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O’Melveny Lawyers and Practices Highly Ranked in Chambers USA 2014
May 23, 2014FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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LOS ANGELES ─ May 23, 2014 ─ O’Melveny & Myers LLP made a strong showing in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, with 60 ranked lawyers and 34 recognitions for practice areas. 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 14 O’Melveny lawyers in the top tier of leading lawyers, with five ranked in the top tier nationally.
The three O’Melveny practice areas ranked in the top tier in the guide are: Antitrust: Cartel - Nationwide; Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York; and Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California.
The 14 O’Melveny lawyers the guide ranks in the top tier are:
Seth Aronson: Litigation: Securities - California;
Robert Blashek: Tax - California;
Daniel Bookin: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California;
Christopher Brearton: Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California;
Joseph Calabrese: Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California;
Richard Grime: International Trade: FCPA Experts - Nationwide;
Theodore Kassinger: International Trade: CFIUS Experts - Nationwide;
Ben Logan: Bankruptcy/Restructuring - California;
Richard Parker: Antitrust - Washington, DC; and Antitrust - Nationwide;
Daniel Petrocelli: Litigation: General Commercial - California; and Media & Entertainment: Litigation - California;
Stephen Scharf: Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California;
Robert Schwartz: Media & Entertainment: Litigation - California;
Richard Shutran: Projects - Nationwide; and
Michael Tubach: Antitrust: Cartel - Nationwide.
Walter Dellinger and Bob Eccles were each named a “Senior Statesmen” in the Nationwide Appellate Law and ERISA Litigation categories, respectively. This ranking is given to lawyers with exceptional recommendations in their field. Shannon Barrett was recognized by Chambers USA as “Up and Coming” in the category of ERISA Litigation.
Eleven O’Melveny lawyers moved up in their ranking or were included in a new category in 2014: Bradley Butwin, Matthew Erramouspe, Richard Grime, Richard Parker, Dan Petrocelli, Rob Plesnarski, Tancred Schiavoni, Robert Schwartz, Ian Simmons, Michael Tubach, and Suzzanne Uhland.
The complete list of recognitions are:
Leading Practice Rankings
Antitrust - California (Band 2)
Antitrust - District of Columbia (Band 3)
Antitrust - Nationwide (Band 3)
Antitrust: Cartel - Nationwide (Band 1)
Appellate Law - Nationwide (Band 3)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - California (Band 2)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Nationwide (Band 5)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - New York (Band 5)
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California (Band 3)
Corporate/M&A - Northern California (Band 5)
Corporate/M&A - Southern California (Band 4)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California (Band 3)
Environment: Mainly Transactional - New York (Band 3)
ERISA Litigation - Nationwide (Band 2)
Insurance: Insurer - California (Band 3)
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - Nationwide (Band 3)
Intellectual Property - California (Band 4)
International Trade - Nationwide (Band 4)
Labor & Employment - California (Band 3)
Life Science - Nationwide (Band 4)
Litigation: General Commercial - California (Band 2)
Litigation: General Commercial - District of Columbia (Band 4)
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York (Band 1)
Litigation: Securities - California (Band 2)
Litigation: Securities - New York (Band 4)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - California (Band 2)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - District of Columbia (Band 4)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation - California (Band 2)
Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California (Band 1)
Product Liability & Mass Torts - Nationwide (Band 4)
Securities: Litigation - Nationwide (Band 4)
Securities: Regulation - Nationwide (Band 4)
Sports Law - Nationwide (Band 2)
Tax - California (Band 2)
Leading Lawyer Rankings
Antitrust
Michael Antalics - District of Columbia (Band 4)
Chuck Diamond - California (Band 3)
Kenneth O’Rourke - California (Band 3)
Richard Parker - District of Columbia (Band 1); Nationwide (Band 1)
Ian Simmons - District of Columbia (Band 5)
Michael Tubach - California (Band 2)
Antitrust: Cartel
Michael Tubach - Nationwide (Band 1)
Appellate Law
Walter Dellinger - Nationwide (Senior Statesmen)
Jonathan Hacker - Nationwide (Band 4)
Banking & Finance
Tom Baxter - California (Band 3)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
George Davis - New York (Band 2); Nationwide (Band 3)
Peter Friedman - District of Columbia (Band 2)
Evan Jones - California (Band 3)
Ben Logan - California (Band 1); Nationwide (Band 4)
John Rapisardi - New York (Band 2); Nationwide (Band 3)
Suzzanne Uhland - California (Band 2)
Steve Warren - California (Band 3)
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Peter Healy - California (Band 3); Nationwide (Band 4)
Michael Schiavone - Nationwide (Band 2)
Corporate/M&A
Steven Tonsfeldt - Northern California (Band 3)
Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
Warren Lazarow - California (Band 4)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Wayne Jacobsen - California (Band 2)
Jeff Walbridge - California (Band 3)
Environment
Martin McTigue - California (Band 2)
Eric Rothenberg - New York (Band 3)
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Eric Rothenberg - New York (Band 2)
ERISA Litigation
Shannon Barrett - Nationwide (Up and Coming)
Brian Boyle - Nationwide (Band 3)
Bob Eccles - Nationwide (Senior Statesmen)
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Richard Goetz - Nationwide (Band 3)
Tancred Schiavoni - New York (Band 2); Nationwide (Band 2)
Insurance: Insurer
Martin Checov - California (Band 3)
Richard Goetz - California (Band 2)
Intellectual Property: Patent
Mark Samuels - California (Band 3)
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Theodore Kassinger - Nationwide (Band 1)
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Greta Lichtenbaum - Nationwide (Band 2)
International Trade: FCPA Experts
Richard Grime - Nationwide (Band 1)
Labor & Employment
Apalla Chopra - California (Band 3)
Jeffrey Kohn - New York (Band 2)
Robert Siegel - California (Band 3)
Litigation: E-Discovery
Jeffrey Fowler - Nationwide (Band 3)
Litigation: General Commercial
Seth Aronson - California (Band 3)
Bradley Butwin - New York (Band 2)
Andrew Frackman - New York (Band 3)
Daniel Petrocelli - California (Band 1)
Litigation: Securities
Seth Aronson - California (Band 1)
Bradley Butwin - New York (Band 3)
Andrew Frackman - New York (Band 4)
Jeffrey Kilduff - District of Columbia (Band 2)
Jonathan Rosenberg - New York (Band 3)
Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Daniel Petrocelli - Nationwide (Band 2)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Daniel Bookin - California (Band 1)
Howard Heiss - New York (Band 2)
Carolyn Kubota - California (Band 3)
Michael Tubach - California (Band 3)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Daniel Petrocelli - California (Band 1)
Robert Schwartz - California (Band 1)
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Christopher Brearton - California (Band 1)
Joseph Calabrese - California (Band 1)
Matthew Erramouspe - California (Band 3)
Robert Haymer - California (Band 3)
Christopher Murray - California (Band 3)
Stephen Scharf - California (Band 1)
Projects
Junaid Chida - Nationwide (Band 2)
Richard Shutran - Nationwide (Band 1)
Gregory Thorpe - Nationwide (Band 4)
Projects: PPP
Eric Richards - Nationwide (Band 2)
Securities: Litigation
Seth Aronson - Nationwide (Band 2)
Jeffrey Kilduff - Nationwide (Band 3)
Securities: Regulation: Advisory
Robert Plesnarski - Nationwide (Band 3)
Sports Law
Joseph Calabrese - Nationwide (Band 2)
Tax
Robert Blashek - California (Band 1)
About O’Melveny & Myers LLP
With approximately 800 lawyers in 16 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