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BALLARD SPAHR LLP: The Legal 500 2019 U.S. Edition Ranks Ballard Spahr Practices and Lawyers for National Strength

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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.

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