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Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2015

New York - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Chambers and Partners, a publisher of leading guides to the legal profession, shortlisted the firm’s Finance and Real Estate practices for its “Awards for Excellence.” This is the second year in a row that the firm was shortlisted in the Finance category. According to Chambers, the awards “shine a spotlight on the firms and individuals that have excelled above all others in the U.S. legal market” over the past year, highlighting achievements such as “significant new matters handled during the past 12 months, expansion into a particular practice area, or the recruitment of high-profile partners.”

In addition, Chambers USA 2015: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, named 46 of the firm’s practice areas and 117 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: Highly Regarded
Nationwide, Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Nationwide, Private Equity: Buyouts
California, Banking & Finance
California, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
California, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
California, Corporate/M&A: Southern California
California, Healthcare
District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Georgia, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
Georgia, Corporate/M&A
Georgia, Healthcare
Illinois, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
New York, Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
New York, Latin American Investment
Texas, Banking & Finance

Employment Practice Rankings

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

Litigation Practice Rankings

Nationwide, FCPA
Nationwide Securities: Litigation
California, Antitrust
California, Litigation: General Commercial
California, Litigation: Securities
District of Columbia, Antitrust
District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Georgia, Intellectual Property
New York, Intellectual Property: Patent
New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
New York, Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
New York, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Real Estate Practice Rankings

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

Tax Practice Rankings

Nationwide, Tax: Corporate & Finance
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

Gerard Comizio

, Nationwide, Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)

Chris Daniel

, Georgia, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory

William DeGrandis

, Nationwide, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

Luc Despins

, New York, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Christopher Dickerson

, Illinois, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Michael Fitzgerald

, New York, Latin American Investment

Eric Dodson Greenberg

, District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite and District of Columbia, Media & Entertainment

David Hearth

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

David Hernand

, California, Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital

Jennifer Hildebrandt

, California, Banking & Finance

John Hilson

, California, Banking & Finance and Nationwide, Banking & Finance
Robert Kartheiser, Nationwide, Projects and New York, Latin American Investment

Leslie Kersey

, New York, Corporate/M&A

Thomas Kruger

, New York, Corporate/M&A

Thaddeus Malik

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A

Taisa Markus

, New York, Latin American Investment

Cathleen McLaughlin

, New York, Latin American Investment

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

Brian Richards

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

Domenick Pugliese

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

Paul Quinn

, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

Michael Rosella

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

Carl Sanchez

, Southern California, Corporate/M&A

David Shine

, New York, Corporate/M&A

William Simpson

, California, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity and Nationwide, Private Equity: Buyouts

Craig Smith

, Georgia, Healthcare

Joshua Sternoff

, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

Phillip Street

, Georgia, Healthcare

Paris Theofanidis

, Texas, Banking & Finance

Jennifer Yount

, California, Banking & Finance

Michael Zuppone

, Nationwide, REITs

Employment Lawyer Rankings

, California, Labor & Employment

Elena Baca

, California, Labor & Employment

Barbara Brown

, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment

Paul Cane

, California, Labor & Employment

Leslie Dent

, Georgia, Labor & Employment

Paul Grossman

, California, Labor & Employment

Stephen Harris

, California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Eric Keller

, District of Columbia, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Ethan Lipsig, Nationwide, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Neal Mollen

, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment

Bradford Newman

, California, Labor & Employment

Mark Poerio

, District of Columbia, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Patrick Shea

, New York, Labor & Employment

Stephen Sonnenberg

, New York, Labor & Employment

Geoff Weirich

, Georgia, Labor & Employment

Kirby Wilcox

, California, Labor & Employment

Kenneth Willner

, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment

Jeffrey Wohl

, California, Labor & Employment

Litigation Lawyer Rankings

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

, District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Yar Chaikovsky

, California, Intellectual Property: Patent

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, FCPA

Maria Douvas

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

Gerald Flattmann

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

Douglas Flaum

, New York, Litigation: General Commercial

Tara Giunta

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

Holly House

, California, Antitrust

Douglas Koff

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

Michael Levy

, District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Robin McGrath

, Georgia, Intellectual Property

MJ Moltenbrey

, District of Columbia, Antitrust

Paul Monnin

, Georgia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Thomas O'Brien

, California, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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 and New York, Litigation: Securities

Robert Sherman

, New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright

Michael Spafford

, District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

William Sullivan

, California, Litigation: Securities

Sheila Sundvall

, Nationwide, Transportation: Aviation: Litigation

Eric Sussman

, Illinois, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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

Robert Keane

, California, Real Estate

Rick Kirkbride

, Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality

Eric Landau

, New York, Real Estate

Tom Mounteer

, District of Columbia, Environment: Mainly Transactional

Peter Olsen

, New York, Real Estate

Kevin Poloncarz

, California, Environment

Lisa Rushton

, District of Columbia, Environment: Mainly Transactional

Deborah Schmall

, California, Environment

Ted Smith

, Georgia, Real Estate

Gregory Spitzer

, Illinois, Real Estate

Charles Thornton

, California, Real Estate

Alan Weakland

, California, Real Estate and Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality

Peter Weiner

, California, Environment and California, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation and Nationwide Leisure & Hospitality

Robert Wertheimer

, New York, Real Estate

Tax Lawyer Rankings

, California, Tax

Alexander Lee

, California, Tax

Phil Marzetti

, Georgia, Tax

Greg Nelson

, Texas, Tax

Douglas Schaaf

, California, Tax

Andrew Short

, New York, Tax

Thomas Wisialowski

, California, Tax

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Paul Hastings is a leading global law firm with a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Through a collaborative approach, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to client service, the professionals of Paul Hastings deliver innovative solutions to many of the world’s top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.