Chambers USA Recognizes 23 Potter Anderson Attorneys

June 12, 2009

WILMINGTON, Del. –– Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP announced that 23 of the law firm’s attorneys ranked among the top in Delaware in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, including six receiving the highest ranking and one being recognized as a senior statesman.  Five of the firm’s practices also ranked among the leading practices in Delaware.

“We continue to be extremely pleased with the recognition of our firm in the annual Chambers guide yet again this year. The rankings are indicative of the strength of our attorneys’ expertise across the wide range of legal services we offer,”  said Donald J. Wolfe Jr., chairman of Potter Anderson.  

The firm’s Chancery, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, and Labor & Employment practices were ranked at the highest level.  The firm also was recognized for its strength in Bankruptcy/Restructuring. 

The attorneys recognized in Chambers and their respective practice areas are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring       

  • Jeremy W. Ryan
  • Laurie Selber Silverstein
  • Steven M. Yoder 

Chancery   

  • Matthew E. Fischer
  • Michael D. Goldman
  • Stephen C. Norman
  • Robert K. Payson
  • Michael A. Pittenger
  • Kevin R. Shannon
  • Peter J. Walsh, Jr.
  • Donald J. Wolfe, Jr. 

Corporate/M&A

  • David B. Brown
  • Michael D. Goldman
  • John F. Grossbauer
  • Mark A. Morton
  • Michael B. Tumas

Alternative Entities (subset of Corporate/M&A)

  • Eric N. Feldman
  • Nicholas I. Froio
  • Scott E. Waxman 

Intellectual Property

  • Kathleen W. Geiger
  • Richard L. Horwitz
  • Philip A. Rovner  

Labor & Employment

  • Kathleen Furey McDonough
  • 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 that 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 introduced in 2003. The 2009 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 based in Wilmington, Delaware, and provides legal advice to some of the largest national and multinational corporations, as well as to local and state businesses, governmental and non-profit entities and individuals.  Attorneys at Potter Anderson, Delaware’s oldest law firm, have extensive experience in Delaware corporation law and practice regularly before the Delaware courts.  Visit the firm’s Web site at www.potteranderson.com for more information about Potter Anderson, The Delaware Advantage.

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