PHILADELPHIA, May 26, 2017—Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce its results in the 2017 Chambers USA survey of the American legal profession. Our attorneys received 70 citations for excellence. Our practices received 21 citations.
We invite you to read what Chambers USA says about Duane Morris’ practices and individual attorneys.
Practice Groups Cited
Chambers again singled out the success of the firm’s national Insurance, Construction and Immigration practice groups.
In California, the firm’s Insurance practice received top-tier status and the Immigration practice earned high distinction.
In Pennsylvania, the firm received top-tier status for Construction and Healthcare (also noted nationally), as well as recognition in Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Real Estate and Tax.
In New York, the firm was hailed for Construction. In Washington, D.C., the Immigration practice group received acclaim. In Florida, the Healthcare practice group was recognized and the Labor & Employment was mentioned. In Georgia, the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group was cited. In Massachusetts, the Bankruptcy/Restructuring practice group was cited. In Illinois, the Healthcare practice group was cited.
Individual Lawyers Honored in Chambers USA
Duane Morris Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John J. Soroko is listed as one of only six “Eminent Practitioners” in Pennsylvania, and is the only one ranked as a leading lawyer in more than one category (general commercial litigation and securities litigation).
From offices around the country, Duane Morris lawyers honored by Chambers USA include:
National
Sharon L. Caffrey, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Sheila Slocum Hollis, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Thomas R. Newman, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Senior Statesman)
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration
Max H. Stern, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Atlanta
Joseph A. Ciucci, Labor & Employment
Cynthia L. Counts, Litigation: General Commercial
Matthew C. Gaudet, Intellectual Property
Louis Norwood Jameson, Intellectual Property
Robin McGrath, Intellectual Property
Baltimore
Thomas L. Totten, Real Estate
Boston
Paul D. Moore, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Thomas H. Redekopp, Corporate/M&A
Chicago
Brian P. Kerwin, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Charles B. Lewis, Construction
Nicholas J. Lynn, Healthcare
John R. Weiss, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Miami
Michael W. Casey III, Labor & Employment
Hector A. Chichoni, Immigration
Joanne B. Erde, Healthcare
Nanette O'Donnell, Healthcare
William D. Rohrer, Tax
Kevin E. Vance, Labor & Employment
Newark
Eric R. Breslin, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Lawrence W. Diamond, Environment
Walter J. Greenhalgh, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
New York
Mark A. Canizio, Construction
Frederick Cohen, Construction
Richard P. Dyer, Construction
Kenneth H. Lazaruk, Construction
Thomas R. Newman, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Senior Statesman)
Allen J. Ross, Construction (Senior Statesman)
Arthur C. Silverman, Construction
Philadelphia
David R. Augustin, Real Estate
Joseph A. Battipaglia, Construction
Lisa W. Clark, Healthcare
Peter J. Cronk, Intellectual Property
Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr., Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Aleksander J. Goranin, Intellectual Property
James J. Holman, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Richard P. Jaffe, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Matthew C. Jones, Healthcare
Lawrence J. Kotler, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Hope P. Krebs, Tax
David E. Loder, Healthcare
Richard H. Lowe, Construction
Dianne A. Meyer, Banking & Finance
Michael M. Mustokoff, Healthcare and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert A. Prentice, Construction (Senior Statesman)
Jonathan A. Segal, Labor & Employment
Thomas G. Servodidio, Labor & Employment
Kathleen M. Shay, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Wendy M. Simkulak, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Up & Coming)
John J. Soroko, Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: Securities (Eminent Practitioner)
Matthew A. Taylor, Litigation: General Commercial
David J. Wolfsohn, Intellectual Property
San Francisco
Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance: Insurer
Robert C. Hendrickson, Construction
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance: Insurer
Ron Oliner, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Lisa Spiegel, Immigration
Max H. Stern, Insurance: Insurer
Jet J. Stigter, Immigration
Ray L. Wong, Insurance: Insurer
Washington, D.C.
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration
Wilmington
Michael R. Lastowski, 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.
The 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is published by Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers of London.
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