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Paul Hastings Soars in 2011 Edition of Legal 500 US
New York, NY (June 1, 2011) - Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 89 lawyers and 27 practice areas have been named to the 2011 edition of Legal 500 US, a leading independent legal referral guide.
Paul Hastings practice areas and lawyers were recognized in the following categories:
Finance
Brilliant, practical, and extremely hardworking
Capital markets: equity offerings
Lawyers recognized: Jeffrey Hartlin, William Schwitter, Michael Zuppone
Corporate restructuring
Lawyers recognized: Luc Despins, Leslie Plaskon
Financial services: regulatory
Lawyers recognized: V. Gerard Comizio, Chris Daniel
Industry Focus: Healthcare
Represents health systems and medical centers in M&A and commercial negotiations
Healthcare and life sciences
Lawyer recognized: Gayl Westendorf
Intellectual Property
A first-rate level of servicevery responsive and communicative
Patent litigation: full coverage
Lawyers recognized: Gerald Flattmann, Robert Masters, Joseph OMalley, Jeffrey Randall, Melanie Rupert, Christine Willgoos
Trademarks: litigation
Lawyer recognized: Robert Sherman
Investment fund formation and management
The firms global capability is a particularly big draw
Alternative/hedge funds
Lawyers recognized: Mitchell Nichter, Michael Rosella
Mutual/registered funds
Lawyer recognized: Domenick Pugliese
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Lawyer recognized: Michael Zuppone
Labor and employment
Highly intelligent, experienced, organized and dedicated to representing clients
Labor and employment litigation
Lawyers recognized: Nancy Abell, Leslie Abbott, Elena Baca, Barbara Brown, Stephen Berry, Jeffrey Grube, Kirby Wilcox, Bradford Newman
Workplace and employment counseling
Lawyers recognized: Marc Bernstein, Kevin Connelly, Rachel Cowen, Michael Sheehan
Litigation
Extremely knowledgeable, business-savvy and customer focused
International arbitration
Lawyers recognized: Christopher Dugan, Joseph Profaizer
Securities: shareholder litigation
Lawyer recognized: William Sullivan
Supreme Court and appellate
Lawyers recognized: Paul Cane, Stephen Kinnaird
Trade secrets
Lawyers recognized: Victoria Cundiff, Bradford Newman
Media, technology and telecoms
Knowledgeable and responsive
Technology: outsourcing
Lawyer recognized: David Klein
Technology: transactions
Lawyers recognized: David Klein, Jane Song
Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
Lawyers recognized: Carl Northrop, Tara Giunta, Stephen Kinnaird
Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
Lawyers recognized: Tara Giunta, Carl Northrop
Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts
Client service is outstanding. It has the ability to handle the complexity of a deal and drive towards a closing.
Antitrust
Lawyers recognized: Kirby Behre, Michael Cohen, Ham Loeb
M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
Lawyers recognized: Erik Belenky, Frank Layson, Thaddeus Malik, Reinaldo Pascual, Carl Sanchez, Jill Sheiman, Elizabeth Noe
Private equity buyouts
Lawyers recognized: Robert Miller, Paul Quinn, William Simpson
Real estate and construction
Provides an insightful, diligent and creative servicesecond to none in real estate.
Land use/zoning
Real estate
Lawyers recognized: Bruce DePaola, Martin Edelman, Philip Feder, Robert Keane, Rick Kirkbride, Peter Olsen, Daniel Perlman, Bradley Ritter, Charles Sharbaugh, Ted Smith, Gregory Spitzer, Robert Wertheimer
Tax
Broad and deep knowledge with timely and quality advice which allows for quick and accurate decision making
Domestic Tax: East Coast
Lawyers recognized: Phil Marzetti, Joseph Opich, Andrew Short
Domestic tax: West Coast
Lawyers recognized: Nancy Iredale, Alexander Lee, Douglas Schaaf, Thomas Wisialowski
International
Lawyers recognized: Joseph Kim, Alexander Lee, Andrew Short
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