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Table of Contents China... Page 4 Corporate/M&A (Local Advice) England... Pages 4 6 Corporate/M&A (Middle Market) Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) IP (Patent Litigation) Employment Private Client Tax European Union / Belgium... Page 7 Competition/Antitrust Germany... Page 7 8 Tax Media Italy... Pages 8 Corporate/M&A Investment Funds United States...Pages 9 18 National Competition/Antitrust Life Sciences (Patent Litigation) Private Client Restructuring & Insolvency Tax California: Los Angeles Tax California: San Francisco / Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Tax District of Columbia Competition/Antitrust Intellectual Property Tax 2
Table of Contents (cont.) Illinois Banking & Finance Competition/Antitrust Corporate/M&A Dispute Resolution Insurance Intellectual Property Employee Benefits Private Equity/Venture Capital Restructuring & Insolvency Tax Massachusetts Employee Benefits Environment New York Employment Real Estate Tax Texas Intellectual Property About PLC Which Lawyer? PLC Which Lawyer? is produced by the legal know-how and information publisher, Practical Law Company. It is distributed to legal departments and general counsel at the world s largest companies and to in-house subscribers of PLC s online services. To read the full content of the handbook, go to www.practicallaw.com. About the Rankings PLC ranking structure for law firm practice sections consists of Leading, "Highly Recommended, "Recommended, and "Recognized, which is equivalent to tier one, two, three and four respectively. The rankings and editorial commentary are based on face-to-face and telephone interviews, questionnaires and written responses of in-house counsel and private practitioners. PLC research is ongoing throughout the year and comprises around 25 practice-specific online Cross-Border Handbooks. Note, as with all directory-style publications, some of the editorial descriptions can be dated by the time of publication. Please direct any questions related to PLC Which Lawyer? or McDermott s rankings to Jackie Sinn, senior manager of communications, at +1 202 756 8296 / jbortasinn@mwe.com or Lloyd Pearson at +44 1273 272827 / lp@lloydpearson.com. 3
CHINA: Corporate/M&A (Local Advice) Recognized Recognized John Huang John Huang ENGLAND: Corporate/M&A (Middle Market) Recommended Recommended Hugh Nineham Hugh Nineham Note: section reconfigured this year; split into high end and middle market 4
ENGLAND: Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) Recognized -- -- -- ENGLAND: IP (Patent Litigation) Recommended Recognized Gary Moss Hiroshi Sheraton Gary Moss Hiroshi Sheraton ENGLAND: Labor & Employee Benefits Recognized Recommended David Dalgarno (Employment) Alison Wetherfield (Employment) David Dalgarno Alison Wetherfield 5
ENGLAND: Private Client Highly Recommended Recommended Martyn Gowar Martyn Gowar Andrew Vergunst ENGLAND: Tax Recognized Recommended Peter Nias Peter Nias 6
EUROPEAN UNION / BELGIUM: Competition/Antitrust Recognized Recommended Clive Stanbrook (Competition) Philip Bentley (State Aid) Clive Stanbrook (Competition) Philip Bentley (State Aid) Martina Maier (State Aid) GERMANY: Tax Recommended Recommended Dirk Pohl Arndt Raupach Dirk Pohl Arndt Raupach 7
GERMANY: Media Recognized Recommended Ralf Weisser Ralf Weisser ITALY: Corporate/M&A Recognized Recognized Filippo Mazza Filippo Mazza ITALY: Investment Funds Recommended Recommended Massimo Trentino Massimo Trentino 8
UNITED STATES: Competition/Antitrust Recommended Recommended -- -- UNITED STATES: Life Sciences (Patent Litigation) Recognized Recognized William Gaede -- UNITED STATES: Private Client Leading Leading Henry Christensen Carol Harrington Henry Christensen Carol Harrington 9
UNITED STATES: Restructuring & Insolvency Recommended Recommended -- -- UNITED STATES: Tax Highly Recommended Highly Recommended Lowell Yoder (Tax) Thomas Borders (Tax Litigation) William Goldman (Tax Litigation) Jean Pawlow (Tax Litigation) Lowell Yoder (Tax) Thomas Borders (Tax Litigation) William Goldman (Tax Litigation) Jean Pawlow (Tax Litigation) 10
UNITED STATES: LOS ANGELES: Tax Recognized Recognized Jonathan Lurie -- UNITED STATES: SAN FRANCISCO / SILICON VALLEY: Intellectual Property Highly Recommended Highly Recommended Anthony de Alcuaz Terrence McMahon Terrence McMahon UNITED STATES: SAN FRANCISCO / SILICON VALLEY: Tax Recommended Recommended Frederick Chilton Frederick Chilton 11
UNITED STATES: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Competition/Antitrust Recommended Recommended Raymond Jacobsen Joseph Winterscheid Raymond Jacobsen Joseph Winterscheid UNITED STATES: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Intellectual Property Highly Recommended Highly Recommended Raphael Lupo Joel Freed Raphael Lupo Joel Freed UNITED STATES: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Tax Highly Recommended Highly Recommended James Riedy Blake Rubin Stephen Wells James Riedy Blake Rubin Stephen Wells 12
UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Banking & Finance Recommended Recommended Michael Boykins Robert McMenamin Robert McMenamin UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Competition/Antitrust Leading Highly Recommended Joel Chefitz David Marx Joel Chefitz David Marx UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Corporate/M&A Recommended Recommended Helen Friedli Stanley Meadows Helen Friedli Stanley Meadows 13
UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Dispute Resolution Recognized Recognized Jeffrey Stone -- UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Insurance Recognized Recognized -- -- UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Intellectual Property Recommended Recommended Margaret Duncan Margaret Duncan 14
UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Labor & Employee Benefits Recognized Recommended John Hendrickson John Hendrickson UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Private Equity/Venture Capital Highly Recommended Highly Recommended Laurence Bronska Mark Harris Andrew McCune Laurence Bronska Mark Harris Andrew McCune UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Restructuring & Insolvency Highly Recommended Highly Recommended William Smith William Smith 15
UNITED STATES: ILLINOIS: Tax Highly Recommended Highly Recommended Lowell Yoder Jared Kaplan Lowell Yoder Jared Kaplan UNITED STATES: MASSACHUSETTS: Environment Highly Recommended Recommended Jeff Bates Susan Cooke Jeff Bates Susan Cooke UNITED STATES: MASSACHUSETTS: Labor & Employee Benefits Recognized -- -- -- 16
UNITED STATES: NEW YORK: Labor & Employee Benefits Recognized -- -- -- UNITED STATES: NEW YORK: Real Estate Recognized Recognized -- -- UNITED STATES: NEW YORK: Tax Recommended Recommended Peter Faber Arthur Rosen Peter Faber Arthur Rosen 17
UNITED STATES: TEXAS: Intellectual Property Recommended -- -- -- 18