Five Practices and 22 Potter Anderson Attorneys Ranked by Chambers USA Guide

WILMINGTON, Del. – Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP announced that five of the firm’s practices and 22 attorneys ranked among the top in Delaware in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Two of the practices and seven of the attorneys ranked are listed in the top tier.

“The firm is pleased to have such a strong showing in Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers 2008, where more than half of our partners are recognized for their outstanding legal skills and client performance,” said David B. Brown, chairman of Potter Anderson.

The firm’s Chancery and Corporate /M&A practices were ranked at the highest level, followed by Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment and Bankruptcy/Restructuring. 

Six attorneys were ranked at the highest level: Michael D. Goldman (Chancery and Corporate/M&A), Richard L. Horwitz (Intellectual Property), Kathleen Furey McDonough (Labor & Employment), Scott E. Waxman (Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities) and Donald J. Wolfe, Jr. (Chancery).  In addition, Robert K Payson was distinguished as a Senior Statesman in the practice area of Chancery.  The full list of attorneys recognized in Chambers and their respective practice areas are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

·        Laurie Selber Silverstein

·        Steven M. Yoder

Chancery  (highest ranking)

·        Matthew E. Fischer 

·        Michael D. Goldman (highest ranking)

·        Stephen C. Norman 

·        Robert K. Payson  (senior statesman)

·        Kevin R. Shannon 

·        Peter J. Walsh, Jr. 

·        Donald J. Wolfe, Jr. (highest ranking)

Corporate/M&A (highest ranking)

·        David B. Brown 

·        Michael D. Goldman (highest ranking)

·        John F. Grossbauer

·        Mark A. Morton

·        Janine M. Salomone

·        Michael B. Tumas

    Alternative Entities (subset of Corporate/M&A)

·        Eric N. Feldman

·        Nicholas I. Froio

·        Scott E. Waxman (highest ranking)

Intellectual Property

·        Kathleen W. Geiger 

·        Richard L. Horwitz (highest ranking)

·        Philip A. Rovner 

Labor & Employment

·        Kathleen Furey McDonough (highest ranking)

·        Wendy K. Voss 

Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. Chambers’ staff of full-time researchers now prepares renowned directories which assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst peers and clients. Since 1990, Chambers has published the Chambers Guide to the UK legal profession, and the USA Guide was first introduced in 2003. The 2008 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is based on in-depth interviews with leading private practice attorneys and key in-house counsel.  For more information about Chambers and Partners, visit www.chambersandpartners.com. 

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is a general practice law firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, which has been providing legal advice to some of the largest national and multinational corporations, as well as to local businesses, governmental and non-profit entities and individuals, for more than 180 years.  For more information about the firm, visit the firm’s Web site at www.potteranderson.com.

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