ATLANTA (June 13) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm earned the highest recognition in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend earned 67 spots on the prestigious list.
A record fifteen Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are listed as #1 in their respective practice areas: Miles Alexander, Joseph M. Beck, Jim Ewing, Darin J. Gibby, John Pratt, and Jerre Swann, Intellectual Property; Alfred Lurey, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Brian Corgan, William Dorris, Randall F. Hafer, and Neal Sweeney, Construction; Steven J. Levitas, Environment; Rupert M. Barkoff, Franchising; James Coil, Labor & Employment; and Charles Hodges, Tax.
Attorneys ranked nationally in their practice areas: Rupert M. Barkoff, Franchising; Keith Harper, Native American Law; R. Charles Henn Jr., Sports Law; and James Paine and James Steinberg, Outsourcing.
Practice areas ranked nationally: Construction, Franchising, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Native American Law, and Outsourcing.
Kilpatrick Townsend achieved a number one ranking for Intellectual Property (Georgia); Intellectual Property (Colorado); and Construction (Georgia). Also, Kilpatrick Townsend led all Georgia firms with the “Most Ranked Individual Attorneys for Intellectual Property.” The firm also tied for the “Most Ranked Individual Attorneys for Environment” in North Carolina.
Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas recognized:
Antitrust Banking & Finance Bankruptcy/Restructuring Construction Corporate/M&A Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Environment Franchising Healthcare Intellectual Property Intellectual Property: Patent Prosection Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets Labor & Employment Litigation: General Commercial Native American Law Outsourcing Real Estate Tax
The following Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys were named to this year’s Chambers USA: Antitrust George L. Little Jr. (S) Eugene Crew
Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory Richard R. Cheatham (S)
Bankruptcy / Restructuring Alfred Lurey (1) Dennis Meir Todd Meyers Paul M. Rosenblatt Mark D. Taylor
Construction Brian Corgan (1) William Dorris (1) Randall F. Hafer (1) Neal Sweeney (1)
Corporate/ M&A W. Benjamin Barkley W. Stanley Blackburn Richard Cicchillo Jr. David Stockton
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Mark D. Wincek
Environment Stephen R. Berlin Steven J. Levitas (1) Alan McConnell Susan Richardson Gary R. Sheehan, Jr.
Franchising Rupert M. Barkoff (1)
Healthcare Daniel J. Mohan Phillip Street
Intellectual Property Miles Alexander (1) Joseph M. Beck (1) William Boice William H. Brewster Jim Ewing (1) Darin J. Gibby (1) R. Charles Henn Jr. Steve Jewett Wab P. Kadaba Marc Lieberstein David Mayberry Steven D. Moore John Pratt (1) David E. Sipiora Mitchell G. Stockwell Jerre Swann (1)
Labor & Employment Randall D. Avram William Boice Richard Boisseau (S) Thomas H. Christopher James Coil (1) Susan W. Pangborn Diane L. Prucino
Litigation: General Commercial James F. Bogan III William Boice Susan Cahoon Adam H. Charnes A. Stephens Clay (S) George L. Murphy Jr. Hayden J. Silver Daniel Taylor David M. Zacks
Native American Law Keith Harper
Outsourcing James Paine James Steinberg
Real Estate Jeffrey A. Benson Candace L. Fowler Andrew Kauss Gary Joyner
Sports Law R. Charles Henn Jr.
Tax Lynn E. Fowler Charles Hodges (1)
-- (S) Senior Statesman -- (1) denotes a first place rank
Rankings assessed key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.
About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners Publishing, based in London, produces the annual Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. For the current US directory, thousands of interviews were conducted covering the entire country and were carried out by a team of over 50 full-time researchers over a period of six months. For more information, please visit http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/rankings36.aspx?fid=3520&solbar=1.
About Kilpatrick Townsend
Kilpatrick Townsend has nearly 650 attorneys in 18 offices extending into the four corners of the continental United States; Asia; and Europe, including: Atlanta, GA; Augusta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Denver, CO; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Raleigh, NC; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Walnut Creek, CA; Washington, DC; Winston-Salem, NC; Dubai; Stockholm; Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information, please visit: www.kilpatricktownsend.com.
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