Pepper Hamilton Top Ranked in 2020 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Thirty-nine lawyers and 11 practice areas from Pepper Hamilton LLP have been recognized by Chambers & Partners in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Rankings are based on interviews with lawyers and clients and other independent research.
Pepper Hamilton and attorneys Sean P. Fahey and Nina M. Gussack received national rankings and are listed among the top product liability firms and lawyers in the country. Gussack is ranked in the top tier (Band 1) nationwide for product liability & mass torts and she is featured in a spotlight table for product liability: pharmaceutical. She also is ranked for general commercial litigation in Philadelphia and surrounds.
The firm’s Construction Practice Group is nationally ranked, and Pepper is one of only two firms ranked for construction in Band 1 in Pennsylvania.
Pepper Hamilton is also ranked among top firms in Band 1 for tax and for white collar crime & government investigations in Pennsylvania, and for general commercial litigation in Philadelphia and surrounds.
Other practice areas for which Pepper is positively acknowledged by Chambers include antitrust; banking & finance; bankruptcy/restructuring; corporate/mergers & acquisitions and private equity; intellectual property; and labor & employment.
Other Pepper Hamilton lawyers recognized in the 2020 guide are Barry M. Abelson (corporate/M&A: securities, Pennsylvania and corporate/M&A and private equity, Philadelphia and surrounds); Joan C. Arnold (tax, Pennsylvania); Albert Bates, Jr. (construction, Pennsylvania); John W. Carroll (environment, Pennsylvania); Donald J. Detweiler (bankruptcy/restructuring, Delaware); Francis P. Devine, III (general commercial litigation, Philadelphia and surrounds); Bruce K. Fenton (corporate/M&A and private equity, Philadelphia and surrounds); Ralph A. Finizio (construction, Pennsylvania); David M. Fournier (bankruptcy/restructuring, Delaware); Thomas M. Gallagher (litigation: white-collar crime & government investigations, Pennsylvania); Howard S. Goldberg (tax, Pennsylvania); Matthew M. Greenberg (corporate/M&A, Delaware); Ted R. Gropman (construction, California); Marion T. Hack (construction, California); Robert L. Hickok (general commercial litigation, Philadelphia and surrounds and securities litigation, Pennsylvania); Joseph T. Imperiale (construction, Pennsylvania); Henry J. Jaffe (bankruptcy/restructuring, Delaware); John W. Jones, Jr. (healthcare, Pennsylvania); Lisa D. Kabnick (banking & finance, Philadelphia and surrounds); David M. Kaplan (employee benefits & executive compensation, Pennsylvania); Brian M. Katz (corporate/M&A: private equity, Philadelphia and surrounds); Paul J. Kennedy (intellectual property, Pennsylvania); Christopher J. Lamb (real estate, Delaware); Francis J. Lawall (bankruptcy/restructuring, Philadelphia and surrounds); Jan P. Levine (antitrust, Pennsylvania); Matthew J. Lund (general commercial litigation, Michigan); Christopher S. Miller (corporate/M&A and private equity, Philadelphia and surrounds); Christopher J. Moran (labor & employment, Pennsylvania); Kathryn Pourmand Nordick (banking & finance, Philadelphia and surrounds); Michael A. Schwartz (litigation: white collar crime & government investigations, Pennsylvania); Eli Segal (First Amendment litigation, nationwide); Barbara T. Sicalides (antitrust, Pennsylvania); David B. Stratton (bankruptcy/restructuring, Delaware); Michael P. Subak (construction, Pennsylvania); Robin P. Sumner (antitrust, Pennsylvania); Matthew J. Swett (real estate, Pennsylvania); and M. Kelly Tillery (intellectual property, Pennsylvania).
About Chambers
Chambers and Partners have been publishing their guides to the legal profession since 1990, providing independent rankings and editorial commentary. The guides are designed to reflect market opinion, ranking lawyers, law firms and practice areas based on their reputation among peers and clients. They are not paid listings. Not all practice areas are ranked in all U.S. states. To compile the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, researchers conducted thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients throughout the United States over a period of six months. Qualities assessed included technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities valued by clients.