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Duane Morris Practice Groups, Partners Honored by Chambers

PHILADELPHIA, June 13, 2008 - 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 19 citations for excellence, and its individual lawyers received another 44. These U.S. rankings are in addition to the five Chambers Asia and Global practice group and attorney citations awarded earlier this year.

Please click here to read what Chambers USA says about Duane Morris' practices and individual attorneys.

The 2008 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 and awarded top-tier status to the Washington, D.C. Immigration practice group, which is also ranked globally by Chambers Global. 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, eight practice groups were cited: Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Real Estate. In Illinois, where the firm's office is in Chicago, four practice groups were cited: Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate/M&A and Healthcare. 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 and Energy practice groups were cited. In New Jersey, where the firm has offices in Newark and Princeton, the Environment and Litigation practices were cited. In Florida, the firm's Miami office was cited for Healthcare. In Georgia, the firm's Atlanta office was cited for Energy and Corporate/M&A. In Houston, the firm was cited for Corporate/M&A.

INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED IN CHAMBERS USA

Individual honors went to lawyers in 10 of our offices.

Atlanta

Philip C. Thompson, Corporate/M&A
Charles W. Whitney, Energy

Boston

Paul D. Moore, Bankruptcy

Chicago

David J. Kaufman, Corporate/M&A
Brian P. Kerwin, Banking & Finance
Kenneth A. Latimer, Banking & Finance
Charles B. Lewis, Construction
Nicholas J. Lynn, Healthcare

Philadelphia

Peter J. Cronk, Intellectual Property
Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr., Bankruptcy
Frederick W. Dreher, Corporate/M&A
John F. Horstmann, Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy
Drew K. Kapur, Real Estate
Lawrence J. Kotler, Bankruptcy
J. Scott Kramer, Litigation
George J. Kroculick, Real Estate
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
Matthew A. Taylor, Litigation: General Commercial
David C. Toner, Corporate/M&A

San Francisco

Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance
Richard L. Seabolt, Insurance
Ray L. Wong, Insurance

Washington, D.C.

Roberta Freedman, Immigration
Sheila Slocum Hollis, Energy: Electricity
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration

CHAMBERS HONOREES JOIN DUANE MORRIS

Duane Morris is fortunate to add to its ranks partners recognized as leaders in their field by Chambers USA in 2008.

New York

Fred Cohen, Construction
Richard Dyer, Construction
Allen Ross, Construction
Arthur Silverman, Construction

Washington, D.C.

Andres Benach, Immigration

INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED IN CHAMBERS GLOBAL

Denyse Sabagh, U.S.A. Immigration
Chris Muessel, Vietnam Corporate/Commercial: Overseas Expert

INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED IN CHAMBERS ASIA

Chris Muessel, Vietnam Corporate/Commercial: Overseas Expert

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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