Rankings
Chambers USA 2012 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices
June 7, 2012Blank Rome is pleased to announce that its practice groups and attorneys have again been ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The 2012 edition of Chambers USA recognized Blank Rome practice groups in 12 categories this year, and also ranked more than 40 Blank Rome attorneys as “leaders in their fields.” The qualities on which rankings were assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.
The Firm received five National practice rankings in
- Government: Government Relations;
- Investment Funds: Venture Capital;
- Transportation: Shipping: Finance (New York);
- Transportation: Shipping: Litigation (New York)—#1 ranking; and
- Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (outside New York)—#1 ranking.
In Pennsylvania the Firm was ranked in:
- Banking & Finance—#1 ranking;
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring— #1 ranking;
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity;
- Labor & Employment;
- Litigation: General Commercial; and
- Real Estate.
In Delaware the Firm was ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring.
Individual Blank Rome attorneys who ranked among this year’s best are:
Banking & Finance
Grant E. Buerstetta
Lawrence F. Flick II
Harvey I. Forman
Michael C. Graziano
Bruce R. Lesser
Mark I. Rabinowitz
Joan N. Stern
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Thomas E. Biron
David W. Carickhoff
Sara L. Chenetz
Michael D. DeBaecke
Bonnie Glantz Fatell
Regina Stango Kelbon
Michael B. Schaedle
Joel Charles Shapiro
Raymond L. Shapiro
Corporate/Commercial
Eric Simonson
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Fred Blume
Steven Dubow
Barry H. Genkin
Alan L. Zeiger
Corporate/M&A: Securities
Barry H. Genkin
Environment
Kevin J. Bruno
Investment Funds: Venture Capital
Louis M. Rappaport
Labor & Employment
Scott F. Cooper
Jennifer Hale Eagland
Anthony B. Haller
Michael J. Hanlon
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
Barry L. Klein
Litigation: General Commercial
Ann Blair Laupheimer
Stephen M. Orlofsky
James T. Smith
Projects
Ernest W. Chung
Real Estate
Joseph S. Finkelstein
G. Craig Lord
Philip R. Rosenfeldt
Real Estate: Corporate
Martin Luskin
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Peter Foster Kelsen
Transportation: Shipping: Litigation
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr.
Jack A. Greenbaum
John D. Kimball
Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory
T. Michael Dyer
Jonathan K. Waldron
Chambers & Partners, the UK-based publishers of Chambers USA, conducted research by speaking to a vast range of lawyers and their clients (i.e., commercial users of legal services). In-depth interviews with clients and with attorneys were done, each one lasting about half an hour. Thousands of interviews are conducted by a team of 50+ full-time researchers.
Greater weighting was given to the views of the clients, and any biased viewpoints tended to cancel each other out. All interviews were conducted purely for research purposes and were entirely confidential and unattributed. The methodology for the research into the strengths and reputations of U.S. attorneys has been approved by the British Market Research Bureau.
The rankings and editorial comment about attorneys are independent and objective. Inclusion in the guide is based solely on the research team's findings. Chambers is widely viewed among the most highly respected publications in the world that rate lawyers, in part because inclusion cannot be purchased.