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Troutman Sanders and over 100 of its attorneys ranked in Best Lawyers in America
August 12, 2010
ATLANTA – Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that more than 100 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White, Inc.
Troutman Sanders had 127 attorneys (see below) listed in this year’s edition of Best Lawyers in America. For inclusion and distinction as one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” attorneys are selected by their peers based on an exhaustive nomination and peer review process, including extensive survey participations and telephone interviews. For the current edition, more than 3.1 million nominations were evaluated.
The firm also garnered over forty No. 1 rankings in this year’s edition by having the largest number of attorneys listed in specific areas of law within specific geographic regions. These rankings included:
Top-Listed in the United States in Administrative Law with 7 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Georgia in Administrative Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Georgia in Energy Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Georgia in Environmental Law with 7 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Georgia in Gaming Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Georgia in Government Relations Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Georgia in Information Technology Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Georgia in Private Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Georgia in Securities Law with 5 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in North Carolina in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Virginia in Appellate Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Virginia in Banking Law with 7 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Virginia in Education Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Virginia in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Virginia in Legal Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Virginia in Securities Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Virginia in Structured Finance Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Administrative Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Energy Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Environmental Law with 7 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Gaming Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Government Relations Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Information Technology Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Private Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Atlanta, GA in Securities Law with 5 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Raleigh, NC in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Raleigh, NC in Legal Malpractice Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Administrative Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Appellate Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Banking Law with 6 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Criminal Defense: White-Collar with 3 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Education Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Employee Benefits Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Legal Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Securities Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Richmond, VA in Structured Finance Law with 2 attorneys. *
Top-Listed in Virginia Beach, VA in Commercial Litigation with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Virginia Beach, VA in Land Use & Zoning Law with 1 attorney. *
Top-Listed in Virginia Beach, VA in Mergers & Acquisitions Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Virginia Beach, VA in Professional Malpractice Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Virginia Beach, VA in Securities Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Virginia Beach, VA in Venture Capital Law with 1 attorney.
(*) Denotes tie with 1 or more firm(s).
Best Lawyers in America is published yearly and is widely regarded as a resource for identifying top attorneys in more than 80 practice areas. Best Lawyers officials take many precautions to ensure a fair selection process, including researching credentials and keeping track of who voted for whom.
Troutman Sanders’ 2011 “Best Lawyers in America” are:
(Name of attorney, followed by practice area(s))
Atlanta, GA
James W. Addison (2008) Real Estate Law
Saba Ashraf (2009) Tax Law
Gregory W. Blount (2007) Environmental Law
Terry C. Bridges (2007) Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Richard H. Brody (2010) Corporate Law
Margaret C. Campbell (2008) Environmental Law
David M. Carter (2007) Corporate Law, Securities Law
Ezra H. Cohen (1983) Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Mark H. Cohen (2007) Administrative Law, Government Relations Law
John J. Dalton (1983) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
N. Karen Deming (1999) Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
Hazen H. Dempster (2005) Banking Law, Corporate Law, Structured Finance Law
W. Brinkley Dickerson (2005) Corporate Law, Securities Law
Arthur H. Domby (2010) Energy Law
Robert P. Edwards, Jr. (2007) Energy Law
Mark L. Elliott (2009) Real Estate Law
Scott A. Farrow (2009) Commercial Litigation
Robert D. Fortson (2010) Real Estate Law
Ira Genberg (2007) Construction Law
Richard W. Gerakitis (2006) Labor and Employment Law
Kevin C. Greene (1995) Administrative Law, Energy Law
Robert W. Grout (2005) Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Stanley H. Hackett (2008) Tax Law
Douglas A. Henderson (2007) Environmental Law
Hollister A. Hill (2009) Environmental Law
Michael D. Hobbs, Jr. (2008) Intellectual Property Law
John P. Hutchins (2009) Information Technology Law
Donald W. Janney (2007) Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
John H. Johnson, Jr. (2006) Environmental Law
Jeffrey W. Kelley (2006) Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Mark J. Newman (1995) Immigration Law
Charles F. Palmer (2007) Administrative Law, Land Use & Zoning Law
Thomas O. Powell (2007) Banking Law
D. C. Presten III (2007) Private Funds Law
J. Kirk Quillian (2010) Commercial Litigation
