Chambers USA Ranks 66 ArentFox Schiff Attorneys and 25 Practices Among Nation’s Best

The prestigious annual guide rates lawyers and practice areas based on in-depth interviews with attorneys, clients, and corporate counsel.

ArentFox Schiff industries and practices recognized among the best in their class include:

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 
• Energy: Electricity 
• Energy & Natural Resources 
• Environment 
• Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation 
• Healthcare
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory 
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance 
• Intellectual Property 
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• International Arbitration
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
• Labor & Employment 
• Leisure & Hospitality 
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations 
• Media & Entertainment: Advisory
• Real Estate 
• Retail 
• Sports Law 
• Transportation: Road 

The following attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field:

• Debra Albin-Riley – Health Care
• Imron T. Aly – Intellectual Property
• Jack R. Bierig – Antitrust
• Michael S. Blass – Health Care
• Stephen J. Bonebrake – Environment: Litigation
• Jon S. Bouker – Government Relations
• Terree A. Bowers – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Richard L. Brand – Sports Law
• Lowell C. Brown – Health Care
• Lee M. Caplan – International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
• Thomas R. Castiello – Real Estate
• Ross Charap – Media & Entertainment: Music
• William R. Charyk – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Matthew J. Clark – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
• Glenn C. Colton – Sports
• Everett Cygal – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
• Mary Joanne Dowd – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Mark Dreux – Occupational Safety and Health
• Craig Engle – Political Law
• Caroline Turner English – ERISA Litigation
• J. Mark Fisher – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Sarah A. W. Fitts – Energy: Electricity
• Craig Gelfound – Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecutions
• Kay C. Georgi – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Lewis Goss II – Real Estate
• Michael A. Grow – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• John Gurley – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
• David Hamill – International Trade: Customs
• Marwa M. Hassoun – Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Maggie Hickey – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Linda M. Jackson – Complex Litigation and Labor & Employment
• Kenneth S. Jacob – Real Estate
• Aaron H. Jacoby – Automotive
• Thomas Jeffry – Health Care
• Marylee Jenkins – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• Quana C. Jew – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Mark M. Katz – Real Estate
• Michael T. Kelly – Food & Beverages: Alcohol
• Richard J. Krainin – Real Estate Finance 
• Anthony V. Lupo – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• Francis X. Lyons – Environment: Mainly Transactional
• Owen E. MacBride – Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
• Michelle Mancino Marsh – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• David M. Martin – Real Estate 
• Paula J. Morency – Franchising
• Henry Morris – Labor & Employment
• Richard A. Newman – Real Estate 
• Matthew Nolan – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
• Maidie E. Oliveau – Sports Law
• Aram Ordubegian – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Sailesh K. Patel – Intellectual Property
• Scott E. Pickens – Banking & Finance
• Patricia Pileggi – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• M.J. Pritchett – Real Estate
• Gabriel M. Rodriguez – Environment: Litigation
• Diane Roldán – Health Care
• Alexandra Romero – Occupational Safety and Health  
• Russell B. Selman – Environment: Litigation
• D. Jacques Smith – Health Care
• David M. Spector – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
• Michael L. Stevens – Labor & Employment
• Stephanie Trunk – Health Care
• Kimberly A. Wachen – Leisure & Hospitality and Real Estate
• Barbara S. Wahl – Complex Litigation 
• Brian P. Waldman – Health Care: Prescription Drugs, Biologics & Diagnostics and Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
• William P. Ziegelmueller – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

To compile the rankings, Chambers USA uses full-time researchers to interview thousands of attorneys and their clients around the world. According to Chambers USA, “ranking tables are compiled through assessment of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback. Firms and lawyers need to demonstrate sustained excellence in order to be ranked in the guide.”