Twenty-Seven Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys, Nine Practice Areas Honored By Chambers USA

Chambers USA: America’s Top Leading Lawyers for Business, a highly respected national legal directory, has named 27 attorneys from Robinson Bradshaw – the most ever for the firm – as leaders in their respective fields.

Robinson Bradshaw received No. 1 rankings, which identify the firm as a leader in the state, for exceptional work in the following practice areas:

• Antitrust
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate

Chambers USA was launched in 2003 as a means of ranking attorneys and practice groups in tiers that serve as an annual comparison with other firms across North Carolina. Interviews with thousands of peers and clients are conducted across the country each year to compile the rankings.

Sources that were consulted to compile the 2014 rankings had the following to say about Robinson Bradshaw’s No. 1 ranked practice areas:

• Antitrust – “It is difficult to imagine another firm doing better work in the antitrust field.”
  “There’s lots of brainpower in the firm, and it makes a difference.”
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – “It is imperative for me to be able to speak to them quickly and drill down to the crux of the transactions. They are able to do this.”
• Corporate/M&A – The practice area was recognized for its market-leading corporate offering in the Charlotte market, including mergers and acquisitions, fund formation and securities law.
• Litigation: General Commercial – “Robinson Bradshaw has always had a very good group, with a large commercial practice and excellent bank-related litigation.”
• Real Estate – “They have an excellent practice and provide very effective representation.”

Other practice areas were ranked, including:

• Banking & Finance (Band 2) – “They have high-quality lawyers with relevant experience.”
• Healthcare (Band 2) – “In my opinion the firm’s attorney quality is very high.”
  “The team can be consistently relied upon to approach the work strategically, with the goal of producing the best possible result in the most efficient manner.”
• Labor & Employment (Band 2) – “There are never doubts regarding resolutions. There is an implicit trust between us and Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson.”
  “The firm has a culture of professionalism. The team is very respectful and skilled, and I like working with them.”
• Environment (Band 3) – “The people I work with at Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson are excellent.”

The complete list of Robinson Bradshaw attorneys listed in 2014 Chambers USA includes:

• Everett J. Bowman – Antitrust
• Peter C. Buck – Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A
• John H. Carmichael – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Garland S. Cassada – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Robert W. Fuller – Litigation: General Commercial
• T. Thomas Gates – Real Estate
• Karen A. Gledhill – Healthcare
• Charles E. Johnson – Labor & Employment
• Haynes P. Lea – Corporate/M&A
• Christopher W. Loeb – Real Estate
• Edwin F. Lucas – Banking & Finance
• Stephen M. Lynch – Corporate/M&A
• A. Ward McKeithen – Litigation: General Commercial (Senior Statesmen)
• Mark W. Merritt – Antitrust; Litigation: General Commercial
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust
• Jane S. Ratteree – Real Estate
• Allen K. Robertson – Banking & Finance
• S. Graham Robinson – Banking & Finance
• Russell M. Robinson II – Corporate/M&A (Senior Statesmen)
• David M. Schilli – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Emily S. Sherlock – Environment (Associates to watch)
• Robert C. Sink – Real Estate (Senior Statesmen)
• William W. Toole – Environment
• Brent A. Torstrick – Real Estate
• John R. Wester – Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial
• David C. Wright III – Litigation: General Commercial
• Julian H. Wright Jr. – Labor & Employment