O'Melveny Lawyers and Practices Highly Ranked in Chambers USA 2012
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LOS ANGELES -- JUNE 7, 2012 -- O'Melveny & Myers LLP made a strong showing in the 2012 edition of
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, with 63 lawyers and 35 practice areas recognized. Three O'Melveny practices are ranked in the top tier of leading practices in the guide; among those, one is ranked in the top tier nationally. The guide also ranks 11 O'Melveny lawyers in the top tier of leading lawyers, with four listed in the top tier nationally.
Published by Chambers and Partners, a noted authority and independent source for the legal industry, Chambers USA is unique in that entry into the guide is based solely on market recommendation by clients and lawyers across the US.
The three O’Melveny practice areas ranked in the top tier in the guide are: ERISA Litigation (nationwide); Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (New York); and Media & Entertainment: Transactional (California). Antitrust: Cartel (nationwide) is included in the spotlight table.
The 11 O'Melveny lawyers the guide ranks in the top tier for their respective practice areas are: Seth Aronson, Daniel Bookin, Joseph Calabrese, Howard Chao, Martin Dunn, Theodore Kassinger, Greta Lichtenbaum, Ben Logan, Richard Parker, Daniel Petrocelli, and Richard Shutran. Walter Dellinger was named as a “Senior Statesman” in the Nationwide Appellate Law category. In addition, special recognition was given to partner Bob Eccles who was designated with a “Star Individuals’” ranking in the category of Nationwide ERISA Litigation. These rankings are given to lawyers with exceptional recommendations in their field. Apalla Chopra, Jonathan Hacker, and Rob Plesnarski were recognized by Chambers USA as "Up and Coming" in their practice areas. Hacker and Tancred Schiavoni, who was ranked in Band 3 for Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer, made their debut appearance in this year’s guide.
Five O'Melveny lawyers moved up in their ranking in 2012: Michael Antalics, Seth Aronson, Eric Rothenberg, Fram Virjee, and Steven Warren.
The complete recognitions are:
Leading Practice Rankings
Antitrust - California (Band 2)
Antitrust - District of Columbia (Band 3)
Antitrust - Nationwide (Band 3)
Antitrust: Cartel - Nationwide (Spotlight Table)
Appellate Law - Nationwide (Band 3)
Banking & Finance - California (Band 4)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - California (Band 2)
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California (Band 2)
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Nationwide (Band 3)
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - New York (Band 4)
Corporate/M&A: Northern California - California (Band 5)
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - California (Band 3)
Corporate/M&A: Southern California - California (Band 4)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California (Band 2)
Environment: Mainly Transactional - New York (Band 3)
ERISA Litigation - Nationwide (Band 1)
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - Nationwide (Band 2)
Insurance: Insurer - California (Band 3)
Intellectual Property - California (Band 4)
International Arbitration - Nationwide (Band 5)
International Trade - Nationwide (Band 4)
Labor & Employment - California (Band 3)
Life Sciences - Nationwide (Band 4)
Litigation - District of Columbia (Band 3)
Litigation: General Commercial - California (Band 2)
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York (Band 1)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California (Band 2)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation - California (Band 2)
Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California (Band 1)
Product Liability & Mass Torts - Nationwide (Band 4)
Projects: PPP - Nationwide (Band 4)
Securities: Litigation - Nationwide (Band 3)
Securities: Regulation - Nationwide (Band 4)
Sports Law - Nationwide (Band 3)
Tax - California (Band 3)
Leading Lawyer Rankings
Antitrust
Michael Antalics - District of Columbia (Band 3)
Chuck Diamond - California (Band 3)
Ken O’Rourke - California (Band 4)
Richard G Parker - District of Columbia (Band 1)
Michael Tubach - California (Band 2)
