Foley & Lardner LLP announced recentlly its rankings in the 2010 Legal 500 guide for the U.S. and Japan. The firm has a total of 17 practices recognized this year and was ranked in several new practice areas including Corporate Restructuring; Project Finance; Structured Finance; patent Licensing; Marketing and Advertising; Technology; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Tax.
Published for more than 20 years, the Legal 500 guides provide comprehensive worldwide coverage on legal services providers in more than 100 countries. These guides are widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities. Rankings are achieved solely on merit and based largely on the feedback received from firm clients and lawyers. The Legal 500 research team speaks to thousands of law firm clients and other lawyers to gather the independent insight needed to produce a solid qualitative assessment.
Here is a listing of the firm's ranked practices:
Corporate Restructuring: Judy A. O'Neill
Attorneys in this practice are recognized as "proactive and thoughtful." O'Neill is described as being "bright, hard working, creative, and attentive to the client."
Project Finance: advice to lender
Foley is recognized in the Legal 500 guide as a regular feature in wind and solar energy projects.
Structured Finance
Patent Licensing
Clients hold Foley's patent licensing practice in high regard, recognizing that the firm has especially strong links to Asia and represents several Japanese clients.
Patent Litigation: high-tech, electronics and IT
Attorneys in this practice are recommended for providing "very client oriented service to an impressive client roster," and clients state the firm benefits from "superb knowledge of often complex subject matter."
Patent Prosecution: utility and design patents
This practice is recommended for being "fantastic on all fronts," and clients praise the firm for its "efficient and seamless work."
Marketing and Advertising
Sports
The Sports practice at Foley is noted as being one of the biggest sports law practices in the U.S., handling transactions, litigation, intellectual property, antitrust and financing matters for local and major league teams.
Technology: data protection and privacy
Technology: outsourcing
This Foley practice is recommended for providing "expeditious and accurate service," and clients say the firm's technology lawyers are "the best in the business."
Mergers & Acquisitions: middle market: Patrick Daugherty
The Legal 500 guide recommends this Foley practice for "impressing clients by driving and counseling them through M&A deals."
Construction: Central
Clients describe Foley attorneys in this practice as "among the best."
Real Estate: Central
Real Estate: East Coast
The Legal 500 guide recommends this Foley practice, stating that its team has a "first-rate knowledge of the local markets."
Real Estate: West Coast
Attorneys in this practice are noted as having particular expertise relating to the hospitality and leisure industry.
Domestic tax: East Coast
Intellectual property: Japan: International firms and joint ventures
Published: Wed, Sep 29, 2010
