April 23, 2020

Faegre Drinker Practices and Lawyers Ranked Among Leaders in Chambers USA 2020 Guide

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Authors: Michael B. Abbott , Jessica C. Abrahams , Scott A. Anderegg , Lynne Anne Anderson , Joseph N. Argentina, Jr. , Bonnie Allyn Barnett , David W. Barrett , Thomas J. Barton , Trevor J. Belden , Peter J. Berrie , Jim Birge , Sarah L. Brew , Jill Eiseman Bronson , J. Jeffrey Brown , Jay Brudz , W. Morgan Burns , Andrew B. Buroker , Stuart R. Buttrick , Jacob D. Bylund , Robert E. Cannuscio , R. Trevor Carter , Craig S. Coleman , Charles B. Congdon , Joshua B. Deringer , Francis DiGiovanni , Richard A. Duncan , David A. Ebby , Deborah A. Ellingboe , Mark J. Foley , David A. Given , Jerald M. Goodman , Barry Gross , Stephen D. D. Hamilton , Colin G. Harris , James J. Hartnett , Miko E. Hernandez , Patrick A. Jackson , Bruce Jones , Jeffrey P. Justman , Randall E. Kahnke , Ira M. Kalina , Andrew C. Kassner , Steven C. Kennedy , Charles F. Knapp , Carol Lansing , Michael B. Lapicola , Charles S. Leeper , Ross A. Lewin , Jesse Linebaugh , Michael P. Malloy , Wayne B. Mason , George S. McCall , Kathleen M. Murphy , Joan M. Neri , Bernard (B.J.) E. Nodzon , Jonathan L.H. Nygren , Neil S. Olderman , Cheryl D. Orr , Glenn S. Pantel , Brian J. Paul , Heather Carson Perkins , Andrea Roberts Pierson , Michael P. Pompeo , Keith P. Radtke , F. Douglas Raymond , Judith E. Reich , Fred Reish , Michael D. Rosenbaum , Michael E. Rothpletz, Jr. , Paul H. Saint-Antoine , Michael San Giacomo , Brian B. Schnell , Timothy B. Scull , Amy C. Seidel , Stephen A. Serfass , Susan M. Sharko , Kate Sherburne , Michael A. Stanchfield , John Joseph Tanner , Eirik E. Tellefsen , Aaron D. Van Oort , Frank F. Velocci , Mary L. Will , Jesse A. Witten , Michael C. Woodruff , David J. Woolf , Douglas R. Wright , Jonathan R. Zimmerman

Chambers USA has recognized Faegre Drinker in its 2020 edition, highlighting the firm in 53 practice area categories and 129 lawyer designations on its list of America’s leading lawyers for business.

Of the 53 total practice ratings for excellence, including nine nationwide sections, the firm earned “Band 1” designations — the publication’s highest ranking — in 13 categories across practice areas in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

A total of 129 Faegre Drinker lawyers were recognized by Chambers USA this year, with five receiving multiple rankings. Of those ranked, 22 lawyers received “Band 1” designations.

Faegre Drinker’s 2020 recognitions include:

USA - Nationwide

E-Discovery & Information Governance
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Franchising
Healthcare
International Trade: Customs
Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Native American Law
Native American Law: Finance
Product Liability & Mass Torts

California

Labor & Employment

Colorado

Corporate/M&A
Environment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

District of Columbia

Healthcare

Illinois

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Healthcare
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Technology & Outsourcing

Indiana

Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Iowa

Corporate/M&A
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial

Minnesota

Antitrust
Construction
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

New Jersey

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Healthcare
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: Product Liability
Real Estate

New York

Healthcare

Pennsylvania

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

Texas

Insurance

Individual Lawyers

Michael B. Abbott – Corporate/M&A (Iowa)
Jessica Abrahams – Government Contracts (USA – Nationwide)
Scott A. Anderegg – Real Estate (Minnesota)
Lynne Anne Anderson – Labor & Employment (New Jersey)
Joseph Argentina – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Bonnie Allyn Barnett – Environment (Pennsylvania)
Jason R. Baron – E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA – Nationwide)
David W. Barrett – Corporate/M&A (Indiana)
Thomas J. Barton – Labor & Employment (Pennsylvania)
Trevor J. Belden – Corporate/M&A (Indiana)
Peter Berrie – Real Estate (Minnesota)
James Birge – Corporate/M&A (Indiana)
Daniel L. Boeglin – Corporate/M&A (Indiana)
Bennett Borden – E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA – Nationwide)
Ellen Boshkoff – Labor & Employment (Indiana)
Christopher W. Boyle – Environment (Pennsylvania)
Sarah L. Brew – Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation (USA – Nationwide)
Jill E. Bronson – Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds)
J. Jeffrey Brown – Corporate/M&A (Indiana)
Jay Brudz – E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA – Nationwide)
Kerry L. Bundy – Franchising (USA – Nationwide)
W. Morgan Burns – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Andrew B. Buroker – Real Estate (Indiana)
Stuart Buttrick – Labor & Employment (Indiana)
Jacob Bylund – Litigation: General Commercial (Iowa)
Thomas Campion – Litigation: General Commercial (New Jersey); Litigation: Product Liability (New Jersey)
Robert Cannuscio – Intellectual Property (Pennsylvania)
Trevor Carter – Intellectual Property (Indiana)
Harry S. Cherken Jr. – Real Estate (Pennsylvania)
Angela M. Christy – Real Estate (Minnesota)
Craig Coleman – Antitrust (Minnesota)
Daniel J. Collins – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
Terri Combs – Litigation: General Commercial (Iowa)
Charles B. Congdon – Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
Gregory N. Dale – Labor & Employment (Indiana)
David S. Denious – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania)
Joshua Deringer – Investment Funds: Registered Funds (USA – Nationwide)
Francis DiGiovanni – Intellectual Property (Delaware)
Richard Duncan – Antitrust (Minnesota)
David A. Ebby – Real Estate (Pennsylvania)
Deborah Ellingboe – Litigation: General Commercial (Minnesota)
Bruce M. Engler – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Marita S. Erbeck – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
Charles S. Ferrell – Real Estate (Minnesota)
James M. Fischer – Corporate/M&A (New Jersey)
Mark J. Foley – Labor & Employment (Pennsylvania)
Michael A. Giudicessi – Labor & Employment (Iowa)
David A. Given – Labor & Employment (Indiana)
Jerald M. Goodman – Real Estate (Pennsylvania)
Barry Gross – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Pennsylvania)
Neil K Haimm – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania)
Greg R. Hall – Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
Stephen D.D. Hamilton – Tax (Pennsylvania)
Steven D. Hardin – Real Estate (Indiana)
Colin Harris – Environment (Colorado)
James J. Hartnett IV – Construction (Minnesota)
Gerald T. Hathaway – Labor & Employment (New York)
Miko Hernandez – Native American Law (USA – Nationwide)
Patrick Jackson – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Delaware)
Bruce Jones – Litigation: Appellate (Minnesota)
Jeffrey P. Justman – Litigation: Appellate (Minnesota)
Randall E. Kahnke – Litigation: General Commercial (Minnesota)
Ira M. Kalina – Technology & Outsourcing (Illinois)
Andrew C. Kassner – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania)
George H. Kendall – Healthcare (New Jersey)
Steven C. Kennedy – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Charles F. Knapp – Labor & Employment (Minnesota)
Lynn M. Kornfeld – Environment (Colorado)
Carol Lansing – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Minnesota)
Michael Lapicola – Construction (Colorado)
Charles S. Leeper – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
Ross A. Lewin – Environment (New Jersey)
Jesse Linebaugh – Litigation: General Commercial (Iowa)
Michael Malloy – Investment Funds: Registered Funds (USA – Nationwide)
Wayne Mason –Litigation: General Commercial (Texas)
George McCall – Insurance (Texas)
Michael S. McCarthy – Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)
Alexander S. Meiseles – Corporate/M&A (New Jersey)
Kathleen Murphy – International Trade: Customs (USA – Nationwide)
Kenneth Murphy – Product Liability & Mass Torts (USA – Nationwide)
Joan M. Neri – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (New Jersey)
Bernard Nodzon, Jr. – Construction (Minnesota)
Kathlyn E. Noecker – Labor & Employment (Minnesota)
Jonathan Nygren – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Patrick J. O'Connor, Jr. – Construction (Minnesota); Construction: Mediators (Minnesota)
Neil S. Olderman – Healthcare (Illinois)
Cheryl D. Orr – Labor & Employment (California)
Glenn S. Pantel – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (New Jersey)
Brian J. Paul – Litigation: Appellate (Indiana)
Heather Carson Perkins – Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)
Laura Phillips – Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia)
Andrea Pierson – Product Liability & Mass Torts (USA – Nationwide)
Michael Pompeo – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
Joseph M. Price – Product Liability & Mass Torts (USA – Nationwide)
Keith Radtke – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Neil W. Rambin – Insurance (Texas)
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)
Kent E. Richey – Native American Law (USA – Nationwide)
Michael D. Rosenbaum – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Illinois)
Michael E. Rothpletz Jr. – Real Estate (New Jersey)
Paul Saint-Antoine – Antitrust (Pennsylvania)
Michael San Giacomo – Real Estate (New Jersey)
Brian B. Schnell – Franchising (USA – Nationwide)
Timothy B. Scull – Intellectual Property (Colorado)
Amy C. Seidel – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Stephen A. Serfass – Insurance (Pennsylvania)
Susan M. Sharko – Litigation: Product Liability (New Jersey); Product Liability & Mass Torts (USA – Nationwide)
Kate Sherburne – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
James R. Spaanstra – Environment (Colorado)
Michael A. Stanchfield – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
T.J. Sullivan – Healthcare (District of Columbia)
Douglas B. Swill – Healthcare (Illinois)
J. Joseph Tanner – Litigation: General Commercial (Indiana)
Eirik Tellefsen – Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
Aaron D. Van Oort – Litigation: Appellate (Minnesota)
Frank Velocci – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)
William L. Warren – Environment (New Jersey)
Charles F. Webber – Litigation: Appellate (Minnesota); Litigation: General Commercial (Minnesota)
John R. Wheaton – Real Estate (Minnesota)
Wendy J. Wildung – Litigation: General Commercial (Minnesota)
Mary Will – Labor & Employment (Colorado)
Jesse Witten – Healthcare (District of Columbia)
Michael C. Woodruff – Real Estate (New Jersey)
David J. Woolf – Labor & Employment (Pennsylvania)
Douglas R. Wright – Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
Jonathan Zimmerman – Corporate/M&A (Minnesota)
Michael Zogby – Product Liability & Mass Torts (USA – Nationwide)

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. More information is available in the Chambers USA 2020 guide.