Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s practices and 35 attorneys earned top rankings nationally, and in California, Connecticut, Florida and Georgia in the 2016 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers.
The Chambers USA Guide ranks law firm practices and attorneys based on merit only.Chambers researchers spend a year conducting in-depth interviews with key in-house counsel, firm clients, and leading private practice attorneys in each U.S. state. The directory also contains editorials of each ranked practice area and attorneys, quotes from clients and peers, and current clients.
The following Carlton Fields practice groups ranked No. 1:
Construction –14th consecutive year
Insurance– 12th consecutive year
White Collar Crime & Government Investigations– 9th consecutive year
The following firm practice groups ranked in top bands in the state of Florida:
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A and Private Equity
Environmental
Health Care
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Tax
In addition, the following 35 attorneys ranked as leading lawyers in the Guide:
Atlanta
Charles T. Sharbaugh – Real Estate
Hartford
Frank A. Appicelli – Real Estate
R. Jeffrey Smith – Real Estate
Los Angeles
Barry Leigh Weissman – Insurance: Reinsurance
Miami
Bruce J. Berman – Litigation: General Commercial
Stephen J. Bronis – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Senior Statesman)
Bruce Charles King – Construction
Thomas J. Meeks – Litigation: General Commercial
Michael S. Pasano – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Star Individual)
Benjamin Reid – Litigation: General Commercial
Patricia H. Thompson – Construction
Orlando
Charles J. Cacciabeve – Construction
Tallahassee
Daniel C. Brown – Insurance
Kelly A. Cruz-Brown – Insurance
Nancy G. Linnan – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Tampa
David P. Burke – Tax, Tax: State & Local
Matthew J. Conigliaro – Litigation: Appellate
Cristin Conley Keane – Tax
Chris S. Coutroulis – Antitrust
Nathaniel L. Doliner - Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Robert S. Freedman – Real Estate
James J. Kennedy, III – Healthcare
Donald R. Kirk – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Edgel C. Lester, Jr. – Real Estate
Laurel Lockett – Environment
George J. Meyer – Construction
Luis Prats – Construction
Gary L. Sasso (President and CEO) – Appellate
Donald R. Schmidt – Health Care
Adam P. Schwartz – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Roger D. Schwenke – Environment (Senior Statesman)
Sylvia H. Walbolt – Litigation: Appellate
Wm. Cary Wright – Construction
West Palm Beach
Robert N. Gilbert – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Joseph Ianno, Jr. – Litigation: General Commercial
About Carlton Fields:Carlton Fields has nearly 400 attorneys and government and financial services consultants serving clients from offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm is known for its national litigation practice, including class action defense, trial practice, white-collar representation, and high-stakes appeals; its regulatory practice; and its handling of sophisticated business transactions and corporate counseling for domestic and international clients. For additional information, visit www.carltonfields.com. (Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. practices law in California through Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, LLP.)
