Proskauer Achieves Top Rankings in 2010 Chambers USA, Practices and Lawyers Continue to be Recognized Nationally

June 11, 2010  (New York, NY) – Global law firm Proskauer has again been widely recognized in the 2010 rankings of Chambers USA, with the firm achieving an eight percent increase in the number of practices and a 13 percent rise in the number of individual lawyers cited for excellence in the prestigious directory of leading U.S. business lawyers.

In all, Chambers USA recognized Proskauer with 39 practice and 106 individual lawyer rankings, which includes six practices and 20 lawyers earning Band One or higher rankings. Fourteen individual lawyers were ranked in more than one area.

Proskauer’s practices ranked Band One by Chambers USA for 2010 are:

• Advertising Litigation - Nationwide
• ERISA Litigation - Nationwide
• Sports Law - Nationwide
• Healthcare - New York
• Labor & Employment - New York
• Private Equity: Fund Formation - Massachusetts

The Proskauer lawyers rated Band One by Chambers USA for 2010 are: Steven M. Bauer (Intellectual Property, Massachusetts); Jon Baumgarten (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, District of Columbia); Daniel J. Bernstein (Intellectual Property: Licensing, Massachusetts); Monte Dube (Healthcare Illinois); Steven M. Ellis (Banking & Finance, Massachusetts); Howard Ganz (Sports Law Nationwide); David Grunblatt (Immigration, New York); Paul M. Hamburger (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, District of Columbia); Edward S. Kornreich (Healthcare, New York and Healthcare: Transactional Nationwide); Joseph M. Leccese (Sports Law Nationwide); David Pratt (Tax: Estate Planning, Florida); Betsy Plevan (Labor & Employment, New York); Howard Shapiro (ERISA Litigation Nationwide and Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation, Louisiana); Michael Sirkin (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Nationwide and New York); David Tegeler (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts); Allan H. Weitzman (Labor & Employment, Florida); and Michael A. Woronoff (Corporate/M&A: Private Equity, California).

In addition, Steven R. Gilford (Insurance: Dispute Resolution, Illinois) and Robin A. Painter (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts) were honored with an “Individual Star” ranking, awarded to only a select few, and Peter M. Fass (Real Estate: Finance, New York) earned the rare distinction of “Senior Statesmen.” Also, Jon Oram (Sports Law Nationwide) and Monica J. Shilling (Corporate/M&A, Southern California) both ranked as “Up and Coming” lawyers, while Elaine M. Bucher (Tax: Estate Planning, Florida) was rated as one of the “Associates to Watch.”  

Reflecting the firm’s recent growth and successes, Chambers USA added five Proskauer practices to its nationwide rankings for the first time. These practices include: Advertising: Litigation, Capital Markets: REITS, Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Healthcare: Transactional.

Eight lawyers ranked nationally for the first time, including: Paul M. Hamburger (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Nationwide); Jeffrey A. Horwitz (Leisure & Hospitality Nationwide); Edward S. Kornreich (Healthcare: Transactional, Nationwide and Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation Nationwide); Frank Lopez (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Nationwide); Kristen Mathews (Privacy & Data Security Nationwide); Brendan O'Rourke (Advertising: Litigation Nationwide); Michael Sirkin (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Nationwide); and Lawrence I. Weinstein (Advertising: Litigation Nationwide).

Fourteen of the firm’s lawyers ranked in more than one category: Nancy S. Cohen (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder Nationwide and Insurance: Policyholder California); Howard Ganz (Sports Law Nationwide and Labor & Employment, New York); Steven R. Gilford (Insurance: Dispute Resolution Illinois and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance Illinois); Paul M. Hamburger (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Nationwide and District of Columbia); Edward S. Kornreich (Healthcare: Transactional Nationwide, Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation Nationwide and Healthcare, New York); Arnold P. May (Private Equity: Fund Formation Massachusetts and Tax Massachusetts); Robin A. Painter (Private Equity: Fund Formation Massachusetts and Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation Nationwide); David Pratt (Tax: Estate Planning, Florida and Wealth Management: Eastern Region Nationwide); Bradley I. Ruskin (Sports Law Nationwide and Litigation: General Commercial New York); Howard Shapiro (ERISA Litigation Nationwide and Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation, Louisiana); Michael Sirkin (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Nationwide and New York); David Tegeler (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts); Allan H. Weitzman (Labor & Employment, Florida); and Michael A. Woronoff (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity California, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Nationwide, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity California, Corporate/M&A: Southern California; and Private Equity: Buyouts Nationwide).

