PHILADELPHIA, June 15, 2007 - Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce its results in the Chambers USA survey of the American legal profession. The firm's various practice groups received 15 citations for excellence, and its individual lawyers received another 36.
The 2007 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 success of the firm's national Insurance practice group. 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, six practice groups were cited: Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property and Litigation. In Illinois, where the firm's office is in Chicago, the Banking & Finance practice group was cited. In Massachusetts, where the firm's office is in Boston, the Bankruptcy practice group was cited. In New York, the firm's New York City office was cited for Insurance. In Washington, D.C., the Immigration practice group was cited. In New Jersey, where the firm has offices in Newark and Princeton, the Environment practice was cited. In Florida, the firm's Miami office was cited for Healthcare. In Georgia, the firm's Atlanta office was cited for Energy.
INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED
Individual honors went to lawyers in 11 of our offices.
Atlanta
Philip C. Thompson, Corporate/M&A
Charles W. Whitney, Energy
Boston
Paul D. Moore, Bankruptcy
Chicago
Brian P. Kerwin, Banking & Finance
Kenneth A. Latimer, Banking & Finance
Charles B. Lewis, Construction
Nicholas J. Lynn, Healthcare
Houston
Charles E. Harrell, Corporate/M&A
Los Angeles
Deborah A. Pitts, Insurance
Miami
Joanne B. Erde, Healthcare
Nanette O'Donnell, Healthcare
John S. Schwartz, Healthcare
Newark
Lawrence W. Diamond, Environment
Gregory R. Haworth, Litigation
New York
Thomas R. Newman, Insurance
Philadelphia
Peter J. Cronk, Intellectual Property
Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr., Bankruptcy
John F. Horstmann, Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy
Drew K. Kapur, Real Estate
Lawrence J. Kotler, Bankruptcy
J. Scott Kramer, Litigation
Wayne A. Mack, Antitrust
Dianne A. Meyer, Banking & Finance
Margery N. Reed, Bankruptcy
Thomas G. Servodidio, Employment
Kathleen M. Shay, Corporate/M&A
John J. Soroko, Litigation
David T. Sykes, Bankruptcy
David C. Toner, Corporate/M&A
San Francisco
William J. Casey, Insurance
Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance
Richard L. Seabolt, Insurance
Ray L. Wong, Insurance
Washington, D.C.
Roberta Freedman, Immigration
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration
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, one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, is a full-service firm of more than 600 lawyers. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines. With offices in major markets, and as part of an international network of independent law firms, Duane Morris represents clients across the nation and around the world.