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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC., placed 33 attorneys and 16 practice areas on the  prestigious 2010 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business report.

Womble Carlyle was the top-rated firm for both Antitrust and Litigation in North Carolina. The following practice areas were highly ranked: Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (North Carolina, South Carolina); Banking & Finance (Georgia, North Carolina); Real Estate (North Carolina, South Carolina, District of Columbia); Environment (North Carolina); Labor & Employment (North Carolina, Virginia); Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Delaware); Litigation (Georgia), Intellectual Property (Georgia) and Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia).

Individual attorneys ranked in the 2010 Chambers USA are:

Atlanta
Steven S. Dunlevie, Banking & Finance
Louis T. Isaf, Intellectual Property
William M. Ragland, Jr., Litigation and Intellectual Property
John F. "Sandy" Smith, Corporate/M&A
James F. Vaughan, Intellectual Property

Charlotte
Garza Baldwin, III, Corporate/M&A
Jim D. Cooley, Litigation
*James P. Cooney III, Litigation
Bradford A. De Vore, Environment
*Mark. J. Horoschak, Antitrust and Healthcare Litigation
Donald C. Lampe, Banking & Finance
Richard E. Morton, Environment
Richard L. Rainey, Labor & Employment

Greenville
*Larry D. Estridge, Real Estate
D. Allen Grumbine, Corporate/M&A
W. Lindsay Smith, Real Estate
Elizabeth O. Temple, Corporate/M&A

Raleigh
Donald A. Donadio, Real Estate
Pressly M. Millen, Litigation
Burley B. Mitchell Jr., Litigation

Tysons Corner
Thomas J. Sawyer, Labor & Employment

Washington, D.C.
Richard G. David, Real Estate
*John D. Hagner, Real Estate
Pamela V. Rothenberg, Real Estate

***Mark L. Desgrosseilliers, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Steven K. Kortanek, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Frank A. Monaco Jr., Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Winston-Salem
*Alfred G. Adams, Real Estate
**W. Andrew Copenhaver, Antitrust and Litigation
Charles A. Edwards, Labor & Employment
*Christopher E. Leon, Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A
Kenneth A. Moser, Banking & Finance
Keith W. Vaughan, Litigation

* Attorneys who were ranked #1 in their respective practice areas.

** Attorney ranked #1 in Antitrust.

*** Attorney named Up and Coming Lawyer by Chambers USA.

The Chambers USA list, published by Chambers & Partners, was complied by a team of researchers who conducted in-depth telephone interviews with lawyers and clients throughout the United States. Entries in Chambers USA were compiled from recommendations of clients and practitioners. The qualities on which the rankings were assessed include: technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients.

 

 

Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.

The firm is located in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, and serves clients nationally and globally, with more than 500 attorneys in eleven offices: Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, NC; Washington, DC; Tysons Corner, VA; Baltimore, MD; and Wilmington, DE.

In the community, the firm is the first law firm to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award as well as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award.