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# Chambers USA Recognizes Kelley Drye ​“Leading Lawyers” and Eight Practice Areas

 June 7, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2012 edition of *Chambers USA*: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which ranks law firms and attorneys considered leaders in their fields, recognized Kelley Drye’s outstanding reputation by ranking Kelley Drye’s attorneys as ​“leading lawyers” and recommending Kelley Drye in eight practice areas.

The practice areas for which Kelley Drye was ranked as a ​“recommended firm” include:

**Advertising: Litigation** - (National)  
**Bankruptcy/Restructuring** – (New York)  
**Communications** - (Illinois)  
**Insurance: Policyholder** - (Washington, D.C.)  
**International Trade** - (National)  
**Privacy &amp; Data Security** - (National)  
**Technology &amp; Outsourcing** - (Illinois)  
**Telecom, Broadcast &amp; Satellite: Regulatory** - (Washington, D.C.)

The Kelley Drye lawyers ranked as leaders in their practice areas include:

**Kathleen W. Cannon** - International Trade: Trade Remedies &amp; Trade Policy - (National)  
**James S. Carr** - Bankruptcy/Restructuring - (New York)  
**David E. Frulla** - Government: Political Law - (National)  
**Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik** - Privacy &amp; Data Security - (National)  
**Henry T. Kelly** - Communications - (Illinois)  
**Dana B. Rosenfeld** - Privacy &amp; Data Security - (National)  
**Paul C. Rosenthal** - International Trade: Trade Remedies &amp; Trade Policy - (National)  
**Christie Grymes Thompson** - Advertising: Transactional &amp; Regulatory – (National)  
**John E. Villafranco** - Advertising: Litigation - (National)  
**Eric R. Wilson** - Bankruptcy/Restructuring - (New York)

Founded in 1969, Chambers and Partners, which publishes *Chambers USA*, is based in London. The publication’s team of researchers survey and interview clients and lawyers to identify the top lawyers in 175 countries.

 

 

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