99 Ballard Spahr Attorneys, 49 Practices Recognized by Chambers USA in 2022 Edition

Chambers USA 2022, a highly respected guide to leading lawyers and law firms, has recognized 99 Ballard Spahr attorneys and 49 firm practices—highlighted by continued preeminence in consumer financial services and a new national ranking in gaming law.

Ballard Spahr is also one of only two firms ranked in the highest tier (Band 1) nationwide for all three of the Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance categories—Compliance, Litigation, and Enforcement and Investigations—affirming the strength of the firm’s powerhouse Consumer Financial Services practice. The CFS Group has ranked in Band 1 every year since Chambers USA introduced a national category for consumer finance more than 15 years ago.

The firm once again is ranked in Band 1 nationwide for First Amendment Litigation, further solidifying its status as one of the preeminent firms in the country for media and entertainment law.

Ballard Spahr achieved a national ranking in Gaming and Licensing for the first time, reflecting the firm’s strong and growing capabilities in advising gaming industry clients. The firm also drew nationwide rankings again this year for Political Law; Projects: PPP; Real Estate; REITs: Maryland Counsel; and Retail. These rankings reflect the firm’s national-level strength in representing clients on political and public policy matters, as well as financing and construction of P3 and major real estate projects.

In state categories, Ballard Spahr ranked in Band 1 in Pennsylvania for: Banking and Finance; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Litigation: Securities; Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations; Real Estate; and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; as well as in Maryland for Real Estate. The firm ranked in Band 1 in Washington, D.C., for the Media and Entertainment category.

The 99 Chambers-ranked Ballard Spahr attorneys listed below span the firm’s practices and offices.

Chambers USA annual rankings are compiled through client interviews, peer reviews, and independent research. The rankings reflect criteria considered most valued by clients, including legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, and value.

Ballard Spahr 2022 Chambers USA Leading Practices

National

Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)

Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations)

Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)

First Amendment Litigation

Gaming and Licensing

Political Law

Projects: PPP

Real Estate

REITs: Maryland Counsel

Retail

Arizona

Corporate/M&A

Environment

Labor and Employment

Colorado

Corporate/M&A

Litigation: General Commercial

Real Estate

Delaware

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Chancery

District of Columbia

Media and Entertainment

Real Estate

Georgia

Intellectual Property

Maryland

Corporate/M&A

Real Estate

Minnesota

Corporate/M&A

Real Estate

New Jersey

Labor and Employment

New York

Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations

Media and Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation

Media and Entertainment: Litigation

Pennsylvania

Antitrust

Banking and Finance

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate/M&A and Private Equity

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Environment

Intellectual Property

Labor and Employment

Litigation: General Commercial

Litigation: Securities

Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations

Real Estate

Real Estate: Finance

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Tax

South Dakota

Corporate/Commercial

Litigation: General Commercial

Utah

Corporate/M&A

Litigation: General Commercial

Real Estate

Ballard Spahr 2022 Chambers USA Leading Lawyers

Business and Transactions

Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Compliance (Nationwide); Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Enforcement and Investigations (Nationwide)

Amy Arndt, Corporate/Commercial (South Dakota)

J. Thomas Bashore II, REITs: Maryland Counsel (Nationwide)

Jay Coogan, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (Pennsylvania)

John L. Culhane, Jr., Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Compliance (Nationwide); Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Enforcement and Investigations (Nationwide); Banking and Finance: Mainly Regulatory (Pennsylvania)

Brian D. Doerner, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (Pennsylvania)

Douglas M. Fox, REITs: Maryland Counsel (Nationwide); Corporate/M&A (Maryland)

Gerald J. Guarcini, Corporate/M&A: Securities (Pennsylvania)

Alan S. Kaplinsky, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Compliance (Nationwide); Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Enforcement and Investigations (Nationwide); Banking and Finance, Mainly Regulatory (Pennsylvania)

Robert C. Kim, Corporate/Commercial (Nevada)

Justin P. Klein, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (Pennsylvania); Corporate/M&A: Securities (Pennsylvania)

Edward I. Leeds, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Pennsylvania)

Karen C. McConnell, Corporate/M&A (Arizona)

Charles R. Moran, REITs: Maryland Counsel (Nationwide); Corporate/M&A (Maryland)

Brian M. Pinheiro, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Pennsylvania)

Gregory L. Seltzer, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (Pennsylvania)

Robert E. Tunheim, Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)

Finance

Alicia Clark, Real Estate (Colorado)

Dominic J. De Simone, Real Estate: Finance (Pennsylvania)

Thomas A. Hauser, Real Estate (Maryland)

Steven M. Miller, Banking and Finance (Pennsylvania)

Rosetta B. Packer, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania)

Richard S. Perelman, Banking and Finance (Pennsylvania)

