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Paul Hastings Garners Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2010 Guide
New York, NY (June 14, 2010) Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that Chambers USA has named 94 lawyers and 41 practice areas to its 2010 list of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States. The firm was noted for its exemplary and diligent work, and its lawyers were described as responsive and the best.
Paul Hastings practice areas and individual lawyers were ranked in the following categories and locations:
Nationwide
Capital Markets: REITS
Lawyers recognized: Mark Schonberger, Michael Zuppone
ERISA Litigation
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Franchising
Lawyers recognized: Michael Lindsey
International Arbitration
Lawyers recognized: Christopher Dugan, Joseph Profaizer
International Trade
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Lawyers recognized: Joshua Sternoff
Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Lawyers recognized: David Hearth, Michael Rosella, Domenick Pugliese
Labor & Employment
Leisure & Hospitality
Lawyers recognized: Rick Kirkbride
California
Banking & Finance
Lawyers recognized: Peter Burke, John Hilson, Jennifer Yount
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Lawyers recognized: Jeffrey Hartlin
Corporate/M&A: Southern California
Lawyers recognized: Robert Miller, Carl Sanchez
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Lawyers recognized: Ethan Lipsig
Environment
Lawyers recognized: Gordon Hart, Deborah Schmall, Peter Weiner
Healthcare
Lawyers recognized: James Owens, Gayl Westendorf
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Lawyers recognized: Nancy Abell, Elena Baca, Paul Cane, Paul Grossman, Bradford Newman, Kirby Wilcox, Jeffrey Wohl
Litigation: General Commercial
Lawyers recognized: John Reding
Real Estate
Lawyers recognized: Charles Thornton, Alan Weakland
Tax
Lawyers recognized: Nancy Iredale, Douglas Schaaf, Thomas Wisialowski
District of Columbia
Intellectual Property
Lawyers recognized: Lawrence Gotts, Allan Soobert
Labor & Employment
Lawyers recognized: Barbara Brown, Neal Mollen, Ken Willner
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory
Lawyers recognized: Tara Giunta
Georgia
Banking & Finance
Lawyers recognized: Chris Molen
Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
Lawyers recognized: Chris Daniel
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Lawyers recognized: Jesse Austin
Corporate/M&A
Lawyers recognized: Tinley Anderson III, Erik Belenky, Walter Jospin, Frank Layson, Elizabeth Noe, Rey Pascual
Labor & Employment
Lawyers recognized: Leslie Dent, Weyman Johnson, Geoff Weirich, John Wymer
Litigation: General Commercial
Lawyers recognized: J. Allen Maines, John Parker
Tax
Lawyers recognized: Phil Marzetti
Illinois
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Lawyers recognized: Richard Chesley, Paul Harner
Labor & Employment
Lawyers recognized: Steven Catlett
Real Estate
Lawyers recognized: Daniel Perlman, Gregory Spitzer
New York
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Intellectual Property: Patent
Lawyers recognized: Joseph OMalley, Jr., Bruce Wexler
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
Lawyers recognized: Victoria Cundiff, Robert Sherman
Labor & Employment
Lawyers recognized: Erika Collins, Zachary Fasman, Patrick Shea
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Technology & Outsourcing
Lawyers recognized: David Klein
Individual Rankings
E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr. (District of Columbia), Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Kirby Behre (District of Columbia), Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Kenneth Breen (New York), Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Timothy Callahan (Nationwide), Projects
Michael Cohen (District of Columbia), Antitrust
Robert Culbertson (District of Columbia), Tax
William DeGrandis (Nationwide), Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Luc Despins (New York), Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Timothy Dickinson (Nationwide), International Trade: FCPA Experts
Marty Edelman (New York), Real Estate
David Freeman (New York), Environment
Douglas Koff (New York), Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Stephen Korniczky (California), Intellectual Property: Patent
Eric Landau (New York), Real Estate
Ethan Lipsig (Nationwide), Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Stuart Mass (New York), Real Estate
Thomas Mounteer (District of Columbia), Environment
Jeff Randall (California), Intellectual Property: Patent
Charles Sharbaugh (Georgia), Real Estate
Barry Sher (New York), Litigation: General Commercial
William Simpson (California), Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
William Sullivan (California), Litigation: Securities
Robert Wertheimer (New York), Real Estate
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