About Chadbourne

Honors and Awards

2011

Best Lawyers in America

2010

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business

  • Poland: Banking & Finance: Band 4
  • Poland: Corporate/M&A: Band 3
  • Poland: Dispute Resolution: Band 3
  • Poland: Energy & Natural Resources: Band 1
  • Poland: Real Estate: Band 4
  • Poland: Tax: Band 2
  • Russia: Banking & Finance: Band 3
  • Russia: Corporate/M&A
  • Russia: Dispute Resolution: Band 2
  • Russia: General Business Law: St Petersburg: Band 2
  • Ukraine: Banking & Finance: Band 3
  • Ukraine: Corporate/Commercial: Band 3
  • Ukraine: Real Estate: Band 3 

Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 

Chambers Latin America - Awards for Excellence 2010

  • Latin America-wide: International Arbitration (International Counsel in Latin America) - The Shortlist
Chambers Latin America - Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Chambers UK

Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business

Benchmark: Litigation

Best Lawyers 

Chadbourne Listed as Go-To Law Firm®

  • Chadbourne & Parke has been named as a Go-To Law Firm® by Corporate Counsel in the areas of litigation, corporate transactions/mergers and acquisitions and securities by the legal teams for four Fortune 500 companies—AES, NRG Energy, Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Collins and will be recognized in the Fortune 500 issue of Fortune magazine.

Corporate INTL Global Awards

  • England and Wales: International Insolvency Team of the Year in England
  • United States: National: Dispute Resolution Advisory Firm of the Year in the USA
  • United States: National: Insolvency Advisory Firm of the Year in the USA
  • United States: New York: Business Litigation: Best Law Firm in New York for Business Litigation 2010 

Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, 4th Tax Advisory Firms Ranking, Poland 

  • Chadbourne honored as the most effective tax advisory firm among firms with up to two licensed tax advisors
  • Dorota Szubielska recognized as the 3rd best Tax litigator in Poland and ranked 3rd in Tax Optimization

Forbes, Polish edition, Law Firms Ranking 2010

Global Arbitration Review

International Financial Law Review 1000  

LatinFinance

  • Deal of the Year - Best Quasi-Sovereign Bond
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa

Legal 500 UK

Legal 500 US
  • Project finance: advice to lender: Ranked in 2nd band: The distinguishing feature for Chadbourne & Parke LLP is "the number of top level specialist it can bring to a deal." "Keith Martin, Eli Katz, Edward Zaelke and John Baecher are particularly good, but there are many others." Keith Martin comes in for particularly high praise as "the only lawyer in the US to understand the affects of tax legislation, codes and statues that affect renewable energy and the power industry" Kenneth Hansen "stands out by experience and for cutting through the red tape in face-to-face negotiations", while Rohit Chaudhry and the firm are "best in class in all categories (response times, business acumen/industry knowledge, appropriateness of advice and value for money)", and Chaim Wachsberger is praised for being "solution-oriented." The icing on the cake is "their ability to work as a real team." The firm, according to competitors, "has done the best out of work issued under the DOE loan guarantee program." The firm rates for its "willingness and ability to provide legal structural solutions to business item conflicts" and being "experienced, pro-active and always trying to reach a conclusion versus engaging in one-upmanship with opposing counsel." The firm is "extremely well qualified to handle infrastructure project financings, particularly in the energy sector, and particularly in emerging markets, as well as in the USA."
  • Product liability and mass tort defense: consumer products (including tobacco): Ranked in 1st band; Donald Strauber: listed as a leading lawyer: The products liability counseling and defense practice is "truly excellent in every respect" and "the best in this area." It provides "superb knowledge, advice, responsiveness and value." "Very solid on the merits and substance of a case" the group exhibits "sound business acumen and commercial sense, yet is fully conversant on the intricacies of legal theories." Donald Strauber is "the dean of the bar for alcohol liability" having for decades defended the alcohol industry. Strauber, Phoebe Wilkinson and Mary Yelenick are "great strategists, tacticians, and writers." Similarly, practice head Garyowen Morrisroe and Thomas Riley are "great long-term strategists." David Wallace and of counsel Bruce Sheffler are also recommended.
  • M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m): Ranked in 1st band: The "reliably impressive" Chadbourne & Parke LLP provides its M&A clients in-depth expertise in every conceivable major industry, with experience in aerospace and defense, consumer products and insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and technology, energy and renewable energy. Corporate practice head Allen Miller is highly recommended, advising public and private companies, private equity funds, hedge funds and other institutions, with a significant part of his practice consisting of international transactional work. Edward Smith cited.
  • Domestic tax: East Coast: Ranked in 3rd band: The firm "offers the highest level of competency in technical tax ability as well as business acumen." In New York, William Cavanagh is "timely in his responses and always offers highly constructive and creative alternatives to matters at hand." Richard Leder cited. Edouard Markson is recommended for capital markets and partnership instructions. Lawrence Rosenberg is an excellent choice for the tax complications of bankruptcy and restructuring. Keith Martin, in Washington DC, has developed considerable expertise in tax issues related to wind power, and is recommended for transactional and controversy matters.

