O’Melveny Honored as Leading Law Firm; Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOS ANGELES—April 25, 2019—O’Melveny has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading law firms, earning top marks in the prestigious Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2019 guide.

More than 30 of O’Melveny’s practice areas were recognized by Chambers, with the firm earning Chambers’ highest ranking—Band 1—in the category of nationwide ERISA Litigation.

Chambers also recognized 51 individual O’Melveny lawyers. These elite attorneys earned 62 rankings across four jurisdictions. Ten earned Band 1 status, including five who were ranked nationally in their practice area.

The O’Melveny lawyers in the Band 1 tier include:

• Seth Aronson: Litigation (California)
• Robert Blashek: Tax (California)
• Daniel Bookin: Litigation (California)
• Brian Boyle: ERISA Litigation (Nationwide)
• Richard Goetz: Insurance (California)
• Theodore Kassinger: International Trade (Nationwide)
• Greta Lichtenbaum: International Trade (Nationwide)
• Daniel Petrocelli: Litigation and Media & Entertainment (Nationwide, California)
• Eric Rothenberg: Environmental (New York)
• Michael Tubach: Antitrust (Nationwide)

The guide also named O’Melveny partner Walter Dellinger one of its “senior statespeople,” a special ranking given to lawyers with exceptional recommendations in their field. Dellinger was recognized for his contributions to Appellate Law (Nationwide). In addition, Dan Petrocelli was selected as a “star individual” for his litigation work.

“We are gratified by our 2019 Chambers rankings,” said Bradley J. Butwin, chair of O’Melveny. “These results speak directly to our dedication to legal excellence and client service.”

Highlights of O’Melveny’s practice achievements include:

Practice Area Rankings (Band 1 & Band 2):

California:

• Antitrust (Band 2)
• Litigation: Securities (Band 2)
• Litigation: White Collar Crime & Investigations (Band 2)
• Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Band 2)
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional (Band 2)

USA - Nationwide:

• Antitrust: Cartel (Band 2)
• ERISA Litigation (Band 1)
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Band 2)
• Projects: PPP (Band 2)

Ranked Lawyers (Band 1 & Band 2):

Antitrust

California:

• Kenneth R. O'Rourke (Band 2)
• Michael Tubach (Band 2)

Antirust: Cartel

USA-Nationwide:

• Michael Tubach (Band 1)

Appellate Law

USA-Nationwide:

• Walter Dellinger (Senior Statespeople)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia:

• Peter Friedman (Band 2)

Environmental: Mainly Transactional

New York:

• Eric Rothenberg (Band 1)

ERISA Litigation

USA-Nationwide:

• Brian Boyle (Band 1)

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer

New York and USA-Nationwide:

• Tancred Schiavoni (Band 2)

Insurance: Insurer

California:

• Richard Goetz (Band 1)

International Trade: CFIUS Experts

USA-Nationwide:

• Theodore Kassinger (Band 1)

International Trade: Expert Controls & Economic Sanctions

USA-Nationwide:

• Greta Lichtenbaum (Band 1)

IT & Outsourcing: Transactions

California:

• Heather Meeker (Band 2)

Labor & Employment

California:

• Apalla Chopra (Band 2)

Litigation: General Commercial

California:

• Daniel Petrocelli (Star Individuals)

Litigation: Securities

California:

• Seth Aronson (Band 1)

New York:

• Jonathan Rosenberg (Band 2)

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

USA-Nationwide:

• Daniel Petrocelli (Band 1)

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

California: