White & Case scored 92 Band 1 rankings from Chambers Global 2017: 43 for practices and 49 for individual lawyers. The Firm won Band 1 rankings worldwide on four continents.
According to Chambers, law firms in Band 1 represent "the best" firms for their "technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client."
The rankings included Band 1 Global rankings in the Arbitration (International), Construction and Projects & Energy categories. The rankings also included two Band 1 global rankings each, in the Arbitration (International) category and the International Arbitration: Arbitrators category, for International Arbitration Practice partners Carolyn B. Lamm (Washington, DC) and Paul Friedland (New York). This is the fifth year in a row in which Lamm and Friedland have achieved the Band 1 ranking for International Arbitration.
In addition to the Band 1 rankings below, four White & case partners were awarded Chambers’ prestigious STAR designation for "Outstanding levels of feedback": Donald Baker (São Paulo), Gilles Endréo (Paris), Michael Immordino (London) and Philip Stopford (London).
Here are the Firm's Chambers Band 1 rankings:
Global-Wide
Practices
Arbitration (International)
Construction
Projects & Energy
Lawyers
Paul Friedland (Arbitration)
Carolyn Lamm (Arbitration)
Africa-wide
Practices
Dispute Resolution
Projects & Energy
Brazil
Practices
Banking & Finance: International
Capital Markets: International
Lawyer
Donald E. Baker (Capital Markets: International)
Central & Eastern Europe
Practice
Projects & Energy
Lawyer
Jonathan Weinberg (Banking & Finance)
China
Practice
Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)
Lawyer
Eric Berg (Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based International Firms)
Czech Republic
Practices
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Lawyer
David Plch (Banking & Finance)
Europe-wide
Practices
Arbitration (International)
Projects & Energy
Lawyer
Michael Polkinghorne (Arbitration)
Finland
Practices
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Lawyers
Tanja M Törnkvist (Banking & Finance)
Petri Y J Haussila (Corporate/M&A)
France
Practices
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Projects: International Projects
Lawyers
Cenzi Gargaro (Capital Markets: Debt)
Philippe Herbelin (Capital Markets: Equity)
Michael Polkinghorne (Dispute Resolution)
Paule Biensan (Projects)
India
Lawyer
Nandan Nelivigi (Corporate/M&A: Experts Based Abroad)
Israel
Lawyer
Colin Diamond (Corporate/M&A: Experts Based Abroad)
Italy
Practices
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Lawyers
Ferigo Foscari (Capital Markets: Equity)
Michael Immordino (Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity)
Japan
Practice
International Trade
Lawyers
Simon Collins (Banking & Finance: International Firms: Asset Finance)
Osamu Umejima (International Trade)
Kazakhstan
Practice
Corporate & Finance
Lawyer
Maxim Telemtayev (Corporate & Finance)
Latin America-wide
Practices
Arbitration (International)
Banking & Finance
Energy & Natural Resources
Projects
Lawyers
Troy Alexander (Projects)
Victor DeSantis (Energy & Natural Resources, Projects)
Mexico
Practice
Banking & Finance
Lawyer
Juan Antonio Martín (Capital Markets)
Middle East-wide
Practice
Projects & Energy
Lawyers
Debashis Dey (Capital Markets, Debt)
Philip Stopford (Projects & Energy)
Qatar
Practices
Corporate/Commercial
Projects & Energy
Russia
Practice
Corporate/M&A
Lawyers
Andrei Dontsov (Corporate/M&A)
Eric Michailov (Corporate/M&A)
David Goldberg (Dispute Resolution: Experts Based Abroad)
Singapore
Lawyer
Kaya Proudian (Capital Markets: International)
Slovakia
Practices
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Lawyer
Marek Staroň (Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A)
Sweden
Lawyer
Anders Reldén (Dispute Resolution)
Turkey
Practices
Banking & Finance: International
Capital Markets: International
Corporate/M&A: International
Lawyers
Ashley Ballard (Corporate/M&A: International)
Aslı Başgöz (Corporate/M&A: International)
United Arab Emirates
Lawyer
Debashis Dey (Capital Markets: Debt Experts Based Abroad)
United Kingdom
Practice
Projects
Lawyers
Stuart Matty (Capital Markets: Debt)
Jason Kerr (Projects)
Philip Stopford (Projects)
Michael Wistow (Tax)
United States
Practices
Antitrust: Cartel
International Arbitration
Projects: LNG
Lawyers
Paul Friedland (International Arbitration, International Arbitration: Arbitrators)
Carolyn Lamm (International Arbitration, International Arbitration: Arbitrators)
Abby Cohen Smutny (International Arbitration)
Farhad Jalinous (International Trade: CFIUS Experts)
Trevor Nagel (Outsourcing)
Victor DeSantis (Projects)
Arthur Scavone (Projects)
