International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has been recognized by Chambers & Partners (Chambers) in its 2013 USA guide to the nation’s top law firms. Chambers ranks leading law firms and attorneys based on the opinion of their peers and clients, and by the quality of their work. Milbank is consistently recognized by Chambers for its preeminent legal work.
Chambers ranked Milbank #1 in the following practice areas:
- Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing – Nationwide
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring –California
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Nationwide
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York
- Projects: Mining & Metals – Nationwide
- Projects: Oil & Gas – Nationwide
- Projects: Power – Nationwide
- Projects: PPP – Nationwide
- Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
- Transportation: Aviation: Finance – Nationwide
The Firm earned a #2 ranking in the following six practice areas: Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded –New York; Energy: Electricity (Transactional) – Nationwide; Latin American Investment – New York; Litigation: Securities –New York; Projects: Oil & Gas – Nationwide; Wealth Management – Nationwide.
Eight of Milbank’s practice areas were ranked #3: Banking & Finance – Nationwide; Capital Markets: Structured Products –Nationwide; Corporate/M&A –Southern California; Corporate/M&A: Private Equity – California; Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide; Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite –New York; Tax – New York; Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite –District of Columbia.
The Firm earned a #4 ranking in the following five practice areas: Capital Markets: Securitization – Nationwide; Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement) – Nationwide; Intellectual Property: Patent –New York; Securities: Litigation – Nationwide; Tax: Corporate & Finance – Nationwide.
The firm’s International Arbitration – Nationwide practice earned a #5 ranking.
Of the 54 leading attorneys, 10 received #1 rankings in one or more practice areas. Those attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized are:
- Paul S. Aronzon: Bankruptcy/Restructuring –California
- James Benedict: Litigation: Securities –New York
- Peter Benudiz: Leisure & Hospitality– Nationwide
- Linda Dakin-Grimm: Insurance/Reinsurance –California
- Dennis Dunne: Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Nationwide and New York
- Drew S. Fine: Transportation: Aviation: Finance – Nationwide; Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing – Nationwide
- Jonathan Green: Projects – Nationwide
- Edward V. Kayukov: Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
- Allan T. Marks: Projects: PPP – Nationwide
- Helfried Schwarz: Transportation: Aviation: Finance – Nationwide; Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing – Nationwide
Eighteen Milbank attorneys earned a #2 ranking; Sixteen attorneys were ranked #3; and seven attorneys were ranked #4, with numerous attorneys ranked in more than one practice area. Three Milbank attorneys were also awarded an “Up and coming” ranking.
