Legal 500 Positions Hunton Among Top US Law Firms

Hunton & Williams LLP earned top rankings in the latest Legal 500 United States guide. The firm’s cyber law practice was recognized as top-tier nationwide.

Hunton & Williams was recommended in 11 practices areas.

Tier 1
Media, Technology and Telecoms – Cyber law (including data protection and privacy)

Tier 2
Industry Focus – Energy: renewable/alternative
Industry Focus – Environment: litigation
Industry Focus – Environment: regulatory
Media, technology and telecoms – Outsourcing

Tier 3
Finance – Project finance: advice to lender
Finance – Structured finance
Real Estate
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Tier 4
Finance – Project finance: advice to sponsor

Tier 5
M&A/Corporate and commercial – M&A: middle-market (sub-$500)

Five Individuals Listed as Leading Lawyers

• William Brownell for Industry focus – Environment – litigation
• William Wehrum for Industry focus – Environment – regulatory
• Lisa Sotto for Media, Technology and Telecoms – Cyber law (including data protection and privacy)
• Randall Parks for Media, Technology and Telecoms – Outsourcing
• George Howell for Real Estate – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)

Forty-four Lawyers Recommended in the Guide’s Editorial Narrative

listed by industry or practice focus

• Finance – Project finance – advice to lender
  Michael Klaus
  Gregory Lang
  Michael Madden
  Raj Pande
  Jeffrey Schroeder
• Finance – Structured finance
  Melinda Beres
  Kevin Buckley
  Edward Douma
  Tom Hiner
  Jonathan Kim
  Brent Lewis
  Mike Nedzbala
  Amy Williams
• Industry focus – Energy – renewable/alternative
  John Beardsworth
  Ellis Butler
  Ryan Ketchum
  David Lowman
  Eric Pogue
  Jeffrey Schroeder
• Industry focus – Environment – litigation
  Shannon Broome
  William Brownell
  Deidre Duncan
  Charles Knauss
  William Wehrum
• Industry focus – Environment – regulatory
  Tom Boer
  William Wehrum
• M&A/Corporate and commercial – M&A – middle-market (sub-$500m)
  Fernando Alonso
  Justin Moore III
  Steve Patterson
  Gary Thompson
• Media, Technology and Telecoms – Cyber law (including data protection and privacy)
  Brittany Bacon
  Lisa Sotto
• Media, Technology and Telecoms – Outsourcing
  Andrew Geyer
  Jeffrey Harvey
  Cecilia Oh
  Randall Parks
• Real Estate
  Marvin Ehrlich
  Rori Malech
  Howard Schreiber
  Carl Schwartz
  Mark Vowell
• Real Estate – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  James Davidson
  George Howell
  Robert Smith
  Mark Wickersham
  David Wright