Eighteen Womble Carlyle practice areas have been recognized in the Chambers USA 2016 report. In addition, Chambers selected 58 firm attorneys for individual honors.
Womble Carlyle’s Antitrust (North Carolina), Healthcare (North Carolina), Real Estate (North Carolina and South Carolina), General Commercial Litigation (North Carolina) and Corporate/M&A: Banking & Finance (South Carolina) earned Band 1 recognition—Chambers’ highest level.
The firm also earned recognition in the following practice areas: Banking & Finance (Georgia and North Carolina), Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Delaware and North Carolina), Corporate/M&A (North Carolina and South Carolina), Environment (North Carolina), General Commercial Litigation (South Carolina), Intellectual Property (Georgia and North Carolina), Real Estate (District of Columbia) and Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina).
Womble Carlyle attorneys recognized by Chambers in the 2016 report are:
Antitrust
"North Carolina"
Andy Copenhaver
Mark Horoschak
Banking & Finance
"North Carolina"
Mary Bennett
Jackie Camp
Chris Leon
Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
"Georgia"
Steve Dunlevie
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
"Georgia"
Jason Watson
"Delaware"
Mark Desgrosseilliers
Matthew Ward
North Carolina
Tom Waldrep
Connie Young
Corporate/M&A
"Maryland"
Mike Hardy
Newt Fowler
"North Carolina"
Chris Gyves
Jeff Hay
"South Carolina"
Betty Temple
Johnny Warren
Environment
"Georgia"
Jimmy Kirkland
"North Carolina"
Brad De Vore
Ric Morton
"South Carolina"
Michael Bogle
Healthcare
"Georgia"
Tracy Field
Jill Girardeau
"North Carolina"
Tony Brett
Mark Horoschak
Tom Stukes
Intellectual Property
"Delaware"
Mary Bourke
"Georgia"
Bill Ragland
Jim Vaughan
"North Carolina"
Christopher Bolen
Chris Humphrey
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
"California"
Mike Gencarella
Labor & Employment
"North Carolina"
Richard Rainey
"South Carolina"
David McCormack
"Virginia"
Tom Sawyer
Litigation: General Commercial
"North Carolina"
Jim Cooley
Jim Cooney
Andy Copenhaver
Debbie Harden
Press Millen
Jay Silver
"South Carolina"
Allen Gibson
Charles Summerall
Henry Smythe
Litigation: Healthcare & Medical Malpractice
"North Carolina"
Mark Horoschak
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
"North Carolina"
Jim Cooney
Claire Rauscher
Real Estate
"Georgia"
Joe Foltz
"North Carolina"
Don Donadio
Trent Jernigan
"South Carolina"
Morris Ellison
Foster Gaillard
Lindsay Smith
Susan Smythe
Johnny Warren
James Wilson
"Washington, D.C."
John Hagner
Chris Iavarone
Ken Logwood
Pam Rothenberg
Real Estate: Finance
"North Carolina"
Kim Mann
Bill Matthews
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation
"Nationwide"
Gordon Schreck
The Chambers Guides have been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now cover 185 jurisdictions throughout the world. Chambers ranks lawyers based on the research of 150 full-time editors and researchers employed at their head office in London. Researchers talk to lawyers and clients, conducting in-depth telephone interviews to gauge a candidate’s technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client.