The full list of the firm’s practices also earning a Chambers USA ranking follows:

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Illinois
• Capital Markets: REITs - Nationwide
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Nationwide
• Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - California
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Nationwide
• Healthcare - Illinois
• Immigration - New York
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder - New York
• Investment Funds: Hedge Funds - Nationwide
• Labor & Employment - Nationwide
• Labor & Employment - New Jersey
• Life Sciences - Nationwide
• Media & Entertainment: Entertainment Litigation - New York
• Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide
• Real Estate: Mainly Dirt - New York
• Tax - Massachusetts

Lawyers also earning a Chambers USA ranking are: Rory Albert (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, New York); Julie M. Allen (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Nationwide); Mark W. Batten (Labor & Employment, Massachusetts); Robert Batterman (Sports Law Nationwide); Joseph Baumgarten (Labor & Employment, New York); Stephen A. Boyko (Banking & Finance, Massachusetts); Stuart Bressman (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Nationwide); Joseph A. Capraro, Jr. (Intellectual Property, Massachusetts); Trevor J. Chaplick (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, District of Columbia); Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks (Media & Entertainment: Copyright & Contract Disputes, New York); Neil Cummings (Banking & Finance, California); Louis P. Eatman (Real Estate, California); Bruce E. Fader (Litigation: General Commercial, New York); Allen Fagin (Labor & Employment, New York); Michael E. Feldman (Leisure & Hospitality Nationwide); Daniel P. Finkelman (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts); Marvin M. Goldstein (Labor & Employment, New Jersey); John Gross (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder, New York); Daryn A. Grossman (Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation Nationwide); Sean J. Hill (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts); Arnold Jacobs (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Nationwide); Robert Kafin (Environment, New York); Wayne D. Katz (Sports Law Nationwide); Steven Kirshenbaum (Corporate/M&A, New York); Steven L. Lichtenfeld (Real Estate: Corporate, New York); Frank Lopez (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Nationwide); Peter J. Marathas (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Massachusetts); Jeff J. Marwil (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Illinois); Kathleen McKenna (Labor & Employment, New York); Stephen Mears (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts); Elizabeth M. Mills (Healthcare, Illinois); Avram E. Morell (Immigration, New York); Malcolm B. Nicholls III (Private Equity: Fund Formation, Massachusetts); Anthony J. Oncidi (Labor & Employment, California); Charles B. Ortner (Media & Entertainment: Copyright & Contract Disputes, New York); Ronald Papa (Corporate/M&A, New York); Bernard Plum (Labor & Employment, New York); Gail S. Port (Environment: Mainly Transactional, New York); Andrew S. Robins (Leisure & Hospitality Nationwide); Marc Rosenthal (Insurance: Dispute Resolution, Illinois); Stephen W. Rubin (Private Equity: Buyouts Nationwide); Myron D. Rumeld (ERISA Litigation Nationwide); Paul Salvatore (Labor & Employment, New York); Lawrence R. Sandak (Labor & Employment, New Jersey); Seth B. Schafler (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder, New York); Ronald D. Sernau (Real Estate, New York); Peter J. W. Sherwin (International Arbitration Nationwide); Charles Sims (Media & Entertainment: Copyright & Contract Disputes, New York); Alexander B. Temel (Private Equity: Buyouts, Massachusetts); Mark Theodore (Labor & Employment, California); Mark K. Thomas (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Illinois); Jay D. Waxenberg (Wealth Management: Eastern Region Nationwide); David J. Weinberger (Real Estate: Finance, New York); Steven O. Weise (Banking & Finance, California); Christopher M Wells (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds Nationwide); Richard J Zall (Healthcare, New York); and Martin S. Zohn (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, California).

Chambers USA's rankings are determined from interviews with clients and lawyers nationally. The results are audited independently and are based on a range of professional qualities most valued by clients.