MergerMarket League Tables: Legal Advisors to Russian M&A

  • Ranked 5th by deal volume

MergerMarket League Tables: Legal Advisors to CEE M&A

  • Ranked 12th by deal volume

MultiCultural Law Magazine

  • "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity": Ranked 30th
  • "Top 50 Law Firms for Partners": Ranked 13th
  • "Top 50 Law Firms for Associates": Ranked 41st
  • "Top 25 Law Firms for Native-Americans": Ranked 16th
  • "Top 25 Law Firms for Hispanics": Ranked 17th
PLC Which Lawyer?  

Rzeczpospolita, Law Firms Ranking 
Chadbourne ranked in 20th place among over 200 law firms.

Rzeczpospolita Tax Advisory Survey

  • Dorota Szubielska honored for four consecutive years (2007 - 2010), as the leading tax law litigator in Poland by the publication Rzeczpospolita, in its annual ranking of tax advisory firms

Who’s Who Legal 

  • Ukraine: Jaroslawa Johnson was honored as leading individual in Mergers and Acquisitions and "a big name."

2009

 Chambers Asia

Chambers Europe

Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 

Chambers Latin America - Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 

Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa

Legal 500 UK
  • Foreign Firms: Ranked in 1st band for U.S. firms in London: Dual U.S./ UK law capability - 25-50 fee-earners

Legal 500 US 
  • Finance: Bank lending: East Coast: Ranked in 2nd band: "excellent" finance practice, "they cheerfully take on assignments no matter how short the timeframe or over holidays." Andrew Coronios, Vincent Dunn and Lawrence Rosenberg "are very intelligent, adept at spotting issues and bend over backwards to give us the best possible service."
  • Finance: Project finance: National: Ranked in 3rd band, one of "the best firms" in project finance, praised for the "depth and insight of the firm" in the renewable energy arena. With particular skill in the wind energy and the power arena, the practice offers a "high quality of service" and "depth within firm on all matters... relating to project financings." Chaim Wachsberger is praised for his "experience" and his "innovative, solution-oriented approach to the transaction closing process."
  • Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including Tobacco): National: Ranked in 2nd band: Donald Strauber listed as a leading lawyer. "You know you are going to get an aggressive defense," the attorneys have "technical expertise" and "their intellectual horse power is excellent," the practice offers "top-notch" and "world-class representation" and "if you want serious representation in New York, you’d put Chadbourne & Parke LLP top of the list, "generally "outstanding," "excellent" or "terrific in the product liability space," providing "breadth of experience" and "excellent client service" and "long-term strategic thinking," "World-class in tobacco litigation." Clients admire "wonderful" Donald Strauber - "his signal quality is the maturity of his judgment" and he has a record of "outstanding success on product liability matters brought to verdict." Thomas Riley, Bruce Sheffler and Phoebe Wilkinson produce "great product liability work" and "great strategic analysis." Wilkinson is "a deeply committed lawyer." Mary Yelenick is "very responsive" and clients say her work is "very high quality." David Wallace is also recommended.
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: M&A: National Firms - Middle-market: Ranked in 1st band: "consistently high level of service, in particular direct and immediate attention at the partner level." Edward Smith is "steady, insightful, experienced, analytical and always timely." William Cavanagh, Scott Berson, and corporate practice head J Allen Miller are jointly praised as "outstanding practitioners in their field."
  • Tax : Domestic Tax: East Coast: Ranked in 3rd band: Keith Martin is highly rated for transactional work and effective lobbying, William Cavanagh leads the tax team in numerous complex deals, with Jeffrey Robins and Edouard Markson also recommended. Lawrence Rosenberg is an excellent choice for the tax complications of bankruptcy and restructuring.

Best Lawyers in America

Rzeczpospolita Tax Advisory Survey  
  • Dorota Szubielska honored for three consecutive years (2007, 2008 and 2009), 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  
  • Dorota Szubielska honored for two consecutive years (2008, 2009), 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 two licensed Tax advisors  

2008 and 2009 editions of PLC Cross-Border Handbooks: Dispute Resolution