Milbank Ranked #1 Across Spectrum of Practice Areas by Chambers and Partners
Thirteen Partners Earn Highest Ranking in One or More Law Specialties
NEW YORK, June 18, 2007 – Chambers and Partners’ 2007 USA directory ranked the international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP as among the best law firms in the United States across a broad spectrum of practice areas, the firm announced today. In addition, Milbank received Chambers’ prestigious USA 2007 “Award for Excellence” for the Energy and Projects sector, designating Milbank’s energy and projects lawyers as the country’s best.
CHAMBERS USA: AMERICA’S LEADING LAWYERS FOR BUSINESS 2007 ranked Milbank “Number 1” in ten practice areas: Projects – National; Projects & Energy – California; Projects – New York; Business Process Outsourcing – National; Technology & IT Technology – New York; Transportation: Aviation: Finance – National; Transportation: Roads (Infrastructure) – National; Wealth Management – National; Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Finance – District of Columbia; and Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing – New York.
The firm earned a “Number 2” ranking in ten practice areas: Banking & Finance – National; Banking & Finance: General Bank Lending – New York; Bankruptcy/Restructuring – National; Bankruptcy/Restructuring – California; Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York; Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products – National; Latin American Investment – National; Corporate/M&A: Private Equity – California; Technology & IT Technology – District of Columbia; and Energy & Natural Resources – New York.
Five of Milbank’s practice areas were ranked number three: Energy: Electricity – National; Banking & Finance – California; Banking & Finance – Acquisition Finance – New York; Corporate/M&A: Southern California; and Litigation – New York. Two of the firm’s practice areas were ranked Number 4: Energy: Oil & Gas – National; and Tax – New York.
For the third consecutive year, Milbank partner, John Halvey was designated a ‘Star Performer’ in both National Business Process Outsourcing and New York: Technology & IT Outsourcing. Twelve other Milbank partners attorneys received a “Number 1” ranking in one or more practice areas: Jonathan Blattmachr, Linda Dakin-Grimm, Luc Despins, M. Douglas Dunn; Ed Feo, Drew Fine, Michael Fitzgerald, Glenn Gerstell, Elliot Gewirtz, Jonathan Green, Allan Marks and Peter Nesgos.
Twenty-five Milbank attorneys earned a “Number 2” ranking in one or more practice areas; four attorneys were ranked “Number 3”; and twelve attorneys were ranked “Number 4”. In addition, four lawyers were recognized as “Up & Coming” and one as an “Associates to Watch.”
About Milbank
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a preeminent global law firm that for more than 140 years has provided innovative legal solutions in many of the world’s largest, most complex, “first-ever” corporate transactions and litigation. Our transactional expertise includes capital markets, corporate finance and transactions, project finance, acquisition finance, and other major fields of law practice. Milbank litigation teams resolve disputes involving mergers and acquisitions, proxy battles, financings and securities offerings, intellectual property, white collar crime, and corporate restructurings, among others. Our clients range from prominent multinational financial, industrial and commercial enterprises to governments, institutions and individuals. The Firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, DC.