Locke Lord issued the following announcement on April 23.
Legal directory Chambers USA has recognized 57 Locke Lord lawyers and 18 of the Firm’s practice areas for excellence in its 2020 edition. Ten of the Firm’s lawyers have achieved Band 1 rankings in their respective practice areas, and the Firm’s Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) practice has earned a nationwide distinction.
Locke Lord lawyers honored on a nationwide level include: Nick J. DiGiovanni (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance), David Patton (Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional), Terry Radney (Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional) and Bill Swanstrom (Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional).
In addition, three Locke Lord lawyers moved up in this year’s rankings: Denise Hanna (Health Care), W. Scott Hastings (Litigation: Appellate) and Jennifer Capasso Mendonça (Banking & Finance: Public Finance).
Below is a full list of Locke Lord lawyers ranked in Chambers USA 2020:
Nationwide
Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
David Patton – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Terry Radney – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Bill Swanstrom – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
California
Los Angeles
Jonathan Bank – Insurance: Reinsurance (Band 1)
San Francisco
Elizabeth Tosaris – Insurance: Insurer
Florida (West Palm Beach)
Mark-David Adams – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Illinois (Chicago)
Michael P. Bennett – Technology & Outsourcing
Jon Biasetti – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance (Band 1)
Thomas J. Smedinghoff – Technology & Outsourcing
Samuel Stempel – Real Estate
Paige D. Waters – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Louisiana (New Orleans)
C. Davin Boldissar – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Omer F. ''Rick'' Kuebel III – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Massachusetts (Boston)
Christopher M. Flanagan – Tax
Richard D. Glovsky – Labor & Employment
Stanley Keller – Corporate/M&A
Richard A. Manley Jr. – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Stephanie H. Massey – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Jennifer Capasso Mendonça – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
David L. Ruediger – Banking & Finance
Walter J. St. Onge III – Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Band 1)
David S. Szabo – Health Care (Band 1)
Jonathan W. Young – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Rhode Island (Providence)
Peter J. Barrett – Corporate/Commercial
Mark W. Freel – Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Christopher D. Graham – Corporate/Commercial (Band 1)
Douglas G. Gray – Corporate/Commercial
Charles F. Rogers – Real Estate
Texas
Austin
Cynthia Bast – Real Estate
Brad Hawley – Real Estate
Jennifer L. Rangel – Health Care
Tai C. Tran – Real Estate
Dallas
E. Philip Bush – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Dallas)
Paul E. Coggins – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1)
Don M. Glendenning – Corporate/M&A
W. Scott Hastings – Litigation: Appellate
Elizabeth E. Mack – Environment
Kiprian Mendrygal – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Michael V. Powell – Litigation: General Commercial
Susan M. Rainey – Environment
Stefan P. Smith – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Dallas) (Band 1)
Cynthia Timms – Litigation: Appellate
Bradley C. Weber – Antitrust
Houston
John K. Arnold – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas) (Band 1) and Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Charles S. Baker – Intellectual Property
M. Benjamin Cowan – Environment
Chris Dove – Litigation: Appellate
Laura L. Ferguson – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Houston)
Brett L. Hamilton – Real Estate
Gerald D. (Jerry) Higdon – Environment
Stephen C. Jacobs – Real Estate
Tim Johnson – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Gerald J. Pels – Environment
Edward A. Razim III – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Houston) (Band 1)
Bill Swanstrom – Corporate/M&A
Mitchell A. Tiras – Tax
Washington, D.C.
Denise Hanna – Health Care
Locke Lord practice areas recognized in Chambers USA 2020 are:
Nationwide
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
California
Insurance: Insurer
Florida
Banking & Finance
Illinois
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Technology & Outsourcing
Massachusetts
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Rhode Island
Corporate/Commercial
Texas
Antitrust
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Dallas
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Houston
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Original source can be found here.