Ballard Spahr LLP issued the following announcement on May 31.
Fifteen Ballard Spahr practice areas have been recognized for national strength in the 2019 rankings by The Legal 500. These include six newly ranked practices and two top-tier rankings: one for the firm's work in middle-market mergers and acquisitions and one for its municipal bankruptcy practice. The highly regarded annual guide to the legal profession also lists 52 Ballard Spahr attorneys as recommended nationally in their areas of practice—up from 28 ranked lawyers in 2018. Ballard Spahr practice areas recognized by The Legal 500 for 2019:
Antitrust – Civil litigation/class actions: defense
Antitrust – Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff
Dispute resolution – Product liability, mass tort, and class action: automotive/transport
Dispute resolution – E-discovery
Labor and Employment – Employee benefits, executive compensation, and retirement plans
Financial services regulation
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
Energy: renewable/alternative
M&A/corporate and commercial – M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
Outsourcing
Project finance: advice to lender
Project finance: advice to sponsor
Real estate
Real estate – Land use/zoning
Real estate – Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
The Legal 500 rankings are determined by researchers, including journalists and attorneys, who conduct months of in-depth market research. They solicit feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide and conduct interviews with leading peer attorneys.
The Legal 500 also recognized individual Ballard Spahr attorneys. Christopher D. Ford, a consumer financial services lawyer who focuses on Fintech and payment systems transactions, and William C. Rhodes, a public finance lawyer who leads both the firm’s Education industry group and its Municipal Recovery initiative, were both honored as elite "leading lawyers."
Ballard Spahr attorneys recognized by The Legal 500 for 2019:
Antitrust – Civil litigation/class actions – defense
Jay N. Fastow
Leslie E. John
Stephen J. Kastenberg
Edward D. Rogers
Antitrust – Civil litigation/class action – plaintiff
Jay N. Fastow
Leslie E. John
Stephen J. Kastenberg
Jason A. Leckerman
Edward D. Rogers
Dispute resolution – E-discovery
Philip N. Yannella
Dispute resolution – Product liability, mass tort and class action – automotive/transport – defense
Roberto Rivera-Soto
Casey G. Watkins
Neal Walters
Financial Services: Regulatory
Richard J. Andreano, Jr.
John L. Culhane, Jr.
Christopher D. Ford
Mark J. Furletti
Alan S. Kaplinsky
John D. Socknat
Project Finance
Raymond W. Faricy, III
Patrick R. Gillard
Dirk Michels
Restructuring (including bankruptcy) – municipal
David J. Fernandez
Vincent J. Marriott III
Chantelle McClamb
William C. Rhodes
William P. Wassweiler
Industry Focus – Energy: Renewable/Alternative
Raymond W. Faricy, III
Patrick R. Gillard
Labor and Employment – Employee benefits, executive compensation, and retirement plans – design
Robert J. Hartman
Edward I. Leeds
Joshua T. Natzel
Brian M. Pinheiro
Diane A. Thompson
M&A/corporate and commercial – M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
Damon O. Barry
Brian D. Doerner
Amit Kakkar
David H. Landau
Karen C. McConnell
Michele J. Rowland
David R. Rudd
Gregory L. Seltzer
Robert E. Tunheim
Outsourcing
Christopher D. Ford
David H. Medlar
Real Estate and Construction – Land Use/Zoning
Thomas G. Bennett
Matthew N. McClure
Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate
Laura L. Krenz
Tina R. Makoulian
Bart I. Mellits
Debra K. Page
Jeffrey S. Page
Mark Pollak
Alan S. Ritterband
James R. Walston
Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
J. Thomas Bashore II
Douglas M. Fox
Craig Solomon Ganz
Charles R. Moran
Original source can be found here.