Lathrop Gage Receives Leading Law Firm and Lawyer Rankings from Chambers USA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 7, 2012) – Chambers USA, the producer of an annual client guide to America’s leading lawyers, announced today that 31 Lathrop Gage attorneys received national honors in their respective practices. The firm also received top rankings in 10 practice areas in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New York and one nationwide ranking for railroad transportation.
The 11 departments and 31 attorneys – an increase from 25 in 2011 – were ranked based on in-depth research of the firm’s strengths and most significant recent work and clients. This research included thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients conducted by Chambers’ staff.
Lathrop Gage LLP Rankings
Practice Area |
State |
Rank |
Transportation: Rail (for Railroads) |
Nationwide |
3 |
Corporate/M&A |
Colorado |
3 |
Corporate/M&A |
Kansas |
3 |
Litigation: General Commercial |
Kansas |
2 |
Real Estate |
Kansas |
2 |
Corporate/M&A (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
2 |
Environment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
1 |
Labor & Employment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
1 |
Litigation: General Commercial (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
2 |
Real Estate (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
2 |
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright |
New York |
4 |
Individual Rankings
Attorney |
Rank |
Practice Area |
State |
William Beck |
1 |
Environment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
David Shorr |
1 |
Environment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Jack Rowe |
1 |
Labor & Employment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Douglas Dalgleish |
1 |
Litigation: General Commercial (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Lewis “Pete” Heaven, Jr. |
1 |
Real Estate |
Kansas |
Don Dagenais |
1 |
Real Estate (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Lyle Pishny |
2 |
Corporate/M&A |
Kansas |
Mark Bluhm |
2 |
Corporate/M&A (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Joseph Medved |
2 |
Corporate/M&A (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Russell Eggert |
2 |
Environment: Litigation |
Illinois |
William Ford, Jr. |
2 |
Environment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Thomas Ryan |
2 |
Environment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
George Matava |
2 |
Intellectual Property |
Colorado |
Rosalee McNamara |
2 |
Labor & Employment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
David Vogel |
2 |
Labor & Employment (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Jean Paul Bradshaw II |
2 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
Missouri |
Blaine Kimrey |
2 |
Media & Entertainment: Litigation |
Illinois |
Harry Wigner, Jr. |
2 |
Real Estate |
Kansas |
Lincoln Bandlow |
3 |
Media & Entertainment: Litigation |
California |
Wallace Brockhoff |
3 |
Corporate/M&A (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Giulio DeConti |
3 |
Intellectual Property |
Massachusetts |
R. Scott Beeler |
3 |
Litigation: General Commercial |
Kansas |
Gary Cunningham |
3 |
Litigation: General Commercial (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Catherine Logan |
3 |
Real Estate |
Kansas |
Stephen Mitchell |
3 |
Real Estate (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
John P. King |
3 |
Real Estate (St. Louis & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
Eric M. Fogel |
4 |
Corporate/M&A |
Illinois |
William Hansen |
4 |
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright |
New York |
Bridget Short |
Up-and-Coming |
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright |
New York |
Allison Bergman |
Up-and-Coming |
Real Estate (Kansas City & Surrounds) |
Missouri |
About Lathrop Gage LLP:
A full-service law firm, Lathrop Gage LLP has more than 320 attorneys in 11 offices nationwide – from Los Angeles to New York. In 2012, Chambers USA ranked Lathrop Gage’s corporate, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and transportation teams among the best in their regions. For more information, visit www.lathropgage.com.