Lawdragon Names Two Milbank Attorneys Among Top 500 in America
James N. Benedict and Edwin F. Feo Recognized For Distinguished Impact on Legal Profession
NEW YORK, November 15, 2006 – Lawdragon has named James N. Benedict and Edwin F. Feo to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, an independent listing of the nation’s most elite attorneys, the international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy announced today. Mr. Benedict is a New York-based partner who chairs the Litigation practice at Milbank. Mr. Feo is a Los Angeles-based partner who co-chairs Milbank’s Power, Energy and Utilities practice group.
Lawdragon noted that Mr. Benedict “helmed American Century to safe waters in a billion-dollar dismissal expected to tsunami mutual-fund litigation,” referring to his work defending the mutual fund company in one of the largest excessive fee securities actions ever filed. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their case on the eve of trial, setting the stage for similar pending mutual fund lawsuits.
Referring to Mr. Feo as “the toll road king,” Lawdragon noted his role in public-private roadway projects. Mr. Feo has negotiated the financing for many of the nation’s largest and most complex toll road concessions, including Chicago Skyway, SR 125 and the Dulles Greenway in Virginia. He is also widely recognized for his work in the energy sector, especially in the renewable power and renewable fuels industries.
Fewer than one-half of one percent of all lawyers in the U.S. are named to the Lawdragon 500. More than 15,000 attorneys were nominated for the list both by their peers and the Lawdragon editorial staff. Lawdragon then selected 3,000 finalists, who are featured at Lawdragon.com. The elite Lawdragon 500 attorneys were chosen from the group of 3000, based on a system that takes into account dozens of qualifications that are totaled to determine the best lawyers nationwide.
About Lawdragon
First published in 2005, The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America is the leading guide to the nation’s best lawyers and judges. It is comprised of private lawyers from a wide range of practices, as well as in-house counsel, law professors, judges and neutrals, government attorneys, and public interest lawyers.
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 Los Angeles, Washington, DC, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing.