Ballard Spahr LLP issued the following announcement on June 23.
Sixteen Ballard Spahr practice areas have been recognized for national strength by The Legal 500 for 2021. The recognition includes top-tier designation for the firm's work in municipal bankruptcy.
The annual guide to the legal profession also lists 60 Ballard Spahr attorneys as recommended nationally in their areas of practice. Three Ballard Spahr attorneys were named “Leading Lawyers”: Greg Seltzer in M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m); Brian Pinheiro in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; and Bill Rhodes in Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy) – Municipal.
The Ballard Spahr practice areas recognized by The Legal 500 for 2021 are:
• Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
• Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Automotive/Transport - Defense
• Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Finance - Financial Services Regulation
• Finance - Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy) - Municipal
• Fintech
• Industry Focus - Energy: Renewable/Alternative
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
• Media and Entertainment: Litigation
• Project Finance: Advice to Lenders
• Project Finance: Advice to Sponsors
• Real Estate - Land Use/Zoning
• Real Estate - Real Estate
• Real Estate - Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Securities Litigation: Defense
The Ballard Spahr attorneys recognized by The Legal 500 for 2021 are:
Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Action - Defense
• Jason Leckerman
• Leslie John
• Stephen Kastenberg
Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Automotive/Transport
• Casey Watkins
• Neal Walters
• Roberto Rivera-Soto
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Brian Pinheiro
• Edward Leeds
• Jessica DuBois
Finance - Financial Services Regulation
• Alan Kaplinsky
• Christopher Willis
• Jeremy Rosenblum
• John Culhane
• Mark Furletti
• Richard Andreano
Finance - Project Finance
• Bruce Johnson
• Dirk Michels
• Katie Leesman
• Matt Vantusko
• Patrick Gillard
• Raymond Faricy
• Steve T. Park
Finance - Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy) - Municipal
• Kimberly Magrini
• Vincent Marriott
• Bill Rhodes
Fintech
• James Kim
• Kim Phan
• Peter Jaslow
• Ronald Vaske
Industry Focus - Energy: Renewable/Alternative
• Bruce Johnson
• Dirk Michels
• Katie Leesman
• Matt Vantusko
• Patrick Gillard
• Raymond Faricy
M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
• Brian Doerner
• Gregory Seltzer
• Karen McConnell
• Maggie Tatton
Media and Entertainment: Litigation
• Chad Bowman
• Charles Tobin
• Jay Ward Brown
• Leita Walker
• Seth Berlin
Real Estate - Land Use/Zoning
• David Gest
• James Walston
• Matt McClure
• Thomas Bennett
Real Estate - Real Estate
• Bart Mellits
• Christopher Payne
• Dominic De Simone
• Kelly Wrenn
• Mary Jo George
• Nicole Evans
• Roger Winston
• Thomas Hauser
• Tina Makoulian
Real Estate - Real Estate Finance
• Bart Mellits
• Christopher Payne
• Dominic De Simone
• Emilie Ninan
• Kelly Wrenn
• Siobhan O'Donnell
• Thomas Hauser
Real Estate - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Charles Moran
• Craig Ganz
• Douglas Fox
• Thomas Bashore II
• Wendi Kotzen
Securities Litigation: Defense
• David Axelrod
• Norman Goldberger
Original source can be found here.