
Michael A. Bowen, Litigation: General Commercial
Jon P. Christiansen, Litigation: General Commercial
Douglas B. Clark, Natural Resources & Environment
James R. Clark, Litigation: General Commercial
Michael D. Flanagan, Natural Resources & Environment
Benjamin F. Garmer III, Corporate/M&A
Jeffrey S. Gundersen, Intellectual Property
Michael W. Hatch, Real Estate
Stanley S. Jaspan, Labor & Employment
Sarah O. Jelencic, Real Estate
Daniel A. Kaplan, Labor & Employment
Maureen A. McGinnity, Litigation: General Commercial
Brian W. McGrath, Litigation: General Commercial
Hugh J. O’Halloran, Real Estate
Thomas C. Pence, Labor & Employment
James P. Peterson, Corporate/M&A
Patrick G. Quick, Corporate/M&A
Jay O. Rothman, Corporate/M&A
Nancy J. Sennett, Litigation: General Commercial
Jeffrey A. Simmons, Intellectual Property
Thomas L. Shriner Jr., Litigation: General Commercial
Mark A. Thimke, Natural Resources & Environment
John K. Wilson, Corporate/M&A