19 Ballard Spahr Practices and More Than 75 Lawyers Recognized in The Legal 500 2023

More than 75 Ballard Spahr lawyers and 19 firm practices are recognized for national excellence in their areas of concentration in the recently released 2023 edition of The Legal 500.
The highly regarded annual guide to the U.S. legal industry recognizes Ballard Spahr attorneys and practices across legal disciplines and industries, demonstrating the firm’s exceptional capabilities spanning regulatory, transactional, and litigation practices.

In addition, three Ballard Spahr attorneys were named “Leading Individuals”—“true market leaders” based on recognition from clients and peers: Gregory L. Seltzer in M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m); Brian M. Pinheiro in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Design; and William C. Rhodes in Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy) – Municipal.

The Legal 500 methodology encompasses both qualitative and quantitative research and analysis. Listings are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, law firm submissions, lawyer interviews, and analysis by experienced legal market researchers. The listings are not approved or endorsed by any judicial body.

Ballard Spahr practice areas recognized by The Legal 500 for 2023:

Antitrust – Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense

Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense

Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans: Design

Financial Services Regulation

Financial Services Litigation

Fintech

Industry Focus – Energy: Renewable/Alternative

Labor and Employment: Labor-Management Relations

M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)

Media and Entertainment: Litigation

Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Automotive/Transport: Defense

Project Finance: Energy and Power

Project Finance: Infrastructure and PPP

Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal

Real Estate

Real Estate: Land Use/Zoning

Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Securities Litigation: Defense

 

Ballard Spahr attorneys recognized by The Legal 500 for 2023:

Antitrust – Civil Litigation/Class Action: Defense

Leslie E. John

Stephen J. Kastenberg

Jason A. Leckerman

James A. Mitchell

Edward D. Rogers

Elizabeth P. Weissert

Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans – Design

Edward I. Leeds

Brian M. Pinheiro

D. Finn Pressly

Energy – Renewable/Alternative

Raymond W. Faricy, III

Patrick R. Gillard

Bruce F. Johnson

Katie Leesman

Steve T. Park

John P. Smolen

Randall J. Towers

Matthew J. Vantusko

Financial Services Litigation

Thomas Burke

Daniel JT McKenna

John D. Socknat

Joel E. Tasca

Financial Services Regulation

John L. Culhane, Jr.

Michael Gordon

Lisa M. Lanham

Daniel JT McKenna

John D. Socknat

Fintech

Lisa M. Lanham

Rinaldo Martinez

Marjorie J. Peerce

John D. Socknat

Ronald K. Vaske

Labor and Employment – Labor-Management Relations

Meredith S. Dante

Shannon D. Farmer

Denise M. Keyser

Brian D. Pedrow

M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)

Brian D. Doerner

Karen C. McConnell

Wesley R. Robinson

Barbara Lano Rummel

Gregory L. Seltzer

Maggie M. Tatton

Media and Entertainment – Litigation

Michael Berry

David J. Bodney

Jay Ward Brown

Chad Bowman

Matthew E. Kelley

Thomas B. Sullivan

Charles D. Tobin

Leita Walker

Project Finance

Patrick R. Gillard

Katie Leesman

Steve T. Park

John P. Smolen

Randall J. Towers

Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Automotive/Transport: Defense

Steven A. Burkhart

David A. Haworth

Roberto A. Rivera-Soto

Neal Walters

Casey G. Watkins

Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning

Amy M. McClain

Ashley E. DeLuca

Matthew N. McClure

Real Estate

Molly R. Bryson

Dominic J. De Simone

Mary Jo George

Amy M. McClain

Christopher W. Payne

James R. Walston

Real Estate Finance

Dominic J. De Simone

Thomas A. Hauser

Amy M. McClain

Siobhan M. O’Donnell

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

J. Thomas Bashore II

Craig Solomon Ganz

Douglas M. Fox

Wendi L. Kotzen

Charles R. Moran

Nathan E. Seiler

Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy) – Municipal

Kevin R. Cunningham

Tobey M. Daluz

David J. Fernandez

Kimberly D. Magrini

William C. Rhodes

Matthew G. Summers

William P. Wassweiler

Securities Litigation – Defense

David L. Axelrod

M. Norman Goldberger

John C. Grugan

Timothy D. Katsiff

 

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