PHILADELPHIA, June 12, 2009 - 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 22 practice groups received citations for excellence, and its individual lawyers received another 60.
The 2009 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 and Construction practice groups and awarded top-tier status to the Washington, D.C., Immigration and California Insurance practice groups. The Immigration practice group was also recognized by Chambers Global as a leader in the global arena. 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: Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Intellectual Property, 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 and Intellectual Property practice groups were 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 New Jersey, where the firm has offices in Newark, Princeton and Cherry Hill, the Environment practice was recognized. 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 10 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
John S. Snelling, Labor & Employment
Charles W. Whitney, Energy
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
Nicholas J. Lynn, Healthcare
Houston
Charles E. Harrell, Corporate/M&A
Miami
Joanne B. Erde, Healthcare
Nanette O'Donnell, Healthcare
National
Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance: Insurer Firms
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
Allen J. Ross, Construction
Arthur C. Silverman, Construction
Philadelphia
Peter J. Cronk, Intellectual Property
Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr., Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Frederick W. Dreher, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
John F. Horstmann, Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Drew K. Kapur, Real Estate
Dana B. Klinges, Litigation: General Commercial
Lawrence J. Kotler, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
J. Scott Kramer, Litigation: General Commercial
George J. Kroculick, Real Estate
Wayne A. Mack, Antitrust
Dianne A. Meyer, Banking & Finance
Margery N. Reed, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jonathan A. Segal, Labor & Employment
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
John J. Soroko, Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Securities
David T. Sykes, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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
Sheila Slocum Hollis, Energy
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration
Daniel E. Toomey, Construction
INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS HONORED IN CHAMBERS GLOBAL
Denyse Sabagh, U.S.A. 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.
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