The Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 80 Dechert Lawyers

Dechert LLP announced today that 80 of its lawyers have been recognized in the newly released 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer-review. The methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Nine Dechert lawyers earned the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction, including:

Philadelphia, PA

• Diane Siegel Danoff: Trade Secrets Law
• Steven B. Feirson: Corporate Governance Law
• Robert C. Heim: Antitrust Law
• James A. Lebovitz: Corporate Law
• Henry N. Nassau: Corporate Compliance Law
• Daniel O'Donnell: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Amy S. Ufberg: Trusts and Estates

Princeton, NJ

• Susan M. Hendrickson: Health Care Law

New York, NY

• Andrew J. Levander: Criminal Defense: White-Collar

The Best Lawyers in America also recommended the following Dechert lawyers:

Austin, TX

• Jeffrey B. Plies: Litigation - Intellectual Property

Boston, MA

• Thomas J. Friedmann: Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Christopher P. Harvey: Mutual Funds Law
• Geoffrey R. T. Kenyon: Mutual Funds Law
• John V. O'Hanlon: Mutual Funds Law

Charlotte, NC

• John M. Timperio: Banking and Finance Law

Chicago, IL

• David H. Kistenbroker: Commercial Litigation

Hartford, CT

• G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.: Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Katherine A. Burroughs: Real Estate Law
• Laura G. Ciabarra: Real Estate Law

New York, NY

• Samuel B. Abrams: Biotechnology Law
• Stephen H. Bier: Mutual Funds Law
• Allan S. Brilliant: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Malcolm S. Dorris: Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Hector Gonzalez: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Richard M. Hervey: Mutual Funds Law
• Robert J. Jossen: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• David N. Kelley: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Andrew J. Levander: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Edward A. McDonald: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jeff Norton: Banking and Finance Law
• Martin Nussbaum: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Andrew L. Oringer: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jon S. Rand: Mutual Funds Law
• Timothy A. Stafford: Real Estate Law
• Stuart Strauss: Mutual Funds Law
• Jonathan R. Streeter: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael L. Weiner: Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust

Philadelphia, PA

• Alan D. Berkowitz: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Steven E. Bizar: Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
• Martin J. Black: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
• Abbi L. Cohen: Environmental Law
• Diane Siegel Danoff: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trade Secrets Law
• Michael Doluisio: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance
• Steven B. Feirson: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation – Securities
• Kevin M. Flannery: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• David W. Forti: Real Estate Law
• Vernon L. Francis: Litigation - First Amendment
• Hope S. Freiwald: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Craig L. Godshall: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• George G. Gordon: Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Glenn A. Gundersen: Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Ian A. Hartman: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Robert C. Heim: Antitrust Law; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Mediation
• Joseph K. Hetrick: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• David F. Jones: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management
• Richard D. Jones: Real Estate Law
• Michael L. Kichline: Litigation – Securities
• James A. Lebovitz: Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Judy L. Leone: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Christine C. Levin: Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Henry N. Nassau: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Arthur Newbold: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Daniel O'Donnell: Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Geraldine A. Sinatra: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Amy S. Ufberg: Trusts and Estates
• Richard P. Wild: Tax Law
• Barton J. Winokur: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jay Zagoren: Real Estate Law

Princeton, NJ

• Susan M. Hendrickson: Health Care Law

San Francisco, CA

• H. Joseph Escher III: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Matthew L. Larrabee: Commercial Litigation
• Mark D. Perlow: Mutual Funds Law

Washington, DC

• Arif H. Ali: International Arbitration – Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental
• David L. Ansell: Banking and Finance Law
• Michael J. Barta: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Thomas C. Bogle: Mutual Funds Law
• Catherine Botticelli: Litigation – Securities; Securities Regulation
• Mike Cowie: Antitrust Law
• Elliott R. Curzon: Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Alexandre de Gramont: Arbitration; International Arbitration – Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental
• Paul T. Denis: Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• James A. Fishkin: Antitrust Law
• Brendan C. Fox: Mutual Funds Law
• Paul H. Friedman: Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• Robert W. Helm: Mutual Funds Law
• Robert H. Ledig: Banking and Finance Law
• Jack W. Murphy: Mutual Funds Law
• Jeffrey S. Puretz: Mutual Funds Law
• Thomas P. Vartanian: Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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