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53 Percent Increase in Individual Rankings, 25 Percent Increase in Practice Rankings
June 15, 2007 (New York, NY) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, has been widely recognized in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA, an annual directory of America's leading business lawyers.
The firm received 66 individual attorney rankings, an increase of 53 percent over 2006, with 27 lawyers ranked for the first time. In addition, this is the second consecutive year the firm has experienced a 25-percent increase in the number of practice areas ranked.
Proskauer is recognized across all of its national offices and departments and important practice areas in this year's Chambers, with its national sports law, ERISA litigation and wealth management practices receiving top rankings in addition to its New York-based employment defense, health care, and false advertising practices and its Boston-based private investment funds practice.
Also recognized in the 2007 Chambers USA are Proskauer's national lodging & gaming practice; its New York-based bankruptcy/restructuring, corporate/M&A, employee benefits and executive compensation, environment, immigration, insurance, litigation, media and entertainment, and real estate practices; its Boston-based banking and finance, intellectual property, private equity, and tax practices; its Los Angeles-based bankruptcy/restructuring, corporate/M&A, and employment practices; its Boca Raton-based employment, real estate, and estate planning practices; its Washington, D.C.-based intellectual property practice; its Newark-based employment practice; and its New Orleans-based employment practice. Chambers' practice-based rankings reflect Proskauer's established prominence in these fields, based on the Firm's handling of a wide range of matters throughout the year.
"Proskauer's accomplishments and growth in the past year have been extraordinary and the recognition by Chambers - which reflects the recognition of our clients, colleagues and peers - is a tremendous testament to the talent and dedication of our attorneys and the commitment and skill they bring to every matter," said Allen I. Fagin, Chairman of Proskauer Rose.
The annual Chambers USA rankings are determined from interviews with clients and attorneys across the country. The results are independently audited and based on a number of criteria including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.
The Proskauer Rose practice areas and attorneys included in this years Chambers USA are:
National - ERISA Litigation
Myron D. Rumeld
Howard Shapiro
National - Leisure & Hospitality
Michael E. Feldman
Andrew S. Robins
National - Sports Law
Robert Batterman
Howard Ganz
Wayne D. Katz
Joseph M. Leccese
Jonathan H. Oram
Bradley I. Ruskin
National - Wealth Management
Albert W. Gortz
David Pratt
Jay D. Waxenberg
California - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Martin S. Zohn
California - Corporate/M&A: Southern California
Michael A. Woronoff
California - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Anthony J. Oncidi
District of Columbia - Intellectual Property
Jon Baumgarten
Florida - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Allan H. Weitzman
Florida - Real Estate
Andrew S. Robins
Florida - Tax: Estate Planning
Albert W. Gortz
David Pratt
Louisiana - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Rene Thorne
Massachusetts - Banking & Finance
Stephen A. Boyko
Steven M. Ellis
Massachusetts - Intellectual Property
Steven M. Bauer
Daniel J. Bernstein
Joseph A. Capraro, Jr.
Massachusetts - Investment Funds: Private Equity
Daniel P. Finkelman
Malcolm B. Nicholls III
Robin A. Painter
David W. Tegeler
Massachusetts - Private Equity: Buyouts
Alexander B. Temel
Massachusetts - Tax
Mary B. Kuusisto
Arnold P. May
New Jersey - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Marvin M. Goldstein
Lawrence Sandak
New York - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Alan Hyman
New York - Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Steven Kirshenbaum
Ronald Papa
New York - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Rory Albert
Michael Sirkin
New York - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Elise M. Bloom
Allen Fagin
Howard Ganz
Kathleen McKenna
Bettina Plevan
Bernard Plum
Paul Salvatore
New York - Environment
Robert Kafin
New York - Environment: Mainly Transactional
Gail Port
New York - Healthcare
Edward S. Kornreich
Richard J. Zall
New York - Immigration
David Grunblatt
Avram E. Morell
New York - Insurance: Dispute Resolution
John Gross
New York - Litigation: General Commercial
Bruce E. Fader
Louis M. Solomon
New York - Litigation: Securities
Harry Frischer
New York - Media & Entertainment: Advertising (Litigation)
Brendan O’Rourke
Lawrence I. Weinstein
New York - Media & Entertainment: Entertainment Litigation
Charles B. Ortner
Charles Sims
New York - Real Estate
Lawrence Lipson
Steven L. Lichtenfeld
Ronald D. Sernau
New York - Real Estate: Finance
David J. Weinberger
About Proskauer Rose
Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.
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