Lawdragon Names Two Milbank Attorneys To The Most Prestigious List of Litigators in the United States
James N. Benedict and Scott A. Edelman Recognized for Prominence of Cases and Effectiveness
NEW YORK, March 27, 2006 – James N. Benedict and Scott A. Edelman, both New York-based partners with the international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, were named members of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, an independent listing of the nation’s most elite litigators.
Fewer than one-tenth of one percent of all lawyers in the U.S. are named a member of the Lawdragon 500. To select this prestigious group, Lawdragon’s editorial staff conducted extensive research and phoned thousands of legal professionals to solicit their opinions about who the best lawyers are.
James N. Benedict “has helmed more than 150 securities class actions and shareholder lawsuits for clients ranging from Citigroup to Coca-Cola to Prudential,” according to Lawdragon.
Lawdragon also noted that Scott A. Edelman’s diverse clients, which include “insurance companies, casinos, gold producers, corporate executives and committees, all turn to this prominent litigator.”
Mr. Benedict was also selected earlier this year by Lawdragon as one of the 500 best overall lawyers in America.
Lawdragon (www.lawdragon.com) is a growing on-line and print media-based legal community. It combines the content of a new media company with helpful ratings of lawyers and judges.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a leading global law firm headquartered in New York, with offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. Milbank is a recognized leader in capital markets, corporate finance, project finance, acquisition finance, and other major fields of legal practice. The Firm's practice includes cross-border mergers and acquisitions and global securities transactions as well as assisting multinational clients with their cross-border investments. Milbank provides a full range of services to many of the world’s leading financial, industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as governments, institutions and individuals.