About Chadbourne

Honors and Awards

Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2009)

Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2009)

BTI Consulting Group; BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard (2008)

  • Chadbourne was recommended as a " Power Player" and also recognized as a "Strong Short Lister as a Go-To Law Firm," a "Bet-the-Company Law Firm," a firm that "Exceeds Expectations" and a firm that provides "Outstanding Client Satisfaction" – BTI Power Rankings 
  • Chadbourne was ranked among the top eight law firms in the U.S. for "Predominant Primary Relationships with Fortune 101-500 Companies" – BTI Power Rankings by Company Size 
  • Chadbourne was ranked among the top seven law firms in the U.S. for "Securities Predominant Primary Law Firms " – BTI Practice Area Power Rankings 
  • Chadbourne was ranked in the U.S. as one of the "M&A Primary Law Firms" – BTI Practice Area Power Rankings

Financial Times-Merger Market (2008)

Chadbourne was honored as an advisor to the recipient of the Financial Times-Mergermarket 2008 "M&A Deal the Year for Argentina" award, in connection with the acquisition of Compania Naviera Horamar by Navios South American Logistics Inc. Chadbourne represented Horamar.

Euromoney (2008) 

  • Best Borrowers 2008: Chadbourne client Empresa de Energia de Bogota/TGI International recognized by Euromoney for having been the first corporate to come to market after the onset of the credit crisis. It was also cited as the largest corporate deal ever out of Colombia.

Legal 500 US (2008) 

Legal 500 EMEA (2008)

International Financial Law Review (2008)

  • Chadbourne recognized as one of the “Teams of the Year” in the Debt and Equity-Linked category in the Americas

Hedge Fund Journal (2008)

  • Chadbourne honored as an advisor to the publication’s “Deal of the Year:” The GLG Partners/Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc. transaction; Chadbourne represented GLG
  • Full Press Release

 Infrastructure Journal (2008)

  • Chadbourne ranked second in Global Power in Infrastructure Journal's mid-year 2008 survey of project finance practices.

Rzeczpospolita Tax Advisory Survey (2007, 2008, 2009) 

  • Dorota Szubielska honored for three consecutive years as the leading tax law litigator in Poland by the publication Rzeczpospolita, in its annual ranking of tax advisory firms

Gazeta Prawna Tax Advisory Survey (2008, 2009) 

  • Dorota Szubielska honored for two consecutive years as the best litigator among tax advisors; additionally in 2009 ranking ranked 3rd in M&A and Chadbourne ranked 2nd among firms with up to 2 licensed tax advisors

Rzeczpospolita Law Firm Rankings (2008) 

PLC Cross-Border Handbooks: Dispute Resolution (2008-2009)

Project Finance Magazine (2008) 

  • "Latin American Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year" award for the Ciudad Victoria PPS Hospital, in regards to a matter where Chadbourne & Parke, S.C. acted as legal advisors to the agent and sole lender

Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008)

Chambers Europe - Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008)

Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008)

The Best Lawyers in America (2008)

Ukrainian Lawyers Client's Choice Directory (2008)

  • Olena Repkina was listed in "Top 10-Young and Talented" category

Who’s Who Legal (2008)

Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa (2007)

BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard (2007)

  • One of the top 20 firms in the “Power Elite” ranked by The BTI Consulting Group in its new report BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard 2007 for “Heightened Client Satisfaction” 
  • Included as a “Go-To,” “Better Bet-The-Company,” “Predominant Primary” corporate, securities and finance law firm with outstanding client satisfaction
  • Full Press Release

Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007)

  • 20 Chadbourne lawyers ranked as leaders in their specialties
  • National: Ranked in 2nd band in Projects, 3rd in Latin American Investment, 4th in Energy: Electricity, 4th in Products Liability
  • New York: Ranked in 3rd band in Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded, 3rd in Projects, 4th in Energy & Natural Resources 
  • Washington, DC: Ranked in 1st band in Projects, 2nd in Insurance: Insurer Firms, 4th in Energy: Electricity 
  • Full press release

Chambers UK - A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession (2007)

Chambers Europe - Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007)

The Legal 500 - US (2007)

Reactions Magazine Legal Survey (2007)

New York Super Lawyers Metro Edition (2007)

Project Finance International (2006)

Expert Guides (2006), from the Legal Media Group

Who's Who Legal - International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (2006) 

Equal Justice Works (2006)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2006), Humanitarian Award

The Door's Legal Services Center"Raising the Bar" Benefit (2006)

  • Retiring pro bono partner Bernard McCarthy recognized for his service to The Door's Legal Services Center and leadership of Chadbourne's pro bono program

Housing Conservation Coordinators (2006)

  • Attorneys Dennis Hopkins, Marjory Herold and Julia Rubin honored at HCC's First Annual Volunteer and Leadership Awards Reception in New York
Infrastructure Journal  (2005)
  • “Renewables Legal Adviser of the Year”

IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (2005)

Pipeliners Association of Houston (2004-2005)

  • “Pipeline Project of the Year” for Chadbourne’s refinancing of Cheyenne Plains, El Paso’s natural gas pipeline running from Wyoming to Kansas

Project Finance Magazine Legal Survey (2005)

Project Finance (2005)

  • “North American Infrastructure Deal of the Year” for work on the Neptune Transmission financing of its 660 MW, 67-mile undersea cable transmission system from New Jersey to Long Island

Project Finance International (2005)

  • “Latin American Deal of the Year” for work on the Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) financing of a delayed coker complex at one of its existing refineries in Aconcagua, Chile
  • “Top 10” deals of the year by size in the Americas included two transactions in which Chadbourne represented principals, Neptune Transmission and Gulfstream Pipeline

The Minority Law Journal’'s 2005 Diversity Scorecard (2005)

  • 71st out of the country’s 260 largest law firms

New York Disaster Interfaith Services<(2005)

Project Finance (2003)

  • “Asia Pacific Multisource Deal of the Year,” for representing the Asian Development Bank in connection with the development of a co-insurer structure with the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency to support a portion of the financing of the $412 million Phu My 3 Power Project

International Financial Review (2002)

Infrastructure Journal (2001)