Dechert’s Financial Services and Mass Torts and Product Liability Practices were ranked among the top practices nationally in Chambers USA, a leading legal referral guide based on the opinions of peers and clients. The firm was included in Band 1 for the Nationwide categories of Investment Funds: Registered Funds and Product Liability & Mass Torts.

Recognizing Dechert among only three top tier firms for registered funds, Chambers noted that “[t]his stellar group enjoys a tremendous reputation in the market and regularly advises some of the country’s largest fund complexes. The team is famed for its expertise in exchange-traded fund (ETF) formation, the development of new products and on related regulatory work.” The group was among the finalists for Chambers’ Award for Excellence in Investment Funds and was also one of four firms recommended for Client Service. Partners Jack W. Murphy and Robert W. Helm were also recognized among the top individual lawyers nationally for their work on registered fund matters.

In the Products Liability category, Chambers noted that “Dechert is known for its formidable strength in pharmaceutical litigation, and is highly valued for its broad bench of knowledgeable and experienced lawyers.” The practice was also a finalist for the Award for Excellence in Products Liability and was also recommended for both Client Service and Commercial Awareness, while partner Diane P. Sullivan was ranked among the top tier of product liability lawyers nationwide.

“Our team is both thrilled and humbled to have been selected by Chambers for a third consecutive year for Nationwide Products Liability and Mass Torts. This recognition is the result of hard and creative work by everyone on our team and we are extremely grateful to our clients for entrusting us to help them solve some of their most significant legal challenges,” said Ben Barnett, chair of the mass torts and product liability practice. Our goal remains the same—to build on this success by constantly improving our service and performance on behalf of our clients."

In addition to these practices, Chambers recognized Financial Institutions practice chair Thomas P. Vartanian among the leading lawyers nationally in both the Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement) categories, noting that he “has a fantastic reputation in the industry and receives outstanding plaudits from his clients.”

Below is a PDF listing all of the firm’s practices and lawyers that have been recognized in Chambers USA’s 2011 edition.