Drinker Biddle Practices, Lawyers Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA 2019

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has been recognized as a top-ranked law firm by Chambers USA for 2019. The publication highlights 33 firm practices and 78 lawyer designations on its list of America’s leading lawyers for business, the highest numbers in firm history.

In addition to 28 practice ratings for excellence, including three “Band 1” designations — the publication’s highest ranking — for Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation (Illinois), Real Estate (New Jersey), and Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania), Drinker Biddle was named a “noted firm” in five areas.

A total of 57 lawyers were ranked by Chambers USA this year, with seven receiving multiple rankings. An additional 14 were recognized for having done notable work. Of those ranked, six were rated as “exceptional,” with designations of senior statespeople or star individuals. Nine Drinker Biddle lawyers were ranked in “Band 1,” including Bonnie Allyn Barnett, Jill E. Bronson, Stephen D. D. Hamilton, Glenn S. Pantel, F. Douglas Raymond III, Michael E. Rothpletz Jr., Susan M. Sharko, Douglas B. Swill, and William L. Warren.

Drinker Biddle’s 2019 recognitions include:

Nationwide

• Health Care
• Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
• Investment Funds: Registered Funds
• Product Liability & Mass Torts

California

• Labor & Employment

Delaware

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia

• Health Care

Illinois

• Health Care
• Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Technology & Outsourcing

New Jersey

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A
• Environment
• Health Care
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: Insurance
• Litigation: Products Liability
• Real Estate

New York

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Health Care
• Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Pennsylvania

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Environment
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate
• Tax

Individual Lawyers

• Jessica C. Abrahams — Government Contracts (Nationwide)
• Lynne Anne Anderson — Labor & Employment (New Jersey)
• Bruce L. Ashton — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California)
• Bonnie Allyn Barnett — Environment (Pennsylvania)
• Jason R. Baron — Litigation: E-Discovery (Nationwide)
• Thomas J. Barton — Labor & Employment (Pennsylvania)
• Bennett B. Borden — Litigation: E-Discovery (Nationwide)
• Christopher W. Boyle — Environment (Pennsylvania)
• Jill E. Bronson — Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
• Jay Brudz — Litigation: E-Discovery (Nationwide)
• H. Michael Byrne — Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory (New York)
• Bradford P. Campbell — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (District of Columbia)
• Thomas F. Campion — Litigation: General Commercial (New Jersey); Litigation: Products Liability (New Jersey)
• Robert E. Cannuscio — Intellectual Property (Pennsylvania)
• Harry S. Cherken Jr. — Real Estate (Pennsylvania)
• Daniel J. Collins — Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
• Charles B. Congdon — Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
• Thomas M. Dawson — Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory (New York)
• David S. Denious — Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania)
• Joshua B. Deringer — Investment Funds: Registered Funds (Nationwide)
• Francis DiGiovanni — Intellectual Property (Delaware)
• David A. Ebby — Real Estate (Pennsylvania)
• Marita S. Erbeck — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
• James M. Fischer — Corporate/M&A (New Jersey)
• Mark J. Foley — Labor & Employment (Pennsylvania)
• Andrew P. Foster — Environment (Pennsylvania)
• Kristin K. Going — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (District of Columbia, New York)
• Jerald M. Goodman — Real Estate (Pennsylvania)
• Neil K. Haimm — Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania)
• Stephen D. D. Hamilton — Tax (Pennsylvania)
• Gerald T. Hathaway — Labor & Employment (New York)
• John G. Horan — Government Contracts (Nationwide)
• Todd D. Johnston — Health Care (New Jersey)
• Ira M. Kalina — Technology & Outsourcing (Illinois)
• Andrew C. Kassner — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania)
• George H. Kendall — Health Care (New Jersey)
• Steven K. Kortanek — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Delaware)
• Charles S. Leeper — Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
• Howard J. Levine — Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation (Illinois)
• Ross A. Lewin — Environment (New Jersey)
• Michael P. Malloy — Investment Funds: Registered Funds (Nationwide)
• Robert K. Malone — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
• Wayne B. Mason — Litigation: General Commercial (Texas)
• George S. McCall — Insurance (Texas)
• James H. Millar — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New York)
• John P. Mulhern — Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory (New York)
• Kathleen M. Murphy — International Trade: Customs (Nationwide)
• Kenneth A. Murphy — Product Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
• Joan M. Neri — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (New Jersey)
• Cheryl D. Orr — Labor & Employment (California)
• Glenn S. Pantel — Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (New Jersey)
• Laura H. Phillips — Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia)
• Michael P. Pompeo — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
• Andrew C. Porter — Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
• F. Douglas Raymond III — Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania); Corporate/M&A: Securities (Pennsylvania)
• Judith E. Reich — Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
• Fred Reish — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California)
• Michael D. Rosenbaum — Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation (Illinois)
• Michael E. Rothpletz Jr. — Real Estate (New Jersey)
• Paul H. Saint-Antoine — Antitrust (Pennsylvania)
• Michael San Giacomo — Real Estate (New Jersey)
• Stephen A. Serfass — Insurance (Pennsylvania)
• Susan M. Sharko — Litigation: Products Liability (New Jersey); Product Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
• T. J. Sullivan — Health Care (District of Columbia); Health Care: Transactional (Nationwide)
• Douglas B. Swill — Health Care (Illinois); Health Care: Transactional (Nationwide)
• Eirik E. Tellefsen — Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
• Frank F. Velocci — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
• William L. Warren — Environment (New Jersey)
• Jesse A. Witten — Health Care (District of Columbia)
• Michael C. Woodruff — Real Estate (New Jersey)
• David J. Woolf — Labor & Employment (Pennsylvania)

Chambers and Partners selects law firms and lawyers based on client and industry feedback about qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment. The rankings are determined by 150 editors and researchers who talk to lawyers and clients year-round, conducting in-depth phone interviews.