backNEW YORK, June 5, 2015 — Legal 500 has once again recognized King & Spalding as one of the foremost law firms in the United States, ranking 26 of the firm’s practices as among the best in the nation and recommending 104 individual lawyers for contributions to their fields in the publisher’s 2015 edition of its U.S. guide.
The firm made considerable gains as compared to last year, with six additional practice rankings and 25 individual rankings. The additional six new practice area categories are:
- Finance: Corporate Restructuring, including bankruptcy
- Government: Government Relations
- Intellectual Property: Copyright
- Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – utility and design patents
- Labor and Employment: ERISA litigation
- M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
In addition, the firm was named a finalist for the 2015 Legal 500 USA Law Firms Award in the categories of Intellectual Property: Copyright and Litigation: Supreme Court and Appellate. Legal 500 selected the award finalists based on its research for its 2015 guide, which included more than 50,000 interviews of law firms and their clients.
In the Legal 500 United States 2015 guide, the firm retained its Tier 1 rankings in the categories of Energy: Litigation, International Arbitration and Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Toxic Tort. The firm’s Construction group also earned a Tier 1 ranking this year under the Real Estate & Construction: Construction category. Also, nine King & Spalding lawyers were named to the elite “leading lawyers” list, and are considered among the most outstanding nationwide:
- Edward Basile (Healthcare: Life Sciences)
- Doak Bishop (Litigation: International Arbitration)
- John Bowman (Litigation: International Arbitration)
- Joseph Dorn (Litigation: International Trade)
- Scott Greer (Real Estate and Construction: Construction)
- Jay Harris (Healthcare: Service Providers)
- Granta Nakayama (Environment: Litigation)
- Robert Meadows (Energy: Litigation and Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense – Toxic Tort)
- Chilton Varner (Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices)
A full list of the practice rankings and individual “recommended” lawyers in the accompanying write-ups follows below. To read the practice write-ups in full, click here.
Industry Focus: Energy – Litigation (Tier 1)
- Charles Correll
- Tim Engel
- Robert Meadows (Leading Lawyer)
- Reggie Smith
Industry Focus: Energy – Regulatory (Tier 2)
- James Bowe
- Charles Engel
- Neil Levy
- Bruce Richardson
- David Tewksbury
Industry Focus: Energy – Transactions (Tier 2)
- Kenneth Culotta
- Scott Greer
- Dan Rogers
- Philip Weems
- Merrick White
Industry Focus: Environment – Litigation (Tier 3)
- Patricia Barmeyer
- Matthew Blaschke
- Grant Nakayama
- Tracie Renfroe
- Ilana Saltzbart
- Carol Wood
Industry Focus: Healthcare – Life Sciences (Tier 3)
- Edward Basile (Leading Lawyer)
- Andrew Bayman
- Mark Brown
- Jay Harris
- Seth Lundy
- Chilton Varner
Industry Focus: Healthcare – Service Providers (Tier 2)
- Andrew Bayman
- James Boswell
- Gary Eiland
- Jay Harris
- Mark Polston
- Donna Thiel
- Sara Wheeler
Finance: Corporate Restructuring, including bankruptcy (Tier 6)
- Jesse Austin
- Paul Ferdinands
- Arthur Steinberg
Finance: Project Finance (Tier 5)
- Kenneth Culotta
- Scott Greer
- Philip Weems
Government – Government Relations (Tier 4)
- Michael Andrews
- Robert Ehrlich
- Lloyd Hand
- Thomas Spulak
Intellectual Property: Copyright (Tier 5)
- Kenneth Steinthal
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – utility and design patents (Tier 5)
- Kenneth Sonnenfeld
- Robert Neufeld
Intellectual Property: Trademarks – Non-contentious (full coverage) (Tier 4)
- Bruce Baber
- Kathleen McCarthy
Labor and Employment – ERISA litigation (Tier 4)
- David Tetrick
- Kenneth Raskin
Litigation: International Arbitration (Tier 1)
- Guillermo Aguilar Alvarez
- Doak Bishop (Leading Lawyer)
- John Bowman (Leading Lawyer)
- Henry Burnett
- Edward Kehoe
- Caline Mouawad
- Reginald Smith
Litigation: International Trade (Tier 2)
- Christopher Cloutier
- Joseph Dorn (Leading Lawyer)
- Stephen Jones
- Gilbert Kaplan
- Stephen Orava
- Christine Savage
- Michael Taylor
- Mark Wasden
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense – Automotive/Transport (Tier 3)
- Andrew Bayman
- Franklin Brannen
- Philip Holladay
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense – Consumer Products (Including tobacco) (Tier 4)
- Randy Bassett
- Frank Bayuk
- Jeffrey Furr
- Ursula Henninger
- Cory Hohnbaum
- Ray Persons
- Donald “Fritz” Zimmer
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense – Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Tier 2)
- Andrew Bayman
- Chilton Varner (Leading Lawyer)
- Peter Strotz
- Donald Zimmer
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense – Toxic Tort (Tier 1)
- Jeremiah Anderson
- Kevin Buster
- Charles Correll
- Gennaro Filice
- Nicholas Kayhan
- Robert Meadows (Leading Lawyer)
- Tracie Renfroe
- Richard Schneider
Litigation: Supreme Court and Appellate (Tier 2)
- Jeffrey Bucholtz
- Daryl Joseffer
- Ashley Parrish
Litigation: White Collar Criminal Defense (Tier 3)
- Gary Grindler
- Andrew Hruska
- Dixie Johnson
- William Johnson
- Carmen Lawrence
- Christopher Wray
Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: M&A – Middle Market (Tier 2)
- Raymond Baltz, Jr.
- Richard Bange III
- William Baxley
- Jack Capers
- Drew Chapman
- John Crespo
- Thomas Duley
- Matthew Jacobson
- Judith O’Brien
- Russell Richards
M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (Tier 5)
- Laura Bushnell
- Judy O’Brien
Real Estate & Construction: Construction (Tier 1)
- Scott Greer
Real Estate & Construction: Real Estate (Tier 4)
- Sarah Borders
- Drew Chapman
- Andrew Charles
- Brent Gilfedder
- Timothy Goodwin
- Joshua Kamin
- Sheryl Kass
About King & Spalding
Celebrating more than 125 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 800 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality, and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com.