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June 6, 2024 – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP is pleased to announce that 26 statewide practices have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Newly recognized practices include Litigation: Securities (Georgia) and Tax (North Carolina). The guide also recognized 67 lawyers, including five newly ranked partners. Highlights of the firm’s practice and lawyer rankings include:

Womble maintained Band 1 ranking in six practice areas:

  • Banking & Finance (South Carolina)
  • Environment (North Carolina)
  • Immigration (North Carolina)
  • Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
  • Public Finance (North Carolina)
  • Real Estate (South Carolina)

Twelve lawyers achieved Band 1 rankings:

  • Scot Anderson, Energy & Natural Resources (Colorado)
  • Jennifer Cory, Immigration (North Carolina)
  • Will Dawson, Banking & Finance (South Carolina)
  • Barry Herman, Intellectual Property (Maryland)
  • Tom Lee, Public Finance (North Carolina)
  • Charlie Livermon, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North Carolina)
  • Jed Nosal, Energy & Natural Resources (Massachusetts)
  • Richard Rainey, Labor & Employment (North Carolina)
  • Claire Rauscher, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (North Carolina)
  • Lindsay Smith, Real Estate (South Carolina)
  • Tom Stukes, Healthcare (North Carolina)
  • Lisa Tancredi, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Maryland)

Newly ranked lawyers include:

  • Will Dawson, Banking & Finance (South Carolina)
  • John Gambaccini, Corporate/M&A (Virginia – Northern)
  • Elizabeth Lee, Real Estate (District of Columbia)
  • Dan Orvin, Real Estate (South Carolina)
  • Richard Prosser, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North Carolina)

Lawyers promoted in the rankings include:

  • Bob Ambler, Litigation: Securities (Georgia)
  • Cristin Cowles, Intellectual Property (Massachusetts)
  • Charlie Livermon, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North Carolina)
  • Bill Matthews, Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina)
  • Brian Meltzer, Corporate/M&A (Maryland)
  • John Morrow, Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
  • Toni Peck, Healthcare (North Carolina)

Chambers and Partners is an independent professional research company operating across 200 jurisdictions that delivers detailed rankings and insight into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms. Recognition is based on interviews with clients and peers and firm submissions and considers technical legal ability, client service, achievements, and sector presence, among other factors.

Below is a complete list of the firm’s practices and lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Ranked Practices

Colorado

  • Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2)

Delaware

  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3)

District of Columbia

  • Real Estate (Band 4)

Georgia

  • Intellectual Property (Band 4)
  • Litigation: Securities (Band 2)

Maryland

  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3)
  • Intellectual Property (Band 2)

Massachusetts

  • Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2)
  • Intellectual Property (Band 4)

North Carolina

  • Banking & Finance (Band 3)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 2)
  • Corporate/M&A (Band 3)
  • Environment (Band 1)
  • Healthcare (Band 2)
  • Immigration (Band 1)
  • Intellectual Property (Band 1)
  • Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2)
  • Public Finance (Band 1)
  • Real Estate (Band 2)
  • Real Estate: Finance (Band 2)
  • Tax (Band 2)

South Carolina

  • Banking & Finance (Band 1)
  • Corporate/M&A (Band 3)
  • Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)
  • Real Estate (Band 1)

Virginia – Northern

  • Real Estate (Band 3)

Ranked Lawyers

California

  • Stephanie Seidman, IP: Patent Prosecution (Band 2)

Colorado

  • Scot Anderson, Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)
  • Ana Maria Gutierrez, Environment (Band 3)

Delaware

  • Mary Bourke, Intellectual Property (Band 2)
  • Don Detweiler, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3)
  • Morgan Patterson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 4)
  • Matthew Ward, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 2)

District of Columbia

  • Elizabeth Lee, Real Estate (Band 4)
  • Pam Rothenberg, Real Estate (Band 3)

Georgia

  • Bob Ambler, Litigation: Securities (Band 2)
  • Jamie Connelly, Litigation: Securities (Band 3)
  • Joe Foltz, Real Estate (Band 3)
  • Preston Heard, Intellectual Property (Up & Coming)
  • Jimmy Kirkland, Environment (Band 3)
  • Bill Ragland, Intellectual Property (Band 3)
  • Joe Whitley, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2)

Maryland

  • Barry Herman, Intellectual Property (Band 1)
  • Brian Meltzer, Corporate/M&A (Band 4)
  • Joel Perrell, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3)
  • Lisa Tancredi, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1)

Massachusetts

  • Cristin Cowles, Intellectual Property (Band 3)
  • Jed Nosal, Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)
  • Jesse Reyes, Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2)

North Carolina

  • Paul Billow, Public Finance (Band 2)
  • Tony Brett, Healthcare (Band 2)
  • Ryan Cagle, Intellectual Property (Band 3)
  • Jackie Camp, Banking & Finance (Band 3)
  • Taber Cathcart, Banking & Finance (Band 5)
  • Jim Cooney, Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2) and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2)
  • Susan Cooper, Environment (Band 3)
  • Jennifer Cory, Immigration (Band 1)
  • Brad De Vore, Environment (Band 2)
  • Paul Fogleman, Banking & Finance (Band 5)
  • Evan Fultz, Intellectual Property (Band 3)
  • Debbie Harden, Litigation: General Commercial (Band 4)
  • Chris Humphrey, Intellectual Property (Band 2)
  • Trent Jernigan, Real Estate (Band 3)
  • Jeff Lawyer, Tax (Band 2)
  • Tom Lee, Public Finance (Band 1)
  • Charlie Livermon, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1)
  • Kim Mann, Real Estate: Finance (Senior Statesperson)
  • Bill Matthews, Real Estate: Finance (Senior Statesperson)
  • Press Millen, Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2)
  • Jon Mize, Public Finance (Band 2)
  • John Morrow, Intellectual Property (Band 2)
  • Toni Peck, Healthcare (Band 2)
  • Richard Prosser, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Up & Coming)
  • Richard Rainey, Labor & Employment (Band 1)
  • Ripley Rand, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2)
  • Claire Rauscher, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1)
  • Lisa Rushton, Environment (Band 2)
  • Tom Stukes, Healthcare (Band 1)

South Carolina

  • Michael Bogle, Environment (Band 3)
  • Amy Clayton, Real Estate (Band 2)
  • Will Dawson, Banking & Finance (Band 1)
  • Morris Ellison, Real Estate (Band 3)
  • Foster Gaillard, Real Estate (Senior Statesperson)
  • Allen Gibson, Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2)
  • Dan Orvin, Real Estate (Band 3)
  • Lindsay Smith, Real Estate (Band 1)
  • Henry Smythe, Litigation: General Commercial (Senior Statesperson)
  • Susan Smythe, Real Estate (Senior Statesperson)
  • Betty Temple, Corporate/M&A (Eminent Practitioner)
  • James Wilson, Real Estate (Band 2)

Texas

  • Jeff Whittle, Intellectual Property (Band 3)

Virginia – Northern 

  • John Gambaccini, Corporate/M&A (Band 3)
  • Julia Kreyskop, Real Estate (Band 3)