Ballard Spahr, 12 Attorneys Ranked in 2023 IFLR 1000

Ballard Spahr and 12 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 IFLR 1000, a compilation of almost 5,000 law firms and 21,000 attorneys across 12 practice areas from the International Financial Law Review.

IFLR1000 assesses and compares transactions by how complex or challenging the work is or whether there was any innovation involved in the deal or its structuring. Firms and lawyers that consistently advise on the most complex or innovative transactions in their markets and receive excellent feedback for that work are included on the list.

As a firm, Ballard Spahr was ranked in six states:

• Arizona
  • Financial and Corporate–First Tier
• Colorado
  • M&A–Third Tier
  • Real Estate–Active
• Maryland
  • M&A–Third Tier
• Minnesota
  •  Banking–Second Tier
  • M&A–Second Tier
  • Restructuring and Insolvency–Active
• Nevada
  • M&A–Second Tier
  • Real Estate–Second Tier
• Pennsylvania
  • Capital Markets–Active
  • M&A–Second Tier
  • Restructuring and Insolvency–Third Tier

The individual attorneys recognized are:

•  J. Thomas Bashore II–Real Estate/M&A–Rising Star, Maryland
• Brian D. Doerner–M&A–Highly Regarded, Pennsylvania
• Craig Solomon Ganz–Restructuring and Insolvency–Highly Regarded, Arizona
• Gerald J. Guarcini–Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets: Equity–Highly Regarded, Pennsylvania
• Robert C. Kim–Banking–Highly Regarded, Nevada
• Justin P. Klein–M&A–Highly Regarded, Pennsylvania
• Michael R. Kuhn–Private Equity; M&A–Notable Practitioner
• Karen C. McConnell–Private Equity, M&A–Highly Regarded, Arizona
• Steven M. Miller–Banking–Highly Regarded, Pennsylvania
• Charles R. Moran–Real Estate/M&A–Highly Regarded, Maryland
• Mark Pollak–Real Estate–Highly Regarded
• Barbara Lano Rummel–Banking/Financial Services–Notable Practitioner

IFLR compiles its rankings by tracking legal market developments throughout the year, taking into account transactional highlights, client feedback, and peer feedback. For further information, please see its methodology page.

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