Balch & Bingham Lawyers Top Rankings Again Best Lawyers in America 2011-2012 () September 2011- Balch & Bingham LLP again is on top among The Best Lawyers in America, as well as The Best Law Firms in America for 2011-2012 according to the just released rankings by Best Lawyers and their national media partner, U.S. News & World Report. Best Lawyers is the United States most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For 28 years, the top lawyers in the U.S. have completed candid evaluations of the work of their peers and competitors in their same practice areas and geographic region. Balch & Bingham LLP has 87 lawyers individually recognized this year, representing just over an entire third of the firm, for work in practice areas ranging from anti-trust to energy and environmental law to gaming and specialized litigation. In addition, the law firm received a National First Tier Ranking as well as numerous Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings in a wide variety of practice areas: U.S. News /Best Lawyers, Individual Rankings by Practice Area, 2011-2012 Antitrust Law Phillip A. Nichols (2011) Will Hill Tankersley, Jr. (2011) Appellate Practice David R. Boyd (1995) Ed R. Haden (2008) W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. (2005) Banking and Finance Law H. Hampton Boles (1993) R. Alan Deer (2011) Richard L. Pearson (2007) John D. Pickering *
John Rice * W. Clark Watson (2007) Lois S. Woodward (2007) William S. Wright (2007) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Eric T. Ray (2010) W. Clark Watson (2007) Bet-the-Company Litigation R. Bruce Barze, Jr. (2010) Michael J. Bowers (2003) David R. Boyd (1995) Charles B. Paterson (2008) Alan T. Rogers (2005) Commercial Litigation S. Allen Baker, Jr. (2005) R. Bruce Barze, Jr. (2010) Michael J. Bowers (2003) David R. Boyd (1995) James A. Bradford (2011) James A. Byram, Jr. (2007) Gregory C. Cook (2011) Michael Freeman (2008) W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. (2005) Charles B. Paterson (2008) William Reeves (2011) Alan T. Rogers (2005) William L. Smith (2010) Lee H. Zell (1995) Corporate Compliance Law
Timothy J. Tracy (2007) Corporate Governance Law Timothy J. Tracy (2007) Corporate Law Matthew A. Aiken (2008) Suzanne Ashe (2008) Walter M. Beale, Jr. (2003) R. Alan Deer (2011) Bingham D. Edwards, Jr. (2009) Jack B. Levy (1995) Timothy J. Tracy (2007) Education Law David R. Boyd (1995) Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law James W. King (2010) Jack B. Levy (1995) Laura Schiele Robinson (2008) William E. Shanks, Jr. (1995) Employment Law - Individuals Douglas B. Kauffman * Employment Law - Management R. Pepper Crutcher, Jr. (2009) Armin J. Moeller, Jr. (1989) Lisa J. Sharp (2010) M. Jefferson Starling III (2008) Energy Law Eason Balch, Jr. (2011) M. Stanford Blanton (2007) Gregory P. Butrus (2010) Ricky J. Cox (2007) Ed R. Haden (2008) Eric Langley *
Lyle D. Larson (2007) Dan H. McCrary (2010) Thomas L. Penland, Jr. (2007) S. Chris Still (2009) Ben H. Stone (1993) Andrew W. Tunnell (2009) H. Rodger Wilder (1999) Environmental Law J. Michael Childers (2009) Robert Fowler * Steven G. McKinney (2007) C. Grady Moore III * James L. Noles (2011) William H. Satterfield (1989) William L. Smith (2010) Terese T. Wyly (1999) Financial Services Regulation Law R. Alan Deer (2011) W. Clark Watson (2007) Lois S. Woodward (2007) Stephen A. Yoder (2010) Gaming Law Scott E. Andress (2005) Ben H. Stone (1993) Government Relations Practice Eason Balch, Jr. (2011) M. Stanford Blanton (2007) Tim Ford (2008) Health Care Law Matthew A. Aiken (2008) Cavender C. Kimble (2007) Jack B. Levy (1995) Colin H. Luke (2008) Carey Bennett McRae (2010)
Dinetia M. Newman * Insurance Law James A. Byram, Jr. (2007) Cavender C. Kimble (2007) W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. (2005) Hugh B. McNatt (2007) Alan T. Rogers (2005) Labor Law - Management R. Pepper Crutcher, Jr. (2009) Armin J. Moeller, Jr. (1989) M. Jefferson Starling III (2008) Land Use & Zoning Law William S. Wright (2007) Litigation & Controversy - Tax Bingham D. Edwards, Jr. (2009) Litigation - Banking & Finance Lee H. Zell (1995) Litigation - Bankruptcy Eric T. Ray (2010) W. Clark Watson (2007) Litigation - Environmental James A. Byram, Jr. (2007) Michael Freeman (2008) P. Stephen Gidiere III (2011) Steven G. McKinney (2007) Litigation - ERISA Leigh Anne Hodge (2011) Litigation - Labor & Employment R. Pepper Crutcher, Jr. (2009)
Lisa J. Sharp (2010) M. Jefferson Starling III (2008) Litigation - Real Estate James A. Byram, Jr. (2007) Gregory C. Cook (2011) William L. Smith (2010) Litigation - Securities Lee H. Zell (1995) Mass Tort Litigation William Reeves (2011) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Michael J. Bowers (2003) Mediation Mergers & Acquisitions Law Colin H. Luke (2008) Timothy J. Tracy (2007) W. Clark Watson * Non-Profit/Charities Law William D. Lineberry (2009) Personal Injury Litigation James Dartlin Meadows (2007) Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants S. Allen Baker, Jr. (2005) Paul J. Delcambre, Jr. (2009) Michael Freeman (2008) Product Liability Litigation William Reeves (2011) Product Liability Litigation - Defendants R. Bruce Barze, Jr. (2010) Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs William P. Cobb II (1995)
Project Finance Law Alex B. Leath (2007) Jennifer West Signs (2010) Public Finance Law J. Foster Clark (2005) J. Thomas Francis (2009) Alex B. Leath (2007) Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer (2009) Real Estate Law H. Hampton Boles (1993) James A. Bradford (2011) James M. Edwards (2001) Randolph H. Lanier (1983) John Rice * Felton W. Smith (2006) William S. Wright (2007) Securities / Capital Markets Law Suzanne Ashe (2008) Richard L. Pearson (2007) Tax Law Bingham D. Edwards, Jr. (2009) Alex B. Leath (2007) Howard W. Neiswender (2007) Timothy J. Segers * William B. Sellers * Trademark Law Will Hill Tankersley, Jr. (2011) Trusts and Estates Howard W. Neiswender (2007) William E. Shanks, Jr. (1995) Water Law James Hancock * Workers' Compensation Law - Employers William P. Cobb II (1995)
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed. (*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers. U.S. News/Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Rankings by Market & Practice Areas, 2011-2012 Balch & Bingham National First-Tier Rankings Litigation - Construction Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Antitrust Law Appellate Practice Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Corporate Law Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law - Management Energy Law Environmental Law Financial Services Regulation Law Government Relations Practice Health Care Law Insurance Law Land Use & Zoning Law Litigation - Banking & Finance Litigation - Bankruptcy Litigation - Construction Litigation - Environmental Litigation - Securities Project Finance Law Public Finance Law Real Estate Law Tax Law Energy Law Environmental Law Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Project Finance Law
Commercial Litigation Employment Law - Management Environmental Law Gaming Law Labor Law - Management Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Education Law Employment Law - Management Health Care Law Insurance Law Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor & Employment