NEW YORK, June 1, 2022: Morgan Lewis has been recognized by Chambers and Partners with 118 of the firm’s practices and 268 of its lawyers earning rankings in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA. Additionally, 48 lawyers and 34 practices received Band 1 rankings.
Individuals who received Chambers’ ranking of Eminent Practitioner—the top individual lawyer recognition given by the guide—include Firm Chair Jami McKeon and Managing Partner of Practice Steven R. Wall. J. Gordon Cooney Jr., leader of the firm’s global litigation practice, was again recognized as a Star Individual. Of the 48 lawyers who achieved Band 1 rankings, 16 were for nationwide sections. Twelve of the 34 Band 1 practice rankings were in nationwide tables.
The rankings are the result of Chambers and Partners’ research and interviews with clients and members of the legal community.
Jami McKeon: Litigation: General Commercial – Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Steven R. Wall: Labor & Employment – Pennsylvania
J. Gordon Cooney Jr.: Litigation: General Commercial – Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Nationwide
Reed Auerbach: Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Tess Blair: E-Discovery & Information Governance
Jeremy P. Blumenfeld: ERISA Litigation
Thomas Giblin Jr.: Energy: Electricity (Finance)
Elizabeth Hanigan: Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
John Klauberg: Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
John McGuire: Registered Funds
Jason Mills: Occupational Safety and Health
Barbara Murphy Melby: Outsourcing
Brian Ortelere: ERISA Litigation
Eleanor Pelta: Immigration
Kimberly Reisler: Energy: Electricity (Finance)
Louis Singer: Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Jonathan Snare: Occupational Safety and Health
Steven Stone: Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer (Compliance)
Paul Zevnik: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
California
James Dragna: Environment
William Kissinger: Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation
James Vázquez-Azpiri: Immigration
Nancy Yamaguchi: Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia
District of Columbia
Rosina Barker: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Bill McKee: Tax
Eleanor Pelta: Immigration
Grace Speights: Labor & Employment
Howard Young: Healthcare
Paul Zevnik: Insurance: Policyholder
Illinois
Sari Alamuddin: Labor & Employment
Massachusetts
Jonathan Albano: Litigation: General Commercial
Richard Goldman: Hedge & Mutual Funds
Roger Joseph: Hedge & Mutual Funds
Daniel Savrin: Antitrust
New Jersey
Steven Cohen: Corporate/M&A
John McGahren: Environment
Richard Rosenblatt: Labor & Employment
New York
Gary Rothstein: Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation
Samuel Shaulson: Labor & Employment
Pennsylvania
Michael Banks: Labor & Employment
John Dodds: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Michael Kichline: Litigation: Securities
Mims Maynard Zabriskie: Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
James McKenzie Jr.: Corporate/M&A: Securities
Amy Pocino Kelly: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Steven Reed: Antitrust
Eric Sitarchuk: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joanne Soslow: Corporate/M&A: Securities
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Richard Aldridge: Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Texas
Scott McBride: Healthcare
Robert Sheeder: Labor & Employment
California
Environment
District of Columbia
Immigration
Labor & Employment
Tax
Florida
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Illinois
Employee Benefits & Compensation
Massachusetts
Antitrust
Hedge & Mutual Funds
New Jersey
Corporate/M&A
Labor & Employment
Life Sciences
New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Pennsylvania
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Labor & Employment
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Tax
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Litigation: General Commercial
Texas
Healthcare
Labor & Employment
Nationwide
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS
E-Discovery & Information Governance
Energy: Electricity (Finance)
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Environment
False Claims Act
Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement)
Healthcare: The Elite
Hedge Funds
Immigration
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
Intellectual Property
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance
Outsourcing
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
Product Liability & Mass Torts: Highly Regarded
Projects: Power
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Registered Funds
Retail: Corporate & Transactional
Securities: Litigation
Sports Law
Startups & Emerging Companies
Tax: Corporate & Finance
Technology
California
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: The Elite
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation
Healthcare
Immigration
Insurance: Policyholder
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Labor & Employment: The Elite
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Litigation: Securities
California: Northern
Tax
California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
District of Columbia
Antitrust
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Environment
Healthcare
