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Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Honored by Chambers and Partners in 12 Practice Areas

Date: May 8, 2018

Baltimore -- Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2018 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes 29 attorneys in a record 12 practice areas in 4 states, the District of Columbia and Afghanistan.

Recognized in these practices (*newly recognized in 2018):

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA)
Corporate/M&A (MD)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (MD)
General Business Law (Afghanistan)
Healthcare (MD)
Insurance (MD)*
Intellectual Property (MD)
Labor & Employment (MD)
Litigation: General Commercial (MD)
Private Wealth Law (MD)
Real Estate (MD)
Real Estate: Land Use (MD)

Individual lawyers listed in Chambers USA and their areas of recognition are below (*newly recognized in 2018):

Thomas C. Barbuti: Real Estate, MD - Senior Statesman
G. Scott Barhight: Real Estate: Land Use, MD
Mary Claire Chesshire: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, MD
Robert B. Curran: Corporate/M&A, MD
Deborah H. Diehl: Corporate/M&A, MD
Gardner M. Duvall*: Insurance, MD
Bradford F. Englander: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, VA
Martin T. Fletcher: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, MD - Eminent Practitioner
John B. Gontrum: Real Estate: Land Use, MD
L. Katherine Good: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, DE - Up and Coming
Peter D. Guattery: Labor & Employment, MD
Sigrid C. Haines: Healthcare, MD
Michael E. Hastings: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, VA
Kevin G. Hroblak: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, MD
Christopher A. Jones: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, VA
Frank S. Jones, Jr.: Corporate/M&A, MD
David R. Kuney: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, DC - Senior Statesman
Paul W. Madden: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, MD
Kevin C. McCormick: Labor & Employment, MD
Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr.*: Insurance, MD
Joseph J. Mezzanotte: Real Estate, MD
Paul M. Nussbaum: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, MD
Michael J. Roeschenthaler: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, PA
William F. Ryan, Jr.: Litigation: General Commercial, MD - Recognized Practitioner
Christopher M. Samis: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, DE
Gregory M. Stone: Intellectual Property, MD
Steven E. Tiller: Intellectual Property, MD

Individual lawyers listed in Chambers Global and their areas of recognition are below:

Enayat Qasimi: General Business Law-Afghanistan (Expert Based Abroad)

Individual lawyers listed in Chambers HNW (High Net Worth) and their areas of recognition are below:

Edwin G. Fee, Jr.: Private Wealth Law, MD


About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: The over 170 attorneys at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston provide a comprehensive range of sophisticated, cost-effective business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to global enterprises.  Our growing Mid-Atlantic footprint includes fifteen offices in Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.