Ballard Spahr and 23 Litigators Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

Ballard Spahr and 23 of its attorneys have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation, a guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States. It is the latest recognition for the firm’s 250-attorney Litigation Department, which has been named an “Intimidating Opponent” by The BTI Consulting Group, cited for excellence by Chambers USA, and placed in several top national tiers by Best Law Firms, among other recent accolades.

Benchmark Litigation recognized Ballard Spahr as Highly Recommended for Dispute Resolution in Arizona and as Recommended for Dispute Resolution in Minnesota and in Colorado.

The 23 Ballard Spahr litigators recognized come from a cross-section of the Litigation Department’s 13 practices. The attorneys recognized, followed by their practice area at the firm, are:

• David L. Axelrod—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Meredith S. Dante­­—Labor and Employment
• Elizabeth S. Fenton—Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Craig C. Hoffman—Real Estate and Construction Litigation
• William B. Igoe—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Hara K. Jacobs—Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Stephen J. Kastenberg—Antitrust and Competition
• Brian W. LaCorte—Intellectual Property Litigation
• Paul Lantieri III—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Jason A. Leckerman—Antitrust and Competition
• David J. Margules—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Emilia McKee Vassallo—White Collar Defense/Internal Investigations
• Daniel JT McKenna—Consumer Financial Services Litigation
• Lea A. Phillips—Environment and Natural Resources
• Marcel S. Pratt—Antitrust and Competition
• Raymond A. Quaglia—Real Estate and Construction Litigation
• Michael P. Robotti—White Collar Defense/Internal Investigations
• Jacquelyn N. Schell—Media and Entertainment Law
• Elizabeth A. Sloan—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation
• Thomas B. Sullivan—Media and Entertainment Law
• Gregory Szewczyk—Privacy and Data Security
• Leita Walker—Media and Entertainment Law
• Jessica C. Watt—Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation

To compile its recognition, Benchmark Litigation interviews litigators, dispute-resolution specialists, and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. It also examines recent casework handled by law firms and asks individual litigators to provide their professional opinions on peers and practitioners within their jurisdiction or practice area. To learn more, please visit Benchmark Litigation’s methodology page.

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