Steve T. Park, Projects: PPP (Nationwide)

Jennifer Santangelo, Banking and Finance (Pennsylvania)

John P. Smolen, “Up and Coming,” Projects: PPP (Nationwide)

Maulin Vidwans, Banking and Finance (Pennsylvania)

Intellectual Property

Lawrence K. Nodine, Intellectual Property (Georgia)

Lynn E. Rzonca, Intellectual Property (Pennsylvania)

Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld, Intellectual Property: Patent (New York)

Litigation

David J. Armstrong, Environment (Arizona)

David L. Axelrod, Litigation: Securities (Pennsylvania); Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Pennsylvania)

Kate A. Belinski, Political Law (Nationwide)

Seth D. Berlin, Media and Entertainment (District of Columbia)

David J. Bodney, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide)

Jason D. Boren, Litigation: General Commercial (Utah)

Chad R. Bowman, Media and Entertainment (District of Columbia)

Jay Ward Brown, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide); Media and Entertainment (District of Columbia)

Brendan K. Collins, Environment (Pennsylvania)

Michael D. Fabius, Gaming and Licensing (Nationwide)

Shannon D. Farmer, Labor and Employment (Pennsylvania)

Daniel R. Fritz, Litigation: General Commercial (South Dakota)

David S. Fryman, Labor and Employment (Pennsylvania)

Mark R. Gaylord, Litigation: General Commercial (Utah)

M. Norman Goldberger, Litigation: Securities (Pennsylvania)

John C. Grugan, Litigation: Securities (Pennsylvania)

Peter D. Hardy, Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Pennsylvania)

Theodore J. Hartl, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Colorado)

Leslie C. Heilman, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania)

Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr., Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Pennsylvania)

Kenneth M. Jarin, Labor and Employment (Pennsylvania)

Timothy W. Jenkins, Political Law (Nationwide)

Leslie E. John, Antitrust (Pennsylvania)

Stephen J. Kastenberg, Antitrust (Pennsylvania); Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)

Denise M. Keyser, Labor and Employment (New Jersey)

Mark Kokanovich, Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Arizona)

Jason A. Leckerman, Antitrust (Pennsylvania)

David J. Margules, Chancery (Delaware)

James A. Mitchell, Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (New York); Antitrust (New York)

Brian D. Pedrow, Labor and Employment (Pennsylvania)

Marjorie J. Peerce, Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (New York)

Louis P. Petrich, Media and Entertainment: Litigation (California)

Andrew J. Petrie, Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)

David H. Pittinsky, Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)

Edward D. Rogers, Antitrust (Pennsylvania)

David A. Schulz, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide); Media and Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation (New York)

Elizabeth A. Sloan, Chancery (Delaware)

Charles A. Stillman, Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations (New York)

Ronald J. Stolkin, Labor and Employment (Arizona)

Steven W. Suflas, Labor and Employment (Utah)

Thomas B. Sullivan, Media and Entertainment: Litigation (New York)

Charles D. Tobin, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide); Media and Entertainment (District of Columbia)

Melanie J. Vertabedian, Litigation: General Commercial (Utah)

Leita Walker, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide)

Sarah B. Wallace, “Up and Coming,” Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)

Neal Walters, Litigation: Product Liability (New Jersey)

Harry Weiss, Environment (Pennsylvania)

Jay A. Zweig, Labor and Employment (Arizona)

Real Estate

Thomas G. Bennett, Real Estate (Utah)

Nicole C. Evans, Real Estate (Utah)

David M. Gest, “Up and Coming,” Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Pennsylvania)

Christopher A. Jones, Tax (Pennsylvania)

Wendi L. Kotzen, Tax (Pennsylvania)

Laura L. Krenz, Real Estate (Minnesota)

Jon M. Laria, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Maryland)

Tina R. Makoulian, Real Estate (Pennsylvania); Real Estate Finance (Pennsylvania)

Matthew N. McClure, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Pennsylvania)

Bart I. Mellits, Real Estate (Pennsylvania)

Christopher W. Payne, Real Estate: Hotels and Leisure (Colorado)

Mark Pollak, Real Estate (Maryland)

Alan S. Ritterband, Real Estate (Pennsylvania)

Derek L. Sorenson. Real Estate (Arizona)

Raymond G. Truitt, Real Estate (Maryland)

James R. Walston, Real Estate (Minnesota)

Roger D. Winston, Real Estate (District of Columbia)

Additional Leading Lawyers: Associates to Watch

Ashley E. DeLuca, Real Estate (Pennsylvania)

Brad Gershel, Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (New York)

Matthew E. Kelley, Media and Entertainment (District of Columbia)

Maxwell S. Mishkin, First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide); Media and Entertainment (District of Columbia)

 

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