--- title: Three Kelley Drye Partners Recognized in Legal 500’s Inaugural U.S. Elite Rankings date: 2025-03-13T15:54:00-04:00 author: Mary Katherine (MK) Terrell canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/three-kelley-drye-partners-recognized-in-legal-500s-inaugural-u-s-elite-rankings" section: News --- # Three Kelley Drye Partners Recognized in Legal 500’s Inaugural U.S. Elite Rankings March 13, 2025 Kelley Drye is proud to announce that three of its partners – [Michael Adelstein](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/michael-a-adelstein), [Tim Lavender](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/timothy-r-lavender), and [Jennifer Norkus](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/jennifer-l-norkus) – have been recognized in *Legal 500*​’s inaugural U.S. Elite rankings. Michael is acknowledged as one of the top Corporate and M&A attorneys in New York City, while Tim and Jennifer are recognized as leading Corporate and M&A attorneys in Chicago. *The Legal 500* U.S. Elite listings highlight attorneys handling work at the highest levels of the legal market in their respective cities. Rankings are compiled through extensive research including interviews with top practitioners, peer feedback, and a review of top matters handled. The rankings can be viewed [here](https://www.legal500.com/c/united-states/practice-areas). - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/three-kelley-drye-partners-recognized-in-legal-500s-inaugural-u-s-elite-rankings-20250314105331.pdf) ### Related Services - [Corporate and Tax](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/corporate-and-tax) - [Finance and Lending](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/finance-and-lending) - [Mergers and Acquisitions](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/mergers-and-acquisitions) - [Private Equity and Venture Capital](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/private-equity-and-venture-capital) - [Alternative Investments and PIPEs](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/alternative-investments-and-pipes) - [Securities and Capital Markets](https://www.kelleydrye.com/practices/securities-and-capital-markets) In the News [ ![](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) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/aaron-rosenfeld-featured-in-washington-business-journal) July 8, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/aaron-rosenfeld-featured-in-washington-business-journal)