NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has received top-tier rankings across 56 practice areas, and 100 lawyers were recognized as leaders in their field, including seven newly ranked attorneys, in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA.
This year, Chambers USA ranked 19 lawyers and 11 of the Firm’s practice areas in Band 1, including Banking & Finance, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Private Equity and Sports Law. Four of the Firm’s lawyers also earned recognition in the Eminent Practitioner, Star Individual or Senior Statespeople categories.
Five of Proskauer’s practice areas received a first-time ranking, including Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Massachusetts), Litigation: General Commercial (Massachusetts), International Arbitration: Enforcement (Nationwide), Investment Funds: Investor Representation (Nationwide), and Banking & Finance (New York).
Band 1-Ranked Practices:
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Nationwide)
- Healthcare: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
- Labor & Employment (Nationwide)
- Sports Law (Nationwide)
- Banking & Finance (Massachusetts)
- Labor & Employment (Massachusetts)
- Private Equity: Fund Formation (Massachusetts)
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (New York)
- Healthcare (New York)
- Labor & Employment: The Elite (New York)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (New York)
Additional Practices Recognized:
- Nationwide: Advertising Litigation
- Nationwide: Banking & Finance
- Nationwide: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
- Nationwide: Corporate/M&A: Highly-Regarded
- Nationwide: ERISA Litigation
- Nationwide: Hedge Funds
- Nationwide: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Nationwide: International Arbitration: Enforcement: Spotlight Table
- Nationwide: Investment Funds: Investor Representation
- Nationwide: Leisure & Hospitality
- Nationwide: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Nationwide: Real Estate
- Nationwide: Registered Funds
- Nationwide: REITs
- Nationwide: Tax: Corporate & Finance
- California: Banking and Finance
- California: Los Angeles & Surrounds: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- California: Labor & Employment: The Elite
- California: Life Sciences
- California: Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
- Southern California: Tax
- District of Columbia: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Illinois: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Illinois: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Illinois: Labor & Employment: The Elite
- Louisiana: Labor & Employment
- Massachusetts: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Massachusetts: Intellectual Property
- Massachusetts: Litigation: General Commercial
- Massachusetts: Real Estate
- Massachusetts: Tax
- New Jersey: Immigration
- New York: Banking & Finance
- New York: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
- New York: Corporate/M&A: Highly-Regarded
- New York: Environment: Mainly Transactional
- New York: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- New York: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite
- New York: Media & Entertainment: Corporate
- New York: Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- New York: Outsourcing
- New York: Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance
- New York: Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
- New York: Tax
- New York: Technology
Eminent Practitioners, Senior Statespeople and Star Individuals:
- Steven Ellis (Eminent Practitioners – Massachusetts: Banking & Finance)
- Peter Fass (Senior Statespeople – Nationwide: REITs)
- Kathleen McKenna (Star Individual – New York: Labor & Employment)
- Robin Painter (Star Individual – Massachusetts: Private Equity: Fund Formation)
Band 1-Ranked Lawyers:
- Mark Batten (Massachusetts: Labor & Employment)
- Martin Bienenstock (Nationwide: Bankruptcy/Restructuring; New York: Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Robert Cleary (New York: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
- Stuart Coleman (Nationwide: Registered Funds)
- Charles Dale (Massachusetts: Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Scott Faust (Massachusetts: Labor & Employment)
- Paul Hamburger (District of Columbia: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation)
- Edward Kornreich (New York: Healthcare)
- Joseph Leccese (Nationwide: Sports Law)
- Anthony Oncidi (California: Labor & Employment)
- Brendan O’Rourke (New York: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets)
- Robert Plaze (Nationwide: Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance)
- Marc Rosenthal (Illinois: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder)
- Myron Rumeld (Nationwide: ERISA Litigation)
- Bradley Ruskin (Nationwide: Sports Law)
- Paul Salvatore (New York: Labor & Employment)
- Ronald Sernau (New York: Real Estate: Mainly Dirt)
- Steven Weise (California: Banking and Finance)
- Bart Williams (Nationwide: Litigation: Trial Lawyers; California: Litigation: General Commercial)
View a complete list of the 2022 Chambers USA rankings: https://www.proskauer.com/uploads/chambers-usa-2022-rankings-final
Since 1999, Chambers and Partners has been researching the global legal profession, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms. Chambers rankings are determined by interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients worldwide. The results are audited independently and are based on a range of professional qualities most valued by clients.
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