Chambers USA Recognizes 63 Locke Lord Lawyers and 24 Practice Areas in 2021 Edition

May 24, 2021 – Legal directory Chambers USA has recognized 63 Locke Lord lawyers and 24 of the Firm’s practice areas for excellence in its 2021 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).

Below is a full list of Locke Lord lawyers ranked in Chambers USA 2021:

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) 

Florida (West Palm Beach)

Mark-David Adams – Banking & Finance: Public Finance

Illinois (Chicago)

Jon Biasetti – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Nick J. DiGiovanni – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance (Band 1)
Samuel Stempel – Real Estate
Paige D. Waters – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Louisiana (New Orleans)

Brad C. Knapp – 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
Allison M. O'Neil – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
David L. Ruediger – Banking & Finance
Walter J. St. Onge III – Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Band 1)
David S. Szabo – Health Care (Band 1)
Adrienne K. Walker – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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
Paul M. Mahoney Jr. – Corporate/Commercial
Charles F. Rogers – Real Estate

Texas

Austin

Cynthia Bast – Real Estate
Carrie Collier-Brown – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Brad Hawley – Real Estate
Tai C. Tran – Real Estate
Tammy Ward Woffenden – Health Care

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
Kip Mendrygal – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Michael V. Powell – Litigation: General Commercial
Susan M. Rainey – Environment
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)
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)
J. Michael Rose – Labor & Employment
Buddy Sanders – Tax
Bill Swanstrom – Corporate/M&A

Washington, D.C.

Denise Hanna – Health Care

Locke Lord practice areas recognized in Chambers USA 2021 are:

Nationwide

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

California

Insurance: Insurer

Florida

Banking & Finance

Illinois

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Louisiana

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Massachusetts

Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Health Care

Rhode Island

Corporate/Commercial
Litigation: General Commercial

Texas

Antitrust
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
Environment
Health Care
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Tax

Dallas

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Litigation: General Commercial

Houston

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Chambers & Partners has been ranking lawyers across all industries since 1990. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business surveys and interviews clients and lawyers across the United States to determine which firms and lawyers are considered leaders in their field. Rankings assess key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence and commitment.

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