Chambers USA Recognizes Kelley Drye Leading Lawyers” and Nine Practice Areas

The 2011 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, listing attorneys and practices in every office of the firm throughout the United States. The publication ranked Kelley Drye’s attorneys as leading lawyers” and recognized Kelley Drye as a recommended firm in nine practice areas. In addition, Kelley Drye was nominated as one of six firms nationwide for a team Award for Excellence” in the area of international trade.

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

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

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

Kathleen W. Cannon - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy - (National)
James S. Carr - Bankruptcy/Restructuring - (New York)
Michael J. Coursey - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy - (National)
Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik - Privacy & Data Security - (National)
Henry T. Kelly - Communications - (Illinois)
Timothy R. Lavender - Corporate/M&A - (Illinois)
Dana B. Rosenfeld - Privacy & Data Security - (National)
Paul C. Rosenthal - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy - (National)
W. Michael Ryan - Technology & Outsourcing - (Illinois)
Christie Grymes Thompson - Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – (National)
John E. Villafranco - Advertising: Litigation and Privacy & Data Security - (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.