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Paul Hastings Employment Practice Honored with Chambers ''Award for Excellence'' and Firms Leading Practices and Lawyers Ranked in Chambers USA 2013

New York, NY - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm’s Employment practice was honored with an “Award for Excellence” by Chambers and Partners, a publisher of leading guides to the legal profession. According to Chambers, its awards reflect a law firm's pre-eminence in key practice areas and notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service.

“Paul Hastings is perennially counted among the elite labor and employment practices,” according to Chambers. “The firm's expansive offering includes market-leading teams on both the East and West Coasts, while multinational clients are equally keen to tap into the firm's global capabilities,” the publisher added.

In addition, Chambers USA 2013: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, named 40 of the firm’s practice areas and 110 lawyers to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.

Paul Hastings practices and lawyers were ranked in the following categories:

Practice Rankings

Corporate Practice Rankings
Nationwide, Banking & Finance
Nationwide, Corporate/M&A
Nationwide, Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Nationwide, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds
New York, Corporate/M&A
New York, Latin American Investment
California, Banking & Finance
California, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
California, Healthcare
Southern California, Corporate/M&A
Georgia, Banking & Finance
Georgia, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
Georgia, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Georgia, Corporate/M&A
Illinois, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Employment Practice Rankings
Nationwide, Labor & Employment
Nationwide, ERISA Litigation
New York, Labor & Employment
California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
California, Labor & Employment
District of Columbia, Labor & Employment
Georgia, Labor & Employment

Litigation Practice Rankings
Nationwide, International Arbitration
New York, Intellectual Property: Patent
New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
New York, Litigation: General Commercial
California, Antitrust
California, Litigation: General Commercial
California, Litigation: Securities
District of Columbia, Antitrust
Georgia, Litigation: General Commercial

Real Estate Practice Rankings
Nationwide, Real Estate
New York, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
California, Environment
California, Real Estate
Illinois, Real Estate
Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality

Tax Practice Rankings
California, Tax
Georgia, Tax

Lawyer Rankings

Corporate Lawyer Rankings

, Nationwide, Banking & Finance

Katherine Bell

, California, Banking & Finance

Peter Burke

, California, Banking & Finance

Timothy Callahan

, Nationwide, Projects

Cynthia Cohen

, California, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

V. Gerard Comizio

, Nationwide, Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)

William DeGrandis

, Nationwide, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

Chris Daniel

, Georgia, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory

Luc Despins

, Nationwide, Bankruptcy/Restructuring and New York, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Michael Fitzgerald

, New York, Latin American Investment

Paul Gomez

, California, Healthcare

Eric Dodson Greenberg

, District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

David Hearth

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

Louis Hernandez

, Illinois, Banking & Finance

Jennifer Hildebrandt

, California, Banking & Finance

John Hilson

, California, Banking & Finance and Nationwide, Banking & Finance

Walter Jospin

, Georgia, Corporate/M&A

Michael Lindsey

, Nationwide, Franchising

Thaddeus Malik

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A

Amit Mehta

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

Michael Michetti

, Nationwide, Banking & Finance

Robert Miller

, Southern California, Corporate/M&A

Elizabeth Noe

, Georgia, Corporate/M&A

James Owens

, California, Healthcare

Rey Pascual

, Georgia, Corporate/M&A

Domenick Pugliese

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

Paul Quinn

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

Brian Richards

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

Michael Rosella

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

Carl Sanchez

, Southern California, Corporate/M&A

William Simpson

, California, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

Joshua Sternoff

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

Phillip Street

, Georgia, Healthcare

Gayl Westendorf

, California, Healthcare

Darcy White

, Georgia, Corporate/M&A

Jennifer Yount

, California, Banking & Finance

Michael Zuppone

, Nationwide, Capital Markets: REITs

Employment Lawyer Rankings

, California, Labor & Employment

Elena Baca

, California, Labor & Employment

Allan Bloom

, New York, Labor & Employment

Barbara Brown

, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment

Paul Cane

, California, Labor & Employment

Erika Collins

, New York, Labor & Employment

Leslie Dent

, Georgia, Labor & Employment

Zachary Fasman

, New York, Labor & Employment

Paul Grossman

, California, Labor & Employment

Stephen Harris

, California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Weyman Johnson

, Georgia, Labor & Employment

Eric Keller

, District of Columbia, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Ethan Lipsig

, California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Nationwide, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Neal Mollen

, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment

Bradford Newman

, California, Labor & Employment

Patrick Shea

, New York, Labor & Employment

Stephen Sonnenberg

, New York, Labor & Employment

Geoff Weirich

, Georgia, Labor & Employment

Kirby Wilcox

, California, Labor & Employment

Ken Willner

, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment

Jeffrey Wohl

, California, Labor & Employment

Litigation Lawyer Rankings

, District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Kenneth Breen, New York, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Thomas Brown, California, Antitrust

Michael Cohen

, District of Columbia, Antitrust
Samuel Cooper, Texas, Litigation: Securities

Victoria Cundiff

, New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright

Behnam Dayanim

, Nationwide, Gaming & Licensing

Timothy Dickinson

, Nationwide, International Trade: FCPA Experts

Gerald Flattmann

, Nationwide, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation and New York, Intellectual Property: Patent

Tara Giunta

, District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
C Scott Hataway, District of Columbia, Antitrust

Holly House

, California, Antitrust

Stephen Kinnaird

, Nationwide, Appellate Law

Douglas Koff

, New York, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Robin McGrath

, Georgia, Intellectual Property

MJ Moltenbrey

, District of Columbia, Antitrust

Joseph O'Malley

, New York, Intellectual Property: Patent

Steven Park

, Georgia, Intellectual Property

Joseph Profaizer

, Nationwide, International Arbitration

Jeff Randall

, California, Intellectual Property: Patent

Barry Sher

, New York, Litigation: General Commercial

Robert Sherman

, New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright

Allan Soobert

, District of Columbia, Intellectual Property: Litigation

William Sullivan

, California, Litigation: Securities

Sheila Sundvall

, Nationwide, Transportation: Aviation: Litigation

Bruce Wexler

, New York, Intellectual Property: Patent

Real Estate Lawyer Rankings

, New York, Real Estate

Philip Feder

, California, Real Estate

Lauren Giovannone

, Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality

Gordon Hart

, California, Environment

Eric Landau

, New York, Real Estate

Rick Kirkbride

, Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality

Thomas Mounteer

, District of Columbia, Environment: Mainly Transactional

Peter Olsen

, New York, Real Estate

Kevin Poloncarz

, California, Environment

Deborah Schmall

, California, Environment

Gregory Spitzer

, Illinois, Real Estate

Charles Thornton

, California, Real Estate

Alan Weakland

, California, Real Estate

Peter Weiner

, California, Environment and California, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation

Robert Wertheimer

, New York, Real Estate

Tax Lawyer Rankings

, California, Tax

Alexander Lee

, California, Tax

Phil Marzetti

, Georgia, Tax

Gregory Nelson

, Texas, Tax

Douglas Schaaf

, California, Tax

Thomas Wisialowski

, California, Tax

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