Appellate Law
Walter Dellinger - Nationwide (Senior Statesmen)
Jonathan Hacker - Nationwide (Up & Coming)
Banking & Finance
Tom Baxter - California (Band 3)
Eric R Reimer - California (Band 4)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Evan M Jones - California (Band 3)
Ben H Logan III - California (Band 1); Nationwide (Band 4)
Suzzanne Uhland - California (Band 3)
Steve Warren - California (Band 3)
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Peter Healy - California (Band 3); Nationwide (Band 3)
David J Johnson - Nationwide (Band 3)
Michael J Schiavone - Nationwide (Band 2)
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia
Howard Chao - California (Band 1)
Sam Zucker - California (Band 3)
Corporate/M&A: Northern California
Steven Tonsfeldt - California (Band 3)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Wayne Jacobsen - California (Band 2)
Jeffrey Walbridge - California (Band 3)
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Hugh Hilliard - Nationwide (Band 5)
Environment
Kelly McTigue - California (Band 2)
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Eric Rothenberg - New York (Band 2)
ERISA Litigation
Bob Eccles - Nationwide (Star Individuals)
Insurance: Insurer
Martin S Checov - California (Band 3)
Richard Goetz - California (Band 2)
Mark Wood - California (Band 3)
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Richard Goetz - Nationwide (Band 3)
Tancred Schiavoni - New York (Band 3); Nationwide (Band 3)
Intellectual Property: Patent
Brian Berliner - California (Band 4)
Mark A Samuels - California (Band 3)
International Arbitration
Steven Smith - Nationwide (Band 4)
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Theodore Kassinger - Nationwide (Band 1)
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Greyson Bryan - Nationwide (Band 3)
Greta Lichtenbaum - Nationwide (Band 1)
International Trade: FCPA Experts
Richard Grime - Nationwide (Band 2)
Greta Lichtenbaum - Nationwide (Band 3)
Labor & Employment
Apalla Chopra - California (Up & Coming)
Jeffrey Kohn - New York (Band 2)
Robert Siegel - California (Band 3)
Framroze Virjee - California (Band 2)
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
Sam Zucker - Nationwide (Band 3)
Litigation: General Commercial
Seth Aronson - California (Band 2)
Bradley Butwin - New York (Band 2)
Andrew Frackman - New York (Band 3)
Daniel Petrocelli - California (Band 1)
Litigation: Securities
Seth Aronson - California (Band 1); Nationwide (Band 2)
Jeffrey Kilduff - District of Columbia (Band 2); Nationwide (Band 3)
Jonathan Rosenberg - New York (Band 4)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Daniel Bookin - California (Band 1)
Stevan E Bunnell - District of Columbia (Band 3)
Howard E Heiss - New York (Band 3)
Michael Tubach - California (Band 3)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation |
Daniel Petrocelli - California (Band 3)
Robert Schwartz - California (Band 2)
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Christopher Brearton - California (Band 2)
Joseph Calabrese - California (Band 1)
Robert Haymer - California (Band 2)
Christopher Murray - California (Band 2)
Stephen Scharf - California (Band 2)
Products Liability & Mass Torts
Brian Anderson - Nationwide (Band 5)
Projects
Junaid H Chida - Nationwide (Band 2)
Gregory Thorpe - Nationwide (Band 4)
Richard Shutran - Nationwide (Band 1)
Projects: PPP
Eric A Richards - Nationwide (Band 2)
Securities: Regulation: Advisory
Martin Dunn - Nationwide (Band 1)
Rob Plesnarski (Up & Coming)
Sports Law
Joseph Calabrese - Nationwide (Band 3)
Tax
Robert D Blashek - California (Band 2)
About O’Melveny & Myers LLP
With approximately 800 lawyers in 15 offices worldwide, O’Melveny & Myers LLP helps industry leaders across a broad array of sectors manage the complex challenges of succeeding in the global economy. We are a values-driven law firm, guided by the principles of excellence, leadership, and citizenship. Our commitment to these values is reflected in our dedication to improving access to justice through pro bono work and championing initiatives that increase the diversity of the legal profession. For more information, please visit www.omm.com
June 7, 2012
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