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20 Jun 2006

Chambers USA ranks 20 DLA Piper Chicago attorneys as leaders in business law

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(CHICAGO) - Twenty attorneys in the Chicago office of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP have been ranked by their peers and clients as leaders in their fields in the newly published fourth annual Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Beyond individual attorneys, the Real Estate, Construction and Insurance (Reinsurance Litigation) practices ranked in the top tier for Illinois. The Energy and Natural Resources and Insurance (Transactional and Regulatory) practices were ranked in the second tier.  The Technology/IT Outsourcing practice ranked in the third tier, and the Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity practices ranked in the state's fourth tier.

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 the world's leading lawyers.

"We are proud that Chambers recognizes the hard work and leadership put forth by our Chicago office lawyers," said Louis Cohen, managing partner of the firm's Chicago office. "The high percentage of lawyers honored this year highlights the dedication and top-rate service our office provides."

DLA Piper's leading Chicago lawyers are:

• Ross Altman, ranked in the #2 tier for Construction 
• James Beard, ranked in the #2 tier for Real Estate
• Eric Berg, ranked in the #3 tier for Construction
• Mark Berkoff, ranked in the #3 tier for Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Daniel Brennan, ranked in the #2 tier for Construction
• Charles Edwards, named "Senior Statesman" for Real Estate
• Mark Feldman, ranked in the #3 tier for Intellectual Property
• David Glickstein, ranked in the #3 tier for Real Estate
• Stephen Landsman, ranked in the #4 tier for Corporate/M&A
• Ty Laurie, ranked in the #1 tier for Construction
• David Mendelsohn, ranked in the #1 tier for Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
• David Missner, ranked in the #2 tier for Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Theodore Novak, ranked in the #1 tier for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Portia Owen Morrison, ranked in the #2 tier for Real Estate
• Harold Pomerantz, ranked in the #4 tier for Real Estate
• Vincent Sanchez,  ranked in the #2 tier for Technology & IT Outsourcing
• Stephen Schwab, ranked in the #1 tier for Reinsurance Litigation and Transactional & Regulatory
• David Sickle, ranked in the #4 tier for Real Estate
• Christopher Townsend, ranked in the #3 tier for Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
• Mark Yura, ranked in the #3 tier for Real Estate

Nationwide, 72 DLA Piper attorneys were ranked as leaders in their fields in the new edition of Chambers USA, and the firm itself was highly ranked in several practice areas.

The firm's broad recognition in the 2006 rankings included a dominant showing in eight key practice areas. 

The firm is ranked in the first tierin:

• 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 tierin:

• 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 tierin:

• 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 tierin:

• 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 Cary
DLA 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.

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CONTACTS:
Louis S. Cohen, Managing Partner, Chicago office, DLA Piper, 312.368.2171
Kristen Griffin, Media Contact, Green Target, 312.252.4107