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17 Jun 2008
Chambers names DLA Piper top US Real Estate practice
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(CHICAGO) With the Award of Excellence, Chambers & Partners, the leading international research firm, recognized DLA Piper’s Real Estate practice group as the leading Real Estate practice in the US. The Award of Excellence was announced in New York City on June 12th. Coupled with the numerous other awards that the group has received, the Chambers award confirms once again the pre-eminent position of the DLA Piper Real Estate practice. “We are thrilled that Chambers has affirmed DLA Piper’s position as the foremost real estate practice in the US and that the award also highlights our leading practice in the hospitality and leisure sector,” said Jay Epstien, Chair of the US group. “This award highlights the outstanding service we provide to our clients across a variety of sectors as well as the continued success of our practice which is led by a diverse team of extraordinary lawyers.” In the newly released Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 47 DLA Piper lawyers throughout the country were also identified as leading real estate, zoning/land use and construction lawyers. In addition, the firm garnered top tier rankings for its California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, DC real estate practices. The New York, Texas and Florida real estate groups were also highly ranked. The complete list of DLA Piper real estate attorneys in the 2008 edition of Chambers includes:
- Ross Altman, Illinois
- James Beard, Illinois
- Michael Bedke, Florida
- Eric Berg, Illinois
- Linda J. Bozung, California
- Daniel Brennan, Illinois
- Joseph J. Christian, Massachusetts
- Louis Cohen, Illinois
- Stephen Cowan, California
- Robert L. Crewdson, Georgia
- Charles L. Edwards, Illinois – Senior Statesman
- Jay Epstien, Washington, DC
- Guy E. Flynn, Maryland
- Richard S. Fries, New York
- David Glickstein, Illinois
- Ross Green, Illinois
- Jay Hailey, Texas
- Geoffrey A. Howell, Massachusetts
- Jeffrey R. Keitelman, Washington, DC
- Sandra Y. Kellman, Nationally
- Richard F. Klawiter, Illinois
- Frederick Klein, Washington, DC
- Shawn T. Lanier, Georgia – Up and Coming
- Ty D. Laurie, Illinois
- Edward J. Levin, Maryland
- Richard E. Levine, Maryland
- John Machen, Maryland
- Richard C. Mendelson, California
- Michael E. Meyer, California
- Portia Owen Morrison, Illinois – Senior Statesman
- Amy G. Nefouse, California
- Cara J. Nelson, Massachusetts – Associate to Watch
- Stephen Nolan, Massachusetts
- Theodore Novak, Illinois
- Martin D. Polevoy, New York
- Harold B. Pomerantz, Illinois
- John Rattigan, Massachusetts
- David L. Reifman, Illinois
- Richard Rudman, Massachusetts
- David B. Sickle, Illinois
- John L. Sullivan, Massachusetts
- Elliot Surkin, Massachusetts
- Barbara A. Trachtenberg, Massachusetts
- Lawrence E. Uchill, Massachusetts
- Caryl Welborn, California
- Philip D. Weller, Texas
- Jane A. Wilson, Maryland
Of those 47 lawyers, 9 were ranked in the Chamber’s first tier. Nationwide, 120 DLA Piper attorneys were ranked as leaders in their fields in the new edition of Chambers USA, and the firm itself was ranked in several practice areas. The Chambers rankings are based on extensive research conducted by Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, a highly respected English publisher of 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. Its researchers investigate law firms and lawyers in each US state through an exhaustive process of interviewing clients and competitors in major areas of business law. In 2008, DLA Piper ranked in the first tier in 13 regional and national areas of practice, including:
- Construction in Illinois
- Franchising, nationally
- Retail, nationally
- Litigation in Maryland
- Labor & Employment in Maryland
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Maryland
- Real Estate in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, DC (5)
- Corporate M&A in Maryland
- Technology: Corporate & Commercial
DLA Piper ranked in the second tier in:
- Government: Government Contracts, nationally
- Government: Government Relations, nationally
- Leisure & Hospitality, nationally
- Privacy & Data Security, nationally
- IT & IT Outsourcing in California
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in Illinois
- Labor & Employment in Nevada
- Corporate/Commercial in Washington
The firm ranked in the third tier in:
- Investment Funds: REITs, nationally
- Outsourcing, nationally
- Corporate/M&A in Southern California and Northern Virginia (2)
- Intellectual Property in California
- Corporate M&A and Private Equity in Washington, DC and Illinois (2)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Illinois
- Energy & Natural Resources in Illinois
- Technology & IT Outsourcing in Illinois
- Real Estate: Mainly Dirt in New York
- Real Estate in Texas
DLA Piper ranked in the fourth tier in:
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Buyouts, nationally
- Products Liability, nationally
- Banking & Finance, in California
- Corporate M&A in Northern California
- Environment in Washington, DC
- Real Estate in Florida
- Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance in New York
And DLA Piper ranked in the fifth tier in:
- Labor & Employment in Illinois
- Projects in New York
- Tax in the District of Columbia
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