Daniel S. Reinhardt (2001) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Legal Malpractice Law
Carolyn Peterson Richter (2009) Structured Finance Law
Stephen W. Riddell (2007) Labor and Employment Law
Frank E. Riggs, Jr. (2007) Construction Law
Andrea L. Rimer (2008) Environmental Law
Miller Peterson Robinson (2007) Administrative Law, Government Relations Law
DeWitt R. Rogers (2007) Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Energy Law
Harvey A. Rosenzweig (2008) Environmental Law
Douglas D. Salyers (2007) Intellectual Property Law
June Ann Sauntry (2006) Antitrust Law
Leslie F. Secrest (2010) Real Estate Law
James L. Smith III (1989) Corporate Law, Securities Law
William Calvin Smith III (2009) Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Marlon F. Starr (2007) Securities Law
Robert D. Strauss (2006) Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law, Structured Finance Law
Norman L. Underwood (2005) Gaming Law, Government Relations Law
Mark S. VanderBroek (2010) Intellectual Property Law
Wayne R. Vason (1989) Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
Allen S. C. Willingham (2005) Commercial Litigation
William N. Withrow, Jr. (2009) Commercial Litigation
New York, NY
Barry J. Brett (2009) Antitrust Law
Seymour Levine (2007) Trusts and Estates
Mitchel H. Perkiel (2008) Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Norfolk, VA
Michael J. Gardner (2001) Maritime Law
John E. Holloway (2007) Maritime Law
David H. Sump (2005) Maritime Law
Raleigh, NC
Charles S. Carter (2005) Environmental Law
Patricia P. Kerner (2003) Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Gary S. Parsons (2003) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation
William G. Scoggin (2007) Government Relations Law
Ashley H. Story (2010) Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Richmond, VA
Robert A. Angle (2010) Intellectual Property Law
Robert L. Brooke (2009) Intellectual Property Law
John K. Burke, Jr. (1999) Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Dabney J. Carr IV (2007) Product Liability Litigation
David S. Cohn (1991) Real Estate Law, Structured Finance Law
David E. Constine III (2008) Labor and Employment Law
Bradfute W. Davenport, Jr. (2005) Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
William R. Derry, Jr. (2003) Public Finance Law
Siran S. Faulders (2009) Education Law
Thomas E. duB. Fauls (2008) Banking Law, Structured Finance Law
Malcolm P. Friddell (1995) Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey M. Gill (1995) Banking Law
Carter Glass IV (2007) Administrative Law, Municipal Law
Thomas A. Grant (2007) Corporate Law, Securities Law
Steven D. Gravely (2010) Health Care Law
William H. Hurd (2007) Appellate Law, Education Law
Stephen L. Johnson (2006) Public Finance Law
F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr. (1987) Banking Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Neil S. Kessler (2005) Real Estate Law
Edward B. Kidd (1999) Real Estate Law
Jacob A. Lutz III (1995) Banking Law
Richard A. Minardi, Jr. * Corporate Law
Stephen A. Northup (1995) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Stephen D. Otero (2008) Product Liability Litigation
Donald G. Owens (2007) Energy Law
Russell V. Palmore, Jr. (2009) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Fred W. Palmore III (1993) Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
C. Cotesworth Pinckney (1993) Banking Law, Corporate Law
James C. Roberts (1983) Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Personal Injury Litigation
Stephen D. Rosenthal (2007) Health Care Law
James E. Ryan, Jr. (2007) Environmental Law, Water Law
Robert D. Seabolt (2008) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Mark S. Shiembob (2008) Real Estate Law
Charles P. Shimer (2006) Public Finance Law
George A. Somerville (2010) Appellate Law
Gary J. Spahn (2007) Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Product Liability Litigation
Wallace M. Starke (1991) Employee Benefits Law
Harold E. Starke, Jr. (1995) Tax Law
Edward H. Starr, Jr. (2007) Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation
Ashley L. Taylor, Jr. * Corporate Law
Evelyn Small Traub (2001) Employee Benefits Law
Anthony F. Troy (1995) Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
D. Eugene Webb, Jr. (1987) Labor and Employment Law
John S. West (2010) Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Virginia Beach, VA
Richard C. Beale (2009) Banking Law
Thomas F. Betz, Jr. (1995) Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Giordano (1995) Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law
Jeffrey H. Gray (2006) Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law, Securities Law
M. Scott Hart (2010) Commercial Litigation
Jonathan L. Hauser (2009) Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
John C. Lynch * Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
R. J. Nutter II (2007) Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Mark E. Slaughter * Mergers & Acquisitions Law
James J. Wheaton (2005) Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, Venture Capital Law
Washington, DC
Wallace Christensen (2010) Commercial Litigation
M. Lisanne Crowley (2007) Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law
Gary Dixon (2008) Insurance Law
John R. Gerstein (2008) Commercial Litigation
Mark E. Nagle (2007) Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Stuart F. Pierson (2010) Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Clifford S. Sikora (2009) Energy Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
About Best Lawyers in America:
Best Lawyers in America is published by Woodward White Inc. As a polling and research entity, it has been publishing its listing and conducting Best Lawyers in America balloting since 1983.
About Troutman Sanders:
Troutman Sanders LLP is an international law firm with over 650 lawyers and 16 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1897, the firm’s lawyers provide counsel and advice in practically every aspect of civil and commercial law related to the firm’s core practice areas: Corporate, Finance, Litigation, Public Law and Real Estate. Firm clients range from multinational corporations to individual entrepreneurs, federal and state agencies to foreign governments, and non-profit organizations to businesses representing nearly every sector and industry. See www.troutmansanders.com for more information.
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