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Gardere Named Among Top 2011 Business Law Firms by Chambers USA
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2011
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
214.999.3000 phone |
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Contact: Shawn Adams, Chief Marketing Officer
214.999.4844; sadams@gardere.com
Gardere Named Among Top 2011 Business Law Firms
by
Chambers USA
DALLAS/HOUSTON/AUSTIN - Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is being recognized
as one of the nation's top business law firms based on work for clients in oil
and gas transactions and matters involving the leisure/hospitality
industry.
The firm's high marks are included in Chambers USA Guide: Americas
Leading Business Lawyers 2011, an annual survey of the U.S. legal
industry.
Four Gardere partners earned individual recognition as national
"Leaders in their Field." Marshall J. Doke
Jr., a partner in the Dallas office, is recognized for his work in
Government Contracts. Dallas partners Cynthia Nelson
and Clifford J.
Risman are recognized for their work in the Leisure & Hospitality
industry. N.L.
"Larry" Stevens III, a partner in the Houston office, earned accolades for
his transactional work in the Energy: Oil & Gas industry.
In addition
to the national honors, Gardere is ranked among the top business firms in Texas
in nine different practice areas, including Antitrust, Bankruptcy/Restructuring,
Construction, Corporate/M&A, Environment, Insurance, Labor & Employment,
Real Estate and Tax. Gardere was also selected by Chambers to author the
introduction to the Texas section in this year's publication.
In addition
to the firm rankings, 26 Gardere lawyers from 13 different practice areas are
recognized among the best attorneys in Texas, including:
- Antitrust Curtis L. Frisbie
Jr., Dallas; Randy D.
Gordon, Dallas
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring Stephen A.
McCartin, Dallas; John P.
Melko, Houston; Holland N.
O'Neil, Dallas; Richard M.
Roberson, Dallas; Deirdre B.
Ruckman, Dallas
- Construction Gregory A.
Harwell, Dallas; D. Steven
Henry, Dallas
- Corporate/M&A Eric A.
Blumrosen, Houston; Larry
Schoenbrun, Dallas
- Environment Cynthia J.
Bishop, Dallas; Richard O.
Faulk, Houston; Frances E.
Phillips, Dallas
- Immigration - Irina B.
Plumlee, Dallas
- Insurance James Cooper,
Houston; Samantha
Trahan, Houston
- Insurance Regulation - Kimberly A.
Yelkin, Austin
- Labor & Employment - Ronald M.
Gaswirth, Dallas
- Real Estate Kevin L.
Kelley, Dallas; Clifford J.
Risman, Dallas
- Tax - Allen B. Craig
III, Houston
- Tax: Litigation Val J.
Albright, Dallas; Cym H.
Lowell, Dallas; Mark R.
Martin, Houston
- Technology: Corporate & Commercial Peter S.
Vogel, Dallas
"We are proud of our colleagues who were selected for this
recognition," says Gardere Managing Partner Steve Good.
"These attorneys are leaders within our firm and leaders in their respective
fields, which cover a wide range of specialized practice areas."
Mr.
Good also recognized the work of Matthew Saltz, Gardere's Manager of Marketing
Research, who is responsible for compiling and submitting the documentation on
behalf of Gardere attorneys and their respective practice groups for
consideration by the publication.
Published annually by London-based
Chambers & Partners, the Chambers USA Guide recognizes the top business law
firms and leading individual attorneys in the nation. Firms and attorneys are
selected for the merit-based listing based on interviews with thousands of
clients, attorneys and third-party experts across the U.S. The complete rankings
can be found online at http://www.chambersandpartners.com/.
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an AmLaw 200
firm founded in 1909 and one of the Southwest's largest full-service law firms,
has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City. Gardere provides legal
services to private and public companies and individuals in areas of government
affairs, energy, litigation, corporate, tax, environmental, labor and
employment, intellectual property and financial services.
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