Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Recognized on Leading, Emerging Lawyers Lists

CHICAGO – Attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Chicago and Grand Rapids offices have been named on the 2016 Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers Lists, published by Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.

The following Barnes & Thornburg attorneys were recognized on the Leading Lawyers list:

Chicago

• Daniel P. Albers - Commercial Litigation
• Fredric P. Andes - Environmental Law
• Richard R. Boykin - Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law
• Craig S. Burkhardt - Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric
• Thomas J. Donovan - Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
• Mark L. Durbin - Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law
• Michael H. Elam - Environmental Law
• Bradley B. Falkof - Product Liability Defense Law
• Stephen M. Fatum - Health Law
• Jeffrey P. Gray - Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Real Estate Law: Finance
• Paula Cozzi Goedert - Association & Non-Profit Law
• Mark T. Kindelin - Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities & Venture Finance Law
• Joan L. Long - Advertising & Media Law; Intellectual Property Law
• Joseph F. Madonia - Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Defense
• William M. McErlean - Commercial Litigation; Franchise & Dealership Law
• Dennis M. McWilliams - Intellectual Property Law
• Glenn W. Ohlson - Intellectual Property Law
• Mari Yamamoto Regnier - International Business & Trade Law
• David B. Ritter - Employment Law, Management; Labor Law: Management
• Mark E. Rust - Health Law
• David R. Schenk - Construction Law; Real Estate Law: Commercial
• Nancy L. Schimmel - Banking & Financial Institutions Law; Corporate Finance Law; Securities & Venture Finance Law
• Charles J. Schultz - Health Law
• Clifford J. Shapiro - Construction Law; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
• Marc S. Silver - Commercial Litigation; Franchise & Dealership Law; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
• Gerald O. Sweeney, Jr. - Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law; Intellectual Property Law
• Bruce White - Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law

Grand Rapids

• Michael Campbell - Banking & Financial Institutions Law; Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Corporate Finance Law; Publicly Held Corporations Law; Real Estate Law: Finance
• Charles M. Denton - Environmental Law
• Brian E. Kersey - Corporate Finance Law
• Tracy T. Larsen - Corporate Finance Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Publicly Held Corporations Law; Securities & Venture Finance Law
• Donald P. Lawless - Employment Law, Management
• Patrick E. Mears - Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial; Creditor's Rights/Commercial Collections Law; Real Estate Law: Finance
• Jeffrey A. Michael - Computer & Technology Law; Intellectual Property Law
• Robert W. Sikkel - Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management
• Michael A. Snapper - Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management
• Robert R. Stead - Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Corporate Finance Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities & Venture Finance Law; Tax Law: Business
• Jennifer J. Stocker - Employment Law: Management

The following Barnes & Thornburg attorneys were recognized on the Emerging Lawyers list:

Chicago

• Lindsey D. Dates - Commercial Litigation
• Claire M. Reed – Health Law
• Christine E. Skoczylas - Commercial Litigation

The distinction of being a Leading Lawyer is typically earned by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice law in a state. The selection results from a statewide survey of their peers and then a review of the survey results by the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board.

With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from 13 offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Indiana, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com or on Twitter @BTLawNews.