Foley & Lardner LLP announced today its rankings in the 2010 Chambers USA Client’s Guide published by Chambers & Partners, publishers of internationally-recognized guides to law firms and lawyers. The firm has 26 practices and 67 attorneys ranked locally and nationally this year, an increase in both the number of practices and attorneys ranked in 2009. Among its practices ranked nationally, Foley’s Health Care practice is newly named to this list. Of the 67 attorneys recognized, 14 were either named for the first time or in a new category.
Rankings in the 8th annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business are based on in-depth interviews with in-house counsel and leading private practice attorneys throughout the country. The recommendations in this directory are based on client interviews and interviews with undisclosed sources about transactions, deals and client service.
Attorneys are ranked in categories established by Chambers. Foley rankings include:
National Rankings
The following Foley practices were ranked among the top practices in the nation:
Health Care
Franchising
Sports Law
The following Foley partners were recognized nationally in their respective practice areas:
Michael L. Blau, Health Care: Transactional
Mary K. Braza (Milwaukee Office)Sports Law
Michael J. Lockerby, Franchising
Cleta D. Mitchell, Government: Political Law
Andrew B. Serwin, Privacy & Data Security
Mary Leslie Smith, Franchising
Samuel J. Winer, Securities Regulation: Enforcement
Local Rankings
Wisconsin
Practice
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Natural Resources & Environment
Real Estate
Attorneys
William J. Abraham, Jr., Corporate/M&A
Linda E. Benfield, Natural Resources & Environment
Bernard J. Bobber, Labor & Employment
Michael A. Bowen, Litigation: General Commercial
Jon P. Christiansen, Litigation: General Commercial
Douglas B. Clark, Natural Resources & Environment
James R. Clark, Litigation: General Commercial
Benjamin F. Garmer III, Corporate/M&A
Jeffrey S. Gundersen, Intellectual Property
Michael W. Hatch, Real Estate
Stanley S. Jaspan, Labor & Employment
Sarah O. Jelencic, Real Estate
Daniel A. Kaplan, Labor & Employment
Maureen A. McGinnity, Litigation: General Commercial
Brian W. McGrath, Litigation: General Commercial
Hugh J. O’Halloran, Real Estate
Thomas C. Pence, Labor & Employment
James P. Peterson, Corporate/M&A
Patrick G. Quick, Corporate/M&A
Jay O. Rothman, Corporate/M&A
Nancy J. Sennett, Litigation: General Commercial
Luke E. Sims, Corporate/M&A
Thomas L. Shriner Jr., Litigation: General Commercial
Mark A. Thimke, Natural Resources & Environment
Rebecca E. Wickhem House, Litigation: General Commercial
John K. Wilson, Corporate/M&A
Patrick M. Zabrowski, Real Estate
