May 26, 2005 - Duane Morris LLP, one of the nation's 100 largest law firms, is pleased to announce its results in the Chambers USA survey of the American legal profession. The firm's various practice groups received eight citations for excellence by the book, and its individual lawyers received another 11, across the firm's widespread geographic and practice area presence.
The 2005 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is published by Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers of London.
PRACTICE GROUPS CITED
Chambers singled out the successes of the following practice groups, by state: in Pennsylvania, where the firm has offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Allentown, five practice groups were cited: Antitrust; Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/M&A; and Intellectual Property. In Illinois, where the firm office is in Chicago, the Banking & Finance practice group was cited. In Massachusetts, where the firm office is in Boston, the Bankruptcy practice group was cited. In Delaware, where the firm office is in Wilmington, the Chancery & Commercial Litigation practice group was cited.
INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED
Individual honors went to lawyers in five of our offices.
Wilmington
John L. Reed, Chancery & Commercial Litigation
Chicago
Kenneth A. Latimer, Banking & FinanceBoston
Paul D. Moore, BankruptcyNew York
Thomas R. Newman, Insurance & Dispute ResolutionPhiladelphia
- Vincent F. Garrity, Corporate/M&A
- John F. Horstmann, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- J. Scott Kramer, Intellectual Property
- Wayne A. Mack, Antitrust
- William H. Murray, Intellectual Property
- Margery N. Reed, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- David T. Sykes, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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.
About Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP, among the 100 largest law firms in the United States, is a full-service firm of over 550 lawyers. In addition, Duane Morris affiliates have over 50 professionals engaged in a number of nonlegal service businesses. The firm represents clients across the nation and around the world through a combination of 18 offices and a relationship with an international network of independent law firms.