Locke Lord LLP issued the following announcement on April 25.
Legal directory Chambers USA has recognized 54 Locke Lord lawyers and 22 of the Firm’s practice areas for excellence in its 2019 edition. Ten of the Firm’s lawyers have achieved Band 1 rankings in their respective practice areas, and the Firm’s Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) practice has earned a nationwide distinction.
Locke Lord lawyers honored on a nationwide level include: Nick J. DiGiovanni (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance), David Patton (Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional) and Terry Radney(Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional).
In addition, four Locke Lord lawyers moved up in this year’s rankings: Mark-David Adams (Banking & Finance: Public Finance), Peter J. Barrett (Corporate/Commercial), David Patton (Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional) and Gerald J. Pels (Environment).
Below is a full list of Locke Lord lawyers ranked in Chambers USA 2019:
Nationwide
Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
David Patton – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Terry Radney – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
California
Los Angeles
Jonathan Bank – Insurance: Reinsurance (Band 1)
San Francisco
Elizabeth Tosaris – Insurance: Insurer
Florida (West Palm Beach)
Mark-David Adams – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Illinois (Chicago)
Michael P. Bennett – Technology & Outsourcing
Jon Biasetti – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance (Band 1)
Thomas J. Smedinghoff – Technology & Outsourcing
Paige D. Waters – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Louisiana (New Orleans)
Omer F. ''Rick'' Kuebel III – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Massachusetts (Boston)
Christopher M. Flanagan – Tax
Richard D. Glovsky – Labor & Employment
Stanley Keller – Corporate/M&A
Richard A. Manley Jr. – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Stephanie H. Massey – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Jennifer Capasso Mendonça – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
David L. Ruediger – Banking & Finance
Walter J. St. Onge III – Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Band 1)
David S. Szabo – Health Care (Band 1)
Jonathan W. Young – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Rhode Island (Providence)
Peter J. Barrett – Corporate/Commercial
Mark W. Freel – Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Christopher D. Graham – Corporate/Commercial (Band 1)
Douglas G. Gray – Corporate/Commercial
Charles F. Rogers – Real Estate
Texas
Austin
Cynthia Bast – Real Estate
Brad Hawley – Real Estate
Jennifer L. Rangel – Health Care
Tai C. Tran – Real Estate
Dallas
Paul E. Coggins – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1)
Don M. Glendenning – Corporate/M&A
W. Scott Hastings – Litigation: Appellate (Recognized Practitioner)
Elizabeth E. Mack – Environment
Michael V. Powell – Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: Energy & Natural Resources
Susan M. Rainey – Environment
Stefan P. Smith – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Dallas) (Band 1)
Cynthia Timms – Litigation: Appellate
Kelly Vickers – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Bradley C. Weber – Antitrust
Houston
John K. Arnold – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas) (Band 1) and Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Charles S. Baker – Intellectual Property
M. Benjamin Cowan – Environment
Laura L. Ferguson – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Houston)
Buddy Haas – Banking & Finance
Brett L. Hamilton – Real Estate
Gerald D. (Jerry) Higdon – Environment
Stephen C. Jacobs – Real Estate
Tim Johnson – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Gerald J. Pels – Environment
Edward A. Razim III – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Houston) (Band 1)
Bill Swanstrom – Corporate/M&A
Mitchell A. Tiras – Tax
Washington, D.C.
Denise Hanna – Health Care (Recognized Practitioner)
Locke Lord practice areas recognized in Chambers USA 2019 are:
Nationwide
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
California
Insurance: Insurer (Recognized Practitioner)
Florida
Banking & Finance
Illinois
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Real Estate
Technology & Outsourcing
Massachusetts
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Health Care (Recognized Practitioner)
Rhode Island
Corporate/Commercial
Texas
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Construction (Recognized Practitioner)
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Labor & Employment (Recognized Practitioner)
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Dallas
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Houston
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Original source can be found here.