Chambers USA Recognizes 34 Wiley Rein Attorneys Across 15 Practice Areas as Among Best in the Country

May 23, 2014

Washington, DC — The 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes 34 Wiley Rein attorneys across 15 areas of law.  Of the firm’s practices that are ranked by Chambers USA, five place in the directory’s prestigious top tier.  They include Election Law & Government Ethics and Government Contracts, which are ranked nationwide, and Insurance, Media, and Telecommunications, which are ranked in Washington, DC.  The rankings for Wiley Rein, based on interviews with its clients and members of the legal community, are listed below.

NATIONWIDE

• Aviation
  • Edward P. Faberman (Regulatory)
• Election Law & Government Ethics
  • Firm
  • Jan Witold Baran
  • Caleb P. Burns
  • Michael E. Toner
• Franchise
  • Firm
  • Robert A. Smith
• Government Contracts
  • Firm
  • Rand L. Allen
  • Daniel P. Graham
  • Paul F. Khoury
  • Scott M. McCaleb
  • Nicole J. Owren-Wiest
• International Trade
  • Firm
  • Timothy C. Brightbill (Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
  • Serena D. Moe (Export Controls & Economic Sanctions)
  • Alan H. Price (Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
  • Charles Owen Verrill, Jr. (Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
• Privacy
  • Firm
  • Kirk J. Nahra

WASHINGTON, DC

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Firm
  • H. Jason Gold
  • Alexander M. Laughlin
  • Valerie P. Morrison
  • NOTE: George R. Pitts is a “Recognized Practitioner”
• Environment & Safety
  • David B. Weinberg
• Insurance
  • Firm
  • Thomas W. Brunner
  • Jason P. Cronic
  • Laura A. Foggan
  • Daniel J. Standish
  • David H. Topol
• Intellectual Property
  • Firm
  • Bruce G. Joseph (Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets)
  • Christopher Kelly (Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets)
  • James H. Wallace, Jr. (Litigation)
• Litigation
  • Ralph J. Caccia (White Collar Defense & Government Investigations)
  • NOTE: White Collar Group is a “Recognized Practice”
• Media
  • Firm
  • Kathleen A. Kirby (Mainly Regulatory)
  • Richard E. Wiley (Mainly Regulatory)
• Telecommunications
  • Firm
  • Andrew G. McBride
  • R. Michael Senkowski
  • Nancy J. Victory
  • Richard E. Wiley

Chambers and Partners conducts research for their directories, including Chambers USA, using more than 140 full-time researchers who interview thousands of attorneys and their clients around the world.  According to Chambers, “This intensive, continuous research identifies the world’s leading practitioners and law firms—those which perform best according to the criteria most valued by clients.”