News
28 Jun 2007
DLA Piper’s Real Estate practice group leaders in 2007 Chambers USA
Press Release
(CHICAGO) - Acknowledgment of the DLA Piper
US LLP Real Estate Group as the leading real estate practice in the United States is confirmed again by the substantial number of attorneys and offices recognized in the newly released
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a publication of the respected English research firm Chambers & Partners.
Forty-one lawyers throughout the country were identified by Chambers as leading real estate, zoning/land use and construction lawyers. In addition, the firm garnered top tier rankings for California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts and New York and Florida were also ranked.
“We are pleased that Chambers has recognized the outstanding achievements of a significant number of DLA Piper Real Estate lawyers and offices once again this year,” said Jay Epstien, Chair of the U.S. group. “I congratulate the team on these well-deserved honors that serve to confirm our position as the foremost real estate practice in the U.S.”
The complete list of DLA Piper real estate attorneys in the 2007edition of Chambers is:
- Ross J. Altman, Illinois
- James L. Beard, Illinois
- Michael A. Bedke, Florida
- Eric A. Berg, Illinois
- Daniel S. Brennan, Illinois
- Danielle B. Meltzer Cassel, Illinois – Up and Coming
- Louis S. Cohen, Illinois
- Stephen A. Cowan, California
- Robert L. Crewdson, Georgia
- Carles L. Edwards, Illinois – Senior Statesman
- Jay A. Epstien, District of Columbia
- Richard S. Fries, New York
- David Glickstein, Illinois
- Ross Green, Illinois
- Sandra Y. Kellman, Illinois
- Frederick L. Klein, District of Columbia
- Ty D. Laurie, Illinois
- Edward J. Levin, Maryland
- Richard E. Levine, Maryland
- John P. Machen, Maryland
- Richard C. Mendelson, California
- Michael E. Meyer, California
- Portia Owen Morrison, Illinois
- Cara J. Nelson, Massachusetts – One to Watch
- Stephen M. Nolan, Massachusetts
- Theodore J. Novak, Illinois
- Martin D. Polevoy, New York
- Harold B. Pomerantz, Illinois
- John E. Rattigan, Jr., Massachusetts
- David L. Reifman, Illinois
- Richard D. Rudman, Massachusetts
- David B. Sickle, Illinois
- John L. Sullivan, Massachusetts
- Elliot M. Surkin, Massachusetts
- Thomas L. Totten, Maryland
- Barbara A. Trachtenberg, Massachusetts – One to Watch
- Lawrence E. Uchill, Massachusetts
- Alan Wayte, California – Senior Statesman
- Caryl B. Welborn, California
- Philip D. Weller, Texas
- Jane A. Wilson, Maryland
Nationwide, 105 DLA Piper attorneys were ranked as leaders in their fields in the new edition of
Chambers USA, and the firm itself was ranked in several practice areas.
The Chambers rankings are based on extensive research conducted by Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, a highly respected English publisher of renowned directories assessing and ranking the world’s leading lawyers. Unlike other publishers that allow firms to purchase a mention or ranking, Chambers’ listings are based solely on outside evaluations of merit. Its researchers investigate law firms and lawyers in each U.S. state through an exhaustive process of interviewing clients and competitors in major areas of business law.
In 2007, DLA Piper ranked in the first tier in 14 regional and national areas of practice, including:
- Construction in Illinois
- Corporate/M&A in Maryland
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Maryland
- Franchising, nationally
- Labor & Employment in Maryland and Nevada (2)
- Real Estate in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia (5)
- Retail, nationally
- Insurance (Reinsurance Litigation) in Illinois; and
- Litigation (General Commercial) in Maryland
DLA Piper ranked in the second tier in:
- Government Relations, nationally
- Government Contracts, nationally
- Corporate/Commercial in Washington
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory in Illinois
- IT and IT Outsourcing in California
- Leisure & Hospitality, nationally
- Privacy & Data Security, the District of Columbia
- REITs, nationally
- Technology: Corporate & Commercial in Texas
The firm ranked in the third tier in:
- Corporate/M&A in Northern California and Southern California
- Corporate/M&A and Private Equity in Illinois
- Energy & Natural Resources in Illinois
- Labor & Employment in Virginia
- Products Liability, nationally
- Technology and IT Outsourcing in Illinois
DLA Piper ranked in the fourth tier in:
- Banking & Finance in California
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Illinois
- Business Process Outsourcing, nationally
- Corporate/M&A in Northern Virginia
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in the District of Columbia
- Environment in the District of Columbia
- Intellectual Property in California
- Real Estate in Florida and New York
And DLA Piper ranked in the fifth tier in:
- International Trade, nationally
About DLA Piper DLA Piper has 3,400 lawyers in 25 countries and 63 offices throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications. In certain jurisdictions, this information may be considered attorney advertising.
About DLA Piper’s Real Estate practice group
Consistently ranked as the world’s top real estate practice by leading industry research firms, DLA Piper continues to diversify its real estate practice by expanding is global capabilities through the addition of leading practitioners throughout the world. With more than 250 real estate lawyers in offices throughout the United States, and more than 550 throughout the world, DLA Piper provides a full range of transactional and advisory services to real estate-related firms, such as developers, investors, lenders and asset managers. The firm also provides advice relating to acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, entitlements, economic incentives, corporate facilities and related legal services to its clients.
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CONTACTS:
Jay Epstien, Chair, U.S. Real Estate Practice Group, DLA Piper, 202.861.3850
Jason Costa, Media Relations, DLA Piper, 212.776.3739
Kristen Griffin, Media Relations, GreenTarget Global Group, 312.252.4107