Press Release
Duane Morris Practice Groups, Partners Honored by Chambers
PHILADELPHIA, 2010 - Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce its results in the Chambers USA survey of the American legal profession. The firm's recognition continues to grow, as its individual lawyers received 69 citations for excellence, and its practice groups received an additional 20.
Please click here to read what Chambers USA and Chambers Global say about Duane Morris' practices and individual attorneys.
Additionally, the Construction Practice Group was nominated for the prestigious Chambers USA Award for Excellence, which honors outstanding lawyers and law firms across the USA, reflecting both pre-eminence in key practice areas and achievements over the last 12 months.
The 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is published by Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers of London, and will be available in June.
PRACTICE GROUPS CITED
Chambers singled out the success of the firm's national Insurance and Construction practice groups and awarded top-tier status to the Washington, D.C., Immigration and California Insurance practice groups. In addition, Chambers cited the following practice groups, by state. In California, where the firm has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Lake Tahoe, the Insurance practice group was cited. In Pennsylvania, where the firm has offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, seven practice groups were cited: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation and Real Estate. In Illinois, where the firm's office is in Chicago, four practice groups were recognized: Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity and Healthcare. In Massachusetts, where the firm's office is in Boston, the Bankruptcy/Restructuring practice group was cited. In New York, the firm's New York City office was cited for Construction. In Washington, D.C., the Immigration practice group was cited. In Florida, the firm's Miami office was ranked for Healthcare. In Georgia, the firm's Atlanta office was cited for Intellectual Property and Labor and Employment.
INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED IN CHAMBERS USA
Individual honors went to lawyers in 12 of our offices.
Atlanta
Joseph A. Ciucci, Labor & Employment
Terry P. Finnerty, Labor & Employment
Matthew C. Gaudet, Intellectual Property
L. Norwood "Woody" Jameson, Intellectual Property
Baltimore
Jay G. Cohen, Corporate/M&A
Thomas L. Totten, Real Estate
Boston
Michael R. Gottfried, Intellectual Property
Paul D. Moore, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Chicago
David J. Kaufman, Corporate/M&A
Brian P. Kerwin, Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Kenneth A. Latimer, Banking & Finance
Charles B. Lewis, Construction
Douglas J. Lubelchek, Real Estate
Nicholas J. Lynn, Healthcare
Houston
Charles E. Harrell, Corporate/M&A
Miami
Joanne B. Erde, Healthcare
Nanette O'Donnell, Healthcare
National
Joanne B. Erde, Healthcare: Regulatory and Litigation
Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Sheila Slocum Hollis, Energy
Douglas J. Lubelchek, Capital Markets: REITs
Thomas R. Newman, Insurance
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Richard L. Seabolt, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Newark
Lawrence W. Diamond, Environment
Walter J. Greenhalgh, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Gregory R. Haworth, Litigation: General Commercial
New York
Frederick Cohen, Construction
Richard P. Dyer, Construction
Kenneth H. Lazaruk, Construction
Thomas R. Newman, Insurance
Allen J. Ross, Construction
Arthur C. Silverman, Construction
Philadelphia
David R. Augustin, Real Estate
Marc D. Brookman, Real Estate
John M. Coogan, Jr., Corporate/M&A and Private Equity
Peter J. Cronk, Intellectual Property
Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr., Bankruptcy/Restructuring
James J. Holman, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
John F. Horstmann, Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Drew K. Kapur, Real Estate
Dana B. Klinges, Litigation: General Commercial
Lawrence J. Kotler, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
George J. Kroculick, Real Estate
David E. Landau, Litigation
Wayne A. Mack, Antitrust
Dianne A. Meyer, Banking & Finance
Margery N. Reed, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Thomas G. Servodidio, Labor & Employment
Kathleen M. Shay, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity; Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
Richard A. Silfen, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity; Corporate/M&A: Securities
John J. Soroko, Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Securities
David T. Sykes, Bankruptcy/Restructuring [in memoriam]
Matthew A. Taylor, Litigation: General Commercial
David C. Toner, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
San Francisco
Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Richard L. Seabolt, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Max H. Stern, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Ray L. Wong, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Washington, D.C.
Andres C. Benach, Immigration
Tamara M. McNulty, LEED AP, Construction
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration
Daniel E. Toomey, Construction
Wilmington
Michael R. Lastowski, Bankruptcy
INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED IN CHAMBERS GLOBAL
Denyse Sabagh, U.S.A. Immigration
Douglas J. Lubelchek, U.S.A. Investment Funds: REITs
John S. Santa Lucia, U.S.A. Investment Funds: REITs
Note: Duane Morris uses different names than those given here for its practice groups, but for clarity's sake, Chambers' terminology is used throughout this announcement.
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