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Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2020

The Legal 500 United States 2020

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that our practice groups and attorneys have been highly ranked and recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2020. Researchers at The Legal 500 conduct annual, in-depth market research and gather information from individual law firms as well as feedback from peers and clients to form an objective analysis and prepare comprehensive rankings and editorial of the U.S. legal market.

2020 Firm Rankings:

Top-Tier Firm

  • Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
  • Transport: Shipping – Finance
  • Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation

Recommended Firm

  • Government: Government Contracts
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A – Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)

2020 Attorney Rankings:

“Leading Lawyers”: The Legal 500’s Guide to Outstanding Lawyers Nationwide

  • Scott Arnold (Government: Government Contracts)
  • Brett M. Esber (Transport: Shipping – Finance)
  • Craig B. Fields (U.S. Taxes)
  • Jeanne M. Grasso (Transport: Shipping – Regulation)
  • Mark R. Haskell (Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas)
  • John E. Heintz (Hall of Fame: Insurance: Advice to Policyholders)
  • John D. Kimball (Transport: Shipping – Litigation)
  • Linda Kornfeld (Insurance: Advice to Policyholders)
  • R. Anthony Salgado (Transport: Shipping – Finance)
  • Jonathan K. Waldron (Transport: Shipping – Regulation)

“Next Generation Lawyers”: The Legal 500’s Guide to Up-and-Coming Lawyers Nationwide

  • Kyle P. Brinkman (Insurance: Advice to Policyholders)
  • Dominique L. Casimir (Government: Government Contracts)
  • Justin A. Chiarodo (Government: Government Contracts)
  • Jeremy A. Herschaft (Transport: Shipping – Litigation)
  • Nicole L. Johnson (U.S. Taxes)
  • Omid Safa (Insurance: Advice to Policyholders)
  • Jared Zola (Insurance: Advice to Policyholders)

“Rising Stars”

  • Lauren B. Wilgus (Transport: Shipping – Litigation)

2020 Recommended Attorneys, by practice:

Government: Government Contracts

  • Scott Arnold
  • Dominique L. Casimir
  • Richard J. Conway
  • Justin A. Chiarodo
  • Luke W. Meier
  • David M. Nadler

Insurance: Advice to Policyholders

  • Kyle P. Brinkman
  • Mary Craig Calkins
  • John A. Gibbons
  • Linda Kornfeld
  • Helen K. Michael
  • James R. Murray
  • Jared Zola

M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A – Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)

  • Jeffrey E. Cohen
  • Louis M. Rappaport
  • Peter Schnur

Transport: Shipping – Finance

  • Brett M. Esber
  • R. Anthony Salgado

Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation

  • Thomas H. Belknap, Jr.
  • Michael K. Bell
  • William R. Bennett III
  • Jeanne M. Grasso
  • Jeremy A. Herschaft
  • John D. Kimball
  • Keith B. Letourneau
  • Jonathan K. Waldron
  • Lauren B. Wilgus

2020 "Key Lawyers," by practice:

Government: Government contracts

  • Scott Arnold
  • Dominique L. Casimir
  • Richard J. Conway
  • Luke W. Meier

Insurance: Advice to Policyholders

  • Kyle P. Brinkman
  • Mary Craig Calkins
  • John E. Heintz
  • Helen K. Michael
  • Omid Safa
  • Jared Zola

M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)

  • Linsey B. Bozzelli
  • Jeffrey E. Cohen
  • Kathleen A. Cunningham
  • Steven Dubow
  • Gary R. Goldenberg
  • Robert J. Mittman
  • Louis M. Rappaport

Transport: Shipping – Finance

  • Brett M. Esber

Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation

  • Thomas H. Belknap, Jr.
  • Jeanne M. Grasso
  • Jeremy A. Herschaft
  • Gregory F. Linsin
  • Douglas J. Shoemaker
  • Richard V. Singleton II
  • Matthew J. Thomas

For more information on The Legal 500 United States 2020, please visit legal500.com.