White & Case Ranks in Top Spots in Chambers USA 2005 Survey
July 6, 2005, Chambers USA

White & Case LLP ranked among the top US law firms across numerous legal practice areas in the third survey of the US legal profession by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

In Chambers USA's first-ever National US rankings for Arbitration, Projects and Trade practices, White & Case ranked in a Tier 1 position for Arbitration and Tier 2 for both Projects and Trade.

In State practice rankings, the Firm’s New York IP practice jumped two tiers, to Tier 2. The California Energy practice advanced from Tier 2 to Tier 1, and the District of Columbia Projects practice maintained its Tier 1 position. Overall, the Firm’s practice rankings in Chambers since 2004 for the top two tiers have soared by 50 percent, as White & Case continues to both grow and strengthen its core practices. Since 2003, White & Case's practice rankings in Chambers USA has increased more rapidly on a percentage basis than those of any other law firm.

Chambers USA is an annual directory of leading US business lawyers, published by London-based Chambers and Partners. Chambers directories are widely recognized for their research-based, objective and independent guides to law firms and individuals.

 

 

2005 National Rankings	International Arbitration
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
International Arbitration  - Tier 1	Charles Brower - Tier 1 (Arbitrators section)
	Paul Friedland - Tier 3
	Carolyn Lamm - Tier 2
	Abby Cohen Smutny - Tier 2

 

 

2005 National Rankings	International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
International Trade - Tier 2	William J. Clinton - Tier 4
	Christopher F. Corr - Tier 5
	Walter J. Spak - Tier 3
	Gregory J. Spak - Tier 5

 

 

 

2005 National Rankings	Projects
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance  - Tier 2	Troy Alexander - Tier 2
	Victor DeSantis - Tier 1
	Art Scavone - Tier 1

 

 

 

2005 California Rankings	Banking & Finance
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Bank Finance - Tier 3	James Cairns - Tier 3
	Neil Rust - Tier 2

 

 

 

2005 California Rankings	Energy
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance    - Tier 1

 

 

 

2005 California Rankings	Intellectual Property
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Intellectual Property	Steve Hemminger - Tier 4

 

 

 

2005 District of Columbia Rankings	Antitrust
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Antitrust - Tier 4	Mark Gidley - Tier 4

 

 

 

2005 District of Columbia Rankings	Bankruptcy
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Financial Restructuring and Insolvency - Tier 3	Sam J. Alberts - Tier 3

 

 

 

2005 District of Columbia Rankings	Projects
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance  - Tier 1	Victor DeSantis - Tier 1
	Edward Neaher - Tier 2

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Banking & Finance
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Bank Finance - Tier 2	Victor M. Alvarez - Tier 1
	Pedro A. Alvarez - Tier 2

 

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Bankruptcy
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Financial Restructuring and Insolvency - Tier 3	Tom Lauria - Tier 3

 

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Corporate/M&A
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Mergers and Acquisitions - Tier 2	Emilio Alvarez-Farré - Tier 2

 

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Environment
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Environmental - Tier 3	Doug Halsey - Tier 1

 

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Litigation

 

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Real Estate
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Real Estate - Tier 3	H. William Walker, Jr. - Tier 1

 

 

 

2005 Florida Rankings	Tax
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Tax - Tier 2	Lawrence Gragg - Tier 1
	Ed Sawyer - Tier 3

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Antitrust
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Antitrust - Tier 4	M. Elaine Johnston - Tier 4

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Banking & Finance
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Bank Finance - Tier 2	Eric L. Berg - Tier 2
	David Bilkis - Tier 4
	Sean Geary - Tier 3
	David Koschik - Tier 4
	Kevin Barnard - Tier 2 (Mainly Regulatory)

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Financial Restructuring and Insolvency - Tier 5	Howard S. Beltzer - Tier 4

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Corporate/M&A (Main Table)
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Mergers and Acquisitions - Tier 5 (main table)	John Reiss - Tier 4

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits - Tier 3	Kenneth A. Raskin - Tier 3

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Environmental: Mainly Transactional
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Environmental - Tier 2	Richard Horsch - Tier 3
	Paul Milmed - Tier 3

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Insurance - Tier 2

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Intellectual Property
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Intellectual Property - Tier 2	Fred Koenigsberg - Tier 2
	Dimitrios Drivas - Tier 1

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Litigation: General Commercial
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Litigation - Tier 4

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Private Equity - Tier 3	John Reiss - Tier 3

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Projects
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance  - Tier 2	Arthur Scavone - Tier 1
	Troy Alexander - Tier 2

 

 

 

2005 New York Rankings	Technology & IT Outsourcing
Practice Ranking	Lawyers
Technology  - Tier 3	Steve Betensky - Tier 3

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