News
19 Jun 2006
DLA Piper's Real Estate practice group leaders in 2006 Chambers USA
Press Release
(CHICAGO) - Recognition of the DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Real Estate Group as the top real estate practice in the United States is confirmed again by the newly released
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, a publication of the respected English research firm Chambers & Partners. With 29 lawyers throughout the country recognized by Chambers as being leading real estate, zoning/land use and construction lawyers, and four offices ranked in the top tier, DLA Piper's Real Estate Group leads all other real estate practices by a wide margin. In addition to the top tier rankings for the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts real estate groups, the firm's California, New York, and Texas real estate practices also were recognized by Chambers.
"We are thrilled that Chambers has once again recognized DLA Piper's Real Estate Group as the top group in the U.S.," said Jay Epstien, Chair of DLA Piper's U.S. Real Estate Group. "Our attorneys are dedicated to providing the highest quality services to our clients on our wonderful national platform."
Of the 29 DLA Piper real estate lawyers recognized by Chambers this year, eight lawyers were listed in the first tier -- Jay Epstien, Ty Laurie, Edward Levin, Michael Meyer, Ted Novak, Elliot Surkin and Phil Weller.
The complete list of DLA Piper real estate attorneys in the 2006 edition of Chambers is:
Ross Altman (Tier 2), Illinois
James Beard (Tier 2), Illinois
Eric Berg (Tier 3), Illinois
- Daniel Brennan (Tier 2), Illinois
Charles Edwards (Senior Statesman), Illinois
Jay Epstien (Tier 1), District of Columbia
David Glickstein (Tier 3), Illinois
Frederick Klein (Tier 2), District of Columbia
Ty Laurie (Tier 1), Illinois
Edward Levin (Tier 1), Maryland
Richard Levine (Tier 3 ), Maryland
John Machen (Tier2 ), Maryland
Richard Mendelson (Tier 3), California
Michael Meyer (Tier 1), California
Portia Owen Morrison (Tier 2), Illinois
Ted Novak, (Tier 1), Illinois
Martin Polevoy (Tier 5), New York
Harold Pomerantz (Tier 4), Illinois
John Rattigan (Tier 2), Massachusetts
Richard Rudman (Tier 2), Massachusetts
David Sickle (Tier 4), Illinois
John Sullivan (Tier 2), Massachusetts
Elliot Surkin (Tier 1), Massachusetts
Thomas Totten (Up and Coming), Maryland
Alan Wayte (Senior Statesmen), California
Phil Weller (Tier 1), Texas
Jane Wilson (Up and Coming), Maryland
Mark Yura (Tier 3), Illinois
The 2006
Chambers USA ranked a total of 72 DLA Piper lawyers across the country as leaders in their fields. The firm also ranks in the first and second tiers in a total of eight practice areas, in the third tier in six practice areas and in the fourth tier in seven.
The Chambers rankings are based on extensive research conducted by Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, a highly respected English research firm that publishes renowned directories assessing and ranking the world's leading lawyers. Unlike other publishers that allow firms to purchase a mention or ranking, Chambers' listings are based solely on outside evaluations of merit. They investigate law firms and lawyers in each U.S. state through an exhaustive process of interviewing clients and competitors in major areas of business law.
Law firms and attorneys are ranked on a scale of one to six. The qualities on which Chambers assess the rankings include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.
DLA Piper dominates in eight practice areas. The firm is ranked in the first tier in:
Government Contracts, nationally
Construction in Illinois
Corporate/M&A in Maryland
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Maryland
Employment (Mainly Defendant) in Maryland
Real Estate in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia
Insurance (Reinsurance Litigation) in Illinois; and
Litigation (General Commercial) in Maryland
DLA Piper ranked in the second tier in:
Government Relations, nationally
Corporate/Commercial in Washington
Employment (Mainly Defendant) in Nevada
Energy & Natural Resources in Illinois
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in Illinois
IT and IT Outsourcing in California
Media & Entertainment (Litigation) in California; and
Real Estate in California
The firm ranked in the third tier in:
Products Liability, nationally
Banking & Finance in California
Construction in the District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A in Northern California, Northern Virginia and Southern California
Employment (Mainly Defendant) in Virginia; and
Technology and IT Outsourcing in Illinois and Texas
And DLA Piper ranked in the fourth tier in:
Business Process Outsourcing, nationally
Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Illinois
Corporate/M&A in Virginia
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Illinois
Environment in the District of Columbia
Intellectual Property in California
Real Estate in New York
About DLA Piper Rudnick Gray CaryDLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has 3,100 lawyers and 59 offices in 22 countries throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in commercial, corporate and finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, and technology, media and communications.
About DLA Piper's Real Estate practice group
Consistently ranked as the world's top real estate practice by leading industry research firms, DLA Piper continues to diversify its real estate capabilities through the expansion of specialized, niche practices. With more than 250 real estate lawyers in offices throughout the United States, DLA Piper provides a full range of transactional and advisory services to real estate-related firms, such as developers, investors, lenders and asset managers. The firm also provides relocation, zoning, economic incentive, leasing, acquisitions, disposition, bankruptcy and related legal counsel to corporations.
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CONTACTS:
Jay Epstien, Chair, Real Estate practice group, DLA Piper, 202.861.3850
Kristen Griffin, Media Relations, Green Target, 312.252.4107