CHICAGO, GRAND RAPIDS – Attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg’s Chicago and Grand Rapids offices have been named on the 2019 Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers lists, published by Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. The publication covers the Illinois, Michigan and Missouri legal communities.
The following attorneys were recognized on the Leading Lawyers list:
Chicago
- Daniel P. Albers – Commercial Litigation
- Fredric P. Andes – Environmental Law
- Craig S. Burkhardt – Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric
- Stephanie H. Denby – Tax Law: Business; Tax Law: Individual; Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law
- Christopher M. Dolan – Intellectual Property Law; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law
- Thomas J. Donovan – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
- Ralph P. Dudziak – Corporate Finance Law; Energy Law; Secured Transactions Law
- Mark L. Durbin – Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law
- Michael H. Elam – Environmental Law
- Bradley B. Falkof – Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Product Liability Defense Law
- Stephen M. Fatum – Health Law
- John T. Gabrielides – Copyright & Trademark Law; Intellectual Property Law
- Jeffrey P. Gray – Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Real Estate Law: Finance
- Paula Cozzi Goedert – Association & Non-Profit Law
- Paula K. Jacobi – Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial
- Philip A. Jones – Copyright & Trademark Law; Intellectual Property Law
- Charles D. Katz – Public Finance Law; Tax Law: Business (*Listed as one of the Top 10 Leading Public Finance Lawyers in Illinois)
- Mark T. Kindelin – Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities & Venture Finance Law
- Joseph F. Madonia – Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Defense
- William M. McErlean – Commercial Litigation; Franchise & Dealership Law
- G. Peter Nichols – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
- Joseph H. Paquin, Jr. – Intellectual Property Law
- Mari Yamamoto Regnier – International Business & Trade Law
- David B. Ritter – Employment Law, Management; Labor Law: Management
- Mark E. Rust – Health Law
- Charles J. Schultz – Health Law
- Clifford J. Shapiro – Construction Law; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
- Marc S. Silver – Commercial Litigation; Franchise & Dealership Law; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
- Christine E. Skoczylas – Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
- Gerald O. Sweeney, Jr. – Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law; Copyright & Trademark Law; Intellectual Property Law; International Business & Trade Law
- Melissa A. Vallone – Advertising & Media Law; Copyright & Trademark Law; Intellectual Property Law; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law
- Bruce White – Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
- Amy J. Zdravecky – Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management
Grand Rapids
- Keith J. Brodie – Employment Law: Management
- Michael Campbell – Banking & Financial Institutions Law; Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Corporate Finance Law; Publicly Held Corporations Law; Real Estate Law: Finance
- Charles M. Denton – Environmental Law
- Donald P. Lawless – Employment Law: Management
- Clifford G. Maine – Aviation Law; Federal Regulatory Law
- Jeffrey A. Michael – Computer & Technology Law
- Scott R. Murphy – Commercial Litigation
- Robert W. Sikkel – Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management
- Michael A. Snapper – Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management
- Robert R. Stead – Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Corporate Finance Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities & Venture Finance Law; Tax Law: Business
- Jennifer J. Stocker – Employment Law: Management
- Amy J. Zdravecky – Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management
The following attorneys were recognized on the Emerging Lawyers list:
Chicago
- Lindsey D. Dates – Commercial Litigation
- Gregory S. Gistenson – Construction Law (*Listed in the Top 100 Emerging Real Estate-Related lawyers)
- Gray I. Mateo-Harris – Employment Law: Management
The list of Leading Lawyers is the result of contact with thousands of lawyers in a given state. In surveys mailed to all lawyers in that state, Leading Lawyers asks which of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers within their respective region and/or area(s) of law. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended, and later approved by Leading Lawyers’ Advisory Board, are selected as Leading Lawyers. The total number of Leading Lawyers in a state is limited to less than 5 percent of all lawyers licensed to practice law in that state.
With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from 14 offices in Atlanta, California, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, Texas and Washington, D.C.