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Insurance: Policyholder
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Florida
Labor & Employment
Illinois
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment: The Elite
Massachusetts
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: Securities
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Tax
New Jersey
Environment
New York
Antitrust
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Labor & Employment: The Elite
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Outsourcing
Tax
Pennsylvania
Antitrust
Environment
Intellectual Property
Texas
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Intellectual Property
Texas: Houston & Surrounds
Litigation: General Commercial
Nationwide
Jonathan Albano: First Amendment Litigation
Neeraj Arora: Projects; Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Douglas Baruch: False Claims Act
Steven Becker: Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS
Eric Bord: Immigration
Giovanna Cinelli: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Lea Anne Copenhefer: Registered Funds
Deborah Davidson: ERISA Litigation
Sheri Dillon: Tax: Controversy
Christopher Dlutowski: Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Michael Espinoza: Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Brad Fagg: Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation)
Richard Filosa: Projects
Laura Flores: Registered Funds
Kirstin Gibbs: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Richard Goldman: Hedge Funds
Sean Graber: Registered Funds
Andrew Hamilton: Startups & Emerging Companies
Thomas Harman: Registered Funds
Asa (Geordie) Herald: Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS
Reece Hirsch: Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
Charles Horn: Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Ben Indek: Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer (Enforcement); Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
Jeffrey Johnson: Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS
Zeke Johnson: Hedge Funds
Matthew Joseph: Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Roger Joseph: Registered Funds
Timothy Levin: Registered Funds
Steve Levitan: Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Thomas Linguanti: Tax: Controversy
Christine Lombardo: Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Joseph Lowell: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Amy Maloney: Projects
Timothy Matthews: Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation)
Chris Menconi: Registered Funds
Scott Milner: E-Discovery & Information Governance
Sandra Moser: FCPA
Michael Müller: Projects
Eric Namrow: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Amy Natterson Kroll: Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer (Compliance)
Sarah Nelson: Capital Markets: Securitization: Tax
William Nelson: Tax: Controversy
Courtney Nowell: Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Kenneth Nunnenkamp: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Vito Petretti: Outsourcing
Michael Philipp: Derivatives
Michael Pillion: Outsourcing
Alex Polonsky: Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation)
Carrie Rief: Investment Funds: Investor Representation
Stephanie Roberts: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Paul St. Lawrence: Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs
David Salmons: Appellate Law
Kathleen Sanzo: Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance
Eric Sitarchuk: False Claims Act
Daniel Skees: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Wayne Song: Projects; Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Stephen Spina: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Alison Tanchyk: FCPA
Pam Tsang Wu: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
James Tynion: Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Jedd Wider: Hedge Funds
Joseph Zargari: Hedge Funds
California
Nicole Buffalano: Labor & Employment
David Cox: Insurance: Policyholder
Chris Exberger: Banking & Finance
Debra Fischer: Labor & Employment
Ella Foley Gannon: Environment
Reece Hirsch: Healthcare
Harry Johnson: Labor & Employment
Rahul Kapoor: Technology: Transactions
William Kissinger: Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation
Molly Moriarty Lane: Healthcare
James Loss: Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Jeffry Mann: Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Barbara Miller: Labor & Employment
Steven Miller: Banking & Finance
Jeffrey Raskin: Insurance: Policyholder
Susan Resley: Litigation: Securities
Melinda Riechert: Labor & Employment
Brian Rocca: Antitrust
Rick Rothman: Environment
Charlene Shimada: Litigation: Securities
Jackson Stoddard: Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation
Marshall Stoddard: Banking & Finance
Gary Williams: Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
California: Northern
Barton Bassett: Tax
Rod Donnelly: Tax
Beth Williams: Tax
California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Zaitun Poonja: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Nancy Yamaguchi: Corporate/M&A
Connecticut:
Jeffrey MacDonald: Corporate/M&A
District of Columbia
Eric Bord: Immigration
Jennifer Breen: Tax
Daniel Chefitz: Insurance: Policyholder
Peter Daub: Tax
Althea Day: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Sheri Dillon: Tax
Shannon Donnelly: Immigration
Scott Farmer: Tax
Jonathan Fritts: Labor & Employment
Dennis Gucciardo: Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Jacob Harper: Healthcare
Gerald Konkel: Insurance: Policyholder
Andrew Lipman: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Thomas Lotterman: Environment
Duke McCall: Environment
Kathleen McDermott: Healthcare
Gregory Needles: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
William Nelson: Tax
Ulises Pin: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Michael Richman: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Celia Roady: Tax
Jon Roellke: Antitrust: Litigation Specialists
Alex Sadler: Tax
Kathleen Sanzo: Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Albert Shay: Healthcare
Willard Tom: Antitrust
Catherine Wang: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Jonathan Zimmerman: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Florida
Robert Brochin: Litigation: General Commercial
Anne Marie Estevez: Labor & Employment
Alison Tanchyk: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Illinois
Michael Abernathy: Intellectual Property
Deborah Davidson: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Tinos Diamantatos: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Elizabeth Herrington: Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Kirsons: Banking & Finance
Marla Kreindler: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Thomas Linguanti: Tax: Controversy
Daniel Salemi: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Julie Stapel: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Jason White: Intellectual Property
Ami Wynne: Labor & Employment
Massachusetts
Stephen Altieri: Intellectual Property
Ariane Baczynski: Insurance
Steven Browne: Corporate/M&A
Laurie Cerveny: Corporate/M&A
Michael Conza: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Lea Anne Copenhefer: Hedge & Mutual Funds
Steven Frank: Intellectual Property
Joshua Dalton: Intellectual Property
Rachelle Dubow: Intellectual Property
Julia Frost-Davies: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Matthew Furlong: Banking & Finance
Andrew Gallo: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Daniel Goldberg: Antitrust; Litigation: General Commercial
Jordan Hershman: Litigation: Securities
Barry Hurwitz: Hedge & Mutual Funds
Noah Kaufman: Antitrust
Gerald Kehoe: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Jeffrey Moss: Insurance
Daniel Nelson: Tax
Toby Serkin: Hedge & Mutual Funds
Doneld Shelkey: Technology
Edwin Smith: Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Charles Solomont: Litigation: General Commercial
Julio Vega: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Sabin Willett: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
New Jersey
Stephanie Feingold: Environment
David Glazer: Corporate/M&A
Alan Leeds: Corporate/M&A
Christopher McAuliffe: Environment
Benjamin David Novak: Corporate/M&A
David Schwartz: Corporate/M&A
New York
Craig Bitman: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Alec Dawson: Corporate/M&A
Susan DiCicco: Litigation: Securities
Brian Herman: Litigation: General Commercial
Mary Hevener: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Tax
Michael Kraut: Litigation: General Commercial
Gina Lauriero: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Stacey Anne Mahoney: Antitrust
David McManus: Labor & Employment
Kelly Moore: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Christopher Parlo: Labor & Employment
Vito Petretti: Outsourcing
Harry Robins: Antitrust
Edwin Smith: Banking & Finance
Richard Taffet: Antitrust
Kenneth Turnbull: Labor & Employment
Richard Zarin: Tax
Pennsylvania
Bob Abramowitz: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Casey August: Tax
Meredith Auten: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Louis Beardell Jr.: Intellectual Property
Sarah Bouchard: Labor & Employment
Michael Burkhardt: Labor & Employment
Justin Chairman: Corporate/M&A: Securities
Brendan Fee: Antitrust
John Ferreira: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Zachary Johns: Antitrust
Eric Kraeutler: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Bob Lichtenstein: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Zane Memeger: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
John Pease: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Michael Puma: Labor & Employment
Erin Randolph-Williams: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Eric Stern: Real Estate
Glen Stuart: Environment
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
Troy Brown: Litigation: General Commercial
J. Gordon Cooney Jr.: Litigation: General Commercial
John Goodchild: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Michael Kichline: Litigation: General Commercial
Eric Kraeutler: Litigation: General Commercial
John Lavelle: Litigation: General Commercial
Michael Pedrick: Banking & Finance
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
Marlee Myers: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Texas
Winn Carter: Litigation: General Commercial
Erik Hawes: Intellectual Property
Ethel Johnson: Labor & Employment
David Levy: Intellectual Property
Stefanie Moll: Labor & Employment
Nancy Patterson: Labor & Employment
William Peterson: Litigation: Appellate
Rick Rambo: Intellectual Property
Texas: Houston & Surrounds
Winn Carter: Litigation: General Commercial
Michelle Pector: Litigation: General Commercial