Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 52 Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2012; Dana Lynch Named as Baltimore Technology Lawyer of the Year
Baltimore – Fifty-two lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America® 2012. This is an increase of six over last year. In addition, Dana O. Lynch was named the “Baltimore Best Lawyers Technology Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012.
Martin Fletcher, the firm's Managing Partner, commented, “To be recognized by a national rating group in so many areas and with so many lawyers speaks extraordinarily well of the firm's reputation and the high quality of service we deliver to our clients on a daily basis. We are very gratified to receive this recognition.”
The individual lawyers named, and the area(s) of practice in which they were recognized are listed below:
Arbitration
- William B. Whiteford -- Baltimore, MD
- Robert M. Wright -- Baltimore, MD
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- John F Carlton -- Baltimore, MD
- Bradford Englander -- Falls Church, VA
- Martin T. Fletcher -- Baltimore, MD
- Stephen F. Fruin -- Baltimore, MD
- Christopher A. Jones -- Falls Church, VA
- Paul M. Nussbaum -- Baltimore, MD
- Kenneth Oestreicher -- Baltimore, MD
- Gary S. Posner -- Baltimore, MD
- Dennis J. Shaffer* -- Baltimore, MD
- Brent C. Strickland -- Baltimore, MD
- Daniel J. Vorsteg -- Baltimore, MD
Commercial Litigation
- Edward M. Buxbaum* -- Baltimore, MD
- Jonathan E Claiborne -- Baltimore, MD
- Gardner M. Duvall -- Baltimore, MD
- Martin T. Fletcher -- Baltimore, MD
- Richard J. Magid -- Baltimore, MD
- Albert Mezzanotte, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- William F. Ryan, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Construction Law
- Robert F. Carney -- Baltimore, MD
Copyright Law
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- Bruce Lehman -- Washington, DC
Corporate Law
- Robert B. Curran -- Baltimore, MD
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- Robert Kalinoski* -- Baltimore, MD
Education Law
- Kenneth J. Ingram -- Washington, DC
- Albert Mezzanotte, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mary Claire Chesshire -- Baltimore, MD
- Paul W. Madden -- Baltimore, MD
Employment Law - Management
- Peter Guattery* -- Baltimore, MD
Health Care Law
- Rose M. Matricciani -- Baltimore, MD
Information Technology Law
- Howard R. Feldman -- Baltimore, MD
Insurance Law
- Gardner M. Duvall -- Baltimore, MD
International Arbitration - Commercial
- Alexander Koff -- Baltimore, MD
International Arbitration - Governmental
- Alexander Koff -- Baltimore, MD
Land Use & Zoning Law
- G. Scott Barhight -- Towson, MD
- John B. Gontrum -- Towson, MD
- Dino C. La Fiandra -- Towson, MD
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- George S. Lawler -- Towson, MD
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
- Jonathan Z. May -- Columbia, MD
Litigation - Bankruptcy
- John F Carlton -- Baltimore, MD
- Bradford Englander -- Falls Church, VA
- Christopher A. Jones -- Falls Church, VA
- Paul M. Nussbaum -- Baltimore, MD
- Kenneth Oestreicher -- Baltimore, MD
- Gary S. Posner -- Baltimore, MD
- Brent C. Strickland -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Construction
- Robert F. Carney -- Baltimore, MD
- Robert M. Wright -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Environmental
- William F. Ryan, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Bruce Lehman -- Washington, DC
- William F. Ryan, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- Gregory M. Stone -- Baltimore, MD
- Steven E. Tiller -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
- G. Scott Barhight -- Towson, MD
- John B. Gontrum -- Towson, MD
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
- William F. Ryan, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Patent
- Bruce Lehman -- Washington, DC
- Gregory M. Stone -- Baltimore, MD
- Steven E. Tiller -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Real Estate
- Raymond J. Diaz -- Falls Church, VA
- Andrew J. Terrell* -- Falls Church, VA
Litigation - Securities
- Richard J. Magid -- Baltimore, MD
- William F. Ryan, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Gardner M. Duvall -- Baltimore, MD
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Harry S. Johnson -- Baltimore, MD
- Dwight W. Stone II* -- Baltimore, MD
Mediation
- William B. Whiteford -- Baltimore, MD
- Robert M. Wright -- Baltimore, MD
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Deborah H. Diehl -- Baltimore, MD
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Non-Profit/Charities Law
- Mary Claire Chesshire -- Baltimore, MD
- Jonathan Z. May -- Columbia, MD
Patent Law
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- Bruce Lehman -- Washington, DC
- Gregory M. Stone -- Baltimore, MD
- Steven E. Tiller -- Baltimore, MD
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Harry S. Johnson -- Baltimore, MD
- William B. Whiteford -- Baltimore, MD
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Harry S. Johnson -- Baltimore, MD
- Warren N. Weaver -- Baltimore, MD
- Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
Public Finance Law
- Deborah H. Diehl -- Baltimore, MD
Real Estate Law
- Thomas C. Barbuti -- Baltimore, MD
- Raymond J. Diaz -- Falls Church, VA
- Edward U. Lee III -- Baltimore, MD
- Joseph N. Schaller -- Baltimore, MD
Tax Law
- Robert B. Curran -- Baltimore, MD
- Jonathan Z. May -- Columbia, MD
- Herman B. Rosenthal -- Baltimore, MD
Technology Law
- Dana O. Lynch -- Baltimore, MD
- Gregory M. Stone -- Baltimore, MD
- Steven E. Tiller -- Baltimore, MD
Trademark Law
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- Bruce Lehman -- Washington, DC
- Dana O. Lynch -- Baltimore, MD
- Gregory M. Stone -- Baltimore, MD
Trusts and Estates
- Edwin G. Fee, Jr. -- Towson, MD
- Robert Sloan III -- Baltimore, MD
Venture Capital Law
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Baltimore, MD
- George S. Lawler -- Towson, MD
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
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