22 Eversheds Sutherland Practice Areas, 102 Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Best in 2021 Legal 500 United States

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 22 practice areas and 102 attorneys have been recognized in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States, a comprehensive survey of legal service providers. For more than 25 years, the series has provided feedback on law firms from more than 100 countries.

This year’s edition saw Eversheds Sutherland earn three new practice rankings in Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration, Finance – Structured Finance: Securitization, and Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate Finance.

Also this year, Legal 500 named 13 attorneys to its elite “Leading Lawyers” list. John W. Benson was recognized in the Real Estate Finance category; Lee C. Davis and Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher were recognized in the Construction category; Adam B. Cohen and Vanessa A. Scott were recognized in the Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans category; James R. Dwyer and Cynthia R. Shoss were recognized in the Insurance: Non-contentious category; Jeffrey A. Friedman, Jerome B. Libin and Eric S. Tresh were recognized in the Tax – US Taxes: Contentious category; Robert D. Owen was recognized in the Dispute Resolution – E-discovery category; Wade H. Stribling was recognized in the M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-market (sub-$500m) category; and Peter C. Quittmeyer was recognized in the Technology: Outsourcing category.

Eversheds Sutherland received national rankings in:

• Dispute Resolution – E-discovery 
• Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes 
• Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration 
• Finance – Financial Services: Regulation
• Finance – Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
• Finance – Structured Finance: Securitization 
• Industry Focus – Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
• Industry Focus – Energy Regulation: Conventional Power
• Industry Focus – Energy Regulation: Oil & Gas
• Industry Focus – Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
• Industry Focus – Insurance: Non-contentious
• Intellectual Property – Patent: Patent Prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings)
• Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-market (sub-$500m)
• Media, Technology and Telecoms – Fintech
• Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology: Outsourcing
• Real Estate and Construction – Construction (including construction litigation) 
• Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate
• Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate Finance
• Tax – International Tax
• Tax – US Taxes: Contentious 
• Tax – US Taxes: Non-contentious 

The attorneys recognized in their field include:

Dispute Resolution – E-discovery
Matt Gatewood
Gregory S. Kaufman
Francis X. Nolan, IV
Robert D. Owen

Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes
Brian L. Rubin
Amelia Toy Rudolph
Ronald W. Zdrojeski

Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration
Meriam Nazih Al-Rashid
Ulyana Bardyn
Levon Golendukhin
John W. Lomas, Jr.
William T. O'Brien

Finance – Financial Services: Regulation
Steven B. Boehm
Stephen E. Roth

Finance – Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
James M. Cain
Alexander S. Holtan
Meltem F. Kodaman
David T. McIndoe
Raymond A. Ramirez
Lizet T. Steele

Finance – Structured Finance: Securitization 
John W. Benson
Thomas F. Dugan 
Eric R. Fenichel
Brennan A. Posner
Lisa Alpert Rosen

Industry Focus – Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
Jackson M. Allen
Joshua L. Belcher
Dorothy Black Franzoni
Amish M. Shah
Ram C. Sunkara
Madeleine M.L. Tan
Kyle E. Wamstad
Thomas H. Warren

Industry Focus – Energy Regulation: Conventional Power
Daniel E. Frank
Joseph C. Hall
Catherine M. Krupka
Lino Mendiola III

Industry Focus – Energy Regulation: Oil & Gas
Jacob Dweck
Paul F. Forshay
Catherine M. Krupka
Susan G. Lafferty
David M. McCullough

Industry Focus – Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
Jackson M. Allen
Dorothy Black Franzoni
Will Pickens
Herbert J. Short, Jr.
Darryl F. Smith
Ram C. Sunkara
Madeleine M.L. Tan
Kyle E. Wamstad
Thomas H. Warren

Industry Focus – Insurance: Non-contentious
Bert Adams
James R. Dwyer
Ling Ling
John S. Pruitt
Stephen E. Roth
Cynthia R. Shoss

Intellectual Property – Patent: Patent Prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings)
Jaime D. Choi
Ann G. Fort
Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin
Kevin W. King
Peter G. Pappas
Regis C. Worley, Jr.
Daniel J. Warren
William L. Warren
Nash Zogaib 

Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans
Brenna M. Clark
Adam B. Cohen
Carol T. McClarnon
Vanessa A. Scott

M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-market (sub-$500m)
Robert E. Copps
M. Hill Jeffries
David S. Phillips 
Robert J. Pile
Marc A. Rawls
Wade H. Stribling
Michael J. Voynich

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Fintech
Brian G. Barrett
Brian M. Murphy
Robert J. Pile
John S. Pruitt
Hannah C. Winiarski

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology: Outsourcing
Robert J. Pile
Peter C. Quittmeyer

Real Estate and Construction – Construction (including construction litigation)
Lawrence Dany
Lee C. Davis 
Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher 
Jesse W. Lincoln 
William R. Wildman

Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate
John W. Benson
John J. Busillo
Victor P. Haley
D. Clayton Howell
James B. Jordan
David F. Reid 
Lisa Alpert Rosen
Ruth A. Schoenmeyer
Kristina Kopf Thomas 

Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate Finance
John W. Benson 
John J. Busillo
David F. Reid
Lisa Alpert Rosen
William G. Rothschild
Ellen S. Smith
Virginia E. Worthy

Tax – International Tax
Robert S. Chase II
Jeffrey A. Friedman
Mary E. Monahan
Aaron M. Payne
Caroline C. Setliffe
P. Bruce Wright

Tax – US Taxes: Contentious 
Nikki E. Dobay
Jeffrey A. Friedman
Jerome B. Libin
Sarah E. Paul
Alla Raykin
Breen M. Schiller
Eric S. Tresh

Tax – US Taxes: Non-contentious
Reginald J. Clark
Nikki E. Dobay
Jeffrey A. Friedman
Timothy A. Gustafson
Breen M. Schiller

About Eversheds Sutherland
As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 70 of the Fortune 100, 61 of the FTSE 100 and 128 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 69 offices in 32 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax. 

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