Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has once again received prominent placements in the 2024 nationwide and regional practice and attorney rankings from Chambers & Partners, a leading legal industry rankings organization. In total, 111 Polsinelli attorneys and 19 different practice areas were recognized across nearly all of the firm’s geographic locations nationwide. The firm added three new nationwide rankings to its recognitions – Sports Law, Real Estate Law as well as Government Contracts: Highly Regarded – as well as two new regions, two additional practice rankings and a marked increase in Band 1 rankings and a nearly 20% increase in attorney rankings.

The 2024 Chambers USA Guide ranks the top lawyers and law firms across the country. Chambers rankings are compiled through assessments of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback. Firms and lawyers need to demonstrate sustained excellence in order to be ranked in the guide.

The following Polsinelli practices were recognized in this year:

USA Nationwide Rankings:

• Franchising
• Government Contracts: Highly Regarded
• Healthcare: The Elite
• International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
• Real Estate
• Sports Law

Regional Rankings:

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Delaware and Georgia
• Construction: Colorado
• Corporate/M&A: Arizona, Colorado, Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds, Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds, Tennessee
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation: Illinois, Missouri, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
• Healthcare: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory: District of Columbia
• Insurance: Missouri
• Intellectual Property: Colorado, Missouri, Washington
• Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution: District of Columbia
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded: California
• Labor & Employment: Georgia, Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds, Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds
• Litigation: General Commercial: Colorado, Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds, Tennessee
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Arizona, Georgia, Washington
• Real Estate: California: Southern, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds, Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
• Public Finance: Illinois

Additionally, the following Polsinelli attorneys were recognized individually in the Chambers USA 2024 rankings:

• Banking & Finance
  • Paul V. Franke – Colorado
  • Bob Hannon – Tennessee
  • Keaton H. Osborne – Tennessee
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Randye B. Soref – California
  • Christopher A. Ward – Delaware
  • Shanti M. Katona – Delaware
  • David E. Gordon – Georgia
  • Jerry L. Switzer – Illinois
  • Jane E. Pearson – Washington
• Construction
  • Paul V. Franke – Colorado
  • Steve Gurr – Colorado
  • William R. Meyer – Colorado
  • Jason S. Samuels – New York
• Corporate/M&A
  • Phillip P. Guttilla – Arizona
  • Darren R. Hensley – Colorado
  • Scott A. Berdan – Colorado
  • Frank Koranda – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • William W. Mahood III – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Frank J. Ross Jr – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Kevin R. Sweeney – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Ruben K. Chuquimia – Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds
  • Kolin B. Holladay – Tennessee
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Robert D. Grossman – Missouri
  • Patti J. Hedgpeth –Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
  • Henry Talavera – Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
• Environment
  • Stacy J. Stotts – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
• Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
  • Stuart M. Pape – USA – Nationwide
• Franchising
  • Leonard MacPhee – USA – Nationwide
  • Joyce G. Mazero – USA - Nationwide
• Healthcare
  • Paul A. Gomez – California
  • Nathaniel ‘Tani’ Weiner – California
  • Iliana L. Peters – District of Columbia
  • J. Everett Wilson – Florida
  • Marisa Rodriguez Wilson – Florida
  • Mike P. Gennett – Florida
  • R. Ross Burris III – Georgia
  • Daniel J. Mohan – Georgia
  • Kara M. Friedman – Illinois
  • Linas J. Grikis – Illinois
  • Lisa S. Katz – Illinois
  • Neal D. Shah – Illinois
  • Jane E. Arnold – Missouri
  • Mark H. Goran – Missouri
  • William P. Hoffman – Missouri
  • Jay M. Howard – Missouri
  • Joan B. Killgore – Missouri
  • Paul D. Squire – New York
  • Barry D. Alexander – North Carolina
  • Ross E. Sallade – North Carolina
  • Sean A. Timmons – North Carolina
  • Sherri T. Alexander – Texas
  • Mark S. Armstrong – Texas
  • Jessica M. Andrade – Washington
  • Jim Fredman – Washington
  • Lori A. Oliver – Washington
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
  • Michael M. Gaba – District of Columbia
• Insurance
  • Lauren E. Tucker McCubbin – Missouri
• Intellectual Property
  • Gregory P. Durbin – Colorado
  • John R. Posthumus – Colorado
  • Kathryn J. Doty – Missouri
  • Patrick C. Woolley – Missouri
  • Emily C. Peyser – Washington
• Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
  • Arriènne M. Lezak – District of Columbia
• International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
  • Louis S. Mastriani – USA – Nationwide
  • Deanna Okun – USA – Nationwide
  • Daniel F. Smith – USA – Nationwide
• Labor & Employment
  • Donald L. Samuels – Colorado
  • Jack Blum – District of Columbia
  • Tony W. Torain – District of Columbia
  • Angelo Spinola – Georgia
  • William C. Vail – Georgia
  • Scott M. Gilbert – Illinois
  • Karen K. Cain – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Denise K. Drake – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • W. Terrence Kilroy – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Eric E. Packel – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Lilian D. Davis – Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds
  • Harry D. Jones – Texas
• Litigation: General Commercial
  • Stacy A. Carpenter – Colorado
  • Sean R. Gallagher – Colorado
  • Russell S. Jones Jr – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Mark A. Olthoff – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • C. Joseph Hubbard – Tennessee
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
  • Edward F. Novak – Arizona
  • Ellen H. Persons – Georgia
  • Jessica M. Andrade – Washington
• Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity
  • John Thomas A. Malatesta – USA – Nationwide
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
  • Iliana L. Peters - USA – Nationwide
  • Kathleen D. Kenney – USA – Nationwide
• Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
  • Starr Turner Drum – USA – Nationwide
• Public Finance
  • Janet E. Zeigler – Illinois
• Real Estate
  • Jesse M. Nichols – California: Southern
  • Amy K. Hansen – Colorado
  • John R. Heronimus – Colorado
  • Diane Shapiro Richer – District of Columbia
  • John Chamberlin – Illinois
  • Kelly M. Greco – Illinois
  • Eric G. Greenfield – Illinois
  • Patrick Maloney – Illinois
  • Marcus G. Abbott – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Dan Flanigan – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Lisa M. Haines – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Korb W. Maxwell – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • M. Kevin Lee – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Curtis J. Petersen – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Chase Simmons – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Roxsen E. Koch – Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds
  • Joseph A. Bealmear – Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds
  • John P. McNearney – Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds
  • Sarah K. Laird – Tennessee
  • J. David Wicker – Tennessee
• Sports Law
  • Leane K. Capps – USA – Nationwide
  • Kevin R. Sweeney – USA – Nationwide
• Tax
  • William J. Sanders – Missouri