Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2017

June 05, 2017

New York – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Chambers USA 2017: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, named 46 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 lawyers to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.

Paul Hastings practices and lawyers were ranked in the following categories:

Practice Rankings

Corporate Practice Rankings

California, Banking & Finance
California, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
California, Corporate/M&A (Southern CA)
California, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
District of Columbia, Media & Entertainment: Regulatory
District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Georgia, Corporate/M&A
Illinois, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Illinois, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
New York, Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
New York, Latin American Investment
Texas, Banking & Finance
Nationwide, Banking & Finance
Nationwide, Capital Markets: Securitisation
Nationwide, Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Nationwide, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance & Litigation)
Nationwide, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds

Employment Practice Rankings

California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
California, Labor & Employment
District of Columbia, Labor & Employment
New York, Labor & Employment
Nationwide, ERISA Litigation
Nationwide, Labor & Employment

Litigation Practice Rankings

California, Litigation: General Commercial
California, Litigation: Securities
District of Columbia, Antitrust
District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
New York, Intellectual Property: Patent
New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
New York, Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
New York, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Nationwide, FCPA
Nationwide, Gaming & Licensing
Nationwide, International Arbitration
Nationwide, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

Real Estate Practice Rankings

California, Environment
California, Real Estate
District of Columbia, Environment
Illinois, Real Estate
New York, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Nationwide, Climate Change
Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality
Nationwide, Real Estate

Tax Practice Rankings

California, Tax
New York, Tax

Lawyer Rankings

Corporate Lawyer Rankings

Michael Baker, Nationwide, Banking & Finance
Katherine Bell, California, Banking & Finance
Peter Burke, California, Banking & Finance
Steve Camahort, California (Northern California), Corporate/M&A
Chris Daniel, Nationwide, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
William DeGrandis, Nationwide, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Luc Despins, New York, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Christopher Dickerson, Illinois, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Scott Faga, Nationwide, Capital Markets: Securitisation
Eugene Ferrer, Nationwide, Capital Markets: Securitisation
Michael Fitzgerald, New York, Latin American Investment
Eric Greenberg, District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite; Media & Entertainment
David Hearth, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds
David Hernand, California, Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
Jennifer Hildebrandt, California, Banking & Finance
Robert Kartheiser, Nationwide, Projects; New York, Latin American Investment
Mike Kennedy, California, Corporate/M&A; Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Thaddeus Malik, Illinois, Corporate/M&A
Taisa Markus, New York, Latin American Investment
Cathleen McLaughlin, New York, Latin American Investment
Amit Mehta, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Robert Miller, California, Corporate/M&A
Thomas R Mounteer, District of Columbia, Environment: Mainly Transactional
Matt Murphy, Illinois, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Elizabeth Noe, Georgia, Corporate/M&A
Brian Richards, Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Michael Rosella, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Lisa Rushton, District of Columbia, Environment: Mainly Transactional
Carl Sanchez, California (Southern California), Corporate/M&A
David Shine, New York, Corporate/M&A
William Simpson, California, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
Sherrese Smith, District of Columbia, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite; Media & Entertainment: Regulatory
Joshua Sternoff, Nationwide, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Maureen Sweeney, Illinois, Banking & Finance
Paris Theofanidis, Texas, Banking & Finance
Samuel Waxman, New York, Corporate/M&A
Jennifer Yount, California, Banking & Finance
Michael Zuppone, Nationwide, REITs

Employment Lawyer Rankings

Leslie Abbott, California, Labor & Employment
Nancy Abell, California, Labor & Employment
Elena Baca, California, Labor & Employment
Marc Bernstein, New York, Labor & Employment
Barbara Brown, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment
Paul Cane, California, Labor & Employment
Paul Grossman, California, Labor & Employment
Stephen Harris, California, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Eric Keller, District of Columbia, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Neal Mollen, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment
J. Mark Poerio, District of Columbia, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Patrick Shea, New York, Labor & Employment
Stephen Sonnenberg, New York, Labor & Employment
Kirby Wilcox, California, Labor & Employment
Ken Willner, District of Columbia, Labor & Employment
Jeffrey Wohl, California, Labor & Employment

Litigation Lawyer Rankings

Kenneth Breen, New York, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Thomas Brown, California, Antitrust
Camilo Cardozo, Nationwide, International Arbitration
Samuel Cooper, Texas, Litigation: Securities
Victoria Cundiff, New York, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
Behnam Dayanim, Nationwide, Gaming & Licensing
Timothy Dickinson, Nationwide, FCPA
Nathaniel Edmonds, Nationwide, FCPA
Gerald Flattmann, Nationwide, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation; New York, Intellectual Property: Patent
Douglas Flaum, New York, Litigation: Securities
Scott Flicker, Nationwide, International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
C. Scott Hataway, District of Columbia, Antitrust
Holly House, California, Antitrust
Michael Levy, District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert Luskin, Nationwide, FCPA; District of Columbia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Christie Mathis, Texas, Litigation: Securities
Naveen Modi, District of Columbia, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
MJ Moltenbrey, District of Columbia, Antitrust
Paul Monnin, Georgia, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Thomas O'Brien, California, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joseph O'Malley, Jr., New York, Intellectual Property: Patent
Mark Pollack, Illinois, Litigation: General Commercial
José Sanchez, Nationwide, International Arbitration
Barry Sher, New York, Litigation: General Commercial; New York, Litigation: Securities
William Sullivan, California, Litigation: Securities
Sheila Sundvall, Nationwide, Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Bruce Wexler, New York, Intellectual Property: Patent

Real Estate Lawyer Rankings

Stephen Berkman, California, Real Estate
Martin Edelman, New York, Real Estate
Philip Feder, California, Real Estate
Lauren Giovannone, Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality
Gordon Hart, California, Environment
Robert Keane, Jr., California, Real Estate
Rick Kirkbride, Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality
Eric Landau, New York, Real Estate
Peter Olsen, New York, Real Estate
Kevin Poloncarz, Nationwide, Climate Change; California, Environment
Deborah Schmall, California, Environment
Ted Smith III, Georgia, Real Estate
Gregory Spitzer, Illinois, Real Estate
Alan Weakland, California, Real Estate
Peter Weiner, California, Environment
Robert Wertheimer, New York, Real Estate

Tax Lawyer Rankings

Nancy Iredale, California, Tax
Gregory Nelson, Texas, Tax
Douglas Schaaf, California, Tax
Andrew Short, New York, Tax
Thomas Wisialowski, California, Tax

Please find more information on Paul Hastings rankings in Chambers USA 2017 here: http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/25003/paul-hastings.

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