--- title: "Kelley Drye's Advertising Practice Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026" date: 2026-06-04T09:00:00-04:00 author: Mary Katherine (MK) Terrell canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/kelley-dryes-advertising-practice-earns-top-rankings-in-chambers-usa-2026" section: News --- # Kelley Drye’s Advertising Practice Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 June 4, 2026 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is pleased to announce that its Advertising practice has been nationally recognized in two categories in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: NAD Proceedings (Nationwide) and Transactional & Regulatory. These rankings reflect the practice’s substantial experience in NAD challenges and continued growth in advising clients on advertising compliance, FTC enforcement, and regulatory matters. [John E. Villafranco](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/john-e-villafranco) is ranked Band One by Chambers USA 2026 for Advertising: NAD Proceedings (Nationwide). He is also ranked for Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide), recognizing his work across both the self-regulatory and federal regulatory dimensions of advertising law. Partners [Gonzalo E. Mon](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/gonzalo-e-mon) and [Christie Grymes Thompson](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/christie-grymes-thompson) are ranked by Chambers USA 2026 for Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide), a position they have both maintained for several consecutive years. Practice Chair [Donnelly L. McDowell](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/donnelly-l-mcdowell) is ranked by Chambers USA 2026 for Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide). Kelley Drye’s Advertising practice represents leading consumer brands, retailers, and technology companies in National Advertising Division (NAD) proceedings, FTC investigations, state attorney general inquiries, and advertising compliance counseling across traditional and digital media. Click [here](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/advertising-and-marketing) for more information about Kelley Drye’s Advertising practice. To learn more about the firm’s full Chambers USA 2026 results, click [here](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/kelley-drye-earns-top-rankings-in-chambers-usa-2026-across-13-practice-areas-and-more-than-25-attorneys). - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/kelley-dryes-advertising-practice-earns-top-rankings-in-chambers-usa-2026-20260604114313.pdf) ### Related Services - [Advertising and Marketing](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/advertising-and-marketing) - [NAD and NARB Challenges](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/nad-and-narb-challenges) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Carelli_Daniella_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=192c86e05aa531b406053685f5a119d4) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/daniella-carelli-featured-on-startup-cpg-podcast) July 14, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/daniella-carelli-featured-on-startup-cpg-podcast) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Dangelo_Wayne_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=a663ad952eebf8d84a4f6efcebc8445a) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/wayne-dangelo-quoted-in-politico-2) July 9, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/wayne-dangelo-quoted-in-politico-2)