June 25, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Marc Witengier
314-552-6564
mwitengier@thompsoncoburn.com
(St. Louis, Mo.) Several Thompson Coburn practice groups and individual attorneys earned high rankings in the recently released 2010 Chambers USA rankings. Firms were ranked in a limited number of categories and were evaluated by Chambers researchers and through peer review. In addition, Chambers researchers interviewed firm clients about their experiences with individual attorneys and practice areas.
The following Thompson Coburn Practice groups and individual attorneys earned high rankings from Chambers USA:
Corporate/M&A (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Environmental (St. Louis & Surrounds) - Missouri
Labor & Employment (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Litigation: General Commercial (Chicago) - Illinois
Litigation: General Commercial (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Real Estate (St. Louis & Surrounds) - Missouri
Utilities - National
Thompson Coburn Attorneys Highly Ranked by Chambers
Vic DesLaurier, Banking and Finance - Illinois
Bob LaRose, Corporate/M&A (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Mike Lause, Corporate/M&A (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Tom Litz, Corporate/M&A (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Tom Minogue, Corporate/M&A (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Bonnie Blair, Energy - National
Gary Newell, Energy - National
Ed Cohen, Environmental (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Joe Kellmeyer, Environmental (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Peter Strassner, Environmental (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Cliff Godiner, Labor & Employment (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Rick Jaudes, Labor & Employment (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Gordon Ankney, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Missouri
Steve Higgins, Litigation: General Commercial and White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Ray Massey, Litigation: General Commercial (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Todd Rowden, Litigation: General Commercial - Illinois
David Wells, Litigation: General Commercial (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Dan Engle, Real Estate (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Paul Macon, Real Estate (St. Louis area) - Missouri
Larry Katzenstein, Wealth Management: Central Region - National
About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners publishes several guides to the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research.
A team of 100 full-time researchers conducts thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide in compiling Chambers’ rankings. Researchers and editors then identify and rank the world’s best lawyers and firms (i.e., those who perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients, such as technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery, value for money).
About Thompson Coburn LLP
Thompson Coburn has 360 attorneys nationwide, with offices in Chicago, St. Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington, D.C. The firm’s attorneys practice in over 40 areas of law and serve business clients of